Gift Guide 2018: For The Traveler

Gift giving season is upon us and I’m kicking off my 2018 gift guides with one for the traveler. I’ve flown over 150k miles this year and as usual, I’m always picking up new tips…

Vanessa Barragao

Remember my latch hook weaving tutorial? Well, take that and times it by a thousand and you’ll find yourself oohing and aahing over the work of Portuguese textile artist Vanessa Barragao. Inspired by the ocean and the…

Very Troubled Child

Italian finance lawyer Alberto Favaretto is a fan of Wes Anderson. So much so that he developed his own leather travel goods brand as an ode to the American filmmaker’s best films – that includes everything,…

The Arrivals

Winter is coming. And if there’s one brand that knows a thing or two about protecting you from every kind of cold weather element, it’s The Arrivals.  Co-founded by a former architect, the New York based outerwear label…

Holly Jolley

Chilian artist Holly Jolley’s illustrated portraits make me happy and jolly. Look closely or you’ll miss the details, like the cat wearing a beret, the beautiful patterns drawn on the clothing and animals, the sweet…

4 Girlbosses Breaking Barriers

I recently read a shocking statistic in Forbes magazine that only 17% of startups in the US have a female founder. And 3% of all venture capital is going to female-led companies. Honestly? WTF. This…

The Maryn

The best thing you can possibly do today is to bookmark The...

Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen

Honestly, wow . . . let’s just take a moment to bask in total awe of the pure magic that artist Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen creates, shall we? The Danish paper artist has been making paper…

Laura Lombardi

Designer Laura Lombardi has been creating beautiful and unapologetically bold jewelry out of recycled brass, and other metals, since 2010. Influenced by her love of sculpture and her Italian roots, the Brooklyn-based designer plays with shapes, patterns…

Danse Lente

London-based handbag label Danse Lente garnered a small cult following since its...