TEXTURES Valerie Legras
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Textures is a podcast about art, design, and entrepreneurship hosted by Valerie Legras in New Orleans, Louisiana. Valerie chats with artists, designers, creators & innovators - the people who add textures to our world. In each episode, you will meet with creatives minds, discover their world, their work, and how they made it happen. Textures is an ongoing conversation about living and leading a creative life
Valerie Legras was born in Epernay, France, educated in Paris, and now lives with her four children in New Orleans, Louisiana where she acts as principal designer and founder of design firm Valerie Legras Atelier. As a mother, business woman, immigrant, and designer, Legras’s busy life has taken her all over the world and introduced her to countless creative personalities in New Orleans and beyond.
Welcome To Textures of Art, Design & Entrepreneurship.
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Shanan Campanaro
Shanan Campanaro is the owner and founder of Eskayel, a New York-based textile design studio that weaves fine art with exacting craftsmanship. Each of Eskayel’s one-of-a-kind designs originates from a painting inspired by nature or travel. Using eco-friendly methods, including water-based pigment ink, regional production and sustainably sourced materials, Eskayel evolves these artworks into hand-tied rugs, wall coverings, home linens, fabrics, furnishings, accessories and more.
If you want to learn more about Shanan Campanaro and Eskayel, visit their website at eskayel.com and follow them on Instagram @eskayel
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Leslie Sinclair
Leslie Sinclair is the owner and founder of Segreto Finishes, a Houston based company dedicated to exceptional finishes in the world of architecture and interior design. Leslie is a mother, creator, business woman and has written and published several beautifully curated books on design. In this episode Leslie and Valerie talk about books that transformed the way they do business including Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Other Don't by Jim Collins, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek and Le "quart d'heure d'avance" de Moët & Chandon by Robert-Jean de Vogüé.
If you want to learn more about Leslie Sinclair and Segreto Finishes, visit their website at segretofinishes.com and follow them on Instagram @segretofinishes
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Kristina Larson
Kristina Larson is an artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kristina creates biomorphic monochromatic sculptures and functional designs. She explores the limits of her materials by hand-building, sculpting, and assembling. Larson relies on gravity, chance and accidental happenings, embracing and celebrating the beauty in imperfection. She is also a fine art appraiser, consultant, and the Director of the Octavia Art Gallery in New Orleans.
If you want to learn more about Kristina Larson and her work visit her website at kristinalarsonart.com and follow her on Instagram @kristinalarsonsculpture
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Seamus McGuire & James Catalano
Seamus McGuire and James Catalano are co-founders of Cicada an architecture studio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cicada's mission is to create stronger communities through a more thoughtful approach to design. Listen to Seamus and James discuss the genesis of Cicada, the importance of emerging technologies in architecture, as well as the adaptation of architecture to current environmental issues in the greater New Orleans area.
If you want to learn more about Cicada and their work visit their website at studiocicada.com and follow them on Instagram @____cicada
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Kara McGuire
Kara McGuire is the owner and founder of Minmoo Studio, a graphic design studio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Minmoo Studio crafts design solutions that transform a brand or business. Kara's passion is exploring the heart and soul of a company’s story and then finding ways to visually express that message by giving strong brand development to authentically represent the artist, individual or company.
If you want to learn more about Kara McGuire and her work visit her website at minmoostudio.com and follow on Instagram @minmoostudio
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McKenzie Gibson
McKenzie Gibson is an artist that works within the context of furniture design. Known primarily for her innovative use of mixed materials, much of McKenzie’s work re-examines purpose and function as it relates to constituent pieces, space, and interpretation. At home in an art gallery or residence, these bespoke pieces blur the line between art and design. If you want to learn more about McKenzie Gibson and her work visit her website at mckenziegibson.com and follow her on Instagram @mckenziegibsonstudios
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