Macayla Chapman is a busy mumma and the co-founder (with good bestie Natalie Knoll) of
bird & knoll - a luxe brand of oversized soft-like-butter scarves inspired by their love of world travel, fashion and photography. The girlies have just launched their AW15 range, Icebergs & Pina Coladas.
Island Ride - from a photograph taken on a trip to Ibiza -part of the bird & knoll SS14 collection
every day starts with a Skype to co-owner Nat, who's over in Sydney - Broccoli the bunny having a cuddle
workspace (with upcoming season's moodboard) in Macalya's studio
I wake up thinking about coffee always … but the first thing I do each morning is an Instagram post for bird & knoll … I am slightly obsessed with instagram! Being a visual person with a graphic brand I find it is such an amazing way to convey the look, feel and mood of our luxury scarf brand. It enables us to show people what our style is, where we are travelling to capture images for our scarves, where we are dreaming of travelling, what is inspiring us and most importantly how we wear our scarves and the many uses our beautiful versatile product can have #justaddascarf #wearityourway
Highlight of today…
Hanging with my divine daughter Indie (her nickname is Bug) she is 4 years old and just so delicious I could eat her. This is her last year before starting school with her big brother, so the time we spend together during the day is precious. She loves to be involved in my work and is extremely disappointed if I do a delivery to one of our stockists (whom she knows very well by now) and she is not involved in some way. I am extremely lucky that I have the flexibility to incorporate a bit of work into our ‘Mummy Monday’ as Bug calls it.
Mummy Monday with daughter Indie
- Macayla personally visits stockists (like Simon James Concept Store) to set up displays
- Macayla personally visits stockists (like Simon James Concept Store) to set up displays
A challenge/frustration in my day was:
Deciding what to have for dinner - arrrgh I can remember wondering why my mum complained about this when I was a kid… I now know why!!!!
Today, I learned:
That pet rabbits will nibble on a pair of Nike Free run laces if they get the chance... Broccoli!!!!
The tastiest thing I ate/drank today was:
I had the most delicious and refreshing freshly squeezed juice with mint, pineapple, pear, green apple and ginger - AMAZING!
Back at home and in the studio to package up orders
Best thing I laid my eyes on today…
I am obsessing over a piece of art by Auckland-based artist Andrew Barnes Graham in Sanderson Contemporary Art Gallery on Jervois Road, we already own one but I adore his work and as I walk past the gallery on my morning walk I stare longingly at it…you will be mine one day!
If I could, I would __________ every day
Shop… 'nuff said!
three of the new designs from bird & knoll's AW15 collection (available for pre-order now)
Bondi Bathers scarf showing the photograph of Sydney's famous ocean pool
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