Office Hours: Bunyamin Aydin, founder of Les Benjamins: Nov 16, 2018

Bunyamin for Mayor of Istanbul. Bunyamin's interview originally aired on November 16, 2018. Bunyamin Aydın is the founder of Les Benjamins, a luxury streetwear brand, in Istanbul. Each Les Benjamin...

Office Hours: Stella Lee, Architect: Nov 16, 2018

Stella is one of the very few people to publicly call-out the sexual harassment by a hugely famous architect. Stella's interview originally aired on November 16, 2018. Stella Lee is a founding part...

Office Hours: Joel Evey and Laura Coombs, Designers: Nov 15, 2018

Contrary to a lot of our other guests, Joel paused his own company to move into a large scale corporate environment. He talks to us about "flattening heirarchies", breaking down time to build up slowl...

Office Hours: Tei Carpenter and Toshiko Mori, Architects: Nov 15, 2018

!Mother-Daughter episode! Toshiko Mori in conversation with her daughter Tei Carpenter about being architects, women, asian and related. Tei and Toshiko's interview originally aired on November 15, 2...

Office Hours: Andrew Fairweather, Librarian: Nov 14, 2018

Andrew teaches kids how to draw and can talk for hours, but we only got him for one. Andrew's interview originally aired on November 14, 2018. Andrew Fairweather is a librarian at the Seward Park br...

Office Hours: Peter Ash Lee, Photographer: Nov 14, 2018

From $99 headshots and myspace ads to New York Times fashion editorials and his own magazine. Peter's interview originally aired on November 14, 2018. Peter Ash Lee is a freelance photographer based...

Office Hours: Rachael Yaeger, founder of Human NYC: Nov 13, 2018

Note that in Rachael's bio it says 'When not working she's working on...'. Rachael's interview originally aired on November 13, 2018. Rachael Yaeger is an Aquarius and entrepreneur. The co-founder o...

Office Hours: SHIRT, Rap Artist: Nov 13, 2018

NEW WORKS SOL LEWITT SHIRT, 2018 SHIRT's interview originally aired on November 13, 2018. SHIRT is a rap artist from Queens, NY. Food Radio is a radio station started by Food New York. For seaso...

Office Hours: Alain Sylvain, founder of Sylvain Labs: Nov 12, 2018

The recession was a "volcano" that pushed Alain to start his own company, one that's since been featured in places like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and Fast Company. Ala...

Office Hours: Claire Weisz, founder of WXY: Nov 12, 2018

Claire came with a whole crew and we designed a night market in Chinatown together. Claire's interview originally aired on November 12, 2018. Claire Weisz is an architect and urbanist, and a foundin...

Office Hours: Oana Stănescu, Architect: Nov 12, 2018

"Fuck it" Oana's interview originally aired on November 12, 2018. Oana Stănescu runs her eponymous design studio from New York. She was most recently nominated for the 2019 MoMA PS1’s Young Architec...

Office Hours: Christian Pineda, Architect and founder of LOS TACOS No.1: Nov 09, 2018

Christian detoured his career because selling tacos was going to make him more money than architecture. Christian's interview originally aired on November 9, 2018. With over a seven-year career in A...

Office Hours: Gerardo Gonzalez, Chef: Nov 09, 2018

Gerardo left the beloved Lalito and relocated to the Carribean to open up a brand new restaurant. Update: Tillie's is open! Gerardo's interview originally aired on November 9, 2018. Gerardo Gonzalez...

Office Hours: Heron Preston, founder of Heron Preston: Nov 09, 2018

Heron talked to us right before opening his first brick-and-mortar store and presenting his debut show at Paris Fashion Week. Heron's interview originally aired on November 9, 2018. Heron Preston is...

Office Hours: Jemma Brown and Jimmy Tran, co-founders of Cosmophage Collective: Nov 09, 2018

To Cosmophage Collective, food is a designed sensory experience and not just something you eat. Cosmophage Collective's interview originally aired on November 9, 2018. Jemma Rose Brown is a concep...

Office Hours: Leong Leong, Architects; Deana Haggag, President and CEO of United States Artists: Nov 09, 2018

Christopher and Dominic Leong on working with family and couple's counseling for brothers. Christopher and Dominic were joined by Deana Haggag for their interview, which originally aired on November...

Office Hours: Jing Liu, Architect and co-founder of SO-IL: Nov 08, 2018

Jing got drunk at a bar and started one of the best offices in New York. Jing's interview originally aired on November 8, 2018. Jing Liu cofounded SO – IL with Florian Idenburg in 2008, emphasizing m...

Office Hours: Yuh-Line Niou, Assemblymember: Nov 08, 2018

Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou walked in and told us about her favorite secret Chinatown restaurants and then threatened to never talk to us again if we blew up her spots. The Assemblymember's intervi...

Office Hours: Alice Hines, Writer: Nov 07, 2018

Navigating the difficulties of love and dating is a large part of forming your identity and Alice is generous enough to give us a personal take, with personal experiences included. This interview inc...

