LIFE
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A dinner set for two. Merry Christmas and happy holidays from me to you. xx
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Nothing better than landing to snow for the holidays. My time in Florida was busy but so much fun. Brittany from House Of One and I did a shoot last Friday celebrating our newest capsule collection. We were in the middle of an interview when I realized how much my life has changed in just 8 months. I love the group of people I have met while spending time in Miami.
I often find myself making excuses for how hard it is to make new friends at 33. The truth is, it’s not. It’s easy, and easier to tell the difference between people who are and are not aligned. The secret is to put yourself out there. Join a gym, join a class - do something you have never done before. Anatomy gym in Miami changed my life, not just with my fitness, but I slowly built a community of people I feel are like me. I flew home this holiday feeling so thankful for this life and the people I get to share it with. In the end that’s all that really matters - in business and in personal. You are sum of the people you surround yourself with - choose wisely.
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Miami never disappoints. I’m still here, projects came up and it was easier to stay and deal with everything here than to go home. House Of One x CKD collection has launched, Brittany threw a fab Art Basel party. Here are some photos from Design Miami. Virgil was everywhere. Still not over that fact that he is gone. I’ve looked up to him and his craft from the beginning, he was sort of a pillar of reassurance for me - that anything was possible. I looked forward to everything he did. His perspective. The design world feels like there is something missing.
One more week of crazy and I’m closing down CKD for the holiday. What a wild couple months, things picked up at a wild speed over the past two months. Ready to zone out, lay horizontal on my couch and watch love movies.
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Hello from Miami! I am so excited to tell you about our newest collab with Miami based designer House Of One! Here is a sneak peek into two of the designs offered, we are doing three different colourways for both. Our collaboration with be live very soon! In meantime, click here to read more about the collab.
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It has been non-stop lately. The days before the holidays are coming to an end, which means the projects need to be done as well. Here are some photos from the 16 hour days in the studio lately.
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Fall is one of my favourite seasons. I love the way the light hits the changing leaves, the smell in the air. I love when the air feels cool the fireplace is on and I am curled up in my white duvet. Fall brings summer to an official end, like a season of our lives evolving into the next series of lessons to be learned. Life can feel like nothing is moving forward sometimes, the slight changes in nature can offer some kind of reassurance that things are moving. Even if it is the slightest change. Here are some images from our recent stay at Langdon Hall. It was beautiful.
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Fire & Flower retail locations going up throughout Toronto. The locations are looking great!
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MIMI has opened in Toronto. CKD’s newest bespoke work. I love the look of the hand painted white lotus looks up against the black ground. Came out beautiful.
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CKD’s NEWEST COLLECTION is coming! This collection is about celebrating life. Inspired by Palermo Sicily, and all the fun we had dancing around the streets filled with so much history and culture. Thankful for this adventure 🇮🇹
We are also printing on FABRIC, get your windows ready for new CKD drapery 🔈🔈