tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229604392024-02-08T11:49:43.725-05:00Kimberly LewisDay to Day MusingsKimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-12420375254234799162010-05-24T23:55:00.001-04:002010-05-24T23:57:07.040-04:00I've moved!!I have made the switch and moved my blog over to wordpress. You can find me @ <a href="http://kimberlylewis.wordpress.com/">http://kimberlylewis.wordpress.com/</a>Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-21565882754308057252010-01-07T22:15:00.002-05:002010-01-07T22:45:19.156-05:00Happy 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.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4243776966/" title="DSC_0011 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/4243776966_06e178960c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0011" /></a><br />Thanksgiving was filled with wonderful food such as my grandmothers 'fruit pizza' are my mother used to call it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4243811542/" title="DSCN0052 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4243811542_ab197628f1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN0052" /></a><br />My sister graduated from college!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4243807714/" title="DSCN0029 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4243807714_4e879626f9.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN0029" /></a><br />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<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4255870926/" title="DSC_0003 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4255870926_70f7a39098.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0003" /></a><br />Went to New Hampshire for Christmas and hung out with my sister and her dogs<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4243823468/" title="DSC_0001 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4243823468_289fd89778.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0001" /></a><br /><br />My Christmas tree at home!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4255885742/" title="Pacha by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4255885742_5849a75798.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Pacha" /></a><br />Don't forget about Pacha! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/4255123541/" title="Pacha by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4255123541_619d15c656.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Pacha" /></a><br />She turned just turned 4!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-62739537170251066322009-09-23T22:16:00.002-04:002009-09-23T22:21:06.829-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891324751/" title="My Room by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3891324751_1a07f9d51c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="My Room" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891331767/" title="My Room by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3891331767_28a57426c3.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="My Room" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891332915/" title="My Room by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/3891332915_31863c0dac.jpg" width="500" height="367" alt="My Room" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891325755/" title="Dining Room by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3891325755_31b36cf49c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Dining Room" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891326157/" title="Living Room / Dining Room by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3891326157_a56a8e603f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Living Room / Dining Room" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891326365/" title="Living Room by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3891326365_acc9723ce8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Living Room" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3891328393/" title="Lauren's Herbs on the front Balcony by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3891328393_1213c7f039.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Lauren's Herbs on the front Balcony" /></a><br /><br />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 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/sets/72157620862830999/">flickr</a>Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-34119057958268016552009-07-14T22:20:00.003-04:002009-07-14T22:29:29.851-04:00Read this on the train today..."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."<br /><br />from "Chromatic Scale" in the newest issue of <a href="http://www.selvedge.org/">Selvedge</a><br /><br />Color is crazy!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-65333127904552911772009-06-14T22:25:00.003-04:002009-06-14T22:41:30.494-04:00Raw Color<img src="http://www.rawcolor.nl/raw1/1.jpg" alt="Raw Color" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.rawcolor.nl/raw1/5.jpg" alt="Raw Color" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.rawcolor.nl/raw1/7.jpg" alt="Raw Color" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.rawcolor.nl/raw2/9.jpg" alt="Raw Color" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.rawcolor.nl/raw2/2.jpg" alt="Raw Color" /><br /><br /><br />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. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.rawcolor.nl/">Raw Color</a> via <a href="http://www.wgsn.com//">WGSN</a>Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-13017770747041248742009-06-02T23:12:00.006-04:002009-06-02T23:54:04.822-04:00DwellStudio<img src="http://dwellshop.com/b2c/ecom/ecomEnduser/images/home_collage_04.jpg" alt="Dwellstudio" /><br /><br /> <img src="http://dwellshop.com/b2c/ecom/ecomEnduser/images/home_collage_05.jpg" alt="dwellstudio" /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="http://dwellshop.com/b2c/ecom/ecomEnduser/images/home_collage_02.jpg" alt="dwellstudio" /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am really excited to attend <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/ny-design-meetup/at-offline-christiane-lemieux-of-dwellstudio-this-wednesday-new-york-design-meetup-086142">AT Offline New York Design Meetup </a> tomorrow. This months speaker is Christiane Lemieux in of <a href="http://www.dwellstudio.com/">DwellStudio</a> 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!