The Power We Hold Podcast S01 Ep10: Heather of Allegorie, a food-waste leather accessories company

05/24/23 • 74 min

Thank you for joining me, your host and eco-visual artist Vanessa Albury, on my journey to becoming a better ally to people of all diversities (bipoc, LGBTQAI2S+, non-normative brained and embodied +) and steward of the environment in podcast form as The Power We Hold! This is part of my Coral Projects' work in eco-consciousness healing. My co-host, Caleb Williams, is also an artist. She is 21 years my junior and makes art about her experience as a Black woman in America. We have in-depth conversation together and with others about difficult topics full of love and healing.

Today Caleb and I chat with Heather Jiang of Allegorie, the food-waste-based leathers accessories company. I bought my cactus-waste leather wallet from Heather in 2020 and have loved every minute of having it. Heather is a powerful eco-advocate. She uses her creative mind and business savvy to solve the problem of sustainable, well-designed, and high quality leather made from waste! How cool is that?! Please check out Allegories, get your wallet or bag, or both! If you are in NYC Heather is at outdoor fairs all season with a regular spot at Grand Bazaar on Columbus at W77th Street. See for yourself why I'm so in love with her products!
What eco-problems do you have the skill set to solve and love what you're doing at the same time?
recorded March 26, 2023 in Brooklyn, NY

Notes:
Allegorie IG, website

Show Notes:
The Power We Hold Podcast IG, website
Vanessa Albury IG, website
Coral Projects IG, website + Make a tax-deductible donation
Caleb Williams IG, website
Music Clear Skys by Wael Elhalaby IG, Soundcloud
Audio Editing by Bryan Klausing Rain Junkies website, LinkedIn
Coral Projects in Italy + Hyperallergic

05/24/23 • 74 min

The Power We Hold - The Power We Hold Podcast S01 Ep10: Heather of Allegorie, a food-waste leather accessories company

Transcript

Welcome back to the Power We Hold Podcast. I'm Vanessa Albury, your host. I am looking forward to this episode very much. I love the company that we're featuring today, Allegorie.

Heather, the owner of the company is with us. And they make food waste leather. This is eco-friendly leather. I have a wallet. I love it and we'll talk all about that in the episode with Caleb. But before we get into that, I wanted to share two things. One is an experience that I just had on the subway here in

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