Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Toujours Toi at Nouvelle Nouvelle!

I met Amy and Mishel at D&A in LA in March. They run an amazing boutique in Vancouver, i love their selection and their blog is great too. Their first Toujours Toi selection just arrived a couple of days ago!



Hello Vancouver, go check it out!

Nouvelle Nouvelle

Toujours Toi at Arida

Toujours Toi is making it's debut in Australia! I am so happy to work with Sascha Jones who runs two boutiques in Sidney with her mum, They are called Arida and Attic and TT is featured at Arida. so if you are in Sidney, swing by and say hi to Sascha from me!

Arida
61 Macleay Street
Cnr. Challis Avenue
Potts Point NSW 2011, Sidney
Tel : 61 2 9357 4788


among the selection is the "Hidden Love" necklace

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Anja's Visit!

Today I was so lucky to have Anja Grasegger visit me in my studio! she is a hair and make-up artist
link
and we traded a much needed hair cut for the "Long Goodbye" necklace in gunmetal.
Anja is a fellow Swiss living in NY and I am so happy we finally met!


it's been such an amazing day, me and my hair are happy. it is like summer now here in Brooklyn..SOO NICE! my bike is waiting to be geared up to take some airy rides around my hood soon

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Martina Rogy wearing her Sweet Dreams earrings

Eva discoverd another TT piece on
http://www.youarebestdressed.blogspot.com/
Martina Rogy's shop was the place to get Toujours Toi in Vienna, but right now Martina is taking a breather from running a shop and is working more as a stylist.
I met Martina in Paris and she is lot's of fun and a very talented designer!

Toujours Toi feature on Gen Art Pulse

Kristi Garced wrote this fresh article on Gen Art Pulse!
check out the link:
http://www.genartpulse.com/archives/2008/04/toujours_toi_spring_2008.php
or read it here:

Intergalactic Planetary

Monday, April 21, 2008
Intergalactic Planetary
Nina Egli's stellar gems charm their way into our jewelry box.

In a move that would make Ziggy Stardust proud, Nina Egli has arrived on the fashion radar to inject a little whimsy into our uninspired outfits with a collection of cute, kooky, and totally wearable jewels in tow. For Egli, jewelry-making was in the stars. Brooklyn-based but Swiss-born, she created Toujours Toi in 2002 while chasing thespian dreams at New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, after following a friend's suggestion that she take her jewelry-design hobby more seriously. Eleven collections later, we can enjoy the fruits of her labor alongside Regina Spektor, Mischa Barton and Neko Case, who are all fans.

Her delightfully whimsy approach matches her imaginative philosophy and eclectic influences, which span from her grandpa's sneakers to old '70s storybooks to daybreak in Barcelona. "What's so fun about jewelry is that you're not buying a whole outfit—you can get really creative with it. Make it a conversation piece; make it your best friend," she told us. We think she's onto something.

Inspiration found on a recent trip to vibrant Mexico City gave birth to her Spring 2008 "Helter Skelter" collection, in which Egli skillfully pairs silver and gold chains with neon feathers, faux bamboo shoots, authentic quartz and crystal "moon rocks," planet charms, and bright pops of color. Bold, colorful, and tinted with tongue-in-cheekiness, the delectably campy celestial theme is understood most correctly by those who share Egli's clever wit. In her own words, "Jewelry always has to have a little humor." For me, this quirky collection cues nostalgia for the good ol' days of yore, when I doodled stars and unicorns in my Lisa Frank notebook with a "Clueless"-inspired feather pen.

So let the "Space Cadet" earrings peek out from under your long hair in all their hot pink glory, or wear the "Tulum" necklace against a plain white tee. And if you're color-shy, there's the "Coco Loco" necklace, a black beaded beauty with gold hardware and clear crystals. Jump on and unleash your inner cosmic-glam-rock rainbow warrior princess—C'mon, you know she's in there somewhere.

Toujours Toi is available at Stackhouse, 323 Lafayette Street, (212) 219-3115.

- Kristi Garced

Monday, April 21, 2008

Merlin in the Garden

oh spring!


this is my "how to make" drawing me and eva use when we make the "Merlin's Secret"

spring in colors

spring always is on the verge of summer here in NY.
my studio goes in spurts of order and chaos..


getting ready for summer this weekend in New Suffolk, Northfork

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Elizabeth necklace discovered!

Eva my talented assistant discovered yet another Toujours Toi piece on a fashion blog:

http://armedforthemoment.blogspot.com/



big kiss to eva and the mistery lady with the flowers!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

moma breakfast

sunday was a good day with art and biscotti.
I especially like the guy in the back!
I am wearing some layers of found, reassembled pieces which are all nostalgic. i can't help it


I Love NY

when I ride home over the Manhattan bridge and get to stare out the window


but when i am in the post office for one and a half hours trying to send many international express packages-i just wanna pull my hair out!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Sonntagszeitung visit

we had a super fun visit with Claudia Schmid and her super photography team on thursday. it was one of the only perfect spring days here in brooklyn so far!


my bed is so comfortable! hudson (the dog) is not usually allowed on the bed, strictly photo op!

Regula wearing Sailor's Love earrings


My assistant Eva just found this pic on this blog http://www.youarebestdressed.blogspot.com/
thanks eva for sending pic, thanks tina for shooting the pic and thanks regula for looking great!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Rite of Spring for Sara

My dear, dear friend and appartmentmate sara celebrated a year living here. The theme was Rite of Spring and we had a decadent and delicious time!



me with the "All you need is Love" necklace


sara with her "Liberte hoops" in gold


and yes there were more guests!!

Brown Girls Burlesque represent Toujours Toi

First of all if you are in NY and have not seen these ladies perform at the Zipper factory-you must! I had the best time last saturday! they are doing a Prince night on June 6th!
for their shoot for the Village Voice Dame CuchiFrita was decked out in TT from head to toe. it is a bit hard to see the pieces in the newspaper quality but I will have proper pics soon

Saturday, April 05, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS RACHEL!


my beautiful friend Rachel (wearing a necklace her husband comissioned me to make for christams) welcomed a gorgeous baby girl yesterday! welcome to little Georgia and all my best to the happy family!!

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

JC Report features Toujours Toi and Family Affairs!

check out this link...(wow I finally figured out to add links to the blog!)

http://www.jcreport.com/intelligence/accessories/310308/toujours-times-two

thanks to Erin Magner for such a great write-up!