Kathrin Melchior

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317 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 7 Jul

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Handbag Designer 101: The Stories Behind Handbag Designers, Brands, and Industry Icons · From Recycled Plastic to a Global Bag Brand: How Got Bag Found Product-Market Fit | Emily Blumenthal & Kathrin Melchior · 7 Jul 2026 podcast

You know they need students to be interested in them, you know.

And I think H and M is actually a company that does it very well, you know, being open to students and, you know, young talents.

And I got lucky to get the chance, yeah.

Really?

Oh, I didn't.

For some reason I and the funny thing is, you know, they invited me for an interview and had to go to Amsterdam, right?

And then I was sitting there with a bunch of other, you know, young talents.

Everybody had this huge big portfolio.

Small one, very practical, minimalistic.

And was like, Oh my god, And you were German.

So you had a very thoughtful you had one that wasn't that was very responsible.

I guess, yeah, maybe that was it, you know.

So I was like, oh my god, I'm never gonna make it.

And actually, you know, I think that's really what convinced them because it was really narrowed down and, you know, focused and not very artif artistic in a way.

I think I've always been a person my biggest why is to actually create products that people love.

As many people, you know, and that also makes me somehow a commercial designer, you know, because I like a lot of people like what I do, right?

I'm not so much on the artistic side.

And I think that was maybe one point where they thought, okay, that's a match, right?

Yes.

I think probably

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