Bluma Project for the Win

I've been feeling the love for Bluma Project for a while now. Beth Schaeffer's lovely project utilizes artisans in many countries with strong handicraft traditions while encouraging women-run collectives and fair trade practices. Her design sensibility provides a consistent through line, bringing us gorgeous, chic pieces from all over the world that we can feel great about sporting.

The Capri bag is just the latest offering to land in the store.

It can be yours.

x Diana

tall cow hand printed greeting cards

I used to buy these cards from Sacredy Kat, whose owners have sadly moved away, taking their wonderful store with them... I couldn't bear to think of Park Slope without Tall Cow representation, so I wrote and asked if they'd like to be here with us...

Tall Cow was created by Deanna Ebner in May of 2004. This small company is dedicated to maintaining a unique contribution to the creative world of card design. They create fun and quirky hand printed greeting cards. Their edgy and sophisticated style is worth framing- especially the "bigs". 

 We are honored to carry their beautiful work in Diana Kane.

hikaru noguchi

Diana Kane is happy to introduce Hikaru Noguchi's scarves and gloves to our collection of Fall and Winter wear.  She's got a great eye for color, and the knits, mostly of baby merino, are pure heaven.  Everything made in the UK.

Hikaru Noguchi moved to England from Japan in 1989 to study constructed textiles, specialising in knit, having previously taken a degree in graphic design at Musashino Art University in her native Tokyo. Finding a measure of artistic freedom and stimulation in England which she had not found in Japan, she stayed on after completing her studies at Middlesex University to take up knitted textile design work, developing new and innovative textiles for furnishings, scarves, bags and garments.This direction has led to her collaboration with a number of British designers including Tom Dixon, Top Shop and projects for Barneys, Browns, Paul Smith women, and many other stores.

Her work has developed to mix texture, colour and hand knit qualities. With influences from traditional knit patterns and techniques, such as fair- isle, Aran, embroidery and stripe. Sources of inspiration are diverse, from flea markets all over the world to paintings of De Chirico. She seeks a look that is both sophisticated and quirky, achieved through unusual juxtapositions of colour and texture. Throughout, her fundamental theme is one of joie de vivre.Hikaru has participated in many shows and exhibitions all over the world, and her work is sold in boutiques and department stores in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, and elsewhere.

Information taken directly from : http://hikarunoguchi.com/knit/category/profile/