Happy Hollaween!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out our Hollaween window display!

Tiffany Yue Liu---Dairy from another world

Tiffany Liu earned a B.A. in Environmental Design from the Fine Art College of Shanghai University, China. She has been invited to draw mural paintings for commercial restaurants and clubs. These includes: mural paintings & logo design for 535 Club (Shanghai, China 2007); mural painting for Lotus Land Asia Restaurant (Shanghai, China 2008). In July 2010, Liu’s oil painting became part of the Academician Hall (Shanghai, China). In September 2010, Tiffany’s artwork participates in a group show in San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco, US). In Apr. 2011, Tiffany’s oil on panel Parallel Futures participates in Where to? The Call of the Times at de Young museum (San Francisco, US. Currently she is studying in San Francisco, pursuing a MFA degree from the Academy of Art University San Francisco, US. Liu also writes for (Art World) magazine (China).

    Tiffany’s art is inspired by dreams because they are not bounded by the reality or the physical limits that constrain us during the day. Her artwork is about the emotions carried within the dreams. She dreams every night, during which she escapes from the responsibility, taboos, and ethics of daily couture. She re-calls the dreams and documents the details the next day. Dreams never lose their magic, and their dramatic mysteries never disappear.

    In Tiffany’s art, she chooses the most memorable scenes in her dream to construct multiple layers. Each layer reflects her emotion and mood through memories of the dreams. These layers become a harmonious entity with simplified composition. Sometimes her color is derived the emotions from the original dream scene. As a result, she hopes that people can gain more understanding of themselves through my painting.

Tmr is the last day to see Tiffany's artwork at Atelier!!!!!!!! Don't hesitate to come and check out!!!!!!!!

Gazel

        

     The beautiful bathing collection is inspired by the ancient Anatolian-era bathing traditions renowned for their restorative value and eco­-friendly craftsmanship, Gazel has elevated the everyday bathing experience to a new level of guiltless luxury. Gazel is an ancient word referring to both a musical and a poetic expression of the beauty of love. Gazel is representing the core value of the company ­to create products that express the beauty of love ­ for self, others and the natural world ­ through a green philosophy and production. Gazel’s collection is made up with fine quality 100% organic towels and robes that are designed to stimulate the senses, enhance wellbeing and showcase the beauty of nature without compromising quality or further damaging our fragile environment.

      Gazel’s inspiration came from an earlier time and place where bathing experience was a healthful and sensual. The bath products from Gazel bring us back to the natural world to provide utmost comfort and pure beauty. Each product is made to the highest standards of organic certification and sustainability ensuring that all the products are as clean and natural as any other bathing products in the market.

     The products of Gazel are all organic certification requirements of the Global Organic Textile Standard, including raw materials, processing, production, packaging and labeling. In addition, Gazel’s products have been certified according to the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 system to be free of all chemicals and substances known to be harmful to health. Organic cotton is raw cotton that is produced totally free of synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Beneficial organisms such as parasites and natural enemies are used for insect management in place of agricultural pesticides. Organic cotton is a clean, sustainable alternative to conventional cotton. The use of organic cotton in Gazel’s products eliminates your exposure to toxic chemical residues. Organic cotton yarns are less processed, ensuring the highest level of natural softness, comfort and durability. When you pamper your skin with the sensual caress of our eco-friendly organically grown cotton products, you are enhancing your health and wellbeing while contributing to the protection and sustainability of our environment.

       Organic certification is your guarantee that products meet or exceed defined organic standards. All Gazel towel collections and robes are certified 100% organic by Control Union World Group, an internationally recognized global agency responsible for eco-friendly certification and quality assurance since 1956.Control Union World Group guarantees consistency and quality through internal quality assessment systems, extensive training, and development and use of state-of-the-art solutions. Control Union is a founding member of the International Federation of Inspection Agencies (I.F.I.A.). All dyes used in Gazel products are environmentally responsible ’low impact’ dyes and are fully compliant with the organic certification criteria. These dyes use much less water and energy than conventional dyes, and are free of heavy metal or harmful chemical substances. Soflex® is a special top quality yarn produced by Abalioglu Textile that provides a unique softness, water absorbency and durability to cotton fabrics. Soflex® yarn is made by a ’zero twist’ technique - the fibers are attached to each other through binding, not twisting - which is only feasible with the highest quality long cotton fibers. The use of Soflex® technology in all Gazel towels and robes makes them exceptionally soft and light, yet highly absorbent and durable.

Atelier carries Gazel’s organic towel collection and bathrobes.

Click here to Gazel's official website.

Amy Fink

“All clothing from the Amy Fink collection are made with love in San Francisco.”

Amy Fink is a graduated Master of Fine Art in Fashion Design at the Academy of Art University. She is no longer a little girl who plays with her dolls. Now she is a very successful fashion designer. She has transferred her days of playing dress up with her dolls to a full-fledged career full of fun and love. Growing up in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Amy pursued her Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art in 2001. She moved to San Francisco to finish out her dream. She took a major step for her career and launched her collection in 2006. Inspirations come from her researching and exploring unique colors, textures, and prints. Amy creates simple clothing that can be worn day and night.

Check out Amy Fink Spring 2010 collection at Atelier, 79 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

Rainy Monday

It's a drizzly monday for us folks here in San Francisco, so we thought we'd change our window display to match the rainy mood of the city!

AAU Umbrellas line up the window

We thought the umbrellas were a fitting and fun way to dress up the window, and if you didn't already know they are also for sale here at The Atelier. So come drop by, get a reprieve from the drizzle, and grab one of these stylish and school-cheer worthy umbrellas!