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Grandma's Silver

Grandma's Silver

著者： Allie Kochinsky
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Grandma’s Silver explores the culture of everyday life, from design and interiors to food, tradition, and the rituals that shape how we live.

Hosted by Allie Kochinsky, each episode features thoughtful, approachable conversations with designers, historians, and tastemakers, uncovering the meaning behind timeless style and enduring traditions.

New episodes every Wednesday.Allie Kochinsky アート 社会科学
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  • Bushel of Prints: Pattern, Memory, and the Ritual of Everyday Design

    Bushel of Prints: Pattern, Memory, and the Ritual of Everyday Design
    2026/05/13
    In this episode of Grandma's Silver, Allie Kochinsky speaks with the founder of Bushel of Prints, a studio specializing in illustrated wrapping paper and printed goods inspired by memory, pattern, and everyday storytelling.

    The conversation explores how even ephemeral, everyday materials like wrapping paper can carry meaning through design. It considers how pattern becomes a form of visual language, and how illustration can transform ordinary places and objects into part of personal and cultural rituals.

    Together, they discuss the relationship between design and memory, the emotional role of gifting and presentation, and how small-scale creative work can shape the way we experience everyday life.

    This episode looks at pattern not as decoration, but as a way of marking time, memory, and connection through design.

    RESOURCES:
    • Visit the Bushel of Prints website here.
    • Follow along on Instagram.



    If you enjoy Grandma’s Silver, follow the podcast and share this episode with a friend who loves heritage, design, and timeless living.
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    34 分
  • Carried Forward by Hand: Sunhouse Craft and the Future of American Craft

    Carried Forward by Hand: Sunhouse Craft and the Future of American Craft
    2026/05/06
    In this episode of Grandma's Silver, Allie Kochinsky sits down with Cynthia Main, founder of Sunhouse Craft, for a conversation about tradition, material knowledge, and what it means to carry craft foward today.

    This episode is part of a special series exploring American craftsmanship inspired by Colonial Williamsburg, created in partnership with the Craft & Forge brand of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Craft & Forge collaborates with contemporary makers whose work reflects the Foundation's mission to preserve historic trades and pass on artisanal knowledge through living practice.

    Based in Berea, Kentucky, Sunhouse Craft operates as both a working studio and a training environment, dedicated to reviving regional materials and traditional making practices through well-made goods for daily use. Through this collaboration, Cynthia's work draws inspiration from the Historic Area, archival collections, and the legacy of early American craft, while remaining rooted in place and process.

    Together, Allie and Cynthia explore the philosophy behind making objects meant to last, the role of nature and seasonal materials in shaping craft, and the balance between historic inspiration and contemporary design.

    The conversation also centers on Sunhouse Craft's white oak basketry apprenticeship, an initiative supported in part by South Arts, which is working to restore an endangered Appalachian tradition through hands-on training, mentorship, and long-term skill development.

    This episode offers a thoughtful look at craft as living practice, one sustained not only through objects, but through people, knowledge, and the act of making itself.

    In this episode, you'll hear:
    • The path into woodworking and traditional craft
    • How regional materials and seasons shape the work
    • The influence of Colonial Williamsburg and the Craft & Forge collaboration
    • What it takes to rebuild a disappearing craft tradition
    • Why apprenticeship is essential to preservation
    • The relationship between function, beauty, and longevity in handmade objects

    RESOURCES
    • Visit the Sunhouse Craft website here, and follow along on Instagram. And shop the collection here!
    • Take a peek at the work the Craft & Forge brand is doing, and follow along on Instagram.


    If you enjoy Grandma’s Silver, follow the podcast and share this episode with a friend who loves heritage, design, and timeless living.
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    45 分
  • Live from the Pennsylvania Antiques Show: A Discussion on Collecting

    Live from the Pennsylvania Antiques Show: A Discussion on Collecting
    2026/05/04
    Recorded live at the Pennsylvania Antiques Show, this panel brings together leading voices in the worlds of design, material culture, and collecting to explore what it means to live with objects today.Framed as a conversation on collecting—why we do it, how we begin, and what it means to steward the past—the discussion moves beyond acquisition and into the role objects play in shaping identity, memory, and home. Together, the panel considers how a new generation is approaching antiques and material culture with a fresh perspective, balancing scholarship with instinct, preservation with use, and tradition with evolving taste. At its heart, this is a conversation about how we carry the past forward, and why it still matters.About the PanelThis collecting-focused discussion was convened as part of the Pennsylvania Antiques Show, the inaugural gathering of dealers, scholars, and collectors dedicated to the study and appreciation of American decorative arts and material culture. The panel explored the evolving nature of collecting today, from connoisseurship and scholarship to accessibility, storytelling, and lived experience, offering multiple entry points for both new and seasoned collectors.PanelistsMichael Diaz-Griffith is a writer, designer, and historian working at the intersection of past and future. As CEO of the Design Leadership Network and Vice Chair of The Winter Show, he brings a storyteller’s instinct and a strategist’s insight to cultural life, helping organizations connect creative leadership with curatorial thinking. His work treats objects and images as sources of transhistorical insight, revealing how people have lived, imagined, and adorned their worlds, and offering cues for how we might live today. Through projects spanning museums, foundations, ateliers, and publications, he is known for making the material past feel newly alive. He is the author of The New Antiquarians: At Home with Young Collectors (2023), which helped spark renewed interest in antiques among a younger generation. His forthcoming book offers an inviting and authoritative guide to collecting in the 21st century. Follow Michael on Instagram.Matthew E. Monk is the Linda Eaton Associate Curator of Textiles at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and an Affiliated Assistant Professor in the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture at the University of Delaware. His work takes a holistic and global approach to textiles in America, with a focus on process, structure, craft, and materiality. A dedicated teacher and maker, Matt emphasizes making as a primary mode of understanding, arguing that how something is made shapes how we interpret it. His forthcoming dissertation, A Useable Past: The Creation of an Appalachian Identity and the American Handweaving Revival, 1890–1940, reflects his deep interest in craft traditions and cultural identity. Originally from Appalachian Virginia, he comes from a long line of craftspeople, grounding his scholarship in lived experience and tactile knowledge. Follow Matthew on Instagram.Lisa Minardi is Executive Director of Historic Trappe and an internationally recognized expert in the history and material culture of southeastern Pennsylvania. She previously served as an assistant curator at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and has spent more than two decades working in the field. She is the author and curator of numerous exhibitions and publications on Pennsylvania German art and culture, including Pastors & Patriots: The Muhlenberg Family of Pennsylvania and A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life. Her work has been instrumental in advancing the study of regional material culture and traditional Americana. She also serves as editor of Americana Insights and Executive Director of the Lutheran Archives Center in Philadelphia. Follow Lisa on Instagram.Allie Kochinsky is a cultural host and the voice behind the Grandma’s Silver podcast, where she explores American life through the lens of heritage, home, and tradition. Through conversations with artisans, historians, and cultural stewards, her work highlights the rituals and objects that shape how we live. Through her platform @grandmillenniallifestyle, she has cultivated a distinct perspective as a heritage tastemaker, interpreting the past in ways that feel relevant, livable, and deeply personal today. Follow Allie on Instagram.If you enjoy Grandma’s Silver, follow the podcast and share this episode with a friend who loves heritage, design, and timeless living.
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    47 分
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