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Conversation with Fola Agbalaya - Vintage Furniture Upholsterer
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In this episode I talk to Fola Agbalaya, a vintage furniture upholsterer, with a passion for mid-century designs. Working from her South Manchester workshop, Fola sources furniture from all over Europe and breathes a new life back into each unique piece.
Originally from London, Fola talked to me about her dramatic career pivot in her late forties after a succesful career of working in HR. We talk about the creative pull and allowing ourselves to embrace it, the huge shift of leaving a stable career for a creative path and what it’s like when your initial plan fails.
If you’re considering making a change or trying out something new, Fola’s positivity and determination might just be the boost you need to hear, to take that chance. I came away from this chat feeling inspired and excited and I hope you do too.
Welcome to episode one of Season two, with upholsterer and pep talk extraordinaire, Fola Agbalaya.
You can find Fola’s beautiful upholstery work online at squaretwofurniture.co.uk and on instagram @square_2furniture
Thank you so much for listening to ‘On the Irregular’. You can support the podcast by rating, reviewing, subscribing, sharing on social media and if you can donating to my Buy Me a Coffee. Every single little bit of support helps us in creating 'On the Irregular'!
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit javacbere.substack.com/subscribe
52 episodes
Manage episode 321264276 series 2977324
In this episode I talk to Fola Agbalaya, a vintage furniture upholsterer, with a passion for mid-century designs. Working from her South Manchester workshop, Fola sources furniture from all over Europe and breathes a new life back into each unique piece.
Originally from London, Fola talked to me about her dramatic career pivot in her late forties after a succesful career of working in HR. We talk about the creative pull and allowing ourselves to embrace it, the huge shift of leaving a stable career for a creative path and what it’s like when your initial plan fails.
If you’re considering making a change or trying out something new, Fola’s positivity and determination might just be the boost you need to hear, to take that chance. I came away from this chat feeling inspired and excited and I hope you do too.
Welcome to episode one of Season two, with upholsterer and pep talk extraordinaire, Fola Agbalaya.
You can find Fola’s beautiful upholstery work online at squaretwofurniture.co.uk and on instagram @square_2furniture
Thank you so much for listening to ‘On the Irregular’. You can support the podcast by rating, reviewing, subscribing, sharing on social media and if you can donating to my Buy Me a Coffee. Every single little bit of support helps us in creating 'On the Irregular'!
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit javacbere.substack.com/subscribe
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