June 21/Los Angeles/Modern Originals booksignings and slideshow

Hey there friends! Just wanted to let you all know about a couple of events coming up in the Los Angeles area this coming Saturday, June 21.
At 2pm I will be signing books the Dwell bookstore by Skylight Books at the Dwell on Design Conference in Downtown LA.
At 7pm I will be over on the west side for a lovely evening book signing and slideshow at General Store in Venice (1801 Lincoln Blvd x Superba). I expect the slideshow will be around 7:45ish. Hope to see you at one of these events!

this Thursday, June 5/Modern Originals book event at Heath Ceramics SF

Hello dear friends!  Just wanted to announce that I am doing a book signing and slideshow this Thursday, June 5th, at Heath Ceramics in San Francisco (18th street tile factory. 6h30 to 9pm).
So happy to be home and am planning a special slideshow for my hometown crowd. Please come by, see the slideshow with lots of special hometown tidbits and get your book signed! Yes, you can bring your copy of Handcrafted Modern to be signed. (I'd be happy to!) and pick up your copy of "Modern Orignals: At Home with European Midcentury Designers". They are a happy duo.
Look forward to seeing you Thursday! RSVP here.
xx    Leslie

Modern Originals Booksigning NYC/the Future Perfect/ Sunday, May 18th/11am

Hello friends! I have just returned to the US after a month of work and book events in Europe and wanted to make sure to share my first Modern Originals book event in the USA!
This Sunday at the Future Perfect in NYC, I will be signing my book and doing a short slideshow as part of TFP's Design Brunch. The address is 55 Great Jones Street and it begins at 11am.
TFP has curated a beautiful installation for NY Design Week of furniture sculpture, art and lighting and I am honored to be among the wonderful designers and artists who have work included. So yes, there are a few of my rare limited edition prints hanging as well - my never seen abstractions. In addition the work of some of my favorite artists are also on view - like Maria Moyer, Ryosuke Yazaki, and Lindsey Adelman.
It will be a feast for the eyes!!! Do come out and say hello this Sunday. I'd love to see you! xx

Modern Originals Booksigning/May 15 to Ofr, Paris

It is time for some book signing events my friends!
If you are in Paris, come join me this Thursday, May 15 from 6-9 for a book signing and slideshow at my favorite bookstore in Paris, Ofr Librairie.
Look forward to seeing you there!

and while you are at it, Save the Date: May 18th in NYC at 11am. A special book signing and slideshow at the Future Perfect. More details to come!

birth announcement!/lesliewilliamson.com

Not three weeks ago I sent Modern Originals out into the world and now I have another beloved baby for you. My new website is up and full of new content!
lesliewilliamson.com Take a peek!

Modern Originals is released!/ NYTimes slideshow

What a way to introduce Modern Originals to the world! Today is the official first day that my new book is available and the NYTimes T Style ran a lovely article and slideshow about it on their website. Thank you Brooke Hodge and TStyle for such a wonderful launch! See the story here.
You can get your own copy of Modern Originals at your local bookstore or from Amazon.com.

modern originals/available april 15!

April 15 is fast approaching! Yes, I know it is tax day but it is also the day my new book, Modern Originals, is released! As some of you know I have been working on this book for a couple of years now. So...yeah...I'm super excited for you all to finally see it! If you absolutely cannot wait to see more there is a little sneak peek over on my website www.lesliewilliamson.com at the moment. And there is a preorder link if you feel so inclined...  ; )

Modern Originals/ the almost print set

I thought I would share another print set. I ended up not offering this one for the Kickstarter but I really love it. Maybe I'll set up an online shop for my prints...who knows.

kickstarter print sets/

I just posted a couple of limited edition print sets for my Kickstarter supporters today. I love them so much I had to share them here too. And I guess this also qualifies as a tiny sneak preview to Modern Originals which comes out in April. These look so pretty when printed at their larger, 16x20" size...

reflections/

this thursday, november 7/come see me in Tokyo!

Pinch me! I am heading to Tokyo for a show of my work at Play Mountain! If you are in Shibuya on Thursday, November 7 around 6pm (18:00) come on over and say hello. I'll be there, as will 25 beautiful framed prints from both Handcrafted Modern and my new book, Modern Originals.

Play Mountain

#105 3-52-5 Sendagaya Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan

+81(0)3 5775 6747

Hope to see some of you there! xx

modern originals/progress report

Hi everyone! Life has been rather busy this summer working on my new book, Modern Originals, and the blog has been rather neglected as a result. I honestly forgot how intense and time consuming making a book can be. But I am happy to say that after an intense past month (or 2?) of working on the images and making match prints, I sent out the lot of it to Rizzoli last week. This first image was my kitchen table when I was going through every single print (231 of them!) and making one last check. There are still a few things to do and then comes the waiting game for proofs from the printers, but my hard part is pretty much complete. YAY!!!!!
I hope all of you enjoy this last gasp of summer this Labor Day.  I know I am. xx

radio silence/

  There will be a bit of radio silence on the blog for awhile - just pictures every now and then. I am reworking the writing for the chapters of Modern Originals and the deadline is breathing down my neck. So I am putting blinders on...

Be back asap.  xx