Daniel Duran

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Where are you from?: New Mexico

Where do you live now?: New York

What do you do for work?: Makeup Artist/ visual artist— I also paint.

What do you do for fulfillment?: Travel

What is your dream creative project?: Anything with no restrictions/creative freedom is a dream job.

Do you consider yourself a freshman, sophomore or senior in your field?: I don’t do ranks.

What can’t you leave the house without?: Saying I love you, and being grateful.

What's a typical day in the life for you?: Never the same.

What would your perfect 24 hours consist of?: Not limiting myself to 24hrs of perfection..

Where's your favourite place to eat?: Lucien in EV.

Where's your favourite place to dance?: Anywhere the beat drops ;)

Where's your favourite place to drink?: Anywhere that serves Rioja

Where's your favourite place to shop?: I hate shopping, but really like eckhaus latta, Barragán, obviously RAF for Calvin, and my friend Pascal’s KITS collection.

Is there something you really want to do in your city that you haven't yet?: Attend the New York City ballet

What are your go-to tunes for getting ready to leave the house in the morning?: Philip Glass

What are your go-to tunes for going out for a night on the town?: The Exorcist soundtrack.

What was your new years resolution?: To be more like a Jean Luc Godard movie.

What do you think are the qualities of a life well lived?: No balance, a lot of parties, creation, love, passion, travel, and freedom to make your own schedule.

Kindly recommend 3 people that inspire you that we can continue the conversation with...: 

Noam Chomsky

Rei Kawakubo

Gore Vidal *when he was in his 20s

Has someone on Freshmen Friday already recommended you?: Sapier Behr.