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

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.

Episode Notes: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.

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.

PhD Research Information:

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).

Contact Information:

Email: [e-mail]

Instagram: _julia.english_

Credits:

Music by Frank Henry.

This PhD research is funded by an Australian Research Training
Program Scholarship.

Transcripts:

See attached PDF and Text files for transcripts.