In time for the Valentine’s holiday, we caught up with one of our favorite jewelry artists and super moms, Jane D’Arensbourg, on a recent morning between the scuffle of remote school and a trip to the dentist. We spoke of her new life outside the city, pandemic gardening in a bookcase, how anyone found anything before Instagram, and the way that glass can hold memory and be stronger than you’d think.
Even with travel in its restricted state, we touched base with our French friend, collaborator and natural dye artist, Isabelle Ormiéres. Founder of I DYE FOR U, we enjoyed our rendezvous with her on a rooftop this summer where she taught us to dip dye cotton masks in marigold and madder before her move back abroad. We spoke on post-election vibes, dreams of dye houses and indigo farms and bringing Brooklyn with you when you leave it. And for a moment, by a phone screen’s eyeview, through a window of classic style set in Isabelle’s new apartment, we saw Paris.
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to our friend and collaborator, Deborah Forman, an abstract painter, artist...
On a recent, summer Sunday, we donned our masks and visited the beautiful Harlem home of a United Nations staff member who supports the work of the Economic and Social Council, Leslie Wade and her filmmaker daughter, Janneke...