Mother Essentials: Fiona Montgomery of Dodo Banana
San Francisco-based mother Fiona Montgomery knows a thing or two about stylish wares. When the former PR director (for brands like Loeffler Randall and Behnaz Sarafpour) and Designer and Partner at...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Emma Flanders, Co-Founder of Hawks
If you need a little inspiration to get yourself—and your kids—outside this summer, rejoicing in the many gifts of Mother Earth, look no further than today’s Mother Essentials list and the mama behind...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Lanée Slaughter of MAMA & OG
“Irritatingly inedible” is the way Lanée Slaughter describes her food-inspired creations for MAMA & OG, the resin art business she created in 2020 after struggling to find Black representation in...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Maria Dueñas Jacobs of Super Smalls
Mama of three Maria Dueñas Jacobs knows a thing or two about bