Kimberly Lewis

I've moved!!

2010-05-24T23:55:00.001-04:00

I have made the switch and moved my blog over to wordpress. You can find me @ http://kimberlylewis.wordpress.com/

2010-01-07T22:15:00.002-05:00

Happy new year! I am excited for 2010! I am working on a new website and I will be transferring my blog over to it. I am also working on a big personal project that I am hoping to unveil within the year. It is really exciting to be working on something that I am so passionate about and I can't wait to share it with everyone! In the meantime here are some photos of my holiday season.

Thanksgiving was filled with wonderful food such as my grandmothers 'fruit pizza' are my mother used to call it.

My sister graduated from college!

I went to a flea market in Tennessee with my sister and found this amazing lamp for $5! I am still searching for a shade though, better get on that

Went to New Hampshire for Christmas and hung out with my sister and her dogs

My Christmas tree at home!

Don't forget about Pacha!

She turned just turned 4!

2009-09-23T22:16:00.002-04:00

New Apartment! Still in Brooklyn but moved down to South Slope. So much more space and my own bathroom and private balcony! More photos over at my flickr

Read this on the train today...

2009-07-14T22:20:00.003-04:00

"After-images occur when the eyes had a concentrated burst of a single colour for a period of time. It triggers the optic nerve to create a brief flash of its complementary opposite, so fleeting it hardly ever registers. Ever wondered why surgical scrubs and operating theatre textiles are blue-green? It's the complementary color of blood red and, because the optic nerve recognizes the complementary colour when they look up, it prevents the surgeons getting an after-image when they look away from the open wound."

from "Chromatic Scale" in the newest issue of Selvedge

Color is crazy!

Raw Color

2009-06-14T22:25:00.003-04:00

Raw color is visual research project about vegetables and their colors. Vegetables are purified to their raw color and then categorized on cards, the most intense colors are then made into ink cartridges to make prints. In this series (C) = Red Cabbage, (M) = Beetroot and (Y)= Pumpkin.

Raw Color via WGSN

DwellStudio

2009-06-02T23:12:00.006-04:00

I am really excited to attend AT Offline New York Design Meetup tomorrow. This months speaker is Christiane Lemieux in of DwellStudio I am a big fan of DwellStudio's modern graphic aesthetic. I had popped into their sample sale that was happening Memorial Day weekend in Soho but sadly came out empty handed which was ok by me because I actually already own a Duvet of theirs that I bought two years ago when I moved into my apartment and I still love to pieces. I am really looking forward to hear Christiane speak candidly about how they got their start and how they have grown their business especially since I remember when it was much smaller and they didn't have all of the partnerships that they do now. If you are in the area you should come on out! Everytime I go I always bump into two (or three or four...) people that I know. I guess that the design world is pretty small after all!

2009-05-31T23:38:00.002-04:00

A couple of months ago I got an email from Brittany asking me about the DIS Textile Design Program that I did two summers ago. I've been following her blog ever since and it looks like she finally arrived in Copenhagen and I am excited to relive Copenhagen and DIS all over again vicariously through her blog!

Speaking of blogs I stumbled upon this one this morning while through flickr. All of the photos are super organized by type of design and then time period and I spent a ridiculous amount of time browsing through a good chunk of them this morning. Check it out over here

Here are a few of my favorites

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Madame Raisin 1925

Christopher Dresser 1876

I absolutely love this color palette

More Sonia Delaunay

Ok so I really like Sonia Delaunay

Last Sonia Delaunay I swear

Busy, busy, busy

2009-05-13T00:05:00.004-04:00

Lists of things to do/accomplish/check off/see/finish in the next week-ish

-Work field trip tomorrow! Seeing with all of the Clinique creative packaging team with perhaps lunch afterwards...
- Hopefully make a quick stop at the Pratt show after work tomorrow
- AT Offline: John Christakos from Blu Dot at Blu Dot Showroom on Thursday
- finally cracked open my sketchbook from London tonight, finish scanning in drawings that have the potential to turn into patterns
- scan and start to live trace/play with 1920s wallpaper samples that I bought at Portobello Market in London
- figure out/rsvp/plan which parties and exhibits I want to check out for design week
- go to above parties during design week, bring lots of business cards
- trade shows trades shows trade shows! ICFF (of course), Surtex, National Stationary Show and Luxe Pack
- meeting with some Design Dames + Babes to discuss future volunteer opportunities
- BBQ in Prospect Park?
- a very belated Cinco de Mayo celebration with the girls at our monthly baking night
- start writing written part of competition that I want to enter, deadlines are looming!
- go to work plus all the other everyday things!

London

2009-05-02T18:14:00.003-04:00

I got back from London almost 2 weeks ago but I have been unusually extremely busy and just found the time a few days ago to put my photos on my computer. I really didn't take many photos and focused more on working on my sketchbook. Once I get my scanner back and working I'll share some pages from that. But in the meantime here are some photos of my trip. Check out the rest on my flickr
Swedish Fashion: Exploring a New Identity at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London

Columbia Flower Market

Portabello Road Market

Roman Baths in Bath

Shopping in Bath (can't remember the name of this store at the moment) Love the wire chandelier

Markets markets markets! This was taken at the Slow Food Market in London

Bath was seriously GORGEOUS and a highlight of my trip, I was probably swayed by the amazing weather that I had there too.

Explored lots of little shops and gathered up lots of inspiration

London is approaching!

2009-03-30T22:48:00.002-04:00

I am finally ironing out my London plans. I leave the night of the 8th and come back the 20th. I have been compiling a list of things to do. This weekend I am hoping to put them all together and come up with some sort of loose plan. It is all kind of coming together last minute which is ok by me. For once it feels nice to not be so constrained. A friend of mine has graciously offered me her couch to crash on the second weekend I am there, and I should know within the next few days if another friends roommates are cool with me sleeping on the couch a few nights the first weekend . In between I plan on staying at hostels.

