We interview people who start things, who follow their dreams, who live life passionately and on their own terms. Then we type the interviews and post them here. The conversations are incredibly inspiring to us – we hope you find the same.

October 19, 2010
THE OPTIMISM REVOLUTION – Reed Seifer
Reed is an artist and designer that makes small, precious, clever items. He took his ideas big-time in collaboration with New York’s MTA, who printed 20 million Metrocards with his “optimism” logo. I remember unexpectedly getting one of the cards out of the machine and being thrilled. It was a little boost of happiness in [...]
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October 8, 2010
Kerin Rose is my hero. For one, I love shiny things, and she makes the shiniest eyewear I’ve ever seen. Even more than that, she puts clever twists on sunglasses, playing with your perception. Like covering the lenses with rhinestones or studs. (Yes, you can see through them!) But really, on top of all that, [...]
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October 7, 2010
By Erica Nannini Design duo Andy Pressman and Renda Morton share a love for design, sure, but it was a common obsession with a certain Fleetwood Mac album that launched Rumors — the name of their web, print and interactive design studio — which they founded in 2008 with original partner Holly Gressley. Now, Renda [...]
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September 29, 2010
If you’re interested in design (which there’s a high chance you are if you’re reading our site!) DesignPublic.com is a place you need to know. It’s well designed, incredibly easy to use, and carries a huge selection of the most interesting designer home goods out there. For those of you that aren’t complete design junkies [...]
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September 2, 2010
Fair Folks and a Goat is an incredibly ambitious project that lands somewhere between a design boutique and a cultural center. Their spaces are meticulously curated, with everything for sale. We took a pilgrimage up to their New York space see to learn what it’s all about, and it’s safe to say we’re completely enthralled. [...]
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August 27, 2010
Lauren Stern Design
After a long hiatus, our interviews with creative entrepreneurs are BACK! We’re super excited to share advice and stories from the best and brightest creatives we can find. This week we sat down with Lauren Stern, a NYC-based interior designer who started her own design firm three years ago. Her work is gorgeous. She walked [...]
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April 16, 2010
Stephan Jaklitsch of Stephan Jaklitsch Architects
By Lana Zellner Stephan Jaklitsch has been the sole architect for Marc Jacobs International. In the ten years since his firm opened, he’s built an impressive 100+ projects all over the world. He also recently published a monograph with ORO Editions which is receiving great reviews. Stephan’s work is modern yet warm. He is best known [...]
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March 25, 2010
Emilie Baltz, Michelle Zatta, and Nadia Siddiqui of Tasteologie
Emilie, Michelle, and Nadia have come together to create Tasteologie, a cultural venture that combines food and design. Tasteologie’s first event will be this Sunday, March 28th, 2010, at the Droog showroom in New York. The theme is “CMYK Cocktail” – dealing with one of food and design’s essential characteristics, color. To start off, could you [...]
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March 23, 2010
After doing more than 100 interviews for this site, I think I can easily conclude that most entrepreneurs are overworked, at least in the beginning stages. Everyone has their own tricks for staying on top of everything. One of the tricks up my sleeve is EBOOST. When I got my latest order from them in [...]
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March 4, 2010
TENET is an indie pop-up shop bringing men’s fashion to the celebrated skiing and shopping town of Aspen, Colorado. Offering both established and emerging labels, founders Jesse Warren and Josh Warren set out to open a lifestyle store for the high season. This proved to be no easy task, and it makes for a great [...]
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February 11, 2010
By Skinny Vinny During the holiday season, I received some lovely holiday cards from Parliament of Owls. I was taken aback by how delightful they were designed. The cards were letterpressed on a heavy card stock which made them even more special. Parliament of Owls is a New York based design collective that offer a range [...]
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February 1, 2010
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch met in Hollywood – but later transitioned from designing movie sets to more permanent architecture. And the transition has clearly worked for them! Ten years after starting their architecture firm, recent projects include the Ace Hotel, the Breslin, The Standard, and a ground-up building at 211 Elizabeth St. (Scroll down [...]
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