Chelsea Hotel

The Chelsea was originally designed as a collaborative apartment building with tenants forgoing kitchens for a public restaurant. In my case though, the kitchen became a place to mix paints, prepare clay for sculpture and design clothing. As my story moves forward I realized the beauty of the Chelsea façade and decided to make it my focal point. In doing so the Chelsea T-Shirt was born, soon to be available. I can safely say that through the years, guests have brought my design home with them to all parts of the world.

Now it is the silk scarf which I am especially proud to bring to you. The design shows the wrought iron balconies with their sunflowers and tall clustered brick chimneys inspired by the Queen Anne style, sometimes called Victorian Gothic. The original architect of the building was P.G. (Philip Gengembre) Hubert, born in Paris and came to America in 1849 with his parents. His father was an architect. P. G. taught French in Cincinnati and Philadelphia. After turning down a professorship at Harvard he moved to New York City and started an architectural practice.

I hope you enjoy my scarf design and wear it with pleasure as I do. It was ‘launched’ at the Berlin Film Festival of 2022. At that time, the film “Dreaming Walls” was premiered. The motion picture by directors Amalie Van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier guides the viewer through a journey of various artists and issues that have taken the building and its occupants from a past filled with pleasure, and a little pain, as we look forward to a bright future.