I plan on keeping a sketchbook my entire trip in the same vein as the one that I kept while in Copenhagen. A sort of visual travel diary, documenting color, shapes, patterns and anything else that I find interesting along the way. I haven't been keeping a sketchbook at all since I started working fulltime back in September. It will be 7 months this week. I am hoping that London will not only be a nice getaway but it will also act as an artistic catalyst of sorts for me.

Macy's Valentine's Day Packaging

2009-03-22T14:12:00.003-04:00

I am aware that it is way past Valentine's Day but I have had these candy boxes sitting on my desk after I bought them post Valentine's Day on sale. I worked on the pattern development on both of them while I was freelancing at Macy's last summer and thought that I would share! Click on the photos to make them bigger. Oh and btw those chocolates in there are long gone! I couldn't resist.

Fashioning Felt

2009-03-06T01:02:00.001-05:00

Earlier this evening I went to the opening of Fashioning Felt at the Cooper-Hewitt. It was a bit last minute since a co-worker of mine decided not to go and I went in her place. Funny because I had actually written a blog entry last night about how excited I was to get to see it over the weekend. I didn't finish writing it because I was so exhausted but instead I have a few photos that I snapped. I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it!

Wednesday night I attended Apartment Therapy's Offline talk with Katherine Hable Sweeney and Susan Hable Smith of Hable Construction which was extremely inspiring and informative. So much inspiring things happening lately that I am hoping to keep the momentum going! We will have to see what the weekend holds!

Sunny Sunday

2009-02-08T23:54:00.004-05:00

Woke up and was excited that it was warm enough to wear my purple trench coat. I paired it with a red dress, an unlikely combination for myself. Little things like color combinations can make my day. Took the bus over to Red Hook and made a quick stop at Ikea to get new curtains for my room. The ones pictured in the above photo in the kitchen I had originally bought for my room but found a new home in there because they were too busy. On my way out I got a frozen yogurt hoping that I would walk outside and it would be warm and wonderful and spring like but it was windy and much more chilly than I had remembered so I had to eat it really fast while shivering. Walked on over to Fairway and got lots of yummy food and got carried away with the 4 grapefruits for $2. Ended up trudging to the bus stop with 8 very large grapefruits along with all of my usual groceries. Happy hour and dinner with friends at a local Italian place ended my day on a perfect note.

Carnarsie Suite

2009-02-03T01:07:00.004-05:00

Aimee posted some photos from a recent shoot for her newest show Canarsie Suite Edge of Vaudeville on flickr and I am really loving them especially the colors! Aimee and Jenny are booked for a festival in Brighton, UK and Prague, as I had mentioned previously and it looks like I may end up heading over there and joining them for a bit! Check out the rest of the photos here

Beautiful Stop Motion Animation

2009-02-01T23:09:00.001-05:00

via Lee

Wow.

Macy's Tableware

2009-02-01T22:43:00.002-05:00

Look what finally popped up on the Macy's website! And already on sale! The Cellar "Indigo Bloom" is one of the tableware sets that I worked on while I was freelancing at Macy's as an assistant designer working on print and pattern over the summer. It is was my first design job out of college and these are the first things that I have worked on to hit the shelves so it is exciting! Sadly you are going to have to wait for any Clinique products that I have worked on for a while, since I started at the end of the Fall 09 season!

Travel on my mind

2009-01-27T00:17:00.003-05:00

I would really love this travel journal with illustrations by Lena Corwin I would really love to take a vacation this year and I am thinking of going to Prague. One of my close friends is performing at theater festival there at the end of May and I have been checking the prices of tickets daily. Has anyone been to Prague?

2009-01-13T00:11:00.002-05:00

Congrats Liz and Kegan for making Page Six! I love seeing people I went to school with carving their own niche in the design world.

2009-01-12T23:23:00.002-05:00

Busy Day tomorrow! Besides the talk that I blogged about yesterday I am hopefully going to make it over to PrintSource and Direction by Indigo for work.I have never been to a textile/surface design trade show besides Surtex, which seemed to me to be lacking the kind of design that I prefer, not as modern and leaning more on the commercial side, so I am quite excited. Hopefully we will come back with some prints and some inspiration to get me started on my own work. Speaking of which, yesterday I finally put all of the magazine clippings/computer printouts that I have been saving up next to my computer desk in hopes to get myself inspired to break out my sketchbook and so far it looks like it is working.

Product Placement 1.2

2009-01-11T16:40:00.002-05:00

I was really excited to get an email the other day from Kyra over at Twenty2 about Product Placement 1.2, A behind-the-scenes exploration of textile design with Wook Kim, twenty2, Tom Scott, Heather Dunbar, Amy Helfand, and Heather Bush from Carnegie.

I had interned at Twenty2 my junior year of college. I was interested in learning more about textile design and running a small business and emailed them on a whim and started interning one day a week soon after. I have very fond memories of drinking lots of jasmine tea and helping pick pantones for colorways and thinking wow will someone maybe eventually pay me to do something like this? The answer is yes! and I learned a ton from Kyra and Rob that helped me get a start. Thanks!

Tuesday, January 13, 7-9 p.m.
At Design Within Reach Flatiron
903 Broadway (at 20th), New York

Space is limited. $5 suggested donation.
RSVP to thisisproductplacement@gmail.com.

You'll find me there on Tuesday!

2009-01-11T16:22:00.003-05:00

Forgot to share my one thrifted purchase while in NH! I saw the pattern on this dress from across the room and knew that I had to have it. This dress is sitting next to my sewing machine (along with many other dresses) waiting to get hemmed since it is currently floor length. Perhaps this could be a new years resolution of sorts. Best of all I ended up only paying a $1 for it since the linen lining looks like it has some water stains on the bottom.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T18:30:00.004-05:00

My new years eve festivities included:

+drinking homemade wine and blueberry port with Aimee in her apartment
+dancing to drummers at a gallery in prospect heights
+ringing in the new year at a house party in Kensington

Nothing too crazy. I have been enjoying me 5 day weekend, and it is not even over! Then it is back to 5 day work weeks!

