Gliese 504’s designer Stella Cella on her work with Nique, and how it’s evolved from a Facebook comment to tie dyeing their stock | Episode 5 | Seam Change Podcast

<p>This is the interview is the recording of episode 5 of the podcast, Seam Change, featuring Stella Cella. You can also listen to the full episode wherever you find your podcasts.</p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><b>Episode Notes:</b></p><p>Stella Cella is the lead designer behind upcycling brand Gliese 504. Grown out of a desire to do things differently, the brand focuses on upcycling and renewing materials and garments that could otherwise be wasted, through modification and dyeing, as well as creating accessories from smaller scraps. Stella started the brand in 2017, initially experimenting with using preloved clothes and transforming them into new styles, which lead into an Etsy store and selling second hand pieces alongside their upcycled designs. After creating a range using men’s business shirts in 2019, Stella connected with Nique, whom she partnered with to design a small range of remade styles from their unsold or damaged stock. This became an ongoing relationship, and she still works with them in various capacities today.</p><p> </p><p>Listen along to hear how her experiences in retail drove Stella to start doing this work, as well as how she first met Nique. She then shares more about this relationship, and how it evolved and progressed, as well as some insights into the financial side of her business. Finally, we talk about her studio set up and what success means to her and concludes with Stella’s key advice for others working in this space.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>PhD Research Information:</b></p> <p>This podcast is part of Julia English’s PhD research at RMIT University. This research project has had ethics approval through RMIT University (2021-24506-15223).</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Contact Information:</b></p> <p>Email: julia.english@student.rmit.edu.au</p> <p>Instagram: _julia.english_</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Credits:</b></p> <p>Music by Frank Henry.</p> <p>This PhD research is funded by an Australian Research Training Program Scholarship.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Transcripts:</b></p> <p>See attached PDF and Text files for transcripts.</p>