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RoleCatcher.com : Interviews UncoveredFootwear Patternmaker : Job Interviews UncoveredExcelling in the Footwear Patternmaker Interview: Key Questions and InsightsAre you gearing up for a role as a Footwear Patternmaker and feeling a bit apprehensive about the interview process? In this episode of RoleCatcher Job Interviews Uncovered, we take a closer look at the specific interview questions that you can expect while aiming for a position in this creative field, along with expert advice to help you stand out.
Footwear Patternmakers play an essential role in transforming design concepts into tangible products, and successfully navigating the interview is your first step towards securing a...
2024-11-0117 minRoleCatcher.com : Interviews UncoveredLeather Goods Patternmaker : Job Interviews UncoveredMastering the Leather Goods Patternmaker Interview: Essential Questions and Expert TipsAre you about to step into an interview for a leather goods patternmaker position and feeling a bit anxious? In this episode of RoleCatcher Job Interviews Uncovered, we take an in-depth look at the specific interview questions you should prepare for, along with expert advice to help you shine.
Leather goods patternmakers play an essential role in the creation of quality products, utilizing both creativity and technical skills to bring designs to life. Preparing effectively for this interview is key to securing the position...
2024-10-2924 minRoleCatcher.com : Interviews UncoveredClothing Cad Patternmaker : Job Interviews UncoveredMastering the Clothing CAD Patternmaker Interview: Essential Questions and Expert TipsAre you gearing up for a job interview as a Clothing CAD Patternmaker but feeling a bit uncertain about what to anticipate? In this episode of RoleCatcher Job Interviews Uncovered, we take an in-depth look at the specific interview inquiries you might encounter in this creative field, along with practical advice to help you shine.
From translating design concepts into tangible patterns to understanding fabric characteristics, Clothing CAD Patternmakers play a vital role in the fashion industry’s success, and acing the interview is th...
2024-10-2912 minRoleCatcher.com : Interviews UncoveredLeather Goods Cad Patternmaker : Job Interviews UncoveredNavigating the Leather Goods Cad Patternmaker Interview: Key Questions and Expert InsightsAre you on the brink of a leather goods cad patternmaker interview and feel a bit uncertain about what to anticipate? In this episode of RoleCatcher Job Interviews Uncovered, we delve into the specific questions you may encounter when pursuing a career in leather goods design, while also providing essential tips to ensure your success.
From crafting intricate patterns to understanding material properties, leather goods cad patternmakers play a vital role in the world of fashion and accessories. To secure your dream job...
2024-10-2613 min
Dirt NCInterview with Victor Lytvinenko of Raleigh Denim in Raleigh, NCSend us a textSummary: Victor and I talk all about urban manufacturing and creativity in Raleigh. This interview was recorded on September 5th, 2024, before Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina.________________________________________________________Sponsor: This show is supported by the Top Five Newsletter. If you want a simple and to-the-point update on Raleigh commercial development you can subscribe to the Top Five. It’s free if you want it to be!________________________________________________________Big Take Aways:- How constraints breed creativity.- Ho...
2024-10-171h 16
Seamwork Radio: Sewing and CreativityPortland Pattermaker Panel LIVE From StitchfestListen to a recording of the patternmaker panel with 6 amazingly talented patternmakers here in Portland, moderated by Sarai. They chat about all the secrets your patternmaker wants you to know, the differences between ready-to-wear and sewing, and their favorite parts about making patterns.
2023-12-2750 min
Seamwork Radio: Sewing and CreativitySeamwork Radio LIVE at Stitchfest: Part 2In October, we hosted our very first in-person event at Seamwork HQ. Nearly 100 Seamworkers gathered for Stitchfest, and we all spent the day together later. There was a panel of local patternmakers, a sample sale, and a live recording of the Seamwork Radio podcast. In the live recording, Sarai and our patternmaker, Robin, answer the 7 most common sewing questions we get asked here at Seamwork.
2023-12-2027 min
Seamwork Radio: Sewing and CreativitySeamwork Radio LIVE at Stitchfest: Part 1In October, we hosted our very first in-person event at Seamwork HQ. Nearly 100 Seamworkers gathered for Stitchfest, and we all spent the day together later. There was a panel of local patternmakers, a sample sale, and a live recording of the Seamwork Radio podcast. In the live recording, Sarai and our patternmaker, Robin, answer the 7 most common sewing questions we get asked here at Seamwork.
