On repeat in the studio...

It's late at night, and I've still got a long stretch of work in front of me, but it seems like a good time to mention a certain gentleman that's been keeping me company in the studio.

I've had Nick Lowe's album on repeat for the last week, ever since I listened to his interview on Fresh Air. I don't usually try to describe music or what I like about certain music - but I'll tell you what I like about it. Lovely melodies, simple yet clever lyrics, and clear stories.

I usually have a lot of talky podcasts or audio books in my headphones, but I'm taking a little break to just listen to Nick and enjoy into his restful but engaging presence.

Back to sewing and shipping. Gotta restock our stores, fulfill customer orders, and prep stock for Renegade San Francisco this weekend!

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"All set up at Wintering! Napkins, runners, patches, and garlands!"

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"Linen&Leather clutches - debuting at Velouria tonight!"

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"Felt Garlands - debuting at Velouria tonight!"

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Aug 2011 NYIGF Wrap up!

Here's a recap of the JOIN at the NYIGF for the 3rd time!
This time with us being in the lobby outside of the Accent on Design area turned out to be a MUCH more pleasant of a space to be in...especially when the sun is out! Just look at how everything glows!

Above: New server colors and cake servers from L&G, and colorful big Silicone ring by fruitsuper....and NO they're NOT eraser rings!
Here we got Chelsea H. from plainMADE getting a little sun tanning sesh at the Javits....
Photos above by Grain
New frame light colors from Iacoli & McAllister.

Also this time being next to AmDC made it 100 times more fun, too!

photo by Steph Mantis
Here are some highlights from AmDC's booth:
Bracelets made with mix marble cuts celebrating the colors & patterns of the various types of stone. By Chen Chen & Kai Tsien Williams.
Chika & I got to trade with Patrick Kim for one of his clever wooden tons and these lovely cutting boards with a simple rubber band at the end to keep it from slipping around.  Clever AND thoughtful...
Beautiful & sleek glass vessels from Felicia Ferrone based out of Chicago.
Playful two-headed animal necklaces in various metals by Steph Mantis! (and yes... exclamation mark is required when referring to Steph!)
 ...and of course, we wouldn't feel complete at the NYIGF until we have some sort of birthday celebration! and this year is no exception...
Here's Chika with her doughnut birthday cake composed by me and Christa (of blkPINE bags). This is second time celebrating Chika's bday at the Javits and we went all out and made a doughnut tower with yummy doughnuts from Doughnut Plant....surrounded with coconut macaroons, strawberry Pocky sticks, and flower pom pom with napkins provided by the Javits.

Yes...I know...only a master mind & a true artist can create such master piece such as this. Christa and I took MAD pride in carefully piling the doughnuts up and sprucing it all up...and all the grease spots on the box only shows how much thought went into this...

New Linen Button Scarves for FALL 2011

Check out couple new Linen Button Scarves we're offering!
We love how versatile the new Chevron print from Piano Noible can have a fun bold look in Hot Pink, and have a sophisticated elegant look in gold. We love them both!

We made the Times!

 

Or really, something that we're involved in made the Times. We're not directly mentioned, but our books are in that box! Available to purchase via text message.

If we lived in Brooklyn, I'm sure 3rd Ward would be an important part of our lives. Seems like a great resource for folks with big ideas and small apartments. It looks like a hub for cool events, interesting classes, and impressive facilities. I wish I could attend their Drink&Draw night!

"Pink sky above the mini golf course"

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R&L in 3D!

Check it out! We're loved! At least our notebook with pencil hole is loved by the team at 3D Artist Magazine - enough for them to put us in this sweet collection of gear for 3D creatives.

We shipped a sample all the way to their offices in the UK a little while back and it's nice to see our friend in print.

Thanks 3D!

Fab R&L

We're excited that R&L goods will be on FAB this Thursday, July 21st.
 I just can't believe how much awesome stuff they have everyday...so much I can barely keep up with it!

There will be some great discounts of our wallets, notebooks & scarves!!, so don't miss it!
The sale will start at 11am eastern time!

And another exciting thing we like to share...are these new photos I took for our Button Linen Scarves! I love how our friend, Cat is totally the perfect person I picture wearing all our scarves!

This is a dream come true!

And here's a sneak peak of what will be on our sale!

 Can't wait!

Double Trouble this weekend!

While Jean is in SF this weekend, I'll be working the Seattle beat at the Urban Craft Uprising show this weekend! Jean is an old pro at working shows solo, but this is my first time, so come and keep me company!

I'll be towards the back by the food section - so don't miss me, and don't miss the homemade ice cream booth across the aisle!

R&L goods at the SF Renegade Craft Fair!

If you're in San Francisco this weekend - get yourself over to Fort Mason for the Renegade Craft Fair!

The lovely Jean & her lovely sister,Yilin will be working our booth with smiles and high fives for all!

We'll have Hoodies, Books, Wallets, and our Linen Button Scarves!

We love you, San Francisco!

Buy Olympia!

We're big fans of Buy Olympia - and now some of our notebooks and wallets are in their web shop!

They caught on early to this century's incarnation of the Arts&Crafts Movement and have been an important supporter of independent art&craft&design based businesses like ours.

Here's to them!

Pretty Spartan

Doesn't this look like a lovely place to just be? And shop?

We feel in fine company at Spartan, in Austin TX, who carry our notebooks and scarves in their beautifully curated shop on South Congress.

I spy our notebooks in the lower left!

And our Linen Button Scarves in the lower right!

Seattle buddies, Iacoli&McCallister necklaces on the right wall!

And some luminous totes from Meet Me Here - one of our NY Gift Fair booth buddies!

Good thing they also have a great web shop.

Photos courtesy of the Spartan Shop Blog.

Getting Our Hunger On for Portland!

Hello! This is Jean!
Chika & I are getting ready to head down to Portland pretty soon to catch some cocktail hour at the ACE with all the vendors that will be at the Remodelista Market.
But besides all the excitement of the market itself, I'm also really excited about getting some awesome food in Portland!
I'm hoping with any downtime before & after the Remodelista Market that we'd just eat our way through Portland....

I saw this Remodelista post mentioning Olympic Provisions where they make homemade cured meat & etc all that goodness...this is why it got me started thinking about food!!
All this also got me thinking that I really want to try Tasty n Sons. My friend have been telling me about this place since they opened last year...and every time she talks about the all the dishes she tried for dinner & brunch there, we both would start to get hungry again.... all the while we're talking about this over dinner....
And THEN there's Le Pigeon ... for the past 4 years since I saw this place, I've made several attempts where it all failed since they were either closed for vacation or we just went at the wrong time. :(
would love to try their amazing looking dishes one of these days!!!
On top of all this, even at the day of the Remodelista Market there will be food by Koi Fusion, Oregon Ice Works, coffee by Ristretto Roasters and Bakeshop by Kim Boyce!!

I'm getting a food coma just looking and thinking about all this food...
I'm thinking that I need to come up with some major plan to hit all these places, and perhaps even do back to back meals...
So don't be surprised if you see a person lying on the side of the road in Portland at some point this weekend...most likely that will be me passed out from all the food that I'll be consuming....and there's no need to call 911....just stay calm and walk away....simply walk away...