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Growing up in Poland (2:05)Pessimism on the current environmental outlooks (3:43) Why launching a fashion brand is Pola’s way of taking action and of spreading her message (4:54) The Narciso collection, made with vintage fabrics dated back from the 90s (7:22) Łódź and its textile industry history (10:00) The urban Nomad collection,made with Polish denim dated back from the 80s (11:44) Fashion Design as a branch of Product Design (13:48) How Pola launched her first collection (15:15) Why Pola sells her collection directly to clients (17:37) Łódź Design Festival (18:22) “I want to focus on the ergonomics. My clothes, most of all wearable and comfortable and made with sophisticated tailoring techniques” (19:25) “My goal is to improve the quality of life with my brand” (21:52) How Pola defines success (22:29) Learnings from failures (24:28) Trade-offs to be made and moral dilemmas (25:32) The joys of running her brand (28:11) ===========CONNECT WITH Pola StępieńMODAPOLKA: https://modapolka.com/en/shop/IG / FB===========MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEPolish former industrial city of ŁódźThe Film The Promised Land (1975) by Andrzej WajdaŁódź Design Festival===========Host: Leekei TangContact: podcast (at) themindfulfounder.comMusic credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes