Michaele Simmering - Kalon Studios

遇见家具设计师和妈妈，迈克尔夏天

由James Kicinski-McCoy撰写

9:00 AM

11/18/14

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如果你还没有听说过认为工作室，男孩你错过了。洛杉矶制造的家具品牌蓬勃发展 - 更不用说完全很棒！在这里，设计师和联合创始人Michaele Simmering邀请我们进入她美丽的Silverlake Home，当然，充满了她的丈夫约翰的特殊含量（二人类刚刚赢得了令人垂涎的人2014 Martha Stewart美国制造奖）。一路上，她向我们介绍了他们两个可爱的女儿，8岁的IO和5岁的回声。以令人钦佩的意图方法来设计和诚实地接受母性，准备好了解！

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Michaele wears a white linen Jesse Kamm dress. Oldest daughter Io wears blue harem pants and a mesh tank by Nico Nico. Youngest daughter Echo wears black shorts by Tumble N Dry and a long sleeve t-shirt by Zara Kids. Tree prints by Isabelle Famiglietti (Michaele's step-grandmother). Pink Sectional No 5 Series couch by Kalon Studios.">: “Minimal. Contemporary craft. It’s spare, but that’s because we move frequently (about every three years), which has the benefit of making us shed. When we move, we whittle things down to what can fit into a car. There were a lot of years when our living room had a giant rug and that was it. With our most recent move, we decided to furnish the house entirely with our own pieces. The materials you see are wood, ceramic, and metals. We have to really need a piece and truly love it to make the effort to build it. It has to be an essential. So, right now, things are pretty pared back."
Michaele穿着白色亚麻布Jesse Kamm.裙子。最古老的女儿io穿着蓝色的骚扰和一条网状坦克Nico Nico.．最小的女儿Echo穿着黑色短裤滚动n干还有一个长袖T恤扎拉孩子们．树印花伊莎贝尔法格利蒂蒂（Michaele的Step-Grandmother）。粉红色的截面没有5系沙发认为工作室．

Kalon around the same time we had kids. We always made things for ourselves, but never on the level that we do now. There’s been a real refinement in our home. An increasing focus on material and craft. The studio started with a reaction against the idea that having children meant changing your aesthetic or filling your home with so-called kid’s stuff, so we’ve never had a 'kid' dominated space."">: “我们开始了kalon.在我们有孩子的同时。我们始终为自己制作的东西，但从来没有我们现在所做的水平。我们家里有一个真正的改进。越来越侧重于材料和工艺。工作室开始反对让孩子意味着改变你的美学或用所谓的孩子的东西填补你的家的想法，所以我们从未有过'孩子的主导地位。“

need it before buying. Good design should wear in and not out, meaning beauty and personal value should increase with age and use. I have real heartache over the massive amount of cheap furnishings that are bought, that aren’t intended to last more than a year or two."">: “爱它，真的需要它在购买之前。良好的设计应该穿不，意味着美容和个人价值应该随着年龄和使用而增加。我对购买的大量廉价家具有真正的心痛，这并不旨在持续超过一两年。“

: 葡萄酒草帽，从街头供应商购买。

Echo wears a gray henley shirt by J. Crew.">: “厨房。每个人都总是在厨房里猛扑。我喜欢厨房 - 我认为每个人都这样做。”
回声穿着灰色亨利衬衫J.船员．

Echo wears puffy shorts by J. Crew Crewcuts. Kitchen baskets are traditional shaker onion baskets. Leather and gold drawer pulls made by Kalon Studios.">: “再次，厨房。”
回声磨损浮肿短裤J.船员队员．厨房篮是传统的振动架洋葱篮。皮革和金色抽屉拉动认为工作室．

Lindsey Adelman DIY light we made last year. It was our first experiment with lighting and is really accessible and a fun medium."">: “A carved wooden lion and camel. They’re Bedouin children’s toys that we got in the Sahara over 10 years ago. They’re some of the few items that have survived our many moves. There are a pair of clothespin indians my daughter made for me out of clay and feathers when she was two. I also love theLindsey Adelman Diy Light我们去年做了。这是我们的第一个实验，灯光，真正无障碍和有趣的媒介。“

Michaele wears a white tank by Scotch & Soda. Echo wears a plaid dress by Felix. Tent is by Kalon Studios + Nico Nico.">: “生活更具纹理。我已经和一个惊人的人一起生活在一起。有四个充满活力的思想，个性和致力于我的日子的细节。这是它的好与坏。有no time for me, the individual. Sometimes, I get the sense that I’ll wake up one day in 10 years and there will be a silence in the home and I will have to meet myself all over again. That will be both exhilarating and heartbreaking."
Michaele戴着一条白坦克苏格兰苏格兰苏格兰苏格兰苏格兰．Echo穿着Felix穿着格子衣服。帐篷是认为工作室+Nico Nico.．

Io wears a tank and camo skirt by Nico Nico.">: “也许是当宝宝躺在你怀里看着你的时候，他们脸上的那种纯洁的表情——绝对的爱——他们看待你的方式，爱你真正的你。”
io戴着坦克和迷彩裙子Nico Nico.．

: “一切，老实说。他们每天都会吹脑。”

Kalon Studios." Michaele's belt is self made and part of a special project by Kalon.">: “我是一个设计师。我设计的家具主要是家具。我也是创意总监和联合创始人认为工作室。“
Michaele的腰带是自制的，是特殊项目的一部分kalon.．

: “我没有正式的设计训练。我家里有很多创造性的人，双方，回到几代人。艺术家，很多音乐家 - 甚至更加，有很多强有力的人呢？他们自己的方式。我的正式培训是文化理论，文学和写作。设计是我居住在柏林的时候。人们会见我并推荐我的设计工作。我发现当时好奇，但是当我回顾我的生活时，我可以连接点。我一直专注于我住的空间，对我围住的物体非常敏感。“

Isometric table, chairs, and Bamboo 3blocks by Kalon Studios. ">: “To have a vision and have the tools to see it materialize. That’s a powerful drug. To make things exactly the way I want to. The ability to shape a company according to the ethics I believe in. To create a micro-world according to my own ideals, and the freedom my job gives me to live my life, my way. To be with my children. To prioritize according to the life I want to have for myself and my family."
等距桌，椅子和竹子3块认为工作室．

2014 Martha Stewart American Made Design Award. That is huge. Making our pieces in America, strictly from domestic materials, is something we’ve been really dedicated to and it’s been a struggle. The recognition for that work feels great."">: “我们刚刚获得了2014 Martha Stewart American制作的设计奖．这是巨大的。在美国制作我们的作品，严格来自国内材料，是我们一直致力于的东西，这是一场斗争。对那项工作的认可感觉很棒。“

Michaele wears an embroidered sheer tank, Cotélac, and huaraches from a street vendor on Olvera Street.">: “kalon.was founded when I was pregnant with my first child and founded, in large part, as a way for Johann and me to be equal participants in our children’s lives. I mean, we all have to work and I love my work. But my life is bigger than my work. It’s an intertwining of my home life, my family life, my friends, my relationship to the world around me. I need a daily connection to nature. I have never equated success with career—it’s about something much bigger than that. I think that’s reflected in the life I’ve created for myself and the kind of business I’ve built."
Michaele穿着刺绣的纯粹的坦克，Cotélac.和街头供应商的Huaraches奥弗拉街．

: “我在家里工作。我的孩子们与我所做的事情完全透明的关系。然后还没有，他们在工作室里加入了他们自己的项目。这对我来说很重要。”

: 在工作室一起工作。

: “简单而容易。我倾向于基础知识。我能看到自己今天和多年来的碎片。我想这是你在设计工作中所看到的非常相似的敏感性。”

: “是的。但我认为这比成为父母更老的结果。自从我怀孕了IO以来，已经过去了10年。”

Weleda and Dr. Hauschka. They’ve both been making natural skin care products for decades. I also wear sunblock. In LA, it’s necessary year round. I love Sunbum for my whole family. The scent I wear has never changed. I’ve been chasing the scent of orange blossoms since I was a teenager. I wear Santa Maria Novella Honeysuckle or Coqui Coqui Orange Blossom."">: “对于皮肤护理，我主要使用Weleda.和Hauschka博士．几十年来，他们都在制作天然护肤品。我也穿防晒霜。在洛杉矶，这是必要的一轮。我爱晒太阳对于我的全家人。我穿的气味从未改变过。自从我是少年以来，我一直在追逐橙花的气味。我穿圣玛丽亚诺克拉金银花要么Coqui Coqui橙色花朵。“

