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Episode 15: Best of 2019

January 21, 2020
nefendler
Art & Design, Fashion

The Best of 2019 – Highlights from our guests Happy New Year! While in production with our new 2020 line-up of episodes, we wanted to share some highlights taken from my conversations with last year’s smart and talented guests whom I was honored to have spent time with. We discovered that sustainability is still a…

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Flow fold wallets with red, pink, blue and black boarders a texture behind the material wise podcast logo.



Episode 14: James Morin of Flowfold

November 29, 2019
nefendler
Art & Design, Fashion

James Morin on how a small Maine-based company turned into an international brand James Morin, COO and president of sales for Flowfold – a brand of minimalist gear made with some of the strongest and lightest of weight materials – gives us insight on how he’s helped build a small Maine-based company into an international…

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Episode 13: Gihan Amarasiriwardena

October 31, 2019
nefendler
Art & Design, Fashion, Science & Tech, Sustainability

Gihan Amarasiriwardena on inventing apparel that drives the industry forward Gihan Amarasiriwardena is the co-founder/president of Boston-based Ministry of Supply, a sleek and modern brand of performance professional apparel that launched in 2012. Gihan shares how he and his colleague, co-founder/CEO, Aman Advani, both MIT students at the time, shared a desire to create professional…

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Episode 12: Elizabeth Whelan

September 9, 2019
nefendler
Art & Design, Fashion

Elizabeth Whelan is a textile designer with over two decades of experience whose materials can be found…

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Episode 11: Louisa Smith

June 19, 2019
nefendler
Art & Design, Fashion

With over 24 years international experience in the global fashion and textile industry, Louisa combines her creative know-how with market and product development intelligence…

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Episode 10: Emily Walzer of Textile Insights

April 1, 2019
nefendler
Art & Design, Fashion

Emily Walzer on her publishing career, views on latest trade shows and Textile Insights Those of you who follow performance textiles are most likely familiar with Emily Walzer, a savvy journalist who’s had direct access to leading active sports and lifestyle brands heads since the 80’s. Today, Emily is the editor and co-publisher of Textile…

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Featured Guests


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James Morin


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Miles Spadone


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Erin Bornstein


Portrait of Gihan Amarasiriwardena of Ministry of Supply

Gihan Amarasiriwardena