Find Your Niche with Allison Warren
“Stay close to your roots and what it is that you love making and doing for others, you will find that business.”
Summary of Episode:
Jenn speaks to Allison Warren, founder, designer of Modernplum a Chicago-based sustainable, linen home decor company that has an eco-conscious mission that she started in 2014! A painter, architect, professor, maker, and designer by trade, Allison is also known as a linen expert in the field! She shares with us her career path and experiences that really allowed her to thrive in becoming an entrepreneur and how living in a 1960s modern glass house in Chicago inspired her to create Modernplum!
I think there has been more of recognition to how important the home is to everyone during covid, I think that is a wonderful silver lining...it is your sanctuary, it is your space where you can do anything you want.
About Allison Warren:
Allison is an artist, designer, design consultant, and business owner. She was introduced to textiles by her mother, an interior designer, and procurer of beautiful things for the home. Allison went to art school and became a painter in her first career but turned to textile product design after the purchase of a mid-century modern glass house. The home’s open-plan, simple forms, and connections with nature were the catalyst for Modernplum’s formation. Our products and philosophy are a result of all these things -- midcentury modernism, respect for nature, a love of home textiles, and California cool. Allison hopes that you will love her products and that they fill your life with abundance too.