Looking back I accomplished a lot in 2008 and I hope that I continue to do the same in 2009.

+ Put together my portfolio, which was exhausting!
+ took my first road trip with Aimee, her dog and two cats
+ put on an off campus show with my Sr studio
+ graduated college
+ sold my handmade pillows at Renegade and the Brooklyn Flea
+ got to teach gymnastics to many many children in Prospect Park
+ freelanced at Macys
+ saw my first mass produced product that I worked on at Macys in store!
+ Got a full time job at Clinique
+ gained financial independence!
+ tons more wonderful things that I can't think of!

Happy New Year!

Etsy Calendar Love #2

2008-12-29T23:45:00.002-05:00

A Year in the Kitchen

I don't usually keep a calendar in my kitchen but I could definitely make room for this one.

Etsy Calendar Love

2008-12-29T23:19:00.003-05:00

I am in the market for a 2009 calendar. Usually I end up getting one for Christmas (2008 was Eugene Grasset calendar with each month being a different decorative art nouveau style pattern - good pick dad) but not this year, which is fine by me because now I have free reign of what to choose. Here are some of my favorite picks I found while browsing etsy.

SusyJack Deluxe Wall Calendar

Want want want! I love the simplicity of these, they definitely make me smile. I would display a couple of months at a time right above my desk!

My work at Macy's!

2008-12-21T14:33:00.003-05:00

I was really surprised yesterday to go into Macy's in Nashua, NH and see these juice glasses that I had worked on over the summer. I had freelanced at Macy's right after graduation working on print and pattern for their in-house tabletop department. I was under the impression that they were not going to hit stores until next summer so it really took me by surprise to see something I had helped design on the floor being sold! Unfortunately these juice glasses seemed to be the only items that they had in stock with the pattern and they do not seem to be on the Macy's website either! I even asked an employee where the rest of the set was and they said that they had only received one box with just juice glasses (which is funny because I had only worked on the glasses for this particular set) I called my dad and of course he wanted me to buy a bunch. Has anyone seen these around their local Macy's?

Hello from NH!

2008-12-21T14:22:00.002-05:00

I am spending Christmas in NH and was greeted with not one storm, but two! It took me 9 hours to get from NY to Boston on Friday (usually a 4 - 5 hour bus ride) and all of our family plans have been cancelled for the weekend. I am snowed in until further notice. I made it out yesterday to take a trip to the doctors (feeling even worse!), and grabbed a pair of snow boots which were the last pair in my size at DSW. I plan on spending the rest of the day sitting around in my pj's with a cup of tea and tissues in my hand, and later on decorating the tree with the family

2008-11-11T00:41:00.002-05:00

I went this weekend to see the Chanel Zaha Hadid Mobile Art Container to see what all of fuss was about with my good frined Mino. Thankfully I had reserved two tickets way back in September so we got to walk right into the exhibit and bypass the line where I heard people waited hours in for stand by tickets. I did enjoy it and it had some really wonderful moments such as "The Sidewalk" by Leandro Erlich of Argentina which was a piece that showed the reflection of a cityscape in puddles on the street. After I took off my headset offall I could think of was that it made me wanting something a bit more

2008-10-20T23:38:00.002-04:00

My birthday is this coming Wednesday so I did some pre-birthday shopping yesterday in hopes of finding a new dress to wear to my birthday dinner. I popped into one of my favorite stores Zachary's Smileand tried on a bunch of dresses way out of my price range. The only time that I have been able to shop there is during their basement sale, which is seems as though they seemed to have skipped over this year? Correct me if I am wrong. Which is a shame because I love their clothes but don't have the $$ to drop on them at full price. Sadly I returned back to Brooklyn without a birthday dress but with some much needed new black flats so all was not lost.

2008-10-20T23:33:00.002-04:00

If you happen to pick up the latest issue of Surface magazine I am drooling over the Matt and Nat bag on page 35, but for some reason it is nowhere to be found on their website. :( I love the above one also but the handles are much too short and I am on of those people who need a sturdy over the shoulder bag.

Don't forget about me!

2008-10-05T22:51:00.003-04:00

Hello it is me! I am still around! I have been adjusting to working full time now and it seemed as though blogging and working on my own designs took a seat on the back burner for the time being. But no more! I am excited to get back into my own work and I am hoping to try to do a craft fair or two this winter. I have a gigantic bag full of pillows just waiting for covers to be made and I am hoping to explore some other ideas that I haven't quite fleshed out yet.

Beckerman

2008-09-09T22:17:00.002-04:00

I meant to post this with my post yesterday but I was ridiculously tired and went to sleep instead! I thrifted the shirt below completely new and was intrigued by the tags since they were so bring and bod. I had never heard of the designer so with a little help from google I discovered Beckerman A design team made up of three sisters all who attended FIT and studied different areas of fashion/textile design and later went on to producing their own line together combining each of the sisters own style and expertise! Here are a few of my favorite looks from their Spring 08 collection, which is my favorite.

This is the shirt that I was modeling in my last post!

Wardrobe Remix

2008-09-08T22:15:00.002-04:00

Simple, but fun work outfit!

Top: Beckerman, thrifted with tags still attached in downtown brooklyn!
Linen skirt- Banana Republic - thrifted again in downtown brooklyn
Shoes - Aerosoles, thrifted yet again in downtown brooklyn haha, remixed
earrings - flea market in alabama, remixed
rest of jewelry- gifts from my mother

Rachel Comey at Fashion Week

2008-09-08T00:43:00.002-04:00

Rachel Comey's RTW Spring 2009 collection really popped out at me, probably because I could actually see myself wearing a lot of it. Perhaps because it combines a bunch of my favorite things 1) combinations of bring blue and chartreuse 2) fun prints layered on top of each other and 3) cinched waists

Romper alert!

