here<\/a>.<\/p>\nThis interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.<\/p>\n
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Astrid and her team in the studio.<\/p>\n
Tell us about you, and how you ended up in this field<\/p>\n
I\u2019m originally from France, and I studied interior design. When I was doing interior design, I decided that I wanted to do something more hands-on, and I got the chance to get introduced to this little atelier that is in the old alley in Paris, and with this couple who were a family business. They were doing just silk, and they trained me. They were my mentors. I stayed with them for two years, and then I wanted a change of scenery. I have double citizenship so I was always drawn to New York, so I decided to come here. <\/p>\n
In the beginning we were trying to sell them here, so I became the salesperson, and I was to open a studio as a franchise. So for two years, I did that, it didn\u2019t really work, so I decided to stop with them but some designers reached out for a rush job and they basically said, \u201cWell, why don\u2019t you do it?\u201d<\/p>\n
I literally started in my living room and I did this first job for Vera Wang, and then from Vera Wang, I took over my apartment, the bathroom to dye, and then after a year got kicked out and then moved to my first studio. It was in Astoria, it was a little street, very cute. I didn\u2019t know Greenpoint in 2016 and then I came to visit the space, I walked around and I was like, I love this!<\/p>\n
What is a typical work day like?<\/p>\n
Usually in the morning, I come in, I do email follow-ups. I have someone who helps me do the quotes, and then it depends on the period. I have to work on production so I get some orders. I check if I have the supplies. Then either I will be working on the production, and it will be like two weeks non-stop work, or it will be some samples the designer asked for. We make them all here from cutting the fabric. Or we need to clean, or sometimes during the holiday when there\u2019s no one around, I will create a new collection, so shipping samples, following up with the email and always trying to create new stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Do you have any projects lately that you\u2019ve been really excited about?\u00a0<\/p>\n
January and February are very calm in interior [design], but right now we are going to have a big production of this design [displays fabric]. And they\u2019re going to do 24 yards for a bedroom, so I\u2019m very happy about it.<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s another project in 2027. They are building a house in the West Village, and they want to cover the entire walls, have all the Roman shades and the drapes, and the entire room. And I think the couple is very original, and they want me to do some flower felt that will stick out under the pleats. So that\u2019s going to be a crazy project. It\u2019s, I think, almost 200 yards. So I\u2019m very excited. We are right now working on the process of the sampling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then we have this other project with for this apartment in Florida. That I\u2019m really excited to because it\u2019s been two years in the making. It\u2019s going to be in the bedroom and the dining room. It\u2019s going to be all painted and then gilded with the silver leaf.<\/p>\n
What is your favorite part of the job?<\/p>\n
I really like custom. Creating a collection, I love it, but because when I create a collection, I don\u2019t have anything digital. Everything is done hands-on. It\u2019s really hard because I do the sample, then I have to make small samples, then I have to show them how it will look in the room. It\u2019s a lot of work and sometimes, it loses the part of being more of an art piece.<\/p>\n
So working with a designer and creating something for them, that is completely catered for them, I really like it. It\u2019s hard because everything that can go wrong always goes wrong. But it\u2019s challenging. And also it\u2019s very easy as an artist, you know, you get repeated on the same routine, routine, routine. And then when you have to create, it gets stuck, especially if you have to do the invoicing. I have a tendency, I realized that I can end up quickly behind the computer and have a hard time staying here unless there\u2019s something that is going to challenge me. So for that, the custom is my favorite.<\/p>\n
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Students at a recent workshop. Photo courtesy of Astrid.<\/p>\n
Where are some of your favorite spots to visit in Greenpoint?<\/p>\n
I love Le Gamin (108 Franklin St.) because I know the owner. I really like Stowaway (159 Greenpoint Ave.). I think it\u2019s very lovely. I love Milk and Roses (35 Box St.). I go there often. I like Troost (1011 Manhattan Ave.). I used to go a lot to El Born (651 Manhattan Ave). I really like Di an Di (68 Greenpoint Ave.).\u00a0<\/p>\n
I love Woods Grove (109 Franklin St.) I usually do all my holiday gifts [there], and and Awoke Vintage (107 Franklin St.).<\/p>\n
What do you like to do when you\u2019re not working?<\/p>\n
Rest! I work all the time, I work on the weekend, or the weekend I take care of my kids. I love going upstate, I have a friend who lives there, so [I go] anytime I can. I love the city, even though a lot of people complain about it, but I do love it, this energy, I think, is still there. But usually I do a lot of events for work. Starting soon, every week there will be a gallery opening. I love to do that, if I\u2019m not too tired, I try to do this as much, because you get to see beautiful art and meet people, so that\u2019s one thing I like to do. But otherwise, yes, it\u2019s work, work, and Pilates, and going to the country, and traveling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What can people expect for this upcoming workshop?<\/p>\n
The workshop was started by the clients [coming in]. I did the needle punch, and I loved it. People come, they are scared and you help guide them and the happiness that comes from them when they\u2019re leaving with their pillow. It\u2019s very rewarding, more than doing the production and then it is always going to a beautiful house.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think I\u2019m a teacher, but I like to guide them and help them come up with something beautiful, and most of the time it\u2019s gorgeous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I set it up with the florals and do a nice set up with food. It\u2019s an atmosphere, I want you to come in, and it\u2019s not just about needle punching, it\u2019s about an experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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