Congrats Anna... we LOVE your Style/Squared spirit!

Ariane from HATCH Collection says: "She embodies the HATCH woman because her style is refined, chic and playful with a lovely juxtaposition of vintage and new, elegance and whim and refinement and charm.

DwellStudio founder Christiane says: "Her hip style is modern, European and playful but still sophisticated. I love her pops of citrine and fuchsia, her graphic geometrics paired with florals and her bold use of colorblocking."

And a BIG thank you to everyone who entered! All of your entries are so valuable because along with HATCH, we're donating $10 per entry to Christy Turlington Burns' charity Every Mother Counts.

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Kate Spade

Kate Spade is another chic lady at the head of her own company. Kate knows a thing or two about mixing patterns and using bright colors. We adore her playful spirit!

Ariane Goldman

Our friends over at HATCH Collection have a pretty cool mom at the helm of their company—Ariane Goldman. She started her first company Two Birds to solve the age old problem of the disposable bridesmaids dress. Inspiration struck again while Ariane was pregnant—she launched HATCH—a chic line of maternity wear that can be worn whether preggers or not. We love this stylish problem-solving mom!

Tory Burch

She's built an empire based around her signature style, made affordable luxury cool and crafted the gold stardard in social media prowess. We love her entrepreneurial spirit and her effortlessly chic vibe.

Christiane Lemieux

Of course we have to include our own Christiane Lemieux in this list! Christiane founded DwellStudio in 1999 when she saw a gap in the world of modern home furnishings. With a bureau full of vibrant patterns, graphics and abstract re-interpretations of botanicals, Christiane built a business that continues to expand! (Did you know our flagship store opens in June!?).

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Rachael is wearing The Tank Dress in cobalt silk from HATCH Collection.

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

It's tough sometimes, but never boring. It begins early, and there isn't much sitting around. But I love it, and it keeps me creative and on my toes. I also have an incredible nanny, and a wonderful husband!

Where are you from originally?

Pound Ridge, New York

Where do you live now?

East Village

Where are your favorite places to go with your kid in your neighborhood?

Tompkins Square Park, the soccer field across from my studio.

Describe your everyday style.

I like to have a balance to my look and for it to be not overly complicated, so not many patterns or frilly things. I like a little boy-meets-girl. Some punky tough-ness mixed with a little boho sometimes, or just something that can cut and balance. High meets low, always clean and modern. Plus layering on some jewelry from my friend’s line Made Her Think is an easy way feel edgy and chic.

What is your favorite part about your home?

I love my home. I'd first have to say my family is my favorite thing about my home, and that it feels like a home to us. But James (my husband) and I had a very good time decorating it. We took our time and collected things along the way. We did it together, it was very collaborative and creative.

What’s the most important part of designing a nursery?

I want it to be stimulating for the baby, and fun, colorful and textural. But not to feel super baby, but to have a good mix of things that make it designed well and balanced like a beautiful room that the whole family will want to be in.

Who is your cool style mom icon?

Jane Birkin.

What is the one thing DwellStudio and HATCH makes that you give to all your friends?

The Animal Heads from DwellStudio—whether you have super clean, modern, or more eclectic style these are such a great accent in any room. My go-to from HATCH is The Slouch Dress or The Jumper. They are both so easy and so well designed, whether you are pregs or not, you look fantastic and put together as soon as you put them on!

Top 3 things always in your handbag?

Phone, Wallet, keys. Not very exciting…Maybe some pins for my hair.

Hardest part about being a working mom?

Time or lack of it. And not too much for yourself...

Best advice you’ve received on parenting?

Stay calm, it will pass. And teach your child nice manners.

Favorite kids book?

I LOVE Herve Tullet's Press Here book. It is really fun and creative. The little ones love it.

How about your kid’s favorite book?

We are loving Dr.Seuss right now. And Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.

What beauty product can you not live without?

I love Astara facial products. I've used them for years now.

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.

Q: We in the US are lucky to indulge and celebrate Mother’s Day while the mothers that Every Mother Counts advocates for are concerned with basic health needs. Can you elaborate on how this plays into your work with your charity?

A: Mother’s Day is only really celebrated in a few countries and while most of us, in the west, mothers and children alike, participate in some way or another many of us do so without reflection or connection to mothers outside of our circles. We wanted to honor mothers around the world in a different way this year so with the help of a wonderful creative agency called CHI & Partners we came up with the idea of No Mothers Day. No Mothers Day is a powerful social issue campaign designed to raise awareness about the hundreds of thousands of girls and women around the world who die each year from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth.

Q: Your wonderful film, No Woman, No Cry, puts a spotlight on the quest to improve maternal health all over the world. Could you describe the experience of making the film—where did you travel? Any anecdotes?

A: I learned so much through the process of making No Woman, No Cry and continue to learn as I travel around the world with this film. What still moves me every time I view it is the sheer strength and grace that each of the women possessed in the most trying of circumstances. I could never work as hard or as selflessly as these women and countless others do every day. I have remained connected with almost everyone we filmed with and have returned to Tanzania, Bangladesh and Guatemala to share the finished product with them. There were of course other stories we filmed that did not make it into the final cut but I share those stories as well whenever I can.

Q: How has becoming a mother shaped your philosophy/approach to life?

A: Becoming a mother totally redirected my life. I knew that it would change me, and I welcomed that change but how it would was a complete surprise. I truly believe that the experience has empowered me and that the connection I have with every mother now is like a sisterhood.

Q: How do you remain authentic to yourself while juggling work, personal and family life?

A: The juggling is what allows me to do all that I want to do. I choose it and realizing that allows me to take responsibility for all that I attempt to do. When I take on too much, it’s up to me to make some sacrifices and I have learned with practice that letting go can be very liberating.

Q: What’s the most rewarding part of working on your charity?

A: Interacting with women around the world and working with others committed to empowering girls and women.

Q: Describe your everyday style?

A: After years of being around the fashion industry I am somewhat immune to it. My lifestyle sort of dictates what I wear. I am a practical person and don’t like to spend a lot of time on myself, but I do appreciate good design. I am a fan of the French designer Isabel Marant and feel that I can pretty much find all I need in her shops these days.

Q: What is your favorite part about your home?

A: Our home is very light and open. Even in the winter we get lots of daylight and that makes me happy. The kitchen is sort of central and even though I don’t cook as much as I’d like to say I do, the room is very inviting.

Q: What do you really want for Mother’s Day?

A: A day of rest and maybe a yoga class.

Q: Favorite family meal?

A: We are big on smoothies in our family. My son can consume almost any food if it tastes sweet so we throw veggies in with fruit. The kids also love to make the smoothies and have Eddie and I try their concoctions. They are getting better.

Q: Favorite Kids book? How about your kid’s favorite book?

A: I love Ferdinand the Bull. My son often enjoys The City Kid and The Suburb Kid these days and Grace is starting to enjoy Nancy Drew.

Q: What have you learned from your kids?

A: They are my greatest teachers. I would say that their best daily lesson is patience, which they are testing in me every day in one way or another.

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!!