Andrea Spiridonakou Ballerina Turned Fashion Designer

Gil Bruvel Sculptor

French artist Gil Bruvel is known for his pixelated wooden sculpture that's made of thousands of wooden sticks. I came across his sculpture by chance when I was walking past a gallery and immediately captured by the meditative state of the face. I was mesmerized. IG @gilbruvel

James Patmore London Product Design

Two years ago, I met James Patmore at the newly opened SoHo House in Wynwood, Miami. James was the head of SoHo House Design between 2018 - 2024. Eight months ago, James moved to San Francisco to head the Product Design at Arhaus, an upscale US furniture brand. Born and raised in London, James has spent the past 17 years as a product designer. In this episode, James opens up to us about his design career.

Andrea Spiridonakou Ballerina Turned Fashion Designer

Andrea Spiridonakou was a former ballerina with Miami City Ballet. Then she started her second career as a fashion designer after graduating from FIT. Right now, she has a bespoke wool jacket line exclusively available at Bergdorf Goodman. Currently based in Miami, Andrea showed us her studio at Bakehouse Art Complex. @spiridonakou [https://www.instagram.com/spiridonakou/#] https://www.spiridonakou.com/ [https://www.spiridonakou.com/]

USC Professor Doris Sung

Metals open up when heated like skin pores. I was at awe when I first saw Doris’s “Oculus” at Craft Contemporary in LA. Trained as an architect, Professor Sung now is the director of undergraduate architecture program at USC. Driven by strong curiosity, Doris dived into innovative materials to find solutions for sustainable architecture. She chose thermo bimetal to create energy efficient facades for buildings, in response to “heat island effect” in modern day metropolis. IG @dosustudio [https://www.instagram.com/dosustudio/#] https://www.dosu-arch.com/ [https://www.dosu-arch.com/]

New York Josh Raiffe

Like every fashionista, I first discovered Josh Raiffe's glass handbag from Coperni's 2022 Paris Fashion Show - Gigi Hadid carried the transparent glass purse. And that's how Josh rose to stardom overnight in the high fashion world. During Art Basel Miami 2023, I had the chance to see the glass purse in person at Patbo's new store in Design District. At this year's Design Miami, Josh exhibited his new collection. In this podcast, Josh showed us his sketchbook - all the original drawings of the glass purses. https://www.raiffe.com/shop [https://www.raiffe.com/shop] @raiffeglass [https://www.instagram.com/raiffeglass/?hl=en#]