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-51322563528005855682009-05-31T23:38:00.002-04:002009-06-01T00:50:50.331-04:00A couple of months ago I got an email from <a href="http://thehousethatlarsbuilt.blogspot.com/">Brittany</a> asking me about the <a href="http://www.dis.dk/AcademicSU/tds/index.php#">DIS Textile Design Program</a> 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!<br /><br />Speaking of blogs I stumbled upon <a href="http://thetextileblog.blogspot.com/">this one</a> 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 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dis-order-ed/">here</a> <br /><br />Here are a few of my favorites<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/2422377911_f11d3d1348.jpg?v=0<br />" alt="Madame Raisin 1925" /><br />Madame Raisin 1925<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3500655502_a9f199f205.jpg?v=0" alt="Christopher Dresser 1876" /><br />Christopher Dresser 1876<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/3375500644_875459a308.jpg?v=0" alt="Sonia Delaunay 1930" /><br />I absolutely love this color palette<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3263101270_c407266770.jpg?v=0" alt="Sonia Delaunay 1930" /><br />More Sonia Delaunay<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/3237952193_bf68798000.jpg?v=0" alt="title or description" /><br />Ok so I really like Sonia Delaunay<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/3190222517_ab3a37c797.jpg?v=0" alt="Sonia" /><br />Last Sonia Delaunay I swearKimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-22284406667855504182009-05-13T00:05:00.004-04:002009-05-13T00:42:53.128-04:00Busy, busy, busyLists of things to do/accomplish/check off/see/finish in the next week-ish<br /><br />-Work field trip tomorrow! Seeing <img src="http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/" alt="Objectified" /> with all of the Clinique creative packaging team with perhaps lunch afterwards... <br />- Hopefully make a quick stop at the Pratt show after work tomorrow <br />- <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/ny-design-meetup/at-offline-john-christakos-from-blu-dot-next-week-new-york-design-meetup-084075">AT Offline: John Christakos from Blu Dot</a> at Blu Dot Showroom on Thursday<br />- finally cracked open my sketchbook from London tonight, finish scanning in drawings that have the potential to turn into patterns<br />- scan and start to live trace/play with 1920s wallpaper samples that I bought at Portobello Market in London<br />- figure out/rsvp/plan which parties and exhibits I want to check out for design week<br />- go to above parties during design week, bring lots of business cards<br />- trade shows trades shows trade shows! <a href="http://www.surtex.com/">ICFF (of course)</a>, <a href="http://www.example.com/">Surtex</a>, <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryshow.com/">National Stationary Show</a> and <a href="http://www.luxepacknewyork.com">Luxe Pack </a><br />- meeting with some <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1793280&trk=hb_side_g">Design Dames + Babes</a> to discuss future volunteer opportunities<br />- BBQ in Prospect Park?<br />- a very belated Cinco de Mayo celebration with the girls at our monthly baking night<br />- start writing written part of competition that I want to enter, deadlines are looming!<br />- go to work plus all the other everyday things!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-77620173614915091572009-05-02T18:14:00.003-04:002009-05-02T19:02:40.159-04:00LondonI 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 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/sets/72157617448967513/">flickr</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3484514877/" title="DSC_0067 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3484514877_17a1cc2ee7.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0067" /></a><br />Swedish Fashion: Exploring a New Identity at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3484505659/" title="DSC_0266 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3484505659_4a126c3159.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0266" /></a><br />Columbia Flower Market <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3485289768/" title="DSC_0045 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3485289768_d7ee05df2b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0045" /></a><br />Portabello Road Market<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3485332134/" title="DSC_0130 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3485332134_f507701d73.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0130" /></a><br />Roman Baths in Bath<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3484516945/" title="DSC_0111 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3484516945_719f5e6028.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0111" /></a><br />Shopping in Bath (can't remember the name of this store at the moment) Love the wire chandelier<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3484474909/" title="DSC_0022 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/3484474909_c58a90e4e5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0022" /></a><br />Markets markets markets! This was taken at the Slow Food Market in London<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3485294630/" title="DSC_0099 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3485294630_33e1b6603b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0099" /></a><br />Bath was seriously GORGEOUS and a highlight of my trip, I was probably swayed by the amazing weather that I had there too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3485292648/" title="DSC_0081 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3485292648_7763c59db9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_0081" /></a><br />Explored lots of little shops and gathered up lots of inspirationKimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-84128115009332656382009-03-30T22:48:00.002-04:002009-03-31T00:09:16.389-04:00London is approaching!