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The Materialist : Pamela Love
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The Materialist : Pamela Love

On a beautiful October afternoon, Marc paid a visit to Pamela Love’s Santa Monica, CA home to chat design, filmmaking, company building, and the joy of 2 year olds.

Amidst Halloween decorations (including Frankenstein’s monster in the front yard as seen above), balloons, and lollipops, Pamela shared how her mother’s begging led to her first job in jewelry, what it’s like to see random people wearing your pieces on the subway, and how gratified she is to be having fun again at work.

Above: Pamela’s talismanic eye. She made this for herself as a reminder to keep her eyes open and attuned to what really matters.

The eye alongside the woven pinky ring from her mother.

The woven bracelet (available on layaway!).

Among the many great makers Pamela referenced:

FoundRae

Marla Aaron

Hemmerle

Ana Khouri

Fernando George

JAR

David Webb

Susan Belperron

Francesco Clemente

Studio Sam Klemick

Lucie Rie

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The Materialist : A Podcast from At Present
An exploration of material culture with At Present Founder Marc Bridge.
Marc is a Materialist. He loves things -- the things artists make, the things we sell, the things we make part of our our lives.
But he was conflicted.
Why do things matter? Why do creative people dedicate their lives to crafting them? What does it mean to obsess about what we buy, wear, and put in our homes. Are we destroying our planet, our children, and ourselves through this obsession?


The Materialist Podcast is an exploration of this and so much more. Join us for conversations with the world's best jewelry designers, stylists, influencers, admirers, environmentalists, academics, and a bunch of just interesting people.