Forget the age-old polarity between commerce and creativity. For Ahlem Manai-Platt, founder of the eponymous luxury eyewear brand AHLEM, “there’s no distinction”—it’s all about trusting your intuition, be that when hiring, designing or making business decisions. Manai-Platt is confidence incarnate—as she says herself, “I never questioned whether I’d succeed. When you’re at the core of what you’re proposing, how can it fail?” It’s this curiosity and confidence that’s taken AHLEM from strength to strength since she launched it in 2014. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Three Buy Now Related Stories Design Partnerships Together Again The return of the small gathering, in partnership with Fritz Hansen. Design Partnerships The Metallic Muse Going for gold, in partnership with G-SHOCK. Fashion Issue 43 Spring Trance Hypnotic looks for a new state of mind. Fashion Issue 43 Fresh Stems An improbable explosion of Brazilian blooms. Fashion Issue 43 Mind Games Cerebral fashion, from the deepest folds of the cortex. Design Fashion Issue 43 Hermès: In The Making Daphnée Denis unspools the history of Hermès's coveted silk scarf.
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