I thrifted a pair of shorts this exact same color that need to be taken in, I am going to use this photo as inspiration
Very quirky, playful, right up my alley. Stay tuned for more of my fashion week picks

Chartreuse will always be one of my favorite colors! Come to think about it I don't own a chartreuse skirt...

Again with the last two, I would wear every single this in these outfits

Color IQ + New Job!

2008-09-08T00:00:00.004-04:00

Test your color IQ

I got a 10, phew! Which is good considering my profession!

I started a new job last week, hence my disappearing. I am working at Clinique designing packaging for their gift with purchase. Best of both worlds, 3d design and patterns! I am very happy and excited with seeing this new chapter of my life will bring me! Wish me luck!

Erin Michael

2008-08-28T20:01:00.003-04:00

I saw these over on Tula Pink they are by Erin Michael for Moda

Some of my flea market finds!

2008-08-28T18:31:00.004-04:00

I am in love with this painting that I got for $1!

I was on the lookout for plates and I eyed these immediately and was also excited about the price! I got eight total, 4 of each for $3!

Virginia Johnson

2008-08-28T00:27:00.002-04:00

While at Barney's today I came across some of Virginia Johnson's new shawls. I am a big fan of her work so I came home and checked out her website again to see what else was new. I really love her Fall 08 lookbook. It is really inspiring.

Go check it out at http://www.virginiajohnson.com

Wardrobe Remix + subway highlight of the day!

2008-08-28T00:04:00.002-04:00

I had lunch at Barney's today with my new bosses. I start my new job on Tuesday! Very excited! I wore:

Dress - Brooklyn Industries
belt- was my mothers
shoes- aerosoles (shhh!) via housing works in downtown brooklyn

The highlight of my day was coming home on the F and guess who sat down next to me?!

Elizabeth Sweetheart one of the five new yorkers interviewed in NY Mag about their single color wardrobe The article is here if you missed it I wish that I had remembered that she was a fabric designer because I would have said something, but anyways she totally made my day!

Back from NH

2008-08-27T23:35:00.003-04:00

I got back from New Hampshire yesterday. I feel like whenever I have been going back I always do the same things. This photo basically sums up how I spent my Sunday. Two words. FLEA MARKET

This flea market is out of control and I am sorry but the flea markets here in NYC don't stand a chance in comparison to the ones in NH. I came out after three hours and only spending $6 and came out with a vintage silk scarf, two linen table clothes, a few yards of really fun vintage fabric, the cutest painting that I am putting in my kitchen tomorrow, 6 cloth napkins with a great bamboo print in chartreuse (one of my favorite colors!) and a full bottle of avon perfume in a peacock shaped bottle! RIDICULOUS!!

Besides the flea market I made sure to stop at the local farms/ice cream stands and stock up on some fresh veggies that I made myself and my dad dinner with, cider donuts, and homemade pumpkin ice cream. yummmmy

2008-08-14T23:56:00.003-04:00

I have been on the lookout for a new purse for a while now since I have loved mine so much that the straps are starting to fray. I am a one purse kind of girl (ok ok I recently bought a lesportsac bag too for more casual summer occasions, who wants to bring a leather purse to the beach? and besides who can resist their patterns?!) but usually it is just me and my trusty black leather purse. I stumbled upon this Calvin Klein one at Macy's and it is the perfect simple shape and size that I have been looking for. I think I may be purchasing it soon as a gift to myself in celebration of my new job!

Charm School Design

2008-08-13T23:36:00.002-04:00

I never posted about my trade at Renegade with Alita aka Charm School Design I traded one of my pillows for this lovely necklace which I adore. It is a great conversation piece!

Buy your own here

On me!

Flashback to Summer 07

2008-08-13T23:25:00.001-04:00

I was searching to see if I could find any '08 DIS blogs and look at what I came across on flickr! Looks familiar doesn't it?

Wardrobe Remix August 3rd 2008

2008-08-03T14:55:00.002-04:00

Going to McCarren Pool to see a free concert with some friends!

Tank- French Connection, the embroidery detail is really beautiful! thrifted
cut off shorts - APC thrifted
shoes - Top Shop thrifted
scarf - was my mothers
necklace - Porcelein key from Rare Device in Park Slope (rip!) $2.50 leather cord from my craft stash
all other jewelry- gifts from my mother

Tanya Aguiñiga

2008-07-31T23:41:00.002-04:00

Tanya Aguiñiga
mixture of furniture and textile design and design aesthetic is right up my ally. If you know me you know how much I love felt! Looking forward to seeing the rest of her work under accessories which is not up yet.

2008-07-31T23:21:00.002-04:00

I stumbled upon Sea of Shoes via Ali's tumblr and I must admit that I read every single one of her entries in one sitting and I can't get enough. Not only does Jane have amazing wardrobe for a 16 year old but I think the fact that she includes her mother and sister (all who are gorgeous!) regularly in the blog is absolutely precious. Now I just wish that they would adopt me so I could also share shoes with them!

Etsy Love

2008-07-30T22:14:00.004-04:00

I have been combing through etsy like mad to find items that I only wish I could afford! (Someone give me a job! PLEASE!) I have been on the look out for the perfect cloche hat for a while and this one is just about perfect in every way.

Grey cotton blend cloche hat at lizarietz etsy shop

Brooklynski

2008-07-30T22:06:00.002-04:00

The other day while I was teaching over in Greenpoint I stumbled upon Brooklynski/a>
Brooklynski over on Driggs and was quite surprised because I was not expecting it at all! The store is small yet charming and I managed to pick up a small present for my sister for her birthday!

Internet problems :/ + Puppies

2008-07-29T20:58:00.003-04:00

Sadly the internet has not been working at my apartment which has made it extremely hard to blog but most importantly to email with future roommates. I have been running back and forth from Mino's apartment and the Pratt computer labs.

