LIFE
// Blue baby
Candice Kaye Design summer collection launches next week. And there are new horoscopes up [peace sign]
[photo by: Jake Rosenberg]
// Location: First Canadian Place
It's here, and it's opened, and it fabulous. Of course. Maman Cafe has hit King street. A brand new Candice Kaye Design custom print was created just for this location. Can you spot the new design? Congrats to the Maman team!! I hope for nothing more than more Maman's to come. x -C
// "work hard, then work harder, breathe, enjoy the rewards, dirty martinis are delicious but sneaky, sleep, repeat."
I opened my eyes this morning feeling sleepier than usual. I rolled over to the view of New York City outside my bedroom window, and then smiled at the thought of coffee. My coffee addiction has gotten worse in my older age. I need at least two cups to bypass my caffeine deficient headache. My plane got in late last night from Toronto. The trains from Newark airport weren't the fastest either. It's summer in the city, which means things [and by things I mean the city] start to slow down, the subways start to make them harder to take due to their gross sticky-ness, and when Friday hits I would like to be on a train with Dan to somewhere with a beach - all this just in time for my birthday. Which is today [hence the collage above, bts from my last year]. Twenty Seven. Can you even believe it. Life as a 26 year old has taught me a few very important things, work hard, then work harder, breathe, enjoy the rewards, dirty martinis are delicious but sneaky, sleep, repeat.
Life at 26 was all about work. Launching my first collection, the opportunities I've had with sick collaborations, being apart of a growing family, and meeting the most incredible people who have been not only interested in my work, but unbelievably supportive- I feel lucky. I've laid down a foundation that is all ready for the tiles to be put down [Candice Kaye Designed tiles of course]. I've spent two years away from my family [and missing home], two years of chasing sleep, and zero trips to Soho to shop for new clothes, so cheers to more shopping trips and more sleep for 27 [insert Fight Song by Rachel Platten] Happy Monday x -C
// Location: Backyard, Canada
Nothing better than Tim Hortons, backyard hang out, sunshine, and working on the summer collection that should be launching this week. Fingers crossed! Happy weekend, see you soon New York [takes a sip of her coffee] x-C
// From the studio
Texture, getting back into it! [takes out her paints] This is very much available for custom work if you're interested in jazzing up your walls aside from Collection N Eleven. Happy July 4th weekend to all my fellow Americans! x -C
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Every July 2nd I am reminded that I'm getting older. Happy Birthday baby Magda!!
// HAPPY CANADA DAY
CANADA!!! Happy Birthday you beautiful country. Living away from from you for as long as I have has made me fall in love with you all over again. You think I can convince my work to give me today off too? I mean for my people and all. I miss these weekends, and these peeps [Boots and Hearts festival]
P.s new horoscopes are up! Click here to read yours x -C
// Placement // Collection N' 12 ckd design fall '15
Hey, happy Monday. It was a rainy weekend in New York, makes me want to still be in bed, aside from the fact that it's beautiful and sunny at the moment. Anyways, back to design - alongside wallpaper for the newest fall collection, I've been playing around with fabric, particularly for pillows and kitchen towels. They obviously won't be like any other pillows or kitchen towels, placement is the key word for my up coming fall collection. Attention to the smallest detail, couture kitchen towels if you will. Stay tuned!
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West Village charm.