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. <br /><br />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.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-32115415993041193782009-03-22T14:12:00.003-04:002009-03-22T14:34:03.630-04:00Macy's Valentine's Day PackagingI 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. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3376522532/" title="Macy's Valentine's Day Packaging that I worked on by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3376522532_31b18b1de4_m.jpg" width="240" height="219" alt="Macy's Valentine's Day Packaging that I worked on" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3376530034/" title="Macy's Valentine's Day Packaging that I worked on by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3376530034_1e7ff2c31e_m.jpg" width="240" height="118" alt="Macy's Valentine's Day Packaging that I worked on" /></a>Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-5886445214751752422009-03-06T01:02:00.001-05:002009-03-06T01:02:58.754-05:00Fashioning Felt<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3332617086/" title=" Cooper-Hewitt by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3332617086_ee77d5cd7f.jpg" width="500" height="396" alt=" Cooper-Hewitt" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3331779559/" title=" Cooper-Hewitt by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/3331779559_64281e255f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt=" Cooper-Hewitt" /></a><br /><br />Earlier this evening I went to the opening of <a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/Fashioning-Felt/">Fashioning Felt</a> 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! <br /><br />Wednesday night I attended Apartment Therapy's Offline talk with Katherine Hable Sweeney and Susan Hable Smith of <a href="http://hableconstruction.com/">Hable Construction</a> 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!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-12018713851968601942009-02-08T23:54:00.004-05:002009-02-09T00:13:55.452-05:00Sunny Sunday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265854630/" title="Kitchen Color by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3265854630_df043fc795.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Kitchen Color" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265023857/" title="New Curtains! by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/3265023857_f16e081e95.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="New Curtains!" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265025677/" title="February 8th 2009 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3265025677_2d8c90b7f5.jpg" width="427" height="500" alt="February 8th 2009" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265849470/" title="Small Pacha by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3465/3265849470_0b0deb3325.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Small Pacha" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265023251/" title="Pacha by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3265023251_7d884658ae.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Pacha" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265027565/" title="Pretty Palette by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3265027565_8abf386aca.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Pretty Palette" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3265853044/" title="Red Hook by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3265853044_fd01f831ee.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Red Hook" /></a><br /><br />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.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-18625339438041737362009-02-03T01:07:00.004-05:002009-02-03T01:27:12.369-05:00Carnarsie Suite<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3249138543/" title="Untitled by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/3249138543_f091e81590_o.jpg" width="324" height="301" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Aimee posted some photos from a recent shoot for her newest show <a href="http://www.canarsiesuite.com/">Canarsie Suite Edge of Vaudeville</a> 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 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aimsleigh/ ">here</a>Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-11457998095444450652009-02-01T23:09:00.001-05:002009-02-01T23:11:55.652-05:00Beautiful Stop Motion Animation<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_HXUhShhmY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_HXUhShhmY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />via <a href="http://lee.tumblr.com/">Lee</a><br /><br />Wow.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-28601280841305587092009-02-01T22:43:00.002-05:002009-02-01T23:06:03.729-05:00Macy's Tableware<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3245676253/" title="Untitled by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3245676253_1db8f8bb70.jpg" width="468" height="421" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3246515648/" title="Picture 3 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3246515648_8dd8b111e9_o.png" width="322" height="339" alt="Picture 3" /></a><br /><br />Look what finally popped up on the Macy's website! And already on sale! <a href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=353586&CategoryID=30843&LinkType=SiteAd&LinkLoc=7498&AdID=503315">The Cellar "Indigo Bloom"</a> 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!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-30960308403829497432009-01-27T00:17:00.003-05:002009-01-27T00:30:22.160-05:00Travel on my mind<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3230027401/" title="sj_traveljournal by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3230027401_cf927a8375_o.