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Why Do We Have Things?

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Why Do We Have Things? is a arts podcast hosted by The American Edit | Rita Mehta & Erin Husted. It has 26 episodes, with the latest published April 2018.

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 and creatives behind our favorite things.

arts ·en ·26 episodes

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

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024: Jaime Derringer, Design Milk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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005: From Vintage to Fragrance, Building a Thoughtful Business with Kate Jennings of Na Nin

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004: Storytelling, shopping, and simplifying with Erin Boyle of Simple Matters & Reading My Tea Leaves

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003: From Fine Art to Fashion Design with Lisa Hackwith of Hackwith Design House

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001: Building a Product Based Company with Suann Song of Appointed

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002: Finding Inspiration and managing art and business with Heather Day

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000: Why Do We Have Things? - Prologue

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