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Konfekt Korner

A monthly podcast from Konfekt magazine featuring a sunny soundtrack of fashion, craft, food and travel with Sophie Grove, Marcela Palek, and Gillian Dobias.

Latest Episodes

Vegetable scents, volcanic vineyards and a harvest festival
#8 30 Sep 2021

Vegetable scents, volcanic vineyards and a harvest festival

As the leaves start to turn gold and red, we take stock of the new season. We head to a harvest festival in the Åland islands, learn about sustainable farming for a London florist and an Italian skincare brand, and sample some vegetable-based scents with perfume expert Lizzie Ostrom. Plus:…

Leïla Slimani, art parties and jazz clubs
#7 31 Aug 2021

Leïla Slimani, art parties and jazz clubs

Sophie Grove chats to French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani about her new novel ‘The Country of Others’, Chiara Rimella heads to Glasgow to meet April Crichton of the French-Scottish fashion label, La Fetiche; and Kate Hutchinson tells us about the importance of the jazz club in shaping the genre over the…

The radical history of swimwear, a glass of rosé and a train trip
#6 30 Jul 2021

The radical history of swimwear, a glass of rosé and a train trip

Sophie Grove, Marcela Palek and Gillian Dobias discuss the history of women’s swimwear with V&A senior curator Sonnet Stanfill, before bringing it up to date with Peter Hornung from Swiss fashion brand Round Rivers. Elsewhere, we meet the Viennese family whose world-renowned metal workshop has been passed down through five…

Greek antiques, making scents of summer and creating a splash
#5 25 Jun 2021

Greek antiques, making scents of summer and creating a splash

The latest episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’ is an ode to both summer and the senses, and their ability to spark memories that in turn work as inspiration. Sophie Grove, Marcela Palek and Gillian Dobias meet Slovakian fashion designer Kristína Šipulová to talk about how her country’s long history with traditional…

Seasonal shopping, summer pop and sentimental belongings.
#4 28 May 2021

Seasonal shopping, summer pop and sentimental belongings.

We celebrate the craft of objects as Sophie Grove speaks to the glassware expert Marie-Rose Kahane and stoneware designer Susanne Poltrago-Persson; and the writer Fleur Macdonald muses on the emotional weight of an inherited pair of shoes. In Ibiza we meet the female farmers who have gone off-grid and traded…

Spring fashion, smart textiles and the sound of the city.
#3 30 Apr 2021

Spring fashion, smart textiles and the sound of the city.

Put a spring in your step with the latest episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’, in which we meet Lucinda Chambers and Molly Molloy, founders of fashion brand Colville, and chat to them about sustainability in luxury fashion and their collaborations with craftspeople from around the world. We also hear from Dutch…

Dressage in Vienna, a Persian dinner party and the power of dancing
#2 26 Mar 2021

Dressage in Vienna, a Persian dinner party and the power of dancing

In the second episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’, brought to you from London and Zürich, Sophie Grove, Gillian Dobias and Marcela Palek are joined by Daphné Hezard, editor in chief of ‘Regain’, who reveals one of France’s best-kept secrets: the vineyards on the island of Porquerolles. We also gallop our way…

The art of scent, high-altitude hobbies and an ode to the bath
#1 26 Feb 2021

The art of scent, high-altitude hobbies and an ode to the bath

Welcome to Konfekt Korner, a new podcast brought to you by the ‘Konfekt’ magazine team, hosted between London and Zürich. In this first episode, Sophie Grove, Gillian Dobias and Marcela Palek are joined by fashion designers Paula Gerbase and Kazu Huggler; Norwegian artist Sissel Tolaas tells us why you should…

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