Talking Spaces With Satsuki Shibuya
Tweet Satsuki Shibuya‘s unique creative vision is easy to recognize in everything that she does. From song writing to typography, there is a signature mix of elegant simplicity + sweetness to her aesthetic. And her own Los Angeles home studio is no exception! We’re happy to present this look at Satsuki’s sunny workspace, and our...
Studio Visit: Paulina Reyes
Tweet Artist Paulina Reyes’ vibrant watercolors and fluid drawing style led us to collaborate on a summer collection of pillows that celebrate the colors of her native Mexico City! We talked with Paulina at her NYC studio to get a peek at her process, and to learn the story behind her designs.
Studio Visit: Gaurav Nanda of Bend Seating
Tweet Gaurav Nanda’s playful designs are why Bend Seating first caught our attention, and actually sitting down in one of his remarkably comfortable chairs is what made us realize that we needed to work together. And we did! Our exclusive collaboration collection of outdoor furniture was just released, and we love the way that it...
Studio Vist: Richard Velloso
Tweet Richard Velloso’s furniture workshop and showroom is right around the corner from us here in Dumbo. This being Brooklyn’s tiniest neighborhood, it was impossible for us not to notice his roughly sophisticated mix of materials in the window of Olga Guanabara, and the dog that he named his shop after. It wasn’t long before...
Studio Visit: Leah Durner
Tweet Leah Durner‘s abstract paintings in oil, gouache, and poured enamel were the inspiration behind her colorful new collaboration collection with west elm. We love her eye-popping vibrancy and post-Warholian pop sensibilities. So we took a look inside Leah’s studio to learn more about what inspires her, and her daily practice as a working artist...
Studio Visit: dbO Home
Tweet Dana Brandwein and Daniel Oates don’t just take inspiration from the nature; they actually use it as a tool in their dbO Home ceramics studio. The duo creates fantastic debossed patterns with flowers and botanicals collected from around their Connecticut home. We love the results, which is why west elm and dbO Home are...
Studio Visit: Brooklyn Copper Cookware
Tweet “We’re 5 guys in Central Brooklyn banging on copper, and that’s what we do,” says Mac Kohler. But Brooklyn Copper Cookware is far more than just that. It’s the only copper cookware manufacturer in the United States, handcrafting beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces right here in New York City. When we saw copper pots being made...
Studio Visit: CONFETTISYSTEM
Tweet Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho use ephemeral materials to make the most beautiful party supplies you’ve ever seen. They call it ConfettiSystem, and we can’t get enough. Which is why west elm collaborated with the NYC-based designers for a pretty incredible series of Holiday decorations, if we do say so ourselves. But it’s one...
Studio Visit: Sarah Campbell
Tweet Armed with a brush, a powerful sense of color, and a sheer disregard for convention, Sarah Campbell designed some of the most iconic textile designs of the past 50 years. The hand-painted prints and patterns she created alongside her sister, Susan Collier, are unmistakable. And this past year, Sarah Campbell collaborated with west elm...