R&L at Seattle UCU this weekend Dec 4/5th!

This holiday season, both  R&L goods and Ladies & Gentlemen Studio will be rockin' it at the winter Urban Craft Uprising show in Seattle this weekend!

Date: December 4th & 5th, Saturday & Sunday

Time: 11am-5pm

Where: Seattle Exhibition Hall

We'll have some new track jacket & hoodie designs & linen scarves with hand-printed Piano Nobile designs!

Check out this post on UCU to find out what we're looking forward to this holiday season.

Come by and see our new things and say hello!

R&L Goods + Wooly Bison Bags = Velouria Trunk Show-stopper!

This Thursday and Saturday - get a double dose of Fall's best! I'm not talking about a farmers market - I'm talking about the seasonally appropriate bounty to be found at our trunk shows this week!

You'll see our notebooks and wallets - featuring the lovely hand printed textiles of Piano Nobile. I don't want to ruin the surprise - but we're working on something that just might revolutionize the accessory world as we know it! Not to oversell it or anything - but... it's shaping up to be pretty nice. And we're hustling to finalize some new hoodies and track jackets!

Also:

Ingrid from Wooly Bison Bags has cooked up another glorious set of satchels and cases from repurposed wool. She transforms old coats, pants, and skirts into timeless accessories for you and your gear!

It's like a little sleeping bag!

Slumber Party!

Ah yes, the details:

Thursday 11/11/10  ~  5-8pm

Velouria on Capitol Hill

1521 Melrose Ave. 

In the Melrose Building next to Sonic Boom

AND

Saturday 11/13/10  ~  6-9pm

Velouria in Ballard

2205 NW Market St.

Also next to Sonic Boom ~ Part of the Ballard Art Walk

We'll be there - hitting the artichoke dip and sipping Rose-ay-hay! Hope to see you there!

New York City, here we come!

We're just about ready to head to the big time - the NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR!

And boy-oh-boy are we running with a pack of winners!

JOIN: Design Seattle has an entire booth (#3912), in the Accent on Design section of the show - and we (lucky-ducks that we are) - are showing with a power posse of Seattle designers.

Roll call! (photos by the talented Kyle Johnson)

R&L Goods (formerly Chikabird Inc.) - who are those happy gals in that vibrant space? Well that's us - Jean on the Left, and Chika on the Right. We'll be showing a new line of notebooks and wallets - featuring some magnificent prints by Piano Nobile.

Ladies&Gentlemen Studio - well look who it is again! Jean and her fella, Dylan (a part-time model for R&L Goods) will be showing some vintage inspired originals that are totally on my wish list.

Iacoli&McAllister - organizers and designers extraordinaire! And makers of a certain coffee table that Jared and I are heavily coveting. I'd love to stub my pinky toe on one of those legs. Because that's what I do - all the time.

Grain - fellow RISD alums, and idyllic island dwellers! Their super clever and ecologically sound shower curtain hangs in my very own bathroom. With a well inked, but incredibly incorrect map of the world drawn from memory on it!

BlkPineWorkshop - these guys have their hands in so many great projects - I really don't know how they do it. Their clothing line and cafe are both stellar, and I know that's the tip of the iceberg with them. Makes me wonder if one of their projects is a time stopping device....

And PlainMade - I wonder if Jean would be mad at me if I ALSO got one of her gorgeous silk scarves... oooooh but they're so GOOD!

Urbancase - Nicest guy you'll ever meet! And one heck of a designer. His lovely pillows will be at the show... and will probably tempt me into a test run nap.... just kidding.

Free Time Industries - look at those fun loving gals! Their jewelry is sure to be a hit! I might have to borrow a piece to properly accessorize. I really need help in that department...

OK! There's still laundry to do, promotional materials to organize, and some business-chic outfits to coordinate!

Meeting the Neighbors: Piano Nobile

Through a series of events and connections this Spring, we've been lucky to meet some nearby and very talented neighbors! Isabelle and Nickolas, founders of Piano Nobile are a short bike ride away from us in Ballard - and we have some exciting things brewing with them.

If you're in Ballard this Friday or Saturday, stop by Piano Nobile's home/studio for a Summer Studio Sale. Part of the City Stimulus event running all week to encourage folks to shop local - it's a great opportunity to do a little shopping and check out a stellar transformation in the Ballard industrial zone. Prepare yourself to get incredibly jealous of PN's space, talent, resources, furnishings, dog, Vanagon, and Volvo. The sale features handmade goods by some fantastic local designers and we feel flattered to be included in such a group.
We met with Isabelle last Monday. Over coffee, berries, and coffee cake - we decided to do some collaborating! Isabelle has been printing her own textiles for home and personal accessories, so her scrap bin contains a lot of high quality fabrics. The following pictures feature the various patterns and pieces she gave us, and what we did with them.



Anyone want a silk dupioni notebook? Perhaps taffeta or linen is more your style? These beauties make their debut at the Piano Nobile Studio Sale and are just the teaser for what we have in store for the Fall!

Piano Nobile Studio Sale
Fri&Sat July 17th&18th
11am - 6pm
908 NW 50th St
Seattle WA 98107