From Phone Booths to 350k Followers: The Joy of Creative Chaos with Philippa Stanton
Artist and photographer Philippa Stanton is a synaesthete who believes that connecting with our senses can unlock new levels of creativity. She’s also a super fan of the humble telephone kiosk, and sometimes wonders if her house might have once been a brothel.
In this episode she shares tips for embracing procrastination, staying sane (and successful) on Instagram and treating life as a creative act.
An exhibition of Philippa’s abstract and multi-media telephone kiosk work will be on display at The Regency Townhouse in Brighton from 23-28 September 2025.
‘If you take time to actually sit and really focus on what is going on inside your head when you’re listening to something or touching something you can open up an added level of creativity.’– Philippa Stanton
For Episode 10 of We Need to Make Things I chat with Philippa Stanton @5ftinf, @telephonekioskgirl about connecting with your senses, embracing procrastination, staying sane on Instagram and treating life as a creative act, among many other things.
Philippa is an artist and photographer who’s appeared on BBC Radio 4, The World Service and The One Show, as well as featuring in the Horizon Special: Is Seeing Believing? She has created work for clients including Green & Blacks, Fortnum & Mason, Barclays and Spotify. She has given talks and run workshops for the likes of Vogue London and Instagram. Philippa is the author of the Conscious Creativity books which, collectively, have sold more than 25,000 copies. She has been obsessed with telephone kiosks for more than 30 years. While she still takes voice portrait commissions for private clients, she is focusing on telephone box portraits before they all disappear.
An exhibition of Philippa’s abstract and multi-media telephone kiosk work will be on display at The Regency Townhouse @theregencytownhouse in Brighton from 23-28 September 2025.
This episode is full of Philippa’s words of wisdom including:
👉 Why you should embrace procrastination (and clean out the fridge more)
👉 How she reached 350k followers on Instagram
👉 The importance of connecting with your senses
👉 How keeping a secret can add an extra layer to your art
Enjoy!
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