LIFE
// Location: 364 Richmond St. West Toronto
BIG BOLO is open and it's pretty insane. A cafe, blow dry bar, hot rooms, hit rooms, personal training, showers and loads of work out machines that I don't know how to use. Oh and three ckd custom prints! Congratulations to the BOLO team!
// Location: Front entry
My client was looking for a rug to replace her currently outdated front entry rug. Instructions were high traffic, something dark for the winter boots, durable, and pretty. We took inspiration from artwork hanging in her kitchen - a very loose hand sketch of a flower. We mimicked the loose hand drawing made them oversized and alternated between solid and outline. My rug manufacturer took this idea and found a weave that would be super durable, within budget and of course would give us the look we wanted. What makes this rug special isn't so much the design, it's how the rug is put together to fit all her needs. The weave we used, the quality, the type of wool. That's true bespoke rug making. Can't wait to see all 8'x8' of this! x
// CKD launches new collection
CKD's newest collection is here! It's shinny, bright and abstract. See full collection here. x
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BOLO (new location including a full cafe, blowout bar, boxing ring, hot rooms, and personal training) Friday, Juice Bar Saturday, Huge Agency install tomorrow. It's been a busy couple weeks. There is nothing better than watching it all come together. Both of these projects were almost a year in the making. Can't wait to see them both completed! x
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Celebrated 30 with these amazing people.
Over the past two years I've had the opportunity to travel loads and meet the most wonderful people. I've learned a lot and grew up because of it. Collection N 55 is my most diverse collection yet, taking inspiration from conversations in Sydney, to date nights in Rome. Here's a little sneak into the inspiraiton. x
my 20's: i travelled, i was broke, i moved to nyc, i spent hours in bookstores, fell in love with blogs and street style photography, danced on a NBA court, wore some very questionable outfits, learned how to paint, met so many interesting people, fell in love many times - fell out of love many times, worked hard, trusted my gut, trusted people I shouldn't have, expected too much of people when I shouldn't have, got my heart broken, learned how to carry four cups of coffee on one hand - two on the other, started my own company, sat in the photographers pit for three seasons of new york fashion week not knowing how to properly shoot runway, I took risks, hit rock bottom, learned that a thankful heart is all you need, had a lot of fun. I feel like my twenties were about figuring out who I was and who I wanted to be as a person and as a business women. I'm really excited for my thirties. Day one of so many more lessons and adventures.
// new york
I landed in New York to a message from my client asking if we could meet for a potential new opening just outside of the city - that is to open in two weeks. I told her I literally just landed in New York - what are the odds. That can pretty much sum up rest of the week. Serendipitous run-ins, dinners with new friends and hot a sweaty afternoon at the new Dumbo House, which is beautiful by the way. Back in the studio now working a couple new projects coming up! K, back to work x
