Apr 25, 2019
Heather
graduated from the Industrial Design program at Carleton University
in 2014. Failing to land a design job she decided to pursue one of
her creative passions which was bringing new life to discarded
materials. With her University degree and hands on experience
growing up with a father in construction in her hometown of
Coldwater, she took a part time job in Ottawa and in her off time
focused on building her business.
She started by working in a small cellar in her apartment she often
refers to as the “dungeon” and has since upgraded to a much larger
shop where she does everything from sandwich boards, a giant
connect 4, 7’ Tall Easter Eggs to complete redesigns for retail
clients. Heather's passion for her work and the environment is on
full display, in her interview with Casey. To learn more make sure
to check out the links below and listen to the podcast in
full.
Episode Timeline
- 2:28 Heather Introduction growing up
- 7:45 Industrial Design at Carleton University - Bachelor of Industrial Design
- 10:30 Learning from her father
- 17:30 Work life balance
- 21:00 the design consultation process
- 26:00 the “Dungeon” first workshop
- 31:00 Reusing displays from the Museum of Nature
- 38:00 transparency in the consultation process
- 45:30 advice for business and home owners
- 50:15 the future of Re4m
Episode Links
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Podcast Challenge:
"Businesses if you find that you
are consistently tossing a specific material, try and see if there
is a way to reduce that, maybe it's wooden pallets, PVC pipe, for
example the Bridgehead on Preston gives away their Hemp Coffee Bags
to customers, we know it's time consuming but reach out to Re4m and
maybe we can help."
--Heather Jeffrey