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Filmmaker Poppy de Villeneuve asks ten creatives from London and New York to share their true selves with us

Katie Walsh

Ten Tales | Katie Walsh, Designer and Simon Bolzoni, Last-maker

Husband and wife Simon Bolzoni and Katie Walsh live in Whitechapel, London. Born in Canada to an Irish architect mother and a German artist father, 29-year-old Walsh set up her own label in 2006 with her best friend from Kingston University, Fiamma Poltock, and aptly named it Poltock & Walsh. Heralded by the likes of Kate Moss...

Ten Tales | James Peel, Artist

Despite childhood dreams of one day becoming a submarine commander, 37-year-old James Peel is now an artist. British by birth, he now lives in New York, and...
Ten Tales | Alexandra Auder, Yoga Teacher

Alexandra Auder grew up in New York’s Chelsea Hotel with her adoring mum, whom she frequented movie sets with. Born Janet, but more famously known by the name...
Ten Tales | Mike Figgis, Polymath

Born in Carlisle and brought up in Nairobi until the age of eight, 62-year-old Mike Figgis is a creative polymath. Originally playing keyboards for Bryan...

Ten Tales | Bryce Dessner, The National Band Member

Brooklyn-based Bryce Dessner is a member of indie-rock group The National, in which he plays guitar alongside his twin brother Aaron and other band mates. In...
Ten Tales | Coke Wisdom O'Neal, Photographer

Photographer Coke Wisdom O’Neal has continued to learn his trade and develop his vision over the last decade without any traditional training. Driven by both...
Ten Tales | Dante Leonelli, Artist

Dante Leonelli, or “Dant” as he prefers to be called, has been a pioneer in kinetic light sculpture since his days at the prestigious Royal College of Art....
Ten Tales | Gerald DeCock, Hair Stylist and Artist

Hair stylist and artist Gerald DeCock is a long-term resident of the Chelsea Hotel where he lives in a much coveted rooftop apartment. Carrying out the...
Ten Tales | Emma Gibson, Installation Artist

The daughter of creatives and the sister of hippies, Emma Gibson is a 29-year-old London-based installation artist, or, as she puts it, “a doer of general...
Ten Tales | Edoardo Ballerini, Actor

Better known as junkie Corky Caporale from The Sopranos, and the quick-tempered chef Udo Cropa in the 2000 indie hit Dinner Rush, New York-based actor, writer...

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