Jewelry designer and cultural force Martine Ali joins me for a conversation that stretches far beyond chains and accessories. We talk about what beauty really means, why imperfection matters, the late-’90s MTV world that shaped her eye, and the way energy lives inside objects. From childhood obsessions and photocopied culture to licensing battles, collaborations, and her evolving vision for sculpture, Martine opens up about the discipline and chaos of creativity — and what it takes to protect your ideas while still letting them flow.

This isn’t just an interview. It’s a meditation on process, obsession, and the act of making. Martine’s story traces how individuality is forged in repetition, how inspiration becomes muscle memory, and how an artist builds a world one link, one sketch, one experiment at a time.

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directed and edited by Jordan Quellman