EP 166 | BenchMade Modern: Custom and Accessible Furniture | w/ Edgar Blazona

23/11/2022 58 min

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Episode Synopsis

Edgar Blazona is a modernist American furniture designer and founder of the wildly popular DTC sofa brand BenchMade Modern. A high school dropout turned graffiti artist turned serial entrepreneur, Edgar got his start in the furniture industry because of need: he was young and broke, and his first apartment didn’t have any furniture. Thus, he taught himself how to build some.  Along with starting several (!) of his own companies, including Modular Dwellings – a prefab backyard shelter company, Edgar also sharpened his skills in the corporate world at Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware. As he saw customers accustomed to waiting three months (and more!) for sofas and sectionals that realistically take only a few weeks to make, he realized there must be a better way and founded BenchMade Modern in 2015 to disrupt this norm.  
Guest Links 
Website: https://benchmademodern.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgar-blazona-9484351 
Instagram: @benchmademodern 
Twitter: @edgarblazona  

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