That's my niche‪.‬ Nina C. Dorfer

Mariana Popescu is a prominent architect and researcher specializing in digital fabrication techniques and parametric design. Her work and research explore the intersection of knitted textiles in architecture and sustainability, with a particular focus on materiality and fabrication.

Belgian Furniture and interior designer Axelle Vertommen came on the podcast to talk about her sources of inspiration, colour theory and design process for objects and interiors.

Shoe concept knit designer Suzanne Oude Hengel came on the podcast to talk about her career as an independent knit designer in the footwear industry and the evolution and rebranding of her studio.

Studio FURN est un studio d'architecture d'intérieur basé à Paris qui s'attache à laisser le mobilier dicter la disposition d'un espace, plutôt que l'inverse. Ils appellent ces expériences professionnelles rocambolesques "leurs perles", et vous en entendrez beaucoup dans cet épisode: leurs anecdotes sur l'esprit d'entreprise, la collaboration avec le client, les conditions de travail éthiques, les problèmes de fournisseurs et sur la question éternelle du coût de la qualité.

For this episode I sat down with the founder and creative visionary of Inflate: Nick Crosbie. Equipped with a welding machine he started his business out of thin air in 1995 amidst a sprawling creative scene in post-recession London. Tune in to hear all about inflatable objects and architecture, the importance of photography and creating the opportunity of chance.

For this episode I sat down for tea and some cheesecake with King Houndekpinkou, a contemporary ceramic artist with Beninese roots. I was lucky enough to catch him inbetween his travels and international exhibitions to chat about his upbringing in the suburbs of Paris, the waxing and waning of his popularity as a kid, his special connection to the colour pink and the upcoming historical event in the capital of Benin: the official return of the royal artefacts to the Kingdom of Dahomey.