2023-12-1325 min
Be Impactful by Impact FashionFreelance Design with Sew HeidiI sit down with Sew Heidi, a woman who chose the freelance route in fashion and educates others. She shares why owning a brand wasn't for her, why freelancing as a fashion designer has worked so well, the types of brands that are willing to hire freelance designers and how we can all overcome self doubt. After running a brand she grew to hate and working 60+ hours in a toxic fashion job, Heidi almost burnt out in fashion. But then she found freelancing - real freelancing, where you're in charge of your own business, not temp job "permalancing" w...
2023-11-1239 min
Breaking the CurtainEp107 - Pooh Corner with BENJAMIN DURHAM (Winnie the Pooh)We're delighted to be joined by Benjamin Durham who plays the iconic role of Winnie the Pooh in the new musical adaptation now touring around the UK & Ireland!
The show features many of the original songs written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, who composed most of the music for the Winnie the Pooh franchise over the years. The puppets were lovingly crafted within the walls of Rockefeller Productions by a talented and dedicated team of artists, designers, patternmakers, builders, welders and fabricators; all influenced by Disney's seminal character designs with nods to E.H.Shephard’s original ill
2023-05-1318 min
Theory of CreativityLearning from Culture in Crisis with Ben WalmsleyWhat can we learn from the culture sector crisis during the pandemic? In this episode I speak with Ben Walmsley, one of the world’s preeminent thinkers on the cultural sector to discuss the importance of learning from culture in crisis. Ben is the Director of the Centre for Cultural Value in the UK, as well as holding the roles of Professor of Cultural Engagement and Director of Research and Innovation in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds. Ben’s research encompasses arts management, arts marketing, audience stud...
2022-06-0656 min
The Voice of HopeWomen As Mothers : Part 1Women as Mothers : Part 1Titus 2:3-5Years ago, I worked with a man who had been a “pattern maker” in a foundry. His job was to construct a model made of wood in the shape of the finished casting. The pattern was then placed in a box and sand was packed tightly around it. Then the pattern was carefully removed, leaving its form in the sand. The molten metal poured into the mold took the form of the pattern.The use of wooden patterns in the foundry died out as newer forms of mold...
2022-02-2629 minTheory of CreativityMarketing the Arts in Uncertain TimesMarketing the Arts during a pandemic has led marketers to throw out their reliance on traditional methods of marketing and embrace a new approach. The way audiences buy tickets has completely changed and has led to the need for a higher level of planning pre-production. The uncertainty surrounding whether people will feel comfortable leaving their homes to see a production, visit an art gallery or museum, or attend a concert has been at an all-time high leading to many empty seats and creating a logistical headache. My guest today is Amy Maiden, managing partner of An...
2022-02-1042 min
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fitsLessons Learned as a NYC Sleepwear Startup with Elizabeth Frenchman of Fichu BedwearIn episode 32, Elizabeth Frenchman shares what worked and what didn't about starting a sleepwear brand in her home town of NYC after retiring from a career in graphic design.
Elizabeth Frenchman is an apparel designer who adheres to the “less is more” philosophy as well as G-d being in the details. She was born and raised in Ohio but escaped to earn a BA in printmaking from Rutgers in New Jersey. This led to a long varied graphic design career in Boston and New York. An MLS from Pratt facilitated a switch to architectural materials librarianship. Many cour...
2021-12-2159 minTheory of CreativityCultivating Wellbeing in the Arts with Tracy MargiesonThe performing arts sector faces systemic and structural challenges that have been present long before Covid-19. These include low financial security, low job security, working contract to contract, a highly casualised workforce, freelancers that aren’t protected, and no access to paid leave or sick leave. The pandemic has shined a light on the prevalence of each one of these and has enlightened the general public to the complex problems workers in the performing arts have been facing consistently. To talk about cultivating and fostering mental wellbeing in the arts sector, I am chatting with Tracy Mar...
