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…
ELEVEN SIX visited Jenna Levine (Founder ofLINNÉ) at her Brooklyn home to create a photo story of her favorite FW17 ELEVEN SIX pieces, and to discover more about the mission of her beautiful, natural skincare line…
ELEVEN SIX talks to theThe Hardihoodfounders: Daisy and Leah, on what inspired their quest to create the most exquisite sugar free cakes that are as delicious to the eye as they are to taste! On meeting The Hardihood duo a couple of years ago wenot only fell in love with their irresistible produce but the fun energy, passion and drive they both projected. The photo story is shot at their east London studio featuring some versatile ELEVEN SIX SS17 pieces that they enjoy for work and play!
