Q. Briefly tell us about who you are and how you got started?
A. My name is Anna, and I am the sole being behind everything that is your nest inspired. I started my education in architecture, but quickly found my true passion in the smaller scale of product and furniture design. After graduating with a degree in industrial design, I needed a way to keep my creative juices flowing. My small hobby quickly turned into a full time career, when I opened my shop on etsy.
Q. What made you decide to make wallets, card holders etc out of wood?
A. When you go looking for a job, you need more than just a diploma. I spent my last year of college creating a portfolio of all of my work, but so was everyone else. I needed something to make an impression, to make them want to open my portfolio out of the stacks of portfolios that they received every day. So, I decided to make my own business card holder out of wood. It was a unique conversation starter, as they could immediately see, touch, and feel, a physical product that I had designed and created myself.
Q. Are you looking to add any other designs? What’s the future hold?
A. I am currently developing a new design which combines my slim flip design, with the slide design. You will have to check out my website to see how it develops. I am also working on expanding my lighting collection, as well as bringing a few furniture pieces to the collection.
Q. Which famous person would you love to get an order from for one of your wallets? and why?
A. I would love Frank Gehry to order one of my wallets. I look up to him as an inspiration in the design world, and would be honored if he appreciated any of my own work.