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Conversation for inspiration. Fashion, artists, inspiration, and creative culture – our podcast is a space for free conversation that goes deeper.Editor-in-chief Martin and his guests talk about life and topics that inspire them and you. Let’s just follow wherever the conversation leads. https://www.thewastedhour.com
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Spyros Rennt started out studying electrical and computer engineering. Now, he is a photographer based in Berlin and already released his second book titled 'Portraits'. ‘I just took a different path to get where I’m now’, Spyros says.In today's episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Martin visited Sypros on a sunny day in Berlin; they talk about Sypros' life in Berlin and his favorite places in the city and the liberation it offers. Especially how Berlin and his life in Neukölln differs from hi...
Marlene Sørensen is a woman of many talents: The Berlin-based free-lance journalist is not only published in magazines like Süddeutsche Zeitung, Myself, Glamour and ZEIT ONLINE, but is ,due to her interest and knowledge in fashion, part of the founding team of the German Harper’s Bazaar. In November last year, she published her third book "Und jetzt? - Fragen an das Leben mit 40. Antworten für immer".In today's episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Martin visited Marlene on a sunny spring day; ...
During Paris Fashion, Martin visited the showroom of the plant-based footwear brand Virón, to sit down with co-founder Julian Romer. Together with Mats Rombaut, Julian founded the Paris based brand in August 2020, during full lockdown. In this episode, Julian and Martin discuss how they both got into fashion trough sneaker culture and how they now value independent and artisanal fashion brands and designer. Learn about Virón’s approach to sustainability and their way of educating their costum...
During Paris Fashion Week, our creative director Martin sat down with Sigurd Bank – founder of the Danish brand mfpen. In this episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Sigurd tells Martin how his passion for graffiti and streetwear brought him to fashion. From starting out as a fashion buyer to his position as a product manger, his experience in the fashion industry led him to founding the menswear label mfpen. Discover insights about the working methods of mfpen, their production values, sourcing...
On a sunny day in Copenhagen, our creative director Martin sat down with Saif Bakir – one half of the designer duo behind CMMN SWDN. He launched the Swedish fashion label together with his wife Emma Bakir Hedlund in 2012. In this episode, Saif tells Martin how his family and MTV brought him to fashion and how he first met Emma when they were studying fashion at Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion. He also reminisces about his experience of working for COS and Kanye West in Par...
For the latest episode, Martin has a chat with Zoe Latta of Eckhaus Latta. Together with Mike Eckhaus, Zoe launched the American fashion label that captivates with its gender-fluid designs and diverse cast of models in 2011. On the podcast Zoe and Martin discuss vintage shopping and how she and Mike connected over their experimental way of dressing while studying at Rhode Island School of Design. Learn what Zoe considers the most valuable insight she gained from studying textile design, and d...
For this special episode, Martin leaves the interviewer’s chair to Linda – founder of Ain’t No Trash and his partner in crime at their pop-up store in Hamburg. She asks Martin everything you always wanted to know about the founder and creative director of The Wasted Hour. Learn more about how he went from studying law to starting a fashion store and magazine, why Acne Studios holds a special place in his heart, and the huge influence that music has on The Wasted Hour. They also discuss the im...
Today, our creative director Martin is joined by Linda Käckermann, founder of the vintage design studio Ain’t No Trash. The two have known each other for quite some time and joined forces earlier this year to open their store Ain’t No Wasted Hour – combining fashion and furniture. So, they set out to tell each other and you more about themselves, and this episode is all about Linda. They chat about her first vintage furniture piece, how she started Ain’t No Trash in a spare room in her own ho...
Katja Ruge is a woman of many talents: The Hamburg-based photographer not only takes intense & intimate portraits of artists but also makes music herself. In today's episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Martin and Katja chat about how the club Front in Hamburg introduced her to the night life, how she got into photography and about the time she met Take That in Manchester. They also discuss what Katja is currently working on: the Fe:Male Rap Project. [German]More of Katja Ruge: Insta...
The Australian designer duo Kiel Rogers and Rhys Scott have created a culture around their label, which is founded on music. GARBAGEtv is well-known for their avant-garde and DIY aesthetic.To introduce you to the label, Martin had a chat with Kiel in this episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast. They talked about internships with Comme des Garcons, Jeremy Scott, and Walter Van Beirendonck as well as the beginnings of GARBAGEtv. Kiel tells Martin why he had to delete his AirBnB account following th...