In the meantime check out my friend Fallon's blog Livin’ the pUPscale life! because it is ridiculously cute and making me want to add a new puppy addition to my apartment even though it is not feasible at the moment!

Anyone need a home?

2008-07-29T01:44:00.001-04:00

Nicole and I are still looking for a roommate for August 1st. Everything just seems to be falling through :/

Our craigslist ad is here!

Etsy Shop is up!

2008-07-27T18:49:00.000-04:00

2008-07-27T11:43:00.003-04:00

I was in a bit of a blogging funk but I am back with new ideas for posts, and new products!

A big thanks to Amy over at GreenJeans who blogged about my pillows at Renegade!

Today I am snapping some more photos of some of the left over pillows from Renegade and the Brooklyn Flea and putting them up on my etsy shop. I will post the link when they are done!

What I Wore Today: July 25th 2008

2008-07-26T12:30:00.002-04:00

I thrifted this dress in NH over a year ago because I loved the pattern and bright colors and it was also only $2! What a steal! It had been sitting in my closet in my sewing pile/refashion pile for a while and I rediscovered it last night while getting ready to go out to a party.. I hemmed it so that it now just skims the tops of my knees and lopped off a good 7 inches. I then repositioned the buttons in the back so that it is now more fitted look and tada! A perfect summer dress!

Dress - Thrifted in NH -$2
Belt - handed down from my mum - free
Shoes - Aerosoles, sooo comfy! Clearance rack at Steinmart in Knoxville TN with my sisters discount total= $8
bracelet- recent garage sale find from NH - 25 cents
necklace - stoop sale find in Brooklyn -$1
vintage silver earrings (not shown) - flea market find in Colinsville Alabama $8

Total Cost: $19.25

Books

2008-07-16T21:56:00.002-04:00

Trying to keep up with the reading one book a week deal.

In the past two weeks I have read:

Classic, that everyone should reread. I just picked up a WW2 edition at a thrift store. Love, love, love.

I'm not even sure if I should even count this, but hey it is the story of my life!

Currently working on

Almost done!

I've been reading this one for a while, but since they are short stories I can only take so many in at a time.

Brooklyn Flea

2008-07-15T22:09:00.002-04:00

Sunday was the Brooklyn Flea with Aimee and it was hot!! We initially didn't set up our tent as seen in these photos but the sun was brutal so we then spent about 45 minutes trying to piece it together without any instructions! Lesson learned- get an ez tent!

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2008-07-07T00:30:00.002-04:00

I know it has been blogged about to death but just for the record.
I think that Fifi Lapin is amazing.

Brooklyn Flea

2008-07-06T11:16:00.002-04:00

I will be at the Brooklyn Flea next Sunday the 13th. I will be sharing a booth with my friend Aimee. I will be selling my handmade wool felt applique pillows with new designs on irish linen and wool felt. I have also been cleaning out my closet and have a bunch of vintage clothes, shoes, lots of yarn, and lots of other random items for sale.

Aimee is selling an assortment of vintage designer women's clothes straight from the closet of a a local Clinton Hill-er from years past.

Brooklyn Flea takes place every Sunday from 10am to 5pm—rain or shine—at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Lafayette Ave. between Clermont and Vanderbilt Ave.

Subway:
A/C to Lafayette Ave.
G to Clinton/Washington Ave.
2/3, 4/5, B/D/Q, M/N/R to Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St. (use Hanson Place exit/elevator, walk up Hanson Place to Greene Ave., then follow Greene Ave. 4 blocks and turn left on Clermont Ave.)

For more info go to: http://www.brownstoner.com/brooklynflea/

2008-07-05T22:36:00.003-04:00

I was thrifting the the other week and came across an American Apparel romper, just like the one above but in rust. It was my size, $3 and I thought ehhhh.. I can wear it around my apt, really like the color and maybe use it as a costume for something and threw it in my basket. I went home and threw it in my laundry pile and re-discovered it the other day while folding my clothes and I have been wearing it non stop for the past few days. I haven't left the house in it, more just lounging clothes but I have now been scouring the internet looking for the perfect one that I can wear and actually leave my apt in. I have been lusting over a few on shopbop.

If I had $350 lying around I would buy this in a heartbeat. So perfect.

Elizabeth and James Summer Romper

Johnson Doty Romper

I am drooling over the back detail on this one.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Aster Double Knit Romper

Let's go to the park and have a picnic. Any takers?

So rompers? love them? hate them? discuss.

Blogger inspiration

2008-07-05T13:31:00.004-04:00

I have been quite the fan of Kristatomic's work and not to mention she seems like an all around awesome nice person! Her daily drawings/gouache paintings over at her blog have inspired me to start my own daily drawing sketchbook. Keeping a daily sketchbook is something that I try often but usually only lasts for a few days. Although last summer while in Copenhagen I kept one for two months which was sort of a mishmash of drawings, color studies, collage and writing. I am starting one today and hoping that I can break my two month record from last summer. I can only hope that my drawings turn out as half as lovely as hers!

Yummy cocktail rings

2008-07-05T13:09:00.000-04:00

Stumbled upon these cocktail rings by LaPatisserie

nom nom nom I could just eat these!

Caturday

2008-06-30T14:04:00.000-04:00

I adopted Pacha exactly six months ago from BARC She just got a lion cut for the summer and is enjoying being fur and hairball free for the time being.

Caturday

2008-06-30T13:10:00.000-04:00

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From http://www.littlegalaxie.com/

Visit to NH

2008-06-29T02:21:00.000-04:00

Went back to New Hampshire for the weekend for some very postponed graduation celebration with my grandmother. Sunday morning was spent at the Londonderry Flea which is basically AMAZING. I spent my morning sipping homemade lemonade and wandering around seeing what treasures I could find.

Pretty exciting, it will get better

I didn't know that cotton candy came in so many flavors, or colors

Magic wands are serious business. I snapped this photo and the guy who was selling them got really upset and yelled at me.

