Info

Why Do We Have Things?

We value experiences over things. We believe in buying better and buying less. But we also love finding and buying (beautiful, well-made) things. In Why Do We Have Things?, Rita Mehta of The American Edit and Erin Husted of Hackwith Design House talk to designers, artists and small business owners about things - why they make them, how they buy them, and the positive and negative impacts they can have on our lives.
RSS Feed
Why Do We Have Things?
2018
April


2016
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2015
December


All Episodes
Archives
Now displaying: June, 2016
Jun 29, 2016

Get to know sisters Lizzie and Kathryn Fortunato, owners of the jewelry brand, Lizzie Fortunato. Rita talks to Lizzie and Kathryn about starting their business, the locations and experiences that influence the collection, focusing on thoughtful, responsible production and collections and designing a home. 

Jun 14, 2016

Today’s guest is Rebecca Atwood, the founder and maker behind Rebecca Atwood Designs, a Brooklyn-based line of home goods that focus on the artistic process. Erin & Becca talk about how Becca's career experience designing for key retailers led her to launch her own collection, about learning all of the different aspects of owning your own business, and about building a thoughtful business that aligns with your own ideals. 

1