People Making Thingss Hosted by Mariah Krey

LA-based Architect and Artist, Rachel Shillander’s viral ‘Disco Ball Chair’ took the internet by storm in peak lockdown days when Shillander posted a photo of the piece in her home studio. Covered in 30,000 mirrored tiles, the piece lit up her living room and inspired a wave of disco tiling objects.Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Shillander’s experimental practice explores different states of being through the lens of time. Despite some of her pieces taking months to make by...

With pieces in ‘It-Girl’ shops all over the world like Carmen, Tangerine, Esmeralda Service Department, Shop Amomento and more, the Dutch textile designer, Pien Barendregt, has become a sought after tastemaker for her innovative designs. From a small farm town in the northern Netherlands, Barendregt’s work draws on traditional knitting and weaving practices to create new experimental objects and designs. Made with the Earth in mind, Barendregt’s colorful soft sculptures are produced with...

As a recent graduate from UCLA, Nico B. Young has already developed a distinct way of seeing the world. At the ripe age of 16, Young was tapped from The New York Times Magazine to document the timeless rituals of high school — after-school moments, skating hangs, band practice, yearbook signings. These days, Young has traded in his camera for a hacksaw as he spends most of his time tinkering away in a wood shop. From his parents backyard in Santa Monica, this episode was recorded in a sh...

Ash Roberts is one to watch. With clients like Festen Architecture and ROWSE Beauty, the LA-based contemporary painter is most known for her beautiful and meditative nature motifs. Ahead of Robert's upcoming exhibition Past Life(s) @francisgallery, opening on February 23 in Los Angeles, we visited her studio to chat about her work and the moments that shaped who she is today.In this conversation, we explore leaning into the discomfort in order to bridge the gap between taste and skill, t...

From being a designer to mother to daydreamer, Berlin-based artist, Maryam Keyhani, has never been afraid to wear many hats (literally). If one is lucky enough to wear a Maryam Keyhani creation, then you’ve experienced the contagious joy these fantastical hats spark. Crowds part, strangers can’t help but to smile, and before you know it, somehow you’ve reverted back to your 7 year old giggly self. It’s no surprise that Maryam’s fantastical hats have been featured in Vogue and adorned on ...

A weekly series that captures honest portraits of people who make things. Host, Mariah Krey, tracks down makers of all forms, from state fair butter sculptors to traditional bulrush weavers to self-taught furniture designers,for an intimate glimpse into their work and the moments that shaped who they are today.So give us a listen for in-depth (and a bit cheeky) conversations that explore process, meaning and most importantly the lives of the human(s) behind the things.