064: Building Standard Affair: How Kira Corbin Designed Her Next Chapter

Kira Corbin holding ceramic bowls, featured guest on The Savory Shot Podcast, Episode 064: Building Standard Affair.

Ever feel like you’ve outgrown your own dream?

You reach a mountaintop, look around, and suddenly it hits you: this thing you worked so hard for doesn’t quite fit anymore. Yes, you’re proud—but still, something inside you is quietly whispering, “There’s more.” That quiet nudge is exactly what led Kira Corbin to start building Standard Affair—a new chapter rooted in beauty, intention, and community.

This week’s episode is for anyone standing in that exact moment.

Why We Need Space to Evolve

In this episode, we explore what it means to honor your evolution and how to navigate those tender, in-between moments when what once fit no longer does and what’s next is still coming into focus.

Kira Corbin, longtime prop stylist and founder of Standard Affair, knows this space well. She’s been there. She’s done that. After she accomplished her dreams, she looked around and quietly asked, “What’s next?”

She decided to get quiet, tune in, and let go of what she had outgrown so she could create space for something new.

Creating Something New From Letting Go

Instead of rushing into the next thing, Kira took her time. She asked better questions and worked with a coach. Kira listened inwardly. That’s how her next chapter—Standard Affair—began to take shape.

This episode is for anyone who’s in the middle of that shift. Whether you’re closing a chapter, beginning a new one, or lost in the in-between, Kira’s story reminds us that you don’t have to have it all figured out. That desire for more? It matters. You have the right to take up space. You get to evolve.

Permission to grow

If you’re in a season where you’re second-guessing everything—your job, your path, your calling—I want you to hear this:

You’re not broken. You’re becoming.

What If You’re Not Sure What’s Next?

It’s okay if you don’t have the answer yet. It’s okay if the next chapter looks nothing like you imagined. That desire for more? It’s valid. You’re allowed to take up space. You’re allowed to evolve.

The work you did in the past built the scaffolding that supports you now. It brought you here. And now it’s time to build something new—with the wisdom you’ve earned, the courage you’ve gathered, and the freedom you’ve claimed.

Try this when you feel stuck:

Track what lights you up each week.
Write down what drains your energy.
Find someone to help you process (a coach, mentor, or friend).
Make rest part of your routine, not your reward.

Take the next step

If this episode resonated with you, take 30 minutes today and check in with yourself. What are you holding onto that no longer fits? What are you craving that feels exciting and fresh? Then press play on this episode and let Kira’s story inspire your next step.

Kira Corbin holding ceramic bowls, featured on Meet Your Guest segment of The Savory Shot Podcast, Episode 064.

About Kira

From Fashion Roots to Prop Styling to Building Standard Affair

An accomplished prop and interior stylist with over a decade of experience working with a wide range of top-tier clients and companies to create photography for their commercial and advertising needs, Kira Corbin founded Standard Affair in 2025.

With an innate eye towards design and the art of hospitality stemming from her early love of setting the table during the holidays, Kira began her career in the fashion magazine industry. After a four-year college experience in Buenos Aires, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Kira returned to the U.S.. She immediately began an internship at Glamour where she assisted the stylist there with fashion shoots before moving onto internships at Vera Wang and InStyle.

With that experience to her name, she was hired at Gilt Group, where she worked for two years, styling everything from women’s and men’s to jewelry and homewares shoots. It was there that Kira first began her foray into prop styling, marking her ultimate shift from the fashion industry. Finding the beauty in the small details and the meditative nature of still life shoots appealing, she embarked on her career as a freelance stylist, initially working on cookbooks and then for such reputable media brands as Bon Appétit and Food Network.

Creating Community Through Objects and Experience

After relocating from New York to Portland in 2015, Kira continued her career as a prop stylist and, in addition to working with corporate clients ranging from Tillamook to Pendleton to Audi, began collaborating with interior designers by styling their projects for photography and helping select the final decorative details. Yearning to connect with the creative community more tangibly, Kira opened PILLAR Home Goods in 2020, sourcing beautiful homewares from a variety of artisans. Through PILLAR, Kira was able to interact with both the objects she carried and her customers in a meaningful way, carrying out her vision for bringing a comfortable and elevated experience into the home. Now, the vision she began when she opened doors at PILLAR carries on through Standard Affair, where beauty is found in the details and every day is celebrated.