For the first episode of Breed Presents... we spoke to Sarah Andelman, the founder of the Parisian store Colette, known for its mix of streetwear, high fashion and lifestyle products, finally closed its doors. Since it closed in 2017 there have been pop-ups, collaborations, and more via her brand consultancy Just An Idea. In 2021, she launched Just An Idea Books, which focuses on publishing works which Sarah describes as delivering ‘a high dose of wonder’. So far, a couple of dozen beautifully d...
Jul 01, 2025•27 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Breed Presents... The Podcast returns this Tuesday July 1st for Season 3. Olivia Triggs, host & founder of creative agency Breed , talks to people who have made an impact on the creative world, whether that be in art, design, retail, fashion, publishing, writing or their own individual niche. We’re not dropping any names just yet, but suffice to say guests include luminaries from Sunspel, The Financial Times HTSI magazine, Just An Idea, It’s Nice That, YOLO Journal, Pentagram, Island Records...
Jun 24, 2025•1 min
Back in 2021, we interviewed the CEO and Creative Director of the Pellicano Hotel Group , Marie-Louise Sciò, for the print version of Breed Presents. It was clear we could only skim the surface of what we would like to have asked Marie-Louise. So when we started the podcast, she was at the top of our list. Marie-Louise grew up around La Posta Vecchia , in a beautiful setting overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, and around the grounds of Hotel Il Pellicano , sited high above Porto Ercole in Tuscany. B...
Dec 11, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This edition of Breed presents . . . The Podcast is a conversation with creative director, editor, and design consultant Tony Chambers. Tony Chambers is perhaps best known as the longest-serving Editor-in-Chief of Wallpaper* . He joined the magazine as Creative Director in 2003, was appointed Editor-in-Chief in 2007, and Brand and Content Director in 2017. He transformed Wallpaper* into a global brand with pocket City Guides, a website, a creative agency, a retail platform, and an interior desig...
Nov 19, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Rafael Oliveira is the Creative Director at Tracksmith , a Boston-based maker of performance running gear. He works in Porto, Portugal from his home — a former car parts warehouse that he helped transform into his dream house. At age 30, he discovered a love for running, and he didn’t approach his new-found passion with an occasional jog. He got into interval training, track running, and endurance training, and soon got his marathon time down to under two hours and 30 minutes. Throughout Rafa’s ...
Oct 17, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Hugo Rifkind is a journalist and broadcaster, including as a presenter on Times Radio. He’s also the author of Rabbits , a new novel set in an all-boys boarding school that steps into the darker undercurrents of that environment. It’s been described by crime writer Val McDermid as "Saltburn, but with kilts." Host Olivia Triggs chats with Hugo about his creative process on Rabbits , constructing fictional characters, as well as personal experiences that influenced the book....
Sep 20, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse creative talent. Included on that roster is photographer and filmmaker Cat Garcia . Cat uses images to tell stories without pretension. She likes shooting in black and white and using natural light. Her work is stripped back, simple and real. When she works with moving image, she’s often accompanied by her husband, Carlos Garcia , who provides evocative soundtracks to her visuals. Carlos is a professiona...
Aug 30, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Today's episode features someone we’re already familiar with — Quentin Jones. The daughter of architects, Quentin studied Philosophy at Cambridge, before taking an M.A. in Illustration at Central Saint Martins. Straight out of college, she began building a career as an artist, photographer, and filmmaker, taking in clients like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Vogue. We’ve been working with Quentin at Breed since 2018, and the main focus of our chat is on our area of interest – her art. Though we also...
May 29, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Matthew Freud is probably best known as the founder and guiding light of PR agency Freud Communications. He’s also an Oscar and BAFTA winner for his role as producer of the animated short film The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse . But what Breed London’s Olivia Triggs really wanted to talk to him about was his carefully curated and incredibly diverse art collection, including works by Banksy, Damien Hirst, and Keith Haring, as well as objects like an Enigma coding machine, a piece of Concor...
Apr 04, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Art director and graphic designer, David McKendrick, is the founder of David McKendrick Studio and biannual creative magazine Paperboy . Earlier in his career, he worked for Wallpaper* and Esquire magazines and set up creative agency B.A.M ., working with clients like White Cube , Christie’s, and The Times . Breed London’s Olivia Triggs talks to David about his career in design, his love for magazines, and what he intends to do next....
Feb 15, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Graphic designer Michael Bierut has been a partner at design consultancy Pentagram since 1990. He's behind the logo for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, the brand refresh of Mastercard, and many other projects. He’s also a commentator, writer, and lecturer on design and co-founder of the online journal Design Observer. Breed London’s Olivia Triggs talks to Michael about how he fell in love with design and New York City. And we hear about the types of design projects that excite him ...
Jan 17, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This edition of Breed presents… The Podcast sees us in conversation with Kuchar Swara. Kuchar is the Creative Director of the Telegraph Media Group, where he leads a design team across branding, editorial design, marketing, and whatever else is thrown at them. Originally from Iran, Kuchar arrived in London as a boy in the 1990s, going on to study typography at the London College of Printing. He started to attract attention while at Winkreative after working on the redesign for Italian art and ar...
Dec 07, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Writer and journalist Clover Stroud is the author of books which tap directly into her life experiences, including The Wild Other , which was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize; My Wild and Sleepless Nights: A Mother’s Story ; and The Red of My Blood: A Death and Life Story . Her fourth book, The Giant on the Skyline: On Home, Belonging and Learning To Let Go , is due to publish in May. Breed London's Olivia Triggs, a long-time admirer of Clover’s work, talks to her about her books, family, lo...
Nov 09, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Annie Atkins is a graphic designer who creates all those items you see in the background of films – posters, maps, signs and other props. She’s worked for Wes Anderson on films like The Grand Budapest Hotel and on Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies . She also works for commercial clients from her studio near Dublin and gives talks on designing for film. Breed London's Olivia Triggs talks to Annie about how a career in design led her to film; living and working in Ireland; and her book, Designing...
Oct 03, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse creative talent. Included on that roster is Danny Sangra, who is an artist in every sense of the word. Breed Director Olivia Triggs has known him for many years, which made him an ideal subject for her to talk to in the latest edition of Breed presents… The Podcast. Danny has worked as an illustrator using ink, graphics, vintage magazines, paint, Pentel pen, and fabric. He's also a successful filmmaker, ...
Aug 15, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse talent in the UK, Europe, and across the pond. On our pilot, host Olivia Triggs chats with Steven Wilson, an artist who's been with Breed since the beginning. Steve constantly tries new styles and techniques to create his work. Whether it's collage and printmaking or the latest in digital technology, Steve's openness to new ideas is his great strength. The work he produces from his studio in Brighton has...
Jul 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 1
Breed London is a creative agency for visual artists. We represent a small roster of diverse talent in the UK, Europe, and the US. In our latest podcast, Breed Director Olivia Triggs talks to architect John Pawson. John has worked on everything, from private homes and monasteries to bridges and yacht interiors. And whether he's working on buildings, interiors, or furniture, John's designs are always simple, functional, and beautiful. His aesthetic partly derives from time he spent in Japan as a ...
Jul 27, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2
