Categorie: Interviews

  • Baci Milano is always mixing tradition with innovation

    Baci Milano is always mixing tradition with innovation

    We noticed Baci at Ambiente 2023, in Frankfurt, and after seeing their awesome booth, we wanted to learn more about the brand. Silvia Arienti, one of the two shareholders (together with her husband Giovanni Colombo) was kind enough to answer our questions. Baci is located in Milano, Italy and the brand’s name stands for „Kisses”…

  • Olga Kovtun: “Ukrainian, an artist, a mother, a woman…”

    Olga Kovtun: “Ukrainian, an artist, a mother, a woman…”

    Olga Kovtun is an Ukrainian artist living in Kyiv, Ukraine. She had been interested in fine arts almost since childhood, and this interest first led her to the Taras Shevchenko State Art School. In 2002, she enrolled the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv. At the academy, she studied in the workshop of monumental painting and temple culture of professor Mykola…

  • Janet Pulcho and her huge watercolour paintings

    Janet Pulcho and her huge watercolour paintings

    Janet Pulcho (full name Zhanna Pulcho; May 8, 1997) is a Ukrainian artist from Odessa and known for her huge watercolour paintings. The main theme of her paintings is floral. She started practicing since 2013. She had been dreaming about becoming an artist since she was a schoolgirl.  When she was still learning in high…

  • Enzo Carbone about Milano Jewelry Week

    Enzo Carbone about Milano Jewelry Week

    We love the new Artistar project, Milano Jewelry Week and we wanted to find out details about the event directly from the creators. Enzo Carbone gave us some tips and tricks regarding Milano Jewelry Week. From the 24th to the 27th October 2019 it will take place the first time the Milano Jewelry Week, the…

  • Kari Korkman „there is a wide grey area in-between art and design”

    Kari Korkman „there is a wide grey area in-between art and design”

    Helsinki Design Week is about to start, and before that we wanted to find out more about the creative project from HDW Founder and CEO Kari Korkman. Also, Kari Korkman is the president of World Design Weeks and the founder of  Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale. We are going to be at HDW and…

  • Ruby Robin and the Beauty of Nature

    Ruby Robin and the Beauty of Nature

    Ruby Robin is the name under which some of the most magical little pieces of jewellery are being created. Khrystyna, the artist behind it, encapsulates nature, feelings and stories in her work. She shares her knowledge and love of nature in an almost magical way, and for me, her Facebook page is a wonderful corner…

  • Esther Derkx: Giving Life to the Past

    Esther Derkx: Giving Life to the Past

    I met Esther on a hot afternoon of May. Yes, the summer is generous this year in the Netherlands. We discovered we had exactly the same type of bike and instantly bonded by showering it with praise. When I finally got a chance to see her website I knew immediately I wanted to know more.…

  • Beart Ceramics. Lumea înconjurătoare modelată în lut.

    Beart Ceramics. Lumea înconjurătoare modelată în lut.

    Beart Ceramics nu este un brand care produce obiecte strict de utilitate casnică, ci creează obiecte care îți mângâie și ochiul și mâna dar și sufletul. Bineînțeles că acest stil rustico-fantezist mi-a mers direct la inimă de îndată ce l-am descoperit. Prima imagine care mi-a venit în minte a fost cu cele două fetițe ale…

  • Alice’n’minerals – bijuterii handmade

    Alice’n’minerals –  bijuterii handmade

    Într-o lume a producției în masă lucrurile realizate manual nu au fost niciodată mai importante.  Fie că e un obiect prețios sau nu și indiferent de uneltele folosite ceea ce unește artizanii între ei este dragostea lor pentru obiecte frumoase și dorința de a contribui la crearea acestora. De când locuiesc în Milano am avut…

  • Le Monde Fantastique des Poupées de Julien Martinez – Lumea Fantastică a Păpușilor lui Julien Martinez

    Le Monde Fantastique des Poupées de Julien Martinez – Lumea Fantastică a Păpușilor lui Julien Martinez

    Lumea în care trăiesc păpușile lui Julien Martinez este una plină de mister și fantezie. Realitatea distorsionată intrigă și te face să vrei să descoperi mai mult. Minuțiozitatea cu care lucrează Julien Martinez, precizia și detaliile fiecărei creații în parte îți taie răsuflarea. Sper că v-am făcut curioși! Veți descoperi în interviul de mai jos…

  • Lovely and chic dolls from „Inorog”

    Lovely and chic dolls from „Inorog”

    Inorog is a 100% Romanian brand, created by Mihai and Teodora, who were trying to replace their nephew’s disintegrated toy bunny. It sounds like a story as beautiful as the items conceived under the name of Inorog by a couple of big children: Mihai and Teodora (M and T in the interview below). How did you start “Inorog” (Unicorn)? The idea of creating a…

  • All about a successful career – with Lisa Pavelka

    All about a successful career – with Lisa Pavelka

    I think by now, there is no surprise for anyone that I love polymer clay. As an artist in this field I grew-up reading and testing techniques from books written by pioneers in this field. One of these artists is Lisa Pavelka. She was a model for me since the beginning and keeps surprising me…