This weekend I had the pleasure of going to the SoWa Art Open Market, which is like a real live Etsy in the South End of Boston. There were so many great artists making everything from dog leashes to hats to jewelry in addition to food vendors like bakers, jam makers, and a hot dog […]
Nora Kogan’s line, St. Kilda’s, is as enchanting for the work she produces as for her personal story. Having lived in Odessa, Italy, Australia, and Japan amongst other places all before moving to New York it’s hard to pinpoint the largest influence on her work but by looking at the pieces you know that they […]
I have seen this amazing jewelry designer at a series of boutiques in the last five years on both coasts and in between. Nava Zahavi’s name though didn’t stick in my mind as strongly as the style of her pieces, which are unique in both rough stone choice and technique. In my years making jewelry […]
I spent this weekend in the Hamptons with some friends and am already nostalgic for the greenery and the beach. I thought I would post about Ted Muehling who finds inspiration in all sorts of organic forms, flora and fauna. He creates works in his New York studio out of a variety of materials including […]
Last night I went to a Nest event being held near my office at a store called Matta. There I met many extraordinary women doing really amazing things – two of which operate A Peace Treaty, which currently produces beautiful scarves that are available through their site and at stores in the US and abroad. […]
Another fabulous female textile designer I learned about today is Carolina Irving who sort of reminds me of John Robshaw in her patterns but her touch is much lighter. Her Andaluz print is on 100% hemp and is hand-printed. Above is in Paprika, below is Lichen, which I also really like. It seems natural that […]
Another find, this one via All The Best, is Lorely Furniture, founded by Laura Harris. In perusing her site I found many pieces that I really liked, all small-ish tables, and all oddly named after recent ex-flames, seriously…David, Alexander, Duncan… I won’t hold the naming against her – they are all as chic and classic […]
I’m regularly surprised by the artists that operate within a few blocks of my apartment here in New York. After writing about Lonny Photo I discovered Patrick Cline worked a two minute walk from me in Chelsea. In reading about Christopher Spitzmiller I learned he’s just a few short blocks north of me as well […]
I’m pretty sure I had seen a photo reminiscent of Elger Esser’s work when I saw one of his named in an interior design spread in this month’s Elle Decor. I’m fairly certain that he’s the artist whose amazing view of a lone row boat hangs in my friend Abby’s apartment though I can’t be […]
In my life my mom was both my mother and a child too – always learning, helping, and admiring other women herself – though almost always from women who were physically closer to her than her own mother. Just this past month the greatest figure that I saw in my mom’s life passed away, Stella […]