TALK SHOP: Madison Snider Podpirka // fewer finer
All photos by @daniela_spector
ABOUT MADISON
Madison Snider Podpirka is the founder and lead designer of Fewer Finer, a fine jewelry brand based out of Brooklyn, New York. Full of ideas for beautiful, wearable, symbolic pieces, Madison launched Fewer Finer in 2018. The brand was created around the idea that there’s an emotional component to those pieces of jewelry you choose to invest in—with time and love they become a staple part of who you are.
Madison holds her jewelry to an extremely high standard, creating quality pieces that you’ll fall even more in love with as time goes on. Today, Fewer Finer is elevating the industry by bringing that sentimental value and quality craftsmanship to every piece of jewelry. Enjoy our latest Talk Shop with Madison!
Describe your style in three words or less:
Comfortable and Collected
What have been the three biggest influences on your aesthetic in your life:
Instagram, travel, and my mom + sister
What is your favorite thing about what you do:
I love the sentimental component of fine jewelry and the stories I get to learn from the people we make it for!
Do you have a mentor in your career, and if so, how have they helped to shape your trajectory:
I have had so many people be incredibly helpful along the way of my career. I have learned so much from others. It has completely shaped how I operate our business and what I’ve been able to take on.
What does your home say about you:
I cook often, I love clothes, and I have an appreciation for art.
Where do you find inspiration:
The streets of NYC and whenever I’m fully present in what I’m doing
Who are your style icons:
Jenna Lyons and Athena Calderone
What are your key ingredients for entertaining:
Ease, wine, and 2 dessert courses: a main one and a round of something bittersweet while everyone is lingering around a table.
Do you collect anything:
Jewelry, vintage charms, salts!
Favorite Instagram accounts to follow for inspiration:
Two recent favorites are Pasta girlfriend and @reno_notebook.
What design “rule” do you always follow, and which is made to be broken:
Always follow: Mixing texture and height!
Meant to be broken: hanging things at perfect eye level - a little interest in where art can be found is very fun!
What are you working on right now:
Building a great team to help execute my vision for what Fewer Finer can be.
Wardrobe staples:
High-waisted jeans, sweaters, boots, and slide sandals
Favorite fabric/wallpaper:
I love wallpaper with a linen texture!
Best career advice you ever received:
Keep going, it’s a long game
Your greatest extravagance:
Travel. I love a great hotel!
Favorite places to shop for home:
I am obsessed with Chairish and just found Stoffer Home.
Most prized possession and why:
My family bracelet with all the members of my family hand engraved on each link.
Your interiors motto:
Buy things you love and the rest will work itself out!
Your life motto:
Here I am!
Take Ten: My Favorite…
Food: Vegetables
Drink: Tequila
Film: Mrs. Doubtfire
Hotel: Ett Hemm in Stockholm
City: Copenhagen
Bedding: Linen
Tea or Coffee (and how do you take it): Coffee with homemade tahini milk
Playlist: Marvin Gaye
Weekend Activity: A long walk
Design Book: Anything involving Jill Cohen