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By Patrisha Z | Posted in News |Jun 20, 2012 12:32:09 PM

Joyce, from New York! We love the stylish dad moment that she captured!

Thank you to everyone for playing! You can check out all the entries here>

 
 
 
By Patrisha Z | Posted in News |Jun 13, 2012 12:46:52 PM

Yesterday we introduced you to Steven Alan. Today we're giving you the inside scoop on our own stylish Studio dad (and Christiane's husband) Joshua Young. Our laid back, sporty president and CEO here at DwellStudio downloads us on everything from his day-to-day style to his go-to family spots around the city, all in honor of our Father's Day Facebook photo contest.


Meet Joshua Young


Q: What’s your 9-to-5 job?

A: President at DwellStudio.

Q: Where are you originally from?

A: Toronto, Canada.

Q: Where do you live now?

A: Soho, NYC.

Q: Where are your favorite places to go with your kids in your neighborhood?

A:  My kids are born and raised in Soho, so they have grown up walking and scootering the neighborhood with no shortage of anything inspiring or interesting to see. Thompson Park and Washington Square are longtime favorites which is a pretty cool way to grow up.

(Washington Square Park.)


We also love to eat out, my kids cannot get enough of the pizza at Savore or Pulino’s, and late night jaunts to Emack & Bolios for ice cream in their jammies.

(Emack & Bolios on West Houston.)


Early morning breakfast at Silver Spurs and winter book hunting at Scholastic. Although now that we have opened a store around the corner, I think that is their new favorite place.

(DwellStudio Flagship on Wooster Street.)


Q: Describe your everyday style.

A: Casual and tailored; and usually something purple/lavender. For some reason I can’t seem to get away from that color in my wardrobe.

Q: What is your favorite part about your home?

A: I lived and breathed every single part of the design and construction, so it feels very personal and comfortable. We designed it as a real family home; an oasis from a busy urban life where we can entertain but not so formal that we don’t mind if the kids zoom around on their scooters.

(Christiane and Josh's Soho loft via The Glow.)


Q: How do you balance your work, personal and family lives?

A: Still working on it! I make a point of always having breakfast with my kids and taking them to school, then we try and sit down for dinner altogether at the end of each day. It makes a world of difference. In between and after, I get whatever I need to do, done.


For more Father's Day gifting ideas check out Steven Alan and Joshua Young's stylish dad must-haves.


(P.S... Make sure you enter our Father's Day Photo contest on Facebook for a chance to win win the Hans Leather Chair and a $500 gift card from Steven Alan!)

 
 
 
By Patrisha Z | Posted in News |May 7, 2012 10:44:39 AM

As a part of our Style/Squared contest on Pinterest, we're celebrating stylish moms this week on the Studio blog. First up is an interview with Chrisy Turlington Burns. Of course many of you know her as part of fashion's elite, but she's now using her celebrity to raise awareness for maternal health issues around the world through her charity Every Mother Counts.


On a rainy morning in New York last week Hatch Collection Designer Ariane Goldman and DwellStudio Founder Christiane Lemieux caught up with Christy over coffee at Starbucks. The three stylish moms had a great conversation about balancing motherhood, charity and personal style! Check it out...


Q: Give us the background story on what inspired you to start Every Mother Counts.

A: I experienced a complication after delivering my daughter eight years ago that I later learned could have been life threatening, especially if I had not been where I was when I delivered and perhaps even more important, in the hands of a qualified team that included a doula, nurses, midwife and ultimately an OB. This experience got me thinking about other women and the challenges that so many of them face that contribute to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths around the world every year. I wanted to share what I learned and I thought that a documentary film would be the best way to connect women through the shared experience of childbirth. I started filming No Woman, No Cry in 2008 and premiered it in 2010 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film tells the personal stories of pregnant women and their caregivers in four countries. Once I completed the documentary I decided to launch Every Mother Counts so that audiences could learn more about the challenges and solutions and get involved in a meaningful way.



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By Patrisha Z | Posted in News |May 7, 2012 10:40:45 AM

In honor of Mother's Day we are SO excited to announce our very first Pinterest ContestStyle/Squared! We teamed up with our friends over at HATCH Collection (an uber-chic line of maternity clothes) to put together a really fun way for you to show us your personal style—from outfitting the nursery to dressing yourself in sartorial splendor!

We can't wait to see all your cool designs! Make sure you enter—you could win $1000 towards designing your dream nursery from DwellStudio and $750 from HATCH Collection for a killer wardrobe—we wish we could enter!


Plus with every entry DwellStudio and HATCH Collection will make a $10 donation to our friend Christy Turlington Burns' charity Every Mother Counts!

If you need a little pinning inspiration check out Molly's board (DwellStudio Communications Director) and Rachael's board (HATCH Collection Art Director). See full details on entering the contest HERE> Good Luck!


P.S. Stay tuned to the Studio blog for an exclusive interview with Christy and with two of our own cool moms as well as profiles on the stylish moms who inspire us! And we may even feature some of the cool Pinterest boards that you're creating for the contest later in the week! So go ahead and get Style/Squared!!

 
 

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Christiane Lemieux is the Founder of DwellStudio, the author of Undecorate, mother of two plus a dog and is married to Joshua Young, who is also her business partner. Christiane graduated from the Parson's School of Design with a degree in Fashion design. She also has a degree in Art History. Christiane is inspired by travel and design. Most importantly, she is trying to figure out how to live a life of adventure with her family. Starting this business seemed like the best place to start. Stay tuned as we see how that develops...