Kate’s studio feel like a place I’d like too spend an afternoon with a hot tea and a really good playlist. It’s flooded with natural light and filled with fabrics and lampshade parts - and a lot of great work space!

Her work is imaginative and precise — and makes a space more immersive.

Shira’s studio feels warm and cozy - tucked into a city block in Manhattan - a place she enjoys spending weekends and weeknights getting lost in creating. By day, Shira is a massively accomplished publicist who has worked with just about every brand you’ve heard of. Her studio time is just for her - so special!

In our conversation, I learned that she is re-reading one of her favorites, How to Manifest. She spoke so highly of the book and how influential it’s been to her as she’s creating the life she loves. I already picked up a copy and am about halfway through and loving it.

Listen to our full conversation on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Shop Shira's work here.

Sorsha’s studio is not your typical one room space where the magic happens, it’s spread across her personal backyard garden, her kitchen and her ever-growing computational mood board.

In our conversation, I learned that her love of pastry and cake art can be credited to the show Cake Boss — and often has it or another reality show on while making cakes to keep her company. Watch Cake Boss online.

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Alex is really the force for Ceramicah’s branding - an art form that is often overlooked but is usually the ticket to a designer’s longevity and perceived value among the marketplace. Her “studio” now is spread all over Los Angeles — the studio where Ceramicah production is done, her newly purchased home (thanks to the growth of Ceramicah!) and the recording studio.

Listen to Alex’s music — under her artist name: Lasette.

Shop Ceramicah here: https://ceramicah.com/

Sophia’s approach to her ceramic practice is one I can relate to — it’s rooted in a sense of play, she creates what she’s craving & pays attention to the harmony in each piece. Her nerikomi work is quite graphic and incredibly stunning. During our conversation, she mentioned she has a book by Thomas Hoadley on nerikomi that has been a great source of inspiration for her patterns and colors - something added to my wishlist!

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Shop Sophia's work on Etsy.

If the energy of one’s studio says anything about the type of person you are, Chad is very rad. Reggae blaring, liquid glass at the ready, and his nearly choreographed dance to make each piece, one by one.

What he jams out to when making his pieces — listen to his studio mix on Spotify.

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Every collection is born from each path of inner work she has explored. One collection was an output of her exploring her femininity, another was moving through dark and light moments.

To really set the tone for the collection she is designing at that moment, she curates a playlist and exclusively listens to it in her studio. I do something very similar in mine, it really gets me into the energy of the collection and allows me to put that energy directly into the pieces. 

Listen to her second collection — La Mar — playlist on Spotify here.

Listen to our full conversation on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.