A Discussion on Community Over Competition - Design Assembly

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Dallas designers about the importance of community and collaboration in the creative industry.

On this episode, we sit down with Design Assembly: Jen Stevens, Eddie Maestri, and Javier Burkle, three Dallas designers who have created something truly special through collaboration and community. We discuss the origins of their collective, the value of partnership in a creative industry, and the inspiring individual projects that define their work. Guests: Javier Burkle (Javier Burkle Creative), Eddie Maestri (Maestri Studio & Arcana Collective), and Jen Stevens (Fonde Interiors) The Hue is brought to you by Pholio Co, a Dallas-based interior design rep agency led by Jessica Pinzon. Keep up with The Hue! Website: pholioco.com Instagram: instagram.com/pholioco We would love to hear from you! To reach out to us directly, email our team at: hello@pholioco.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Pinzon

Guests: Jen Stevens, Eddie Maestri, Javier Burkle

Topics covered

• community
• collaboration
• design
• creativity
• partnership

Keywords

• community
• design
• collaboration
• Dallas
• creativity
• partnership
• Design Assembly

Sponsors

Pholio Co

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Design Assembly, Fonde Interiors, Maestri Studio, Arcana Collective, Javier Burkle Creative

Places: Dallas

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