Material Wise
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Material Wise is your podcast on material matters hosted by Nancy Fendler, principal of Fendler PR, a communications firm specializing in materials and ingredient marketing. Driven by her deep curiosity, Nancy sets out to speak with designers, product developers and guests in the outdoor, fashion, home furnishings and other industries about what inspires and influences them to create, why and how they select the materials they choose and the relationships they’ve built with their customers and industry.

Episode 17: Ruth Kelly of SSACHS

Ruth Kelly is the head of materials and materials editor of SSACHS, a design agency for performance and active lifestyle apparel, which also publishes...
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Episode 16: Wayne Fan of Frontier

Wayne shares how the Frontier Textile Collaboration Program and other digital tools help bring fabrics to life while also building community between s...
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Episode 16: Wayne Fan of Frontier

Wayne shares how the Frontier Textile Collaboration Program and other digital tools help bring fabrics to life while also building community between s...
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Episode 15: Best of 2019

Happy New Year! While in production with our new 2020 line-up of episodes, we wanted to share some highlights of my conversations with last year’s sma...
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Episode 14: James Morin of Flowfold

James Morin, COO and president of sales for Flowfold – a brand of minimalist gear made with some of the strongest and lightest of weight materials – g...
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Episode 13: Gihan Amarasiriwardena

Gihan Amarasiriwardena is the co-founder/president of Boston-based Ministry of Supply, a sleek and modern brand of performance professional apparel t...
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Episode 12: Elizabeth Whelan

Textile designer, Elizabeth Whalen’s materials can be found in work environments and on athletes all over the world. She creates textiles for brands l...
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Episode 11: Louisa Smith

With over 24 years of international experience in the global fashion and textile industry, Louisa combines her creative know-how with market and produ...
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