People Making Thingss

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...

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...

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...

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 convers...

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....

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,...