We are curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has been talking to the artists, designers, musicians and thinkers shaping culture since 2003. This is the archive of those conversations, and where they led.
Interviews from the Archive
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HOLST + LEE: A Love Letter to Bold, Unapologetic Glamour
Natalie Holst and Rochelle Lee didn't just move to New York — they stormed it. HOLST + LEE was born from friendship, a mutual love of cool things, and the desire to craft accessories that feel more like wearable art than mere adornments. Their muses include Iris Apfel, Alexa Chung, and Barry Weiss from Storage Wars. Their brand appears in over 275 retailers worldwide.
Gabriela Goldbaum's Ecuadorian Toquilla Hats
A graduate of Istituto Marangoni, trained under Zac Posen and Carlos Campos, Gabriela Goldbaum could have gone anywhere. She went back to Ecuador. What she built there, with 500 craftswomen and organic toquilla straw harvested by hand in Manabi province, is one of the most quietly radical things in contemporary accessories. The hat ends up at Colette. The subway gives her the ideas. The earthquake rebuilds the community.
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”
Every project, image, and story is about framing a series of questions that are deeply important to me as a human being.- Shirin Neshat