The Journal
Stories of art, design, & the creative life
Brimfield Market
Team LES recently embarked on a journey to the renowned Brimfield Antique Market. Located in the serene town of Brimfield, Massachusetts, this vast and ecl...
Dada 101
 DADA Art and Design: Dadaism is an artistic and literary movement that originated as an anti-war and anti-establishment response to World War I. ...
THE MAKING OF VOLUME III
It is with excitement and gratitude that I sit down to write the introduction for Volume III. At its heart, The Volume is a place to honor the stories of art...
NOTES ON BLOOM
BLOOM: The Collection, our capsule collection for spring, is the perfect example of the unexpected results that come when creatives collaborate. What started...
A YEAR IN REVIEW - 2022
Lauren looks back on LES's 2022 - including the making of VOLUME II, expanding our roster of artists and thoughtful makers, partnering with new creatives, an...
LAUREN'S VINTAGE SOURCING GUIDE
 Vintage sourcing is truly an art. Just as a painter has their preferred brand of paints, finding the best collectible vintage takes experience and strateg...
A LETTER FROM LAUREN: ONE YEAR LATER
 Wow, I can't believe it has been a year since we launched LES Collection. I can remember that mid-September day so vividly; I can still feel the exc...
IN CELEBRATION OF VOLUME II
The creation of Volume II was a true labor of love - we simply had to celebrate its launch! (Plus, you know we'll use any excuse to throw a party, an...
THE MAKING OF VOLUME II
  Content has been a major focus for us at LES from the start. Not just any content, but that which educates and inspires. Content that makes us fee...
A YEAR IN REVIEW
 December of last year, I started to seriously consider founding LES Collection. I was painting and selling my work through Instagram and a galle...
LETTER FROM LAUREN
I traveled many paths before founding LES Collection, never finding the right one.