2021-12-0143 min
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably#16: Patternmaking in Public Places with Louisa Owen SonstroemIt’s Episode 16 of CYT, and the second that features my conversation with Louisa Owen Sonstroem. Last week we heard about how Louisa embraced and became an expert in hand sewing clothing. This week we talk about a different, but equally fascinating topic: a project Louisa started in 2019 called Patternmaking in Public Places. PIPP aims to democratise access to patternmaking, by bringing it out from behind closed doors and sharing it with the public. Louisa tells us about the two very different incarnations this project has had so far. Want to know what happened when she undertook live demonstrations in...
2021-11-1500 minTheory of CreativityTools for Creative Equity with Lena NahlousIn many ways, racial equity is one of the most important challenges of our time. We have certainly made progress in this space, but there is more work to be done. Our guest today is a powerhouse and champion of cultural diversity and racial equity in Australia’s art sector. Lena Nahlous, Executive Director at Diversity Arts Australia, joins me to discuss the Creative Equity Toolkit, an incredibly valuable and practical resource to help organisations make headway in this area. With a long list of achievements working with migrant and refugee communities and a range of r...
2021-09-0644 min
FUTURE OF WOMENReclaiming Textiles and Hard-to-Find Fabrics with Atelier Saucier's Nikki Reed and Staci InspektorToday, Azora is speaking with Nikki Reed and Staci Inspektor. With backgrounds in the food + fashion industries, Atelier Saucier co-founders (and best friends) Nikki and Staci set out to combine their varied experiences and shared passion for hosting; and introduce a fresh, elevated perspective to all things table linens. Atelier Saucier is a modern tablescape design house for sustainable + customizable linens. Their brand ethos is to be eco. The planet is their priority. All of their linens are sustainably-sourced, rescued, repurposed and locally made in Downtown Los Angeles. They hand-pick surplus, premium fabrics so that no two styles of ‘kins ar...
2021-07-2033 minTheory of CreativityAchievable Accessibility with Morwenna CollettMy guest today is Morwenna Collett, an accomplished Sydney-based consultant, leader and facilitator working in the arts. Morwenna is sought after nationally and internationally for her expertise in diversity, access, and inclusion. Fuelled by her own lived experience as a musician with disability, Morwenna is passionate about increasing accessibility within the music industry.In this episode, Morwenna shares how her diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis whilst studying at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music opened her eyes to the fact that the arts was not set up for inclusion. Morwenna shares why she believes music hasn’t made as mu...
2021-05-1049 minTheory of CreativitySegmenting Audience Mindsets with Andrew McIntyreMy guest today is Andrew McIntyre, co-founder of MHM (Morris Hargreaves McIntyre), one of the world’s biggest and best consultancies specialising in the culture sector. He joins me today to discuss psychographic culture segments, which reveal how a person’s value system and beliefs shape their engagement patterns and the type of messaging they are receptive to.Andrew discusses how psychographics help to understand deep-seated values and cultural beliefs and the role people perceive culture will play in their lives. We talk about COVID-19, the online experience for the different segments and what he belie...
2021-04-0652 minTheory of CreativityTransforming Anchor Institutions with Steven WolffThe pandemic has been a crisis on many levels. What started out as a health crisis, Covid made waves throughout the globe, hitting us with massive social and economic implications. With many arts and cultural institutions completely shut down, cultural professionals have been forced to rethink how they work and what role they play in people’s lives. In the midst of the loss and unknown, the pandemic has presented us with a great opportunity to reflect on what really matters. In this space, organisations have begun to transform the role they play in their communities, bringing abo...
2021-03-0139 min
THE MAKING OF: A NAT GEO PODCASTEpisode 11: The Undeterred Craftswomen of “Barkskins”For the sweeping limited series “Barkskins,” production designer Isabelle Guay built an entire working 17th-century village in the wilderness of Quebec. Her colleague, costume designer Anna Terrazas, worked with a small group of seamstresses and patternmakers to hand-make every costume. Both join host Stacey Wilson Hunt for an in-depth discussion of their approach to their respective crafts in the series and across their impressive film and TV careers. For more information on “Barkskins” and all of National Geographic’s 2020 Emmy® eligible programs, visit www.natgeotv.com/fyc. For Your Emmy® Consideration for: Outstanding Limited Series Outst...
