Young at Art is the new arts and culture podcast in conversation with rising stars and established tastemakers from the worlds of art, fashion and interior design. Each week, 21-year-old art obsessive Harry Stevens is in conversation with someone who is shaking up the art world and redefining what it means to be a tastemaker today.
Young at Art celebrates the exciting landscape of art and design today and we hear from industry heavyweights and exciting tastemakers, some of whom are our host's personal design heroes. We hear how these guests got to where they are now alongside anecdotes and stories from their varied careers.
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Sophie Conran, Interior Designer and Business Woman
In the final episode for our first series we are joined by interior designer extraordinaire and businesswoman Sophie Conran who has had a varied career working across fashion, food and interior design. As the only daughter of Sir Terence Conran and food writer Caroline Conran, Sophie shares with us what life was like being raised by the man who shaped British design history. Sophie also tells us the story of how she restored her exquisite Wilshire home, Salthrop House, a masterpiece of Regency era architecture and a thoroughly modern family home, designed in her signature interior style.
7 Jul 2022
Justine Picardie, Journalist and Author
If you are a fan of fashion history, particularly the fabulous heights of Parisian couture, then today’s episode of Young at Art is for you. Harry is joined by renowned journalist and author Justine Picardie to discuss her latest book: Miss Dior, a Story of Courage and Couture which traces the life of Catherine Dior, the youngest sister of world famous French couturier Christian Dior. Bringing to life for the first time Catherine's story, peppered with tragedy and joy in equal measure, Picardie’s account sensitively balances the rough with the smooth, exploring Catherine’s fascinating life right from childhood until her death at the age of 90 in 2008 in an undulating tale of her personal strength. From WWII resistance fighter to couturier’s muse, her tale is gripping for start to finish.
30 Jun 2022
Olivia Welsh, Fashion Designer and Creative Director
Manchester-based young fashion designer Olivia Welsh joins Harry for this week’s episode of Young at Art. She talks about how she founded her brand, Olivia Annabelle Apparel. Olivia’s design style is influenced by historical figures, books and periods in history from which she creates a selection of pieces designed in an array of bespoke prints.
23 Jun 2022
Alice Loxton and Charlotte Furness, Historians
Country Houses are a huge inspiration for our host. After a childhood of being marched around the most incredible houses in the UK, he learnt to love them for their artistic and cultural importance in the landscape of Great Britain. Today, Harry is on a mission to highlight their cultural significance, dispelling their connotations of a grandma’s day-out and instead inspiring people to see the benefit of a storied artistic experience that truly connects people with the history and objects of our past.
16 Jun 2022
SJ Axelby, Room Portrait Artist
Artist and founder of The Room Portrait Club SJ Axelby joins us for this week’s episode of Young at Art. She talks about the mixed media room portraits she started drawing in lockdown which have since been featured by the likes of The World of Interiors, Christie’sand Liberty. Her mixed media, delicate depictions of interior spaces show an array of homes; from country cottages in the Cotswolds to palatial stately homes in Austria; SJ captures the essence of a space in vivid colour and texture.
9 Jun 2022
Jermaine Gallacher, Interior Designer and Furniture Dealer
Jermaine Gallacher joins us this week from his pink office in South London for a delve into some of his recent interior design projects – including a rather fabulous Barristers office in Gray’s Inn. Jermaine shares with us his approch to interior design, and offers lots of brilliant advice for anyone wanting to start designing their own space.
2 Jun 2022
Alex Mein, Artist and LCF Course Leader
Self-taught figurative artist Alex Mein joins us this week on Young at Art. He dives into his career across art and fashion, today as an artist and Course Leader of BA Fashion Imaging and Illustration at the London College of Fashion. He shares with us the great story of how he got back into drawing after a ten-year break, being inspired by the characters he would see on his daily two-hour commute, and offers uphill advice for anyone struggling with their creative outlook.
26 May 2022
Katy Wickremesinghe, Art World Expert and Business Leader
Katy Wickremesinghe, joins us for this week’s episode of Young at Art for a dive into her career as an art consultant and leader in business. Katy shares with us the story of why she founded The Wick, as well as her art consultancy company KTW London, which aims to show businesses the importance of art in everyday life. She discusses her role as a trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and why public art is so important in our everyday lives.
19 May 2022
Alayo Akinkugbe, Young Art Historian and Activist
Alayo Akinkugbe joins us this week on Young at Art
12 May 2022
Kate Bryan, Art Curator and Presenter
Kate Bryan joins us for this weeks episode.
7 May 2022
Trailer: Young at Art with Harry Stevens
Welcome to Young at Art, the new arts and culture podcast that puts you in-touch with established names and rising stars from the worlds of art, fashion and interior design. Showcasing a range of voices from different backgrounds, these guests are helping establish a new era of art, using their work to address issues in the art and design world, and redefining what it means to be a tastemaker today.
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