You never know what you are going to find at the Londonderry Flea like this rusty old carnival ride car

Olafur Eliasson at the Moma

2008-06-29T02:11:00.000-04:00

Today I went to the Moma with Mino to catch the Olafur Eliasson exhibit. I would recommend that if you haven't seen it to go tomorrow because it is the last day it will be opened!

Wish I had brought my better camera because the color that the light gave off was magnificent and this photo doesn't do it justice

Yum colors

Renegade

2008-06-17T22:37:00.000-04:00

A big thanks to everyone who came to Renegade this weekend and stopped by my booth! Even with the torrential rain I made decent sales and had a great time! For those of you who were not able to make it to the fair don't worry because I will be selling my pillows off of my website within the next few weeks.

The past two weeks have been hectic. I started a new job freelancing as an assistant print and pattern designer at Macy's in housewares and have been thinking a lot about what to do with my own personal projects. I feel like I am in a good place right now and I am quite happy with everything at the moment. I have compiled a list of things (surprise , surprise!) that I am hoping to accomplish this summer.

- Start selling my pillows off of my website
-Building up personal pattern portfolio, (transferring sketchbook patterns to illustrator and colorways)
- Starting a new post college sketchbook with only sketching, NO lists (lists are my weakness and I find myself scribbling them at least a few times a day)
- take more photos of inspiring things that I see everyday now that I have a point and shoot camera that fits in my purse thanks to my dad for graduation
- read one book a week

2008-06-03T14:49:00.000-04:00

I have been spending my days working on Renegade products, searching for a job (any offers?) rearranging all of the furniture in my room, and teaching dance and gymnastics. I finally have a new roommate (thank GOD!) Nicole, who is still settling in, whose blog can be found here btw. I guess that things have been kind of slow?

I am really excited about Renegade, all of my pillows are finished and I have a few more last minute things up my sleeve. If you didn't already know you can find me on June 14th and 15th at booth #62 at
McCarren Park Pool on Lorimer St. between Bayard St. + Driggs Ave. Put it on your calendars people!

I've been feeling really sick but today decided to actually leave my apartment and wear something other than yoga pants and a t-shirt, so a wardrobe remix shot was bound to happen.

Dress- Zara, thrifted in the winter now I can finally wear it!
Shoes- Camper via ebay
Belt- Found via dumpster dive at Pratt after school ended a few years ago

If you haven't already check out the stylish ladies (and men!) at Wardrobe_Remix,

2008-06-01T23:07:00.000-04:00

Back from the Bahamas! I actually got back a week ago, but the last week has been a blur with prepping for renegade. I have new products to show and sell and all of my paperwork for officially running my business is done! Here are some photos I took on my trip.

2008-05-13T23:23:00.000-04:00

The above photo is from the Pratt Show with my display. I graduated on Friday, unfortunately most of the day looked like this

Next on my list, gearing up fro Renegade and job search!

Pratt Show!

2008-05-06T15:03:00.000-04:00

Come see my work and me at the Pratt show! Tonight is a reception for professionals and exhibitors but I will be around the Manhattan center most of the day tomorrow!

Barranco

2008-05-05T20:05:00.000-04:00

I have finally finished my Peruvian inspired dinnerware, called Barranco, which is one of Lima's most bohemian districts which is known for the many artists and writers that live there. When I visited Lima, Peru last March I didn't get to spend much time in Barranco, but the night that I did wish that I could have stayed there a little longer.

Value-Ables May 2nd 2008

2008-05-04T01:13:00.001-04:00

A big thanks to everyone that showed up last night! I had an amazing time designing, putting together the show, and celebrating with everyone. One show down, Pratt show next!

For those of you who were not able to attend the event here are some photos and you can catch me at the Pratt Show May 6th - 7th at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

Stuffed was inspired by my growing bag collection underneath my sink. I strive to find simple eloquent solutions for everyday issues.

Busy week ahead filled with Pratt Show prep, the actual show, a tabletop critique, an interview (!!), family coming, and to top it off graduation! After it is Brooklyn Designs, a few days of rest, ICFF, Surtex and the Stationary show, and I plan on hitting all of them! (big thanks to former classmate and Pratt Alum Liz over at Design Glut for hooking me up with a pass) Monday I am taking a well deserved break with the family to the Bahamas on a four day cruise. Come back prep for Renegade and make products like crazy! Whew!

2008-04-29T22:15:00.000-04:00

I am a total sucker for packaging and have been known to buy certain things just because of that. A good example of this is the amount of Matilde milk that I consumed while I was in Denmark this summer. How could you say no to this face?

Anyways, I am loving the graphics on Pop Ink's soap. They also have a line of witty dinnerware with names such as Naked Lunch and Cannibal Kingdom.

A few of the finished pillows

2008-04-29T15:30:00.000-04:00

2008-04-20T14:52:00.000-04:00

My work will be featured in "VALUE-ables", an off-campus Product Design show by graduating seniors of Pratt Institute's Industrial Design Studio 402A-03. The show will take place May 2nd from 6 - 11 pm. Follow the link below for further information and a directional map link.

http://www.value-ables.com/

Every time the site is "re-freshed" it loads a different photo related to a specific value considered for each student's product. Refresh until you see the bright red lettering, which is a clue to what I will be showing. If you have been reading my blog you may have picked up some others hints, but will have to come to the show to see how they all fit together!

I love when the most random things happen

2008-04-17T15:53:00.000-04:00

So I got an email from someone at Wikipedia asking if they could use one of my photos of when I saw Bob Dorough play in a coffee shop in Pennsylvania a few summers ago. FYI, he is the guy who wrote and sings the School House Rock songs. Of course I said yes and it is up with me credited underneith. You can check it out here

XS-M-L

2008-04-15T14:46:00.000-04:00

I saw this ring , 'Knopfring' (button ring) from XS-M-L over at Bloesem and just had to reblog it. Xs-M-L is made up of Diana van Golden, Charlotte Vonkeman and Marije Cnossen all Dutch designers and I am in LOVE it and all of their products!

