Breed Presents

Hugo Rifkind is a journalist and broadcaster, including as a presenter on Times Radio. He's also the author of  Rabbits , a new novel set in an all-boys boarding school that steps into the darker undercurrents of that environment. It's been described by crime writer Val McDermid as "Saltburn, but with kilts." Host Olivia Triggs chats with Hugo about his creative process on Rabbits , constructing f...

Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse creative talent. Included on that roster is photographer and filmmaker Cat Garcia . Cat uses images to tell stories without pretension. She likes shooting in black and white and using natural light. Her work is stripped back, simple and real.  When she works with moving image, she's often accompanied by he...

Today's episode features someone we're already familiar with — Quentin Jones. The daughter of architects, Quentin studied Philosophy at Cambridge, before taking an M.A. in Illustration at Central Saint Martins. Straight out of college, she began building a career as an artist, photographer, and filmmaker, taking in clients like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Vogue.  We've been working with Quentin at...

Matthew Freud is probably best known as the founder and guiding light of PR agency Freud Communications. He's also an Oscar and BAFTA winner for his role as producer of the animated short film The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse . But what Breed London's Olivia Triggs really wanted to talk to him about was his carefully curated and incredibly diverse art collection, including works by Banksy,...

Art director and graphic designer, David McKendrick, is the founder of David McKendrick Studio and biannual creative magazine Paperboy . Earlier in his career, he worked for  Wallpaper*  and  Esquire   magazines and set up creative agency  B.A.M ., working with clients like White Cube ,  Christie's,  and  The Times .  Breed London's Olivia Triggs talks to David about his career in design, his love...

Graphic designer Michael Bierut has been a partner at design consultancy Pentagram since 1990. He's behind the logo for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, the brand refresh of Mastercard, and many other projects. He's also a commentator, writer, and lecturer on design and co-founder of the online journal Design Observer.  Breed London's Olivia Triggs talks to Michael about how he fell i...

This edition of Breed Presents sees us in conversation with Kuchar Swara. Kuchar is the Creative Director of the Telegraph Media Group, where he leads a design team across branding, editorial design, marketing, and whatever else is thrown at them.  Originally from Iran, Kuchar arrived in London as a boy in the 1990s, going on to study typography at the London College of Printing. He started to att...

Writer and journalist Clover Stroud is the author of books which tap directly into her life experiences, including  The Wild Other , which was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize; My Wild and Sleepless Nights: A Mother's Story ; and  The Red of My Blood: A Death and Life Story . Her fourth book,  The Giant on the Skyline: On Home, Belonging and Learning To Let Go ,  is due to publish in May. Bree...

Annie Atkins is a graphic designer who creates all those items you see in the background of films – posters, maps, signs and other props. She's worked for Wes Anderson on films like  The Grand Budapest Hotel  and on Steven Spielberg's  Bridge of Spies .  She also works for commercial clients from her studio near Dublin and gives talks on designing for film. Breed London's Olivia Triggs talks to An...

Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse creative talent. Included on that roster is Danny Sangra, who is an artist in every sense of the word. Breed  Director Olivia Triggs has known him for many years, which made him an ideal subject for her to talk to in the latest edition of Breed presents… The Podcast.  Danny has worked as an illustrator usi...

Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse talent in the UK, Europe, and across the pond. On our pilot, host Olivia Triggs chats with Steven Wilson, an artist who's been with Breed since the beginning. Steve constantly tries new styles and techniques to create his work. Whether it's collage and printmaking or the latest in digital technology, Steve...

Breed London  is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse talent in the UK, Europe, and the US.   In our latest podcast,   Breed   Director Olivia Triggs talks to architect John Pawson. John has worked on everything, from private homes and monasteries to bridges and yacht interiors. And whether he's working on buildings, interiors, or furniture, John's designs a...