Fiona O’Neill first got into fashion by making a Halloween costume when she was 12. With her self-named label, the Irish designer approaches fashion from an art perspective, and her fascinating prints caught Martin’s eye. In this episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Martin and Fiona chat about using Instagram filters to create patterns, eco-friendly fashion, how she initially didn’t want to go to Central Saint Martins but ended up loving it there, and her first customer Björk. They discuss her...
When a friend gave her a pocket synthesizer, Ela Minus knew that she finally found what she had been looking for. She swapped studying coding at Berkeley for making electronic music. Now, the Columbian-born musician, producer, and artist has turned her passion for experimenting with synthesizers into an album: Acts of Rebellion. In this episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Martin and Ela talk about the creation of this record as well as their shared love of Radiohead and dislike for maths in s...
For the latest episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast I talked with Lou Hayter, the London-based musician, DJ and musical director. We talked about her favourite Madonna song, her time as a keyboarder for the New Young Pony Club, the Tomorrow’s World album with Air’s JB Dunckel, her stage fright, the difference between DJing at clubs or at fashion shows and of course her new music. Thank you, Lou, for being part of The Wasted Hour. - MartinCheck out her latest singles Private Sunsh...
When I started law school in 2010 and landed my first job at a men’s outfitter, I browsed through street style photography for inspiration. Through Tommy Ton’s blog Jak & Jil I came across Milan Vukmirovic and his magazine Fashion For Men. Since I felt like men’s fashion was often treated as second class, this magazine was a complete revelation to me. Until today, I have almost every issue.So, I’m very happy to have Milan on The Wasted Hour Podcast and to share our conversation from Septe...
For years I always wanted to shoot pictures, but never got to the point of buying a camera and starting to do so.That changed around 2011 - 2012 when I discovered photographs on Instagram that looked exactly like the ideal that I had always wanted to capture. The photos were shot by Tag Christof. His transported mood, the colours and the compositions triggered something in me: The urge to create something. After his VIEW series in January I’m honoured to have him on The Wasted Hour ...
Simon Lextrait and his eponymous label are deeply connected to nature. Since he was a child Simon has been interested in archaeology and anthropology, and after studying fashion design in Geneva & Amsterdam found a way to express his inspirations. With the launch of Simon Lextrait at The Wasted Hour we had a conversation about growing up in the South of France, why telling a story with a collection is important, the Japanese flower pounding technique known as Tataki Zome and muc...
Phoebe English founded her label in 2011. The brand's dual roots of sustainability and craftsmanship are crucial to each collection, and Phoebe has actively pursued change within the fashion world in order to improve sustainability within the industry.Certified materials that are free from harmful chemicals, the repurposing of deadstock fabrics, recyclable, biodegradable or home compostable packaging, buttons made from palm nuts and milk protein to avoid unnecessary plastic or natural dyes ar...
Sustainability has become an omnipresent word in fashion. It can be a word that’s open to interpretation, but it’s safe to say that Bethany Williams, a fashion designer based in London, takes it to the next level. Not only does she support various charitable causes each season, donating a percentage of her profits, but Bethany and her team are also working together with charity services to develop new materials and fabrics. When we first met in Paris in January, I was amazed not only by ...
Jun Li is - without a doubt - one of the most promising new designers. Hailing from Shanghai, China he fuses his experience, craftsmanship and inspirations to form beautiful collections.For this episode of The Wasted Hour Podcast, Jun met with our editor in-chief Martin in January during Paris Fashion Week, to talk about how his cousin got him into fashion, studying in Shanghai and later in London, why Jun doesn’t like to do interviews, the difference between womenswear and menswear, and his ...
The guy who does everything! Actor, rapper, model, entertainer. “I can do everything, I don’t mean to be cocky, but I just can!”Booz can…and does…do everything. In this interview our editor in-chief Martin talks with Booz about his goals and how to reach them, the difficulties of being in the industry, Skylines, his idol Will Smith and his favorite spots in his hometown Hamburg. About The Wasted Hour: Concept store & magazine, based in Hamburg/ Germany. Special, selected &...
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