Meet the team

60 Second Interview: Rebecca Strain, Maker Cherisher

Posted on 16 August 2012 by Seek & Adore Team

 1. What is your job title?

“Maker Cherisher”

2. What are your main responsibilities?

“I am the first port of call for all the makers on Seek & Adore. Alongside Dan I’m responsible for finding new talent, but in addition to this I also support, train and cherish Seek & Adore’s many designer makers, helping to maximise sales of their work.”

3. What do you love about your job?

“I love being able to help makers shout about their work. My job gives me the opportunity to meet many designer-makers and I love helping them raise their profiles, and telling people about their beautiful work.”

4. If you were to offer our designer-makers one piece of advice about selling on Seek & Adore what would it be?

“To tell the story behind your work. I love that Seek & Adore lets makers share their inspirations, ideas and processes. The story you tell brings the pieces to life and when customers understand your work they are much more likely to buy!”

5. How do you unleash your creativity?

“At university I trained as a fine artist specialising in painting. I have recently moved into a lovely light studio where I spend the majority of my free time working on large scale abstract oil paintings.”

 

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60 Second Interview: Dan Goode, Chief Seeker

Posted on 16 August 2012 by Seek & Adore Team

1. What is your job title?

“Chief seeker”

2.   What are your main responsibilities?

“My main responsibility is to find exceptional talent. I do this by being out in the field at fairs, studios, anywhere where makers congregate in order to see their work.”

3.   What do you love about your job?

“I really love meeting new makers and catching up with the makers I already know. My background is creative & I love being around creative people. Another strand of my background is collecting and in a way my job is to collect makers and give them a voice.”

4.   If you were to offer our designer-makers one piece of advice about selling on Seek & Adore what would it be?

“Never ever underestimate the power of good photography. It’s the first impression you give to the world. It could mean you miss the opportunity of a lifetime, so you have to show yourself to your best advantage.”

5.    How do you unleash your creativity?

“I trained as an actor, and work in theatre and TV. I studied ceramics and sculpture, I’m a painter and I write. What’s great about Seek & Adore is I get to use all these skills in different ways. The important thing is about creating a voice for makers, and shouting about them!”

 

 

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More on ceramics

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Hatty Fawcett

Dan Goode, our Chief Seeker, trained as a ceramicist and has a passion for pots! We asked him to talk about some of the ceramicists he adores on Seek & Adore.

Following “in the finger prints of the maker”, Dan Goode adores the work of Holly Bell:

See more of Holly Bell’s work

“Beautiful and useful” Dan Goode recommends Kate Fisher’s work:

See more of Kate Fisher’s work

Introducing our makers…by video

Posted on 10 October 2011 by Hatty Fawcett

Daniel Goode, our Chief Seeker brings you closer to the work of some of our favourite makers.


 

This month he introduces the work of Holly Bell, Kate Fisher, Robin Walden and Hannah McAndrew.
See more of Holly Bell’s work or Meet Holly