Caravan Divan by Kalon Studios.">: “诚实地了解自己和你的孩子们。孩子们非常适应和非常直观。我认为唯一真正令他们谴责他们的是，当他们的父母受到压力或试图假装别的事情正在发生的情况下，除了什么是。”
大篷车divan by认为工作室．

: “We knew Io would be named Io before she was born. It was a name I had carried with me for years. The meaning is ‘an exclamation of joy or triumph’—sort of a primal cry of joy. Her middle name is Zara, a nod to two women in my family who inspired me greatly. And, as an Arab name, a nod to her Bedouin forefathers on her father’s side. Echo wasn’t named until she was three weeks old. Her first name is Esmé, which means ‘beloved.’ Echo is Echo, a sound returning—a beloved echo."

: “I am fortunate to know a lot of incredibly talented and successful women. Most of them run their own companies while raising a family. I don’t know if it’s a bubble I live in or a larger cultural shift. These women inspire me every day."

Teepee by Roommate. Io wears a blue and white patterned dress by Forever21 Kids.">: “一个理想的一天是一天，没有什么可做的事情，但是一起去做我们的事情。我们一起做饭，颜色，骑自行车，走路，做东西，我们读书。我们只是在一起 - 这是一个理想的。”
Teepee by室友．io穿着一件蓝色和白色的图案Forever21 Kids.．

Michaele wears a black t-shirt by American Vintage. Vase by Victoria Morris. Simple Table and Isometric Benches by Kalon Studios. Black framed print by Isabelle Famiglietti.">: “I’ve always thought about it, but it rarely happens. Now that they’re in school full-time, I feel like the days are so short. Alone time with one means not getting to see the other. I suppose we focus more on family time. We eat all our meals together and close each day together."
Michaele穿着黑色T恤美式复古．花瓶维多利亚莫里斯．简单的桌子和等距长凳认为工作室．伊莎贝尔法格利蒂的黑色框架打印。

: “对我来说，这是关于母性、婚姻和工作之间的平衡。我选择了与同一个人分享这些。约翰是我孩子的父亲，我的丈夫，我的工作伙伴。跟他分享这么多，说明他了解我的情况。没有太多不同的经历。这要么是我一生中做过的最好的决定，要么就是一场灾难。我们还不能确定。但到目前为止，一切顺利。”

: “哈！当你问这一点时，每个人都笑了吗？我的意思是，他真的想要和自己一样诚实吗？我崇拜我的母亲。她是一个惊人，爱，关怀，聪明，令人难以置信的女人。她努力工作培养三个女孩，他自己看到了等于他们周围的男人。她提出了我相信我可以做任何我想做的事情，并确保她从未以此，从来没有看到关于我可以或应该或应该做的事情的看法with my life. I want to give that to my girls. It’s an incredible gift to give anyone. Other than that, she’s blond and almost 6 feet tall. I’m a brunette and 5’7”. She cries easily and publicly. I don’t. We do have the same hands."

Floor pillows by Hopewell.">: “I think I end every day with the promise that tomorrow I will be a better mother. I realize there’s part of me that’s being really hard on myself when I do this, but it’s also very honest. Being a parent is a crazy experiment. There’s an endless amount of striving. The older the kids get the more so. When they’re babies, it’s simple. It’s about survival and keeping them healthy. As they grow older it’s so much more complicated. There’s such heavy decision making."
地板枕头希望．

Michaele wears a blue tank by Scotch & Soda with a green vintage skirt by H&M, and moccasins by Beatrice Valenzuela. Io wears a colorful American Apparel dress. Echo wears khaki pants and a striped tank by Nico Nico.">: “如果我有一个不朽的身体和完全自由，每天都会做任何我想要的东西，我都会留住孩子。谁知道多少钱？两个是完美的。”
Michaele戴着蓝色坦克苏格兰苏格兰苏格兰苏格兰苏格兰带着绿色的老式裙子H＆M.和软皮鞋Beatrice Valenzuela.．io戴着五颜六色美国服装裙子。回声磨损卡其裤和条纹坦克Nico Nico.．