Odds and ends

2008-04-15T14:21:00.001-04:00

The countdown to graduation/Pratt show/studio show has begun and things have gotten a little bit crazy so over the weekend I did a bit of spring cleaning to calm my nerves. Cleaning and organizing has an oddly soothing effect on me and clears my mind. While I was at it I snapped some photos of my current projects and some of my flea market finds from Alabama that I haven't shown yet.

I found these at the Collinsville, Alabama flea market all 4 for $1! I've been using them ever since it has gotten a little warmer since they seem like such summery glasses to me.

All of my plates have been breaking and chipping on me, I don't like them very much anyways so I was excited to replace some of them with these, I got 2 for 50 cents!

I have been churning out pillow prototypes. The three on the left are the best of the bunch so far, the two on the right are the usual throw pillows.

Renegade Craft Fair

2008-04-12T15:49:00.001-04:00

Excellent news! My friend Michelle and I applied for a booth together at the Renegade Craft Fair in June and we were chosen to be a vendor! I will be selling my handmade housewares and Michelle will be selling her handmade soaps. The fair will be June 14th and 15th at McCarren Park. Mark your calendars!

Pricked: Extreme Embroidery

2008-04-08T15:22:00.000-04:00

I still haven't made it over to The Museum of Art and Design to see Pricked: Extreme Embroidery but it is closing April 27th so I need to go soon, anyone want to come with me? The above piece is by Orly Cogan who uses vintage fabric for her work

Brooklyn Flea

2008-04-06T00:00:00.000-04:00

I will be heading over to the Brooklyn Flea tomorrow morning before I head out into the city. I've been looking forward to this for the obvious reasons butalso because it means that summer is right around the corner!

Bundt Pans!

2008-04-05T23:56:00.001-04:00

I have had this photo saved on my hard drive in my inspiration folder and had no idea where it had come from. The other day while browsing through flickr I found who this lovely kitchen belongs to, Abbey over at Aesthetic Outburst Check out the rest of her photos and home here

Pacha in BARC Blog

2008-04-03T12:36:00.000-04:00

Pacha makes special guest appearance in BARC's Blog

Wool Felt Applique Pillow

2008-03-31T13:17:00.000-04:00

Mock up of pillow, first in the series

Experiments with Acid Dye + Wool

2008-03-29T22:16:00.000-04:00

Today I dyed a piece of felted wool that I had bought for my pillow prototype. I have worked with fiber reactive dyes before but never with acid dyes. It was fairly easy, just boiling water and some vinegar. All I have to do now is get my hands on a steamer, any leads anyone? I made thickne which is sitting in the fridge, thickening as I type and tomorrow I am going to try my hand at printing with acid dye.

Sweet Home Alabama

2008-03-29T21:55:00.000-04:00

I am back from my road trip to Alabama and Tennessee. This was just what I needed! I drove down with Aimee her two cats (Pepper and Carmine) and Dog (Bixie) to Albertsville, Al where Aimee grew up and owns a house. We spent out time shopping, eats grits, biscuits, BBQ pulled pork, and sweet tea, and hanging out by the lake. Here are a few photos from the trip, all of them can be seen here

Vacation!

2008-03-18T11:15:00.000-04:00

I am taking a little trip down to Alabama and Tennessee with Aimee. We will be staying at her house in Alabama. Hoping to get lots of relaxation time in! Over the weekend I'll be visiting my sister in Knoxville. I have never really been to the south besides Florida so I am excited for a change of scenery and pace for a few days. Be back in Brooklyn late sunday night!

Almost Ready to Print

2008-03-15T20:10:00.000-04:00

I have almost everything to begin silk screening. I tried silk screening with the jaquard textile paint today and wasn't quite satisfied with the results. I was going to try to mix a batch of the procion dye but realized that I was missing one thing, not to mention that I should probably go out and buy a scale. Even though I have a studio space in the ID building it is nowhere near adequate for silkscreening fabric AT ALL and it set up for well industrial design related projects of course. I have access to the silkscreening facilities but they too are not nearly large enough to do repeats. Right now I am really missing those wonderful fabric printing tables in Copenhagen. If I had my own studio I would be building my own printing table asap!

Jillian Ditner

2008-03-11T00:32:00.001-04:00

I have a soft spot for libraries since my mother was a children's librarian and these prints by Jillian Ditner are just lovely. If I had some money lying around I would buy all three in a heart beat!

Let the job search begin!

2008-03-10T19:45:00.000-04:00

I started sending out my resume for full time jobs about a week ago, which is exciting but nervewracking all at the same time. I had an interview on Thursday for an entry level textile position at a company in midtown. It was honestly the fastest interview I have ever had in my life, I sat down and felt like I was putting my jacket on 5 minutes later. I am not expecting a call back from them, but I went straight from the interview to an get some amazing Korean food in Koreatown a treat for myself which made up for it.
I had another interview this morning at another home furnishing company in midtown in the same building but one floor down. It was for a temporary internship/assistant position to the tableware designer. This one went much smoother thankfully! I should be hearing back at the end of the week if I got it or not. Even if I don't get it or any of the jobs that I have been applying for it is putting my mind at ease that I have my resume floating around and I feel like I am one step ahead, which is all that counts for the time being right? May can't come soon enough, or can it?

Screen printing!

2008-03-04T00:18:00.001-05:00

I have been itching to do some printing ever since I got back from Denmark in August and I think that the time has finally arrived!! I am working on various patterns that I am going to be using for pillows that I am working on in my studio. I have been doing the research to prepare and it is very daunting! Space is an issue here in Brooklyn, as is the fact that I don't have access to the wonderful kitchen that I had in denmark full of huge sinks, oversized boilers, a steamer and an ironing machine! I have ideas for printing large quantities of fabric and turning them into lovely pillows but I am not so sure if my ideas are a bit too lofty at the moment since Pratt doesn't quite have the facilities to print 10 feet of fabric. I think that I am going to start small, but I am still excited to get printing none the less!

