ODDA Conversations

Artist Darcy Miro’s metal work has straddled the line between sculpture, jewelry, glass, fashion, and functional objects. Her pieces have earned a place in museum collections like the Museum of Art and Design and captivated collaborators like architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, who worked with Darcy on the façade of the American Folk Art Museum. She meets with ODDA to discuss her practice an...

LA-based writer Spencer Walker and Juno Youn of Galerie Youn have launched Mon Dieu Projects at Mohilef Studios on April 1, 2023 in Los Angeles. We spoke with three of the artists from their inaugural exhibit, Shen Wei, Ian Stone, and Nadine Faraj to learn more about them as an artist and how they’re contributing to this show.

LA-based writer Spencer Walker and Juno Youn of Galerie Youn have launched Mon Dieu Projects at Mohilef Studios on April 1, 2023 in Los Angeles. We spoke with three of the artists from their inaugural exhibit, Shen Wei, Ian Stone, and Nadine Faraj to learn more about them as an artist and how they’re contributing to this show.

American fashion’s cultural connector is back — just in time for New York Fashion Week. Mr. Tommy Hilfiger speaks with ODDA about his knack for staying ahead; his first and favorite collaborations; and how he’s pushing the core visual concepts of his brand forward today.

Actress Dree Hemingway shares with ODDA immersive tales on her personal and professional life — revealing what it’s like to become an “It Girl” for luxury brands, expressing her love for vintage cars, and unpacking how her idea of womanhood connects to her relationship with beauty.

An intimate conversation between two long-time friends. That’s how we can define this exchange between legendary Italian Sculptor, Designer, and Architect Gaetano Pesce and design Entrepreneur and Founder of Moss [Design Gallery] and Moss Bureau, Murray Moss.

10 Corso Como Seoul, a multipurpose concept store with the core idea of a living magazine that mixes a myriad of sections such as fashion, design, books, and music — as well as a beautiful garden and a restaurant cafe — has become a full sensorial experience for its customers. With the aim of speaking about the matter of the importance of printed books and the relevance they have in the Korean soc...

The rise of screen devices offers new opportunities to readers and writers, but printed books are still a relevant part of our culture and society. ODDA had the pleasure of talking with Romma Alyskewycz, the Head of the Magazine, Fashion, and Architecture sections at La Librairie du Palais de Tokyo in Paris, guided by Arnaud Frémaux, its manager. In a technological world, they’re boosting the cult...

Gimaguas is a Barcelona-based clothing brand founded in 2018 by twins Claudia and Sayana Durany. For ODDA, there was no better time to interview the sisters than the summer itself from the comfort of their home in Barcelona before they embark on a vacation with their family to discuss where the name originated from, how they divide their day to day, and their proudest moments of the brand thus far...

Gustaf Westman speaks about his creative process, his aspirations for his career as a designer, and hopes for the design world.

Illustrating the human experience with jewelry as her medium, the internationally renowned American jeweler Jacqueline Rabun has gained recognition amongst collectors of contemporary art and design with her wearable art pieces and miniature sculptures that convey a profound message. Rabun explains to ODDA the immersive, meditative process that allows her to create and materialize ideas, as well as...

Linda Simpson was at the core of the New York City Drag scene during the industry's golden era when it was still underground, prior to becoming a mainstream movement. From her own origins to her professional work, Simpson shares with ODDA her story, creative view, and the roots of the Drag world.

Known for his bulbous silhouettes and massive dresses, celebrities like Olivia Rodrigo, Karlie Kloss, and Rina Sawayama have been seen wearing his pieces. We caught up with Terrence Zhou to talk about how his cultural roots have influenced his designs, how living in Wuhan has impacted him as a designer and penning the nickname “Bad Binch Tong Tong.”

From suburban Northern England to the top of the LVMH prize, Steven Stokey-Daley’s career has risen like no one else’s. Only graduated from the University of Westminster in 2020, he took the world of fashion by storm during the pandemic.

The fantasy expert and Milan-born multidisciplinary artist Flaminia Veronesi invites us to question what is fantasy and experience wonder in all its possible ways. Using her own contemporary symbolic language, she fights patriarchy and violence to free our reality from taboos. Veronesi sits down with ODDA to talk about her whole journey, her mission of bringing back a less oppressive reality, and...

Set to reclaim and celebrate the meaning of being creole, Vincent Frederic-Colombo, founder of the Paris-based and Caribbean-focused brand C.R.E.O.L.E shares the story you have never been told about creole heritage, its history, its culture, and the incredible people that form this diverse and huge family. What started as a photographic exhibition led to a marvelous fashion project and probably th...

Michaela Bosch is a makeup artist living in New York who got into this industry in a very curious and funny way. After six years of professionally working as a makeup artist, she’s been put on the list of the 50 most innovative and inspiring young creative talents from around the world by the British Fashion Awards 2022.

Ruben Östlund is a two-time winner of the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival. With consecutive wins for his two latest films, “Triangle of Sadness” is widely accredited as one of the best films of the year as a yacht filled with snobby, rich elites takes off into the open seas before chaos reigns down on all vacationers and employees. Beyond a wildly successful year, Östlund co...

The ethical luxury brand AMNA ALSALEM yields its own articulations of art, time, and humanity from a multidisciplinary practice, mixing a sense of freedom with a witty spirit.

Known in the fashion world as Maison ARTC, his influences come from history, culture, and traditions, which he translates into colors and prints to create imaginative designs reflecting on space and time.

Her sustainable slow-fashion, wearable-wood brand BOADḰ focuses on the experience of belonging to nature to create spirited wooden handcrafted bags centered on material individuality and uniqueness.

Her brand SIEDRÉS represents a utopian lifestyle in an imaginary Mediterranean town, for which she uses playful graphics, prints, and textures to embody a relaxed but refined lifestyle

Her contemporary luxury brand Talel Paris offers leather handbags and accessories with sharp designs with unconventional shapes, designed for modern urban life with a sustainable approach

Dani Coyle, an award winning visual and visibility artist, activist, and model, meets with with German based artist Shalva Nikvashvili to talk about a myriad of topics including how intersecting identities and backgrounds influence Shalva's work, using queerness in art, and what's to come.

New York-based fashion designer Gogo Graham speaks to ODDA about the inspirations and motivations behind the showing of her latest collection, “Speedrun.”