Samuel Ross on the Art of “Awakening” Materials
The multi-hyphenate British designer, creative director, and artist Samuel Ross, founder of the fashion label A-Cold-Wall and the industrial design studio SR_A, talks about notions of ritual, essence, and alchemy; how his work straddles the line between the organic and the synthetic; and why he always thinks in threes. 00:00 - Intro 03:52 - Ritual, Essence, and Alchemy 22:39 - Material Awakening 34:26 - Rule of Thirds 37:00 - Sacred Space 46:18 - Filling the Void 53:38 - Shaped and Molded 58:37 - Fashion Forward 01:09:21 - Upward Momentum Subscribe to our channel! / @theslowdown Candid, revealing long-form interviews with curious and courageous people about their life and work through the lens of time. Host Spencer Bailey speaks with leading minds on how they think about time broadly and how specific moments in time have shaped who they are today. View all of our content at http://slowdown.media Follow us on Twitter / slowdownmedia Follow us on Facebook / slowdown.tv Follow us on Instagram / slowdown.media

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