Have you discovered the dreamy, atmospheric melodies of Heather Woods Broderick? We recently fell in love with this incredibly talented musician and composer. (Listen HERE) Listening to her music is like journeying a beautiful, layered landscape of textured sound. We talked to Heather about her musical path, what creatively inspires her writing and how she is navigating COVID as she gifts us with meditative music to sooth the mind. For this story, Heather is photographed within Oregon landscapes close to her home wearing her favorite pieces from our Spring 20 collection.
We had the pleasure of talking with ELEVEN SIX Woman:Jorian Seayabout her journey in journalism, ambassadorship for 'My Black is Beautiful' and her recent #ITalkIStand project, a pivotal content series on navigating Racism with families, small children and Interracial friends. A Mother herself, Jorian is also an advocate for empowering mamas in their purpose and through her "Message for Mama's" series and a recently launched event platform named: 'Mommy & Me', she "attempts to pull out of moms" in her community "an extraordinary sense of self." Jorian is photographed at her Chicago-home wearing some of her favorite pieces from our Spring 20 collection.
We talked with brand muse: Shalini Acharya of@styledevoteeon the importance of sustainability, home rituals and her favorite pieces from the Spring collection. We love Shalini's effortless style curation and how she uses her platform to support small, eco-conscious brands, speaking out with a compassionate, authentic voice for the greater good of the world.
In honor of Mother's day, we are thrilled to feature, new Mama, animation producer and style curator: Jen Szeto at her LA home. We discussed how she is striving to navigate a life of creativity, WFH and motherhood in this challenging time of COVID.
Jana Blankenship is the founder of Captain Blankenship a woman-run natural beauty business in the Hudson Valley demanding sustainable solutions for the planet. From her time spent living on the west coast to her current home in the Hudson Valley, natures wild beauty has been her inspiration and the driving force behind her business ethos. Eleven Six visited Jana at her unique, light-infused home near New Paltz designed by eco-architect Matthew Bialecki where we explored effortless beauty, plants as allies and what it’s like to run a plant based business in the modern world.
We are excited to share with you that February, 2020 ELEVEN SIX marks it’s fifth year in business. We launched our first collection in Fall 2015 where we laid the foundations of the ELEVEN SIX DNA. We know this is a young anniversary but wanted to take the opportunity for a moment of reflection, reaffirm our future vision and to thank each and every one of you for following and supporting ELEVEN SIX.
Re Jin Lee (RJ), is the founder ofBDB NY: a New York based design studio offering both functional and sculptural ceramics made by hand. Each piece is a unique assembly of individually rolled out clay slabs and coils created by a 'hand and clay' collaboration inspired by the contemplative process of ceramics and belief in simplicity. RJ was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil to South Korean parents. This combination of cultures has a great influence in RJ’s design aesthetics. We had the pleasure of visiting RJ Upstate to discover her design studio, creations in progress and how her life and brand journey are evolving.
ELEVEN SIX visits Courtney Somer, the founder ofLake & Skyeat her new, Kingston studio-space. Courtney talks about the journey that led to starting her beautiful fragrance and aromatherapy line, daily inspirations and how she strives to find balance being a working mama.
ELEVEN SIX talks toDana McClureofRavenwoodat their incredible, converted, Upstate barn-space. Ravenwood has hosted and curated a series of weekend pop-up shops…where farming, food and design meet in the most perfectly, serene way!
ELEVEN SIX’s novelty knitwear is hand-made by cooperatives of artisans in Peru and Bolivia. These women (and a few men) are empowered by working in an entrepreneurial or family-workshop environment and are dedicated to the production of high quality pieces using traditional textile techniques of hand knitting, macramé and crochet. The many hours that are devoted to crafting every item make each piece produced by an artisan one of a kind. It’s tag denoting the artist’s signature and an edition number, passes on some handcrafted love to its new owner.
Long-standing, brand-collaborator: Jen Szeto, curated and styled another stunning story with an ELEVEN SIX sweater assortment we are proud to have produced for Nordstrom this FW18. We are honored to showcase this visually captivating photo-story:“From Sea To Sky”,where Szeto takes us through the Window of her Imagination so beautifully once again…