10 Questions for A Creative: Matt Le-Khac
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10 Questions for A Creative: Matt Le-Khac

FAIRE columnist Kyra Shapurji brings us inside the creative world of chef and multi-disciplinary creative Matt Le-Khac’s.

Kyra dives into Matts journey to his present-day creative endeavour as chef and owner of Bolero, a Vietnamese restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. After moving to NYC to pursue a PhD in viral biochemistry at Columbia, Matt pursued passions such as djing, fashion photography, and hosting and cooking dinner pop-ups in his Dumbo loft. After staging at The Finch and Blue Hill Stone Barns, and then after Head Chef at Ăn Chơi (leading the way to push the bone broth movement). Matt opened up Bolero in 2020 to bring seasonal produce and rare herbs and his acquired modern techniques to Vietnamese cuisine in a post-colonial world.

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10 Questions for A Creative: Tim Whitten
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10 Questions for A Creative: Tim Whitten

FAIRE columnist Kyra Shapurji brings us inside the creative world of Tim Whitten, who lives and works in Deer Isle, Maine where his shop, Marlinspike Chandlery, houses found nautical curiosities and his intricate, timeless rope work that ranges from beckets, ditty bags, and bell ropes, to name a few.

Tim has partnered with Levi’s, the clothing and denim brand in the past, and he was recently awarded a fellowship from the Maine Arts Commission.

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Exploring the Language of Textiles
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Exploring the Language of Textiles

An interpreter of antique textiles for major French silk houses, such as Prelle in Lyon, Thierry Véron Denstressangle is also a textile artist who creates one of a kind carpets knotted in Nepal for his project ‘Voveo uT Des’. His work explores human connection, highlights historical motifs, and creates an ongoing collaboration between craftspeople.

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Hustle Culture Begone, Ceramics That Transcend Time
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Hustle Culture Begone, Ceramics That Transcend Time

FAIRE columnist Kyra Shapurji brings us inside the creative world of Brooklyn-based, (NYC) ceramist, Minh Singer.

Working primarily in ceramics, Minh synthesises realms of civilizations long gone, the centre of the earth, natural phenomena, the cosmos, and the very present moment into timeless art objects. A graduate of Pratt Institute, her background in fashion and art education has helped establish her growing creative business.

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The Life of a Words’seamstress
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The Life of a Words’seamstress

In this feature, self-identified late bloomer, Corinne Ernault, breathes truth into the complicated journey we all face when confronting our creativity head-on. Corinne records with subtlety and beauty, the unflinching bravery that befalls the need to create.

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The Journey of a Self-Taught Artist
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The Journey of a Self-Taught Artist

In this feature, journalist Wesley Emmott spoke with self-taught artist Arizona Smith, whose art is intertwined with her relationship to tarot and spirituality, creating a dreamlike style. Arizona co-founded The Lurner Prize and The New Earth Art School with her partner Sam Mead.

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