Daria Belyaeva, or Dasha as friends know her, is the creator of ENRU London, a contemporary womenswear brand designed and manufactured in London. Beyond the respect and admiration I have for what she does and the fact that we click so well when we work together, I’ve grown to like her for her kindness, warmth…
Category: Profiles & Interviews
Filmmaking as a conversation – interview with Cristina Groșan
Cristina Groșan is a tremendously talented visual artist and film director. Her award-winning shorts have been screened at over 70 festivals and events worldwide. Most recently, Cristina was granted production funding for her debut feature “Things Worth Weeping For” by the Hungarian Film Fund and will start shooting in the spring of 2019. I wanted…
Designing Oneself, A Story of Becoming
In a coffee shop in London, Alexandra waits for her sister to finish work. It’s a sunny Monday in October and the weather is just right, not too cold, not too warm. She has just returned from a three week vacation to Cayman Islands and she’s feeling relaxed and lively. More than six thousand miles…
The Girl Who Bloomed
On her 30th anniversary, Alina found herself disappointed with the way life had unfolded for her. Fighting anxiety and self doubt while feeling pressure on pleasing others, she felt she forgot to live for herself. “When I turned 30 I realised how much I’ve lost telling no to myself just to please others, to make…
Lifelong Learners: Cristian Lupșa
The Lifelong learners interviews are conversations with people regarding their work experiences, what keeps them going, how they deal with failure and self doubt and the things they learn along the journey. *** SHORT PROFILE Name: Cristian Lupșa Occupation: Founding editor of DoR (Just a Magazine) Host of The Power of Storytelling (@pofstorytelling) In an interview for…
Lifelong learners: Daniel Baade
Lifelong learners are conversations with people regarding their work experiences, what keeps them going, how they deal with failure and self doubt and the things they learn along the journey. * Daniel is the CEO and Founder of Careeba, a place where professionals get all the help they need to develop their talents and take…
Zâne, a journey into unseen worlds
Of all the photography genres, documentary photography is among my favorites. Just like a good book, documentary photography tells stories by engaging the senses and the mind and takes me to a journey at the end of which I find myself to be a little different from the person I was before experiencing it. Documentary…
Interview with photographer Cosmin Bumbuț
Cosmin Bumbuț is a romanian photographer who used to work in the fashion and advertising industry. He later gave up this lifestyle and decided to switch to documentary photography and live in a camper. I’ve talked to him about his decision to make that move, how it is to live as a freelancer and the…
Lifelong learners: Vicențiu Dîngă
SHORT PROFILE Name: Vicențiu Dîngă Occupation: Public Relations Manager Twitter: @thisisvince Tell me a bit about yourself and your background. I’m a 27 year old Romanian guy who’s been living in Amsterdam for the past 5 years, having come here for a Master’s degree back in 2012 and who never left. Since then, I’ve gone through a few…
Lifelong learners: Andreea Vasile
SHORT PROFILE Name: Andreea Vasile Occupation: Writer Tagline: So much to live, so little time. Andreea, do you always tell the truth in your writing? I always tell my truth. And sometimes I manage to also tell The Truth, the kind of truth that feels real to everyone, no matter who they are or where…