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="sj_traveljournal" /></a><br /><br />I would really love this <a href="http://www.galison.com/Travel-Journal-P2522C565.aspx">travel journal</a> with illustrations by <a href="http://www.lenacorwin.com/">Lena Corwin</a> 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?Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-13393473078168903062009-01-13T00:11:00.002-05:002009-01-13T00:44:02.079-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3193612862/" title="1-1 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/3193612862_f2606715c0.jpg" width="281" height="500" alt="1-1" /></a><br /><br />Congrats <a href="http://www.designglut.com/"> Liz and Kegan </a>for making <a href="http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20090111/Whos+Design+Glut"> Page Six!</a> I love seeing people I went to school with carving their own niche in the design world.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-62567567991229060922009-01-12T23:23:00.002-05:002009-01-13T00:01:38.977-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3193511144/" title="enter_psny by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/3193511144_a7407cd96c_o.gif" width="296" height="66" alt="enter_psny" /></a><br /><br />Busy Day tomorrow! Besides the talk that I blogged about yesterday I am hopefully going to make it over to <a href="http://www.printsourcenewyork.com/">PrintSource</a> and <a href="http://www.directionshow.com/">Direction by Indigo</a> 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.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-77198386826746122302009-01-11T16:40:00.002-05:002009-01-11T17:14:21.535-05:00Product Placement 1.2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3189310054/" title="1 by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3189310054_62b18aeeed.jpg" width="452" height="180" alt="1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3189310128/" title="title by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3189310128_9acaedc68f_m.jpg" width="240" height="21" alt="title" /></a><br /><br />I was really excited to get an email the other day from Kyra over at <a href="http://www.twenty2.net">Twenty2</a> about <a href="http://www.thisisproductplacement.com/">Product Placement 1.2</a>, A behind-the-scenes exploration of textile design with Wook Kim, twenty2, Tom Scott, Heather Dunbar, Amy Helfand, and Heather Bush from Carnegie.<br /><br />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!<br /><br />Tuesday, January 13, 7-9 p.m.<br />At Design Within Reach Flatiron<br />903 Broadway (at 20th), New York<br /><br />Space is limited. $5 suggested donation.<br />RSVP to thisisproductplacement@gmail.com.<br /><br />You'll find me there on Tuesday!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-30819119664963619782009-01-11T16:22:00.003-05:002009-01-11T16:37:20.369-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3189239524/" title="Thrifted Dress from NH by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/3189239524_b1afee2c43.jpg" width="500" height="352" alt="Thrifted Dress from NH" /></a><br /><br />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.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-1547802602290222332009-01-02T18:30:00.004-05:002009-01-02T18:39:38.537-05:00Happy New Year!My new years eve festivities included:<br /><br />+drinking homemade wine and blueberry port with Aimee in her apartment<br />+dancing to drummers at a gallery in prospect heights<br />+ringing in the new year at a house party in Kensington<br /><br />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!<br /><br />Looking back I accomplished a lot in 2008 and I hope that I continue to do the same in 2009.<br /><br />+ Put together my portfolio, which was exhausting!<br />+ took my first road trip with Aimee, her dog and two cats<br />+ put on an off campus show with my Sr studio<br />+ graduated college<br />+ sold my handmade pillows at Renegade and the Brooklyn Flea<br />+ got to teach gymnastics to many many children in Prospect Park<br />+ freelanced at Macys<br />+ saw my first mass produced product that I worked on at Macys in store!<br />+ Got a full time job at Clinique<br />+ gained financial independence!<br />+ tons more wonderful things that I can't think of!<br /><br /><br /><br />Happy New Year!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-48833057461380721332008-12-29T23:45:00.002-05:002008-12-29T23:49:10.668-05:00Etsy Calendar Love #2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3149837702/" title="A Year in the Kitchen by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/3149837702_094ab2b882.jpg" width="430" height="463" alt="A Year in the Kitchen" /></a><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_12&listing_id=18815050">A Year in the Kitchen</a><br /><br />I don't usually keep a calendar in my kitchen but I could definitely make room for this one.Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-85083596761666699212008-12-29T23:19:00.003-05:002008-12-29T23:49:30.260-05:00Etsy Calendar LoveI 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.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3148942921/" title="susyjack by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3148942921_bbecde9c85.jpg" width="430" height="483" alt="susyjack" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19116921">SusyJack Deluxe Wall Calendar</a><br /><br />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!Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22960439.post-10858872410447106142008-12-21T14:33:00.003-05:002008-12-21T14:56:26.017-05:00My work at Macy's!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberly_m_lewis/3125171043/" title="Macy's Juice Glasses by Kimberly_Lewis, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3125171043_4f9d0a029a.jpg" width="337" height="500" alt="Macy's Juice Glasses" /></a><br /><br />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?Kimberly Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687133841525837084noreply@blogger.com