The Reclaimed: Project - Why Every Hide has a Story to Tell
Who decides what hides are good and what hides are bad? We sit with President Sackett Wood to unpack the Reclaimed: Project which utilizes previously rejected hides. These hides have been rejected for...
16 Okt 202019min
Interview: Designer Joe Lucas
We talk long-distance with our close friend designer Joe Lucas. Lucas who is based in LA, owns both Lucas Studio Inc. and Harbinger (LA + NY). As a former actor turned designer, Lucas is no stranger t...
23 Sep 202044min
Interview: Master Craftsman - Lawton Smith
Interview with Moore & Giles master leather craftsman - Lawton Smith. We join Lawton inside the Moore & Giles leather workshop located in Virginia to discuss what time and tools it really takes to rea...
4 Sep 202039min
Harmful Faux Materials, Fallen Olive Leaves and The Meaning of True Sustainability
Vegan leather? Wait...thats technically not possible. During a quiet afternoon of the farm, we catch up with Beverly McAuley - Moore & Giles' Director of Sustainability & Education, to discuss why fau...
24 Jun 202043min
Interview: American Leather CEO Bruce Birnbach
We connect with CEO Bruce Birnbach during the COVID 19 crisis while he is at his home in Dallas, Texas. Bruce leads American Leather, Lee Industries, Brookline Furniture and the online marketplace of ...
30 Apr 202037min
Interview: Designer Bill Amberg
Bill Amberg was born into leather. Raised in Northampton – the centre of the British shoemaking industry – he was surrounded by the material throughout his childhood. His mother, an architect with a l...
2 Apr 202039min
Interview: CEO & Founder of applied: textiles John Schroeter
John Schroeter, founder and CEO of applied: textiles, steps out of the applied: lab in Grand Rapids, MI to chat with us about how repellency actually works for materials. John and applied: have been d...
8 Nov 201921min
