Burke Residency 35: Lily Forbes
EMMA: Please introduce yourself and tell us a little about Lily Forbes (the person and the brand)! LILY: I grew up in Colorado and Washington, DC in a family of...
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Burke Residency 34: The Series
EMMA: Please introduce yourself and tell us a little about THE SERIES. ELLA: My name is Ella Wiznia and I’m the founder and designer behind The Series. I’ve always...
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Burke Residency 33: Vikki Wiercinski
EMMA: Please introduce yourself and tell us a little about Mezzaluna Studio. VIKKI: I'm Vikki Wiercinski, and I'm graphic designer, artist and illustrator from Canada. Mezzaluna Studio was started as...
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Wear Nature, Not Plastic
For this Earth Day and Earth Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight, congratulate, and thank one of our core brands here at Burke, Kowtow Clothing, for their...
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Burke Residency 32: BOYKO
EMMA: Can you introduce yourself and share a bit about your apparel? HALEY: My name is Haley Boyko and I am the owner/founder of my brand Boyko. I fund the business...
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Burke Residency 31: Ailene de Vries
EMMA: Can you introduce yourself and share a bit about your art? AILENE: My name is Ailene - I grew up surrounded by farmland in Ontario, Canada. I experienced...
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Burke Residency 30: LOTI
EMMA: You launched LOTI in 2021, can you tell us about your journey to having your own upcycled design studio? LOTTIE: The summer of 2017, I made the move to...
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Burke Residency 29: Chelsea Alexander of...
EMMA: Please introduce yourself and tell us how you came to create Sqwigl Studio! CHELSEA: My name is Chelsea Alexander and to give some context that I think is helpful...
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SENSORY JOURNAL 05 - COMMUNITY &...
This is the Fifth Installment of the Sensory Journal - a series that goes out exclusively to my email newsletter subscribers roughly once a month. With some other events and...
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Burke Residency 28: Crystal Lee Early
MAGGIE: Hi Crystal! I'm so excited to feature your artwork through the Burke Residency program! Many Burke customers may know you well from your role as local entrepreneur and designer...
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Burke Residency 27: Seek Collective
EMMA: You founded Seek Collective in 2014 after taking a one-way trip to India for an artist residency - can you share a bit about your journey and how Seek...
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Burke Residency 26: Natasha Patel
EMMA: You are self-taught, and inspired by your mother, who was also a self-taught painter. Can you share some of the challenges and rewards of being self-taught? Have you and...
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Burke Residency 25: The Batik Library
EMMA: Please introduce yourself, and tell us about The Batik Library. You launched in summer 2021 - what inspired you to launch The Batik Library? BERNARDA: Hey! My name is...
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Brand Spotlight: Kowtow
This spotlight feels overdue, but truthfully it's never too late to share about Kowtow and their amazing brand initiatives because they are always pushing the envelope on their own to...
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