Why Do We Have Things?

Architecture & Design

Have you ever wondered about the people who made your favorite mug, shirt or chair? In Why Do We Have Things?, Rita Mehta of The American Edit and Erin Husted of Hackwith Design House interview the independent designers, artists, small business owners...

Episodes

S2 01: Melissa Coleman, The Faux Martha & The Minimalist Kitchen

024: Jaime Derringer, Design Milk

023: Building a smart, thoughtful business with Lizzie and Kathryn Fortunato of Lizzie Fortunato

022: Aligning Your Business With Your Artistic Process with Rebecca Atwood of Rebecca Atwood Designs

21: "It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too)" with Nora McInerny Purmort

020: Creativity through Constraints with Mary MacGill of Mary MacGill Jewelry

019: Listening to your instincts to build a business that you love, with artist and textile designer Caroline Z. Hurley

018: Building the best possible product with Dan Hauber of Wright Bedding

017: Finding Balance and Creating Value as Small Business Owners with Kelli Murray of Rylee & Cru and Sam Larson of Lone Flag

016: Conscientious compromises and building a thoughtful product business with Nicole Najafi of Industry Standard

015: Crafting and textile arts with Zinzi Edmundson of Knit Wit Magazine

014: Building a business is like riding a rollercoaster, with Courtney Kates Garcia of Maison du Soir

013: Starting a daily creative project with Mary Jo Hoffman of Still Blog

012: From architecture to merchandising with Alexandra Sklar of The Merchant Home

011: Sustainability - in products and in business - with Erin Dollar of Cotton & Flax

010: Makers vs. Business Owners vs. Artists with Susan Connor, textile designer

009: From Jewelry to Kitchen Towels: Finding the Value in The Things We Keep

008: “Your next item of clothing should be so expensive that it hurts” with Marc Bain from Quartz

007: Responsible Flowers – and Valentines Day – with Jackie Reisenauer, Munster Rose

006: Building a community of like-minded women through style with Michelle LeBlanc of Mille