HUR CONVERSATIONS
HUR Conversations is our bi-weekly series featuring unfiltered one-to-ones with cultural pioneers, industry leaders and, new talent.
We spoke with painter Ash Roberts about her exploration of beauty and imperfection, the emotional depth behind her abstract landscapes, and how her work challenges the art world’s traditional views on value and aesthetics.
We spoke with journalist, curator, and consultant Annalisa Rosso about the cultural shift in design, the intersection of creative disciplines and the future of design.
We spoke with interior designer and architect India Mahdavi about taste, the binary digital world and how spaces should make you feel something.
We spoke with founder and Creative Director Gabriella Khalil about how culture is created today and who shapes it, the creative process and the importance of connection.
We spoke with gallerist and curator Hannah Traore about modernizing the art world, crafting dialogues between art and culture and the importance of building community.
We spoke with DECIEM CEO Nicola Kilner about building a billion-dollar beauty empire, the importance of authenticity and the power of vulnerability in leadership.
We spoke with polymath Ana Kraš about taste, her newly launched object brand Teget and her dislike for the word lifestyle
We spoke with architect Sumayya Vally about her practice, the fundamental questions we should ask when designing spaces and how architecture influences our cultural identity.
We spoke with presenter and F1 Analyst Naomi Schiff about the rise of women in sport, the realities of being in the public eye and the future of motorsport.
We spoke with the Associate Publisher of David Zwirner Books about creativity, the process of bookmaking and her love for Bridget Riley.
Artist and designer Simone Bodmer-Turner and Gallerist Emma Scully discuss the blurring lines between design and art, true patronship and their most recent show.
Chef Rose Chalalai Singh and Studio Nicholson’s Creative Director Nick Wakeman on freedom, the power of mistakes and powerful friends
The two unstoppable cultural icons talk career with purpose, life and womanhood
We spoke with the nose behind LOEWE’s fragrances about the power of scent, the art of fragrance-making and what excites her about the future.
We spoke with BAO’s Creative Director, co-founder and chef Erchen Chang about collaboration, the art of making bao and her dislike of trends.
We spoke with creative director Veronica Ditting about how language inspires her work, the importance of focusing on the essence of a project and her collection of miniature books.
We spoke with BETTTER creative director and founder Julie Pelipas about celebrating real women, getting nerdy about tailoring and her mission to build a new system for how we create and consume clothes.
We spoke with renowned jewelry designer Ana Khouri about her sculptor roots, her distinct approach to crafting jewelry and her art-focused business approach.
Unveiling the unexpected threads that bind a renowned chef and a multidisciplinary artist
We spoke with New York-based designer Alyssa Kapito about her newly launched gallery, the joy of collecting and how to build a business in the world of design.
Designer Mara Hoffman and Another Tomorrow CEO Vanessa Barboni Hallik discuss leadership, the realities of building their businesses and the importance of resilient business models and collective change.
We spoke with the Co-Founder & CEO of Humanrace about what shapes culture now, the skincare and beauty industry and what makes a good collaboration.
We spoke with the American actor about her extensive acting career, her new business venture and whether those Hermès bags in Gossip Girl really were her own.
We spoke with the Sporty & Rich founder about building brands around communities, the importance of a strong identity and visual language and why she’s not interested in exclusivity.
We spoke with HAY's co-founder and Creative Director of HAY Accessories Mette Hay about taste, what makes a good collaboration and the power of creating high quality design for all.
We spoke with chef Dalad Kambhu about her food philosophy, the egos of male chefs and how she runs her all-female kitchen.
Beauty industry icons Fara Homidi and Cyndia Harvey discuss their earliest beauty memories, ideal conditions for creating and the vision behind their brands.
We spoke with Dennie Ditzel, CEO of Nanna Ditzel Design, about her mother’s design philosophy, the design industry at large and how she’s keeping Ditzel’s design legacy alive.
We spoke with the gallery director Ebony L. Haynes about the meaning of curation, her love of Bob Thompson’s work and how her gallery 52 Walker is changing the art industry.
We spoke with ART X Lagos’ founder and CEO Tokini Peterside-Schwebig about pushing past the traditional art fair model, the importance of investing in communities and what excites her about the future.