2020-06-1341 min
Conversations With CreativityConversations With Creativity - Victor LytvinenkoEPISODE 6
‘Conversations With Creativity’ is a podcast hosted by the artist Phil America featuring conversations with creatives from all different ends of the spectrum. In the podcast Phil explores his guest's creative process, biggest successes and advice for creatives in all fields.
Episode 6 features Victor Lytvinenko. Victor and his wife Sarah Yarborough started Raleigh Denim Workshop in 2007 in their hometown of Raleigh, NC and were inducted to the CFDA(Council of Fashion Designers of America) in 2013. They learned the techniques of traditional American jeansmaking through seeking out a series of informal apprenticeships with factory workers, patternmakers, and mechanics throughout the state...
2020-05-121h 16Theory of CreativityDesign thinking and public value with Lisa BaxterHow can design thinking help cultural institutions deliver greater social value?In Episode 5 Tandi is joined by Lisa Baxter, founder of The Experience Business, for a deep dive on qualitative research, customer empathy and social purpose. We talk about how to facilitate meaningful conversations between arts organisations and communities, and how that insight can inform everything from our brand values, to our programming, marketing communications, and engagement programs.This episode covers:Why audience experience is at the core of why organisations receive public fundingHow qualitative research puts the humanity into research and why it’s a good idea to...
2020-02-1851 minTheory of CreativityEconomic impact and market forces with Jeremy ThorpeWhat role does economics play in the cultural and creative industries?Tandi is joined by PwC’s Chief Economist Jeremy Thorpe for a frank chat about policy and funding. During this episode we cover topics such as how cost-benefit analysis assists with decision making, how economists measure benefit, what “lobbynomics” is, and the power of specialisation in a technology-driven world.The discussion covers:How cost benefit analysis differs from impact analysis and why cost benefit analysis helps people make better decisionsWhy economics the best way for Treasuries to measure benefit compared to social research or qualitative research“Lobbynomics” and how ec...
2020-02-1142 minTheory of CreativityCultural democracy and leadership with John Knell and Simon AbhrahamsWhat does good leadership look like in the era of cultural democracy?In this episode Tandi speaks with policy consultant John Knell and CEO and Melbourne Fringe Creative Director Simon Abrahams about key shifts currently taking place in the arts and cultural sector.They discuss the particular challenges of leading a cultural organisation today, and how clarity of purpose is the key to resourcefulness.Key points covered:Why ‘conversations’ are replacing ‘marketing’ in arts organisationsHow cultural leaders are different to leaders in other industriesWhy the power of your vision is the key to mobilising resourcesOne powerful tip for beco...
2020-01-3148 minTheory of CreativityCommunity-engaged practice with Jade Lillie and Lia Pa'apa'aHow can cultural organisations make sure their community engagement is meaningful and impactful? In this episode, we talk with Jade Lillie and Lia Pa’apa’a about best practice when it comes to community relationships, in all forms.They cover topics such as culturally and creatively safe spaces, starting a project the way that we want to finish it and the importance of being able to share failure and learn from it.We cover:Why community-engaged practice is so powerfulHow to relinquish curatorial power and create culturally and creatively safe spacesThe reason you need to start a project the...
2020-01-3143 minTheory of CreativityAudience feedback and artistic reflection with Alan Brown and Wendy WereWhat is the role of audience feedback in an artistically-driven organisation? In this episode Tandi is joined by renowned audience researcher Alan Brown, and Executive Director of Arts Development at the Australia Council, Wendy Were. They discuss how to gather insight from audience surveying, why negative feedback can be for fuel decision-making, and the use of feedback data by funding bodies.This episode covers:The role of audience feedback in artistic decision-makingWhether arts managers should be required to be researchersHow to prepare yourself for negative feedback from audiences and what it meansWhy some artistic leaders are hungry for...
2020-01-2852 min
History Lab7. Invisible handsWhere do jelly babies come from?Mass-produced things are all around us. But they all start with a single object. In this episode, Olivia goes looking for the patternmakers, whose invisible hands are the original creators of much of the stuff we use every day. They see a world no-one else can see. So why are they disappearing? And what will we lose when they are gone?Producer: Olivia RosenmanCollaborating historian: Jesse Adams SteinHost: Tamson PietschExecutive Producer: Tom Allinson
2018-12-0435 min