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It’s a pleasure to have your company on episode #42! Our guest is a formally trained designer who previously worked at IDEO and with startups including Mailbox, Medium, and Uber – then a few years ago she made a brave pivot and transitioned into spending more time painting, writing and creating. She is the author of a book many of you may have or heard of, titled; ‘The Crossroads of Should and Must’.
Side note here, I suggest you watch one of the many talks she’s done, in particular the one titled ‘The importance of doing what you love’ it’s on vimeo.com. I highly, highly recommend it. She also runs a textile venture, the Bulan Project, a collaboration between designers and master batik artists in Bali.
Some of the topics we spoke about include:
I present to you, the deeply captivating, thoughtful and tranquil … Elle Luna!
Images from the book; Medicine Cards – By Jamie Sams & David Carson – Illustrations by Angela Werneke – Section 17: Mountain Lion
‘You can take everything i have’ – By Ram Castillo / 4 panel series, paint on wood, 2008.
More on Elle can be found via the link below:
LinkedIn: click here
Twitter: @ElleLuna
Instagram: @ElleLuna
Personal website: ElleLuna.com
The Bulan Project: click here
Elle’s book: The Crossroads of Should and Must
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