After an Instagram meet-cute, Kierra Campbell and Whinnie Williams founded design brand Poodle & Blonde in 2018 and have debuted a series of collections that tap into childhood obsessions.
Atlanta designers Tavia Forbes and Monet Masters are reassessing their definition of success—and what it will take to ensure their firm’s financial health.
Somewhere amid the emergence of “unicorn” brands and “rise and grind” coffee mugs, the frenetic whatever-it-takes ethos of buzzy startups has seeped into the workplace at large. But amid the pressures of hustle culture, which demands growth at all costs, some designers are opting to stay solo.