Wis Design

2008-02-25T23:43:00.000-05:00

I am completely in love with these tables! <3 <3 <3

Wis Design via Core77

Baltic Bazaar Trip

2008-02-24T22:45:00.000-05:00

I finally made it over to Baltic Bazaar on Atlantic on Saturday while my friend Holly was visiting. I picked up some wonderful jacquard fabric which will be turned into pillows. I have a bunch of it so I am hoping to sell some on etsy! I am also looking into selling at the Brooklyn Flea, so be on the lookout!

2008-02-21T17:10:00.000-05:00

I swear I am not an oompa loompa, the lighting was crazy in my kitchen!

Dress- Thrifted yesterday for $7 at the salvation army on atlantic, it is originally from forever 21
grey shirt- thrifted a long time ago in NH
sweater- thrifted at salvation army near my apartment 2 years ago
leggings- thrifted @ my local salvation army for 99 cents! weee
boots- old navy $6

Calling all web designers!

2008-02-15T23:28:00.000-05:00

Are there any web designer out there who are looking to build up their portfolio?

I am on the lookout for someone who is willing to help me design a fairly simple portfolio based website for me. I have been asking around and getting quotes from people but I honestly don't have $300 lying around at the moment or the time to teach myself. I would be willing to negotiate a stipend and of course give credit where it is due. BUT I do have some products that I am working on at the moment that I am hoping to sell locally in the next few months, so this could lead to future work! Reply here or send me an email at KimberlyLewis08@gmail.com

Seacoast NH Heartwalk 2008 Walking in memory of Cheryl Lewis

2008-02-14T23:44:00.000-05:00

My sister Kristen will be walking in the 2008 Seacoast NH Heartwalk on May 18th in memory of our mother, Cheryl Lewis, who died in December of 2006 from a rare heart disease called ARVD. Unfortunately I will not be able to walk, but will be there in spirit. This year our team is called "Thump Thump" and our goal is to get as many people to walk with the team or donate. Our team goal is to raise $1,000. The goal for the whole Seacoast heart walk is to raise $88,000.

If you would like to go to our team page it can be found at:

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/seacoastnh/thumpthump

My personal page, where you can donate is located at:

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/seacoastnh/KimberlyLewis

*Copy and Paste above addresses for some reason when I link them they direct you to a general page*

Currently in my studio I am in the process of designing a necklace to promote the awareness of heart disease in memory of my mother and all of those who have lost a loved one. I am also working on a set of plush cushions in the shape of organs. My first one being the heart. I will be posting my progress as soon as I get something a bit more tangible. I am hoping to sell them and donate a portion of the money made to the American Heart Association.

Happy Valentine's Day <3 Kimberly!

2008-02-14T08:50:00.000-05:00

I had a hard time deciding which one to post so you will have to take a look at all of these wonderful cheeky, suggestive vintage valentines over at 7 Deadly Sinners

Polly Apfelbaum Lecture Tomorrow

2008-02-11T15:48:00.000-05:00

I will be attending the Polly Apfelbaum lecture tomorrow at Pratt! It is free and open to the public! Here is some more information from the Pratt website.

Visual artist Polly Apfelbaum will speak at Pratt Institute about her artwork and career, as part of the 2007-2008 Visiting Artists Lecture Series, from 12:45 to 1:45 PM, Tuesday, February 12, in the Engineering Building, Room 371, on Pratt’s Brooklyn Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Apfelbaum creates floor and wall art using bright color and expressive line and shape. She works with a variety of media including dye, velvet, paint, glitter, marker, woodblock print, and silkscreen, and fashions the material into vibrant floral and nature-inspired imagery.

Apfelbaum has had solo international exhibitions at such galleries as Frith Street, London; Galeria Camargo Vilaça, São Paolo, Brazil; Museum of Contemporary Art, Klasma, Helsinki; and at various contemporary art galleries throughout the United States. Her work has been featured in numerous international group exhibitions and belongs in the public collections of The Brooklyn Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others.

Apfelbaum received her bachelors of fine arts degree from Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and has since received grants and awards from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and Artists Space.

The Not Too-Too Beret

2008-02-11T11:58:00.000-05:00

I really want to try knitting hats again, my last couple were a complete disaster but I'm thinking that maybe I could handle this one? I found the pattern via Craftzine

Sneak Peak into my Apartment

2008-02-10T15:09:00.000-05:00

I am working on my portfolio today and snapped a few photos of the textile I designed hanging on a curtain rod in my room. Pacha coudn't resist jumping in the frame!

Here is a peak into a corner of my room. Notice the sewing table that I fixed up, but try to ignore the bags of cat food, I obviously don't live in a magazine!

I got the various bottles below from when I helped Aimee clean out a brownstone, I loove them! The angel ornament I got in Finland, and the purse is thrifted.

Peruvian Inspired Tableware

2008-02-08T14:48:00.000-05:00

I am finishing up some studio work that has been hanging over my head for a while. I am in the process of designing tableware inspired by the cuisine and culture of Peru. I visited Lima, Peru last March during my spring break with a group of students from Pratt and volunteered in Villa El Salvador through a program called Cross Cultural Solutions.

The napkin ring below is inspired by a tapestry that I saw in the Museum of Natural history. It consisted of a repeat of intricate birds, I took the pattern and simplified it to come up with the shape below. The colors are inspired by the colorful tapestries that Peru is known for.

Both the coaster and napkin ring are made out of recycled leather. I did not design the placemat, although I did pick up a set of four when I was visiting Lima and I think that they compliment them very nicely! I am currently working on the designs for a glass for the Pisco Sour, a plate, and a fork. I will be silk screening a design onto the napkin this weekend also. So stay tuned!