Episode 49: En Gold’s Steff Ball on ancient craftsmanship in a modern interiors world
In this episode, Steffanie Ball, founder and CEO of En Gold shares the journey of her business.
She started by sourcing vintage pieces on Facebook marketplace to designing her own collections, sold internationally. She explains how she discovered a gap in the market for unique and affordable furniture in Australia, which led her to start an Instagram account and eventually launch En Gold.
We discussed the challenges she faced in sourcing and manufacturing her products and she also highlights the importance of embracing imperfections and the philosophy of Wabi Sabi in her designs.
What we cover in this episode:
Sourcing and manufacturing
Asian craftsmanship
Handcrafted furniture
Crafting fossil stone furniture
Manual craft in the Philippines
Wabi Sabi
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