Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Designer and Photographer Bekka Palmer Beautifully Transforms Threads and Ropes into Ethically Made Textile Products

What are you working on—on the side?

My side project is a small business called Closed Mondays. For my day-to-day, I am a freelance commercial photographer, which, to most people, sounds like a great creative profession. However, I needed a creative outlet from it. After doing photography for a few years and really getting into commercial work, I felt like I was losing touch with my most creative side. I ended up getting a studio in Williamsburg that would be able to work for both businesses a...