The Journal
Stories of art, design, & the creative life
A LOVE LETTER TO VINTAGE
 It is hard to pinpoint exactly why I love vintage so much. It is tied up in the uniqueness, the hunt, that ah-ha moment when you find just the righ...
AT HOME WITH KERRY PIERI
  With more than 15 years of experience working as a fashion editor under her (Jacquemus) belt, LES Collection artist Kerry Pieri is no stranger to ...
BAUHAUS 101
  Bauhaus, which translates simply to “house of building,” was an art and architecture school in Germany, founded by the architect Walter Gropius. ...
A VINTAGE COMMUNITY
  In some ways, Toby Ziff, who deals primarily in British ceramics and sculptures from the post-war period on Instagram, has been very lucky. When h...
EILEEN BRAUN
Eileen Braun's body of work is prolific. The Atlanta-based Artist works in various materials, including clay, rattan reed, encaustic wax, cotton string, and...
MARGO VAN ERKELENS
  Whether a portrait, a silhouette of a face, or an abstract landscape, Margo Van Erkelens's paintings look like they have been recovered from a mou...
HOW LAUREN STYLES HER KITCHEN
Our kitchen is the hub of our home. With our house's open floor plan and the kitchen's central location, it's become our default gathering area and wh...
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...
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
 Image courtesy of Robert Phillips/Everett Collection  Frank Lloyd Wright is arguably the most prolific American architect of the 20th century, ...
A Q+A WITH LAYERED LOGAN
One of my favorite parts of starting LES Collection has been becoming a part of this wonderful community of artists and fellow dealers. Our industry is busy...
VALENTINE SCHLEGEL
Valentine Schlegel believed in creating dynamic objects that possessed their own sense of folklore.