: “牛仔裤和一件T恤。夏天一件简约的连衣裙。还有一个好腰带 - 我爱一个好腰带。”

: “可悲的是，我真的没有约会夜晚。我真的需要一些帮助。”

Heather Levine.">: 一个脱嘴的壁挂希瑟莱丁．

Jesse Kamm, Black Crane, Kathleen Whitaker, Clare Vivier, and Nico Nico are all local designers who are doing work I love. It’s all made in LA, which is something I respond to." Michaele wears a striped apron by Fog Linen.">: “Jesse Kamm.那黑色起重机那凯瑟琳怀特克那克莱vivier，和Nico Nico.都是正在做的当地设计师我喜欢的工作。这都是在洛杉矶制造的，这是我回应的东西。“
Michaele戴着条纹围裙薄雾亚麻．

Tortoise is probably my favorite store ever. I also love OK. I can spend a solid hour in each store just looking. Both are like mini museums, full of beautiful everyday objects. I get the same fix in Germany, at Manufactum. I have a bookshelf dedicated to its old catalogs—love that place."">: “我是一个人的人，而不是一个人的人。乌龟可能是我最喜欢的商店。我也喜欢行．我可以在每家商店度过一个坚实的时间。两者都像迷你博物馆一样，充满了美丽的日常物体。我在德国得到了同样的修复制定．我有一个致力于其旧目录的书架 - 爱那个地方。“

: “我买的少且少得很少。我生命中的大多数东西 - 食物，物品，时尚 - 已经遵循了类似的轨迹。了解了关于制作这件作品的共同兴趣，涉及的手涉及的手涉及的手表，这些材料用过。它为这件作品带来了更多的价值和意义。“

did our girls’ nursery. Our homes have always been small and there’s a fluidity to the spaces. So, there’s a shared aesthetic in all of the rooms and not a so-called 'kid’s space.' I’ve found that my girls always want to be in the same room as me, no matter what amazing things I may put in their room. So, bedrooms are sort of for sleeping. The most energy we have put in their room was trying to find an efficient and aesthetically pleasing way to store all their stuff, in a way they could access it, while keeping it organized and manageable. We wanted their room to work for them. Things are low, easy, simple, and accessible."">: “虽然我设计托儿所家具，我从来没有真做过我们的女孩的托儿所。我们的房屋一直很小，空间有流动性。因此，所有房间都有一个共同的美学，而不是所谓的“孩子的空间”。我发现我的女孩总是想和我在同一个房间里，无论我在他们的房间里有什么惊人的东西。因此，卧室有点睡觉。我们在他们的房间里的最多能量试图找到一种高效和美观的方式来存储所有东西，以便他们可以访问它，同时保持其组织和可管理。我们希望他们的房间为他们工作。事情较低，简单，简单，可访问。“

: “It’s not as hard as it seems. I think going two to three is probably the killer—when the kids outnumber the parents. Also, that each child is different from the next and so the experience will be equally different. None of the same rules seem to apply."

Wall hanging quilt is by Hopewell. Beds are by Kalon Studios (releasing winter of 2015).">: “他们的办公桌。我们的女孩是大型抽屉。他们每天花几个小时绘图。”
墙壁悬挂被子是希望．床位是认为工作室（释放2015年冬季）。

: “The idea of living anywhere forever stresses me out. I move a lot and haven’t ever found a place that I wanted to settle. That being said, I do love living in Los Angeles. There are days when the city gets me down, but then I find myself driving in the hills, and it’s golden hour, and the air is full and warm and there are succulents everywhere and the ocean is sparkling in the distance and I’m hooked all over again."

Io wears a pink Nico Nico dress and blue button up top by Zara Kids. Echo wears a blue and white striped long sleeve top by J. Crew Crewcuts.">: “There are two kinds of days. There are the days when we stay in the neighborhood, walk around the hills, meet up with friends, go to one of the local farmer’s markets, ride bikes, make stuff, cook dinner with friends. And there are the days when we take a day trip, usually to the beach or to a canyon. There are so many amazing places to go within an hour of our house, so many completely different environments. Each is like a mini-vacation."
io戴着粉红色Nico Nico.衣服和蓝色按钮顶部扎拉孩子们．回声磨损蓝色和白色条纹长袖顶部J.船员队员．