Office Hours: Nikki Chung and Dunjai Pungauthaikan, co-founders of ONCE-FUTURE: Nov 07, 2018

Chasing polar bears is Nikki's dream, let's find her a polar bear to work with. Nikki and Dungjai's interview originally aired on November 7, 2018. Nikki Chung is a co-founder of Once-Future, a mul...

Office Hours: Sue Chan, founder of Care of Chan; Sarah Law, founder of Kara; Hannah Cheng, cofounder of Mimi Cheng's: Nov 07, 2018

We tried to get Sue, Hannah and Sarah drunk with some Chinatown moonshine but they are all too powerful for it to have any effect. Sue, Hannah and Sarah's interview originally aired on November 7, 20...

Office Hours: A-Trak, DJ and founder of Fool's Gold: Nov 06, 2018

A-Trak was already the world's best DJ at 15. Get it together guys, get it together. Alain's interview originally aired on November 6, 2018. Alain Macklovitch, known by his stage name A-Trak, is a l...

Office Hours: Hassan Rahim, Designer: Nov 06, 2018

Someone call DMX and ask him if he wants to be the face of Hassan and Dong's new pillow company. "The hardest pillow in the game". Hassan's interview originally aired on November 6, 2018. Hassan Rah...

Office Hours: Montez Press, Art Book Publisher: Nov 05, 2018

Montez Press Radio inspired us to start Food Radio. After a day-long takeover, they spoke to us about running an art book publisher, pirate radio and inspiring more independent ways for artists to sha...

Office Hours: Aimee Chang, Architect and cofounder of Nine Suns; Colleen and Hailey Brooks, cofounders of High Court: Nov 02, 2018

Aimee Chang is a licensed architect who switched everything up after a 14 year career to start a winery in the Napa Valley with her brother. Aimee was joined by Colleen and Hailey Brooks, two sisters...

Office Hours: LinYee Yuan, founder of MOLD magazine: Nov 02, 2018

LinYee talked about using design to address the food crisis and then she led a pickling workshop. LinYee's interview originally aired on November 2, 2018. LinYee Yuan is the founder and editor of MO...

Office Hours: Karen Wong, Deputy Director of The New Museum: Nov 01, 2018

Karen Wong, Deputy Director of the New Museum and creator of Ideas City and NEW INC, does an amazing southern accent. Karen's interview originally aired on November 1, 2018. Karen Wong is the Deputy...

Office Hours: Kevin Ma, founder of Hypebeast: Nov 01, 2018

How Kevin turned an after-work personal blog into the behemoth that Hypebeast is today. Kevin's interview was recorded on October 31, 2018. Kevin Ma, a top influencer in streetwear culture as well a...

Office Hours: Paul Chang, Design Consultant: Nov 01, 2018

FIRE EMOJI Paul FIRE EMOJI Paul's interview originally aired on November 1, 2018. Former director of marketing for Nike, Paul Chang is the founder of By Appointment Only, a creative brand strategy...

Office Hours: Chen Chen and Kai Williams, Industrial Designers: Oct 31, 2018

Inventors Chen and Kai took over halloween hour with a bunch of spooky soundboards. Chen and Kai's interview originally aired on October 31, 2018. Chen Chen & Kai Williams is a design studio that e...

Office Hours: Felix Burrichter, founder of PIN-UP, and Jon Wang, Artist: Oct 31, 2018

Felix runs the best architecture magazine in America and Jon is focusing his artistic practice toward starting a queer spa in Chinatown so naturally we talked about Asian American sitcom tv dramas....

Office Hours: PlayLab, Designers: Oct 30, 2018

PLAYLAB makes work that makes you believe in shit all over again. Archie and Jeff's interview originally aired on October 30, 2018. Archie Lee Coates IV and Jeff Franklin are co-founders and partne...

Office Hours: Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, founders of Public School: Oct 29, 2018

Dao-Yi and Maxwell of Public School talk about the environment. Dao-Yi and Maxwell were interviewed by Preeti, Jonathan and Steven of MN, which originally aired on October 29, 2018. Public School i...

Office Hours: Jean Brownhill, founder and CEO of Sweeten: Oct 29, 2018

Jean has been labeled one of the most innovative women in the world. It's rad that she hung out in the back corner of a busted storefront with us. Jean's interview originally aired on October 29, 201...

Office Hours: MN, Architects: Oct 29, 2018

"I think the three of us together make one great architect". MN's interview originally aired on October 29, 2018. Steven Harper is a Founding Partner and Operating Director of the New York City ba...

Office Hours: Angela Dimayuga, Chef: Oct 28, 2018

Angela is a bad-ass chef, artist, icon, political force, food-boss. We've wanted to be like her ever since we met her. Angela's interview originally aired on October 26, 2018. Angela Dimayuga is th...

Office Hours: Preeti Sriratana, Architect: Oct 28, 2018

We asked Preeti to be our inaugural guest on Office Hours because he was one of the first to show us how amazing Chinatown is and can be. Preeti's interview was the first in this series and originall...