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- EP011 // SEEING A PROBLEM + GOING FOR IT W/ELLA HALL
In today's chat we get to hang out with Ella Hall, founder and CEO of Stitchroom! She shares with us her journey on how her love for fashion grew, evolved and transformed into starting her own custom upholstery company! Stitchroom is on a mission to streamline the custom upholstery experience, through infusing design, tech + community. Ella's drive and energy is infectious. We chatted about mental health, design hustling, problem solving, leadership and much more! Chat soon!
59 min - EP010 // TESTING OUT DIFFERENT DESIGN SECTORS + ROLLING W/INDUSTRY WAVES W/FRANSHESKA REVILLA
We had the privilege to chat with Fransheska Revilla today on the podcast! After ten successful years of her residential studio in Puerto Rico, she listened to that voice in her gut & closed up shop and made a huge change to take her career to the next! She shared with us about leaving your comfort zone, her experience in a plethora of sectors in design, seeing "obstacles as opportunities", diversity and inclusion in the workplace & her experience in covid.
45 min - EP009_ IDEA TO INDUSTRY WIDE IMPACT W/TARRA KIECKHAEFERToday's chat is with Tarra Kieckhaefer, the founder + president of Network Next Gen! This huge hearted, go getter, & design hustler, is sharing her story & all the advice she's learned in the industry as she carved her own path in design! Trained as an interior designer, she ran with an idea she had four years back to provide massive impact and value to the design community across the nation & (almost) into Canada! Through the power of a dinner party, she has cultivated a large community of 20s & 30s in the design industry & it's only getting started! Come say hi! C O N N E C T @networknextgen @studio.chats D E S I G N C R U S H E S @kellywearstler @oma.eu @leannefordinteriors @ralphlauren51 min
- EP008 // FROM A COLLEGE ATHLETE + DESIGNER + TO A MANUFACTURE'S REP GROUP W/ALEX ADAMToday's chat is with Alex Adam from Urban Office! She's trained as a designer and also balanced being a student athlete. Alex is a pro task manager and go-getter! She shares with us how she balanced both, learned to communicate her needs & how she got really comfortable with asking questions! A graduate of the NJIT Interior Design program, she has been working in the industry for the last few years as a Manufacture Rep for Urban Office in NYC! There are tons of roads you can take out of school with your design skills & even though the path Alex took was initially what she had pictured, she speaks to how grateful she is that things worked out the way they did, and the work family she landed! Share with your studio.pal & come say hi! @alexrae_adam @urban_officeny @studio.chats37 min
- EPISODE 007 // CRAFT FUELING CAREER W/LYNDSEY VINCENTHave you ever gone back and forth on what to include in your portfolio?How many projects, what's the best order, does personal art have a space? - We feel you, portfolios are stressful! And at the same time they hold so much magic and potential! - Daughter of an architect & a skilled artist, Lyndsey Vincent shares with us her story in the design industry for the past ten years! Throughout her career & especially at the beginning, she chats with us on how her love for art & watercoloring landed her dream job with the big mouse! - An Idaho native, after completing her degree at the University of Idaho, she on a whim applied for the position & included some of her artwork into her portfolio. This set her apart & landed her the job which kicked off her career & has taken her all across the world - She's a talented, wise designer & made sure to share with us lots of her favorite tips & tools that aid her day to day! - Grab a cup of tea & tell your paint brushes that you'll come back for them, because Lyndsey's passion for design & art is contagious & an inspiration to carve some time for art & craft! - Chat soon friend!34 min
- EP006 // DESIGNING INSIDE OUT + MAKING MOVES W/TULIKA LOKAPUR
Today we chat with our friend Tulika Lokapur! She shares with us how in architecture school she would always design from the inside out. This lead her to pursue her masters in Interior Design at Pratt Institute in New York City. Currently she is working at ODA Architecture. With a keen eye for design, Tulika shares how she's been making moves in her career along the way!
Come say hi & let us know what you think!
@studio.chats
@tulika.l
@odainteriors
38 min - EP005_GENERATING JOY + LIFE ON THE REP SIDE W_ASHLEY TEATER
Today we are chatting with pAshley Teater from Mohawk Group! She shares with us her career journey from Interior Design Magazine to Mohawk Group! She also shares how she generates joy in her position and how the real key to her job is being a good friend and helping her friends out!
Come say hi & let us know what you thought! @studio.chats @mohawkgroup
31 min - EP004 / Thank Y O U
Short hello to say thank you & we are in this together <3
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."― Maya Angelou
9 min - EP003 // NAVIGATING WHEN THEY BOB, YOU WEAVE W/VICKY MO
In this episode we get to chat with Vicky Mo a New York designer turned Danish. She shares with us the journey & challenges along the way to get to the position she is in today!
Come say hi to us on the IG @studio.chats & share your takeaway with your studio bestie!
37 min - EP002 // NEW JOBS, BURNOUT + FINDING YOUR TRIBE W/MAUREEN BAKER
ABOUT OUR GUEST + CONNECT:
Maureen Baker is the cofounder of MDLX, design and styling company, focused in the hospitality & workplace sector. Along with that, she is a great human!
Connect with her on IG!
@_maureenbaker
@_designvine
@md_lx
SOME SUMMARY POINTS + ADVICE:
1| Everyone is going to have their strengths coming out of school. There is no perfect set of skills that is going to prepare you. Figure out where you excel & where you need to better yourself.
2 | There is a superpower to knowing when it's not working.
3 | It is so important to have always a mentor & somebody who can check in with you
Let us know what you!! If you vibed with it please leave us some love and rate + review! Come connect with us at @studio.chats on the IG so I can personally say T H A N K Y O U!!
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About studio.chats the podcast
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Studio.chats is on a mission to bridge the gap between studio and the professional world + to help designers like you and me continue to level up together one red line at a time. Each chat features…
designers, architects, makers, manufacturers at different stages of their career to share their wins, challenges, lessons learned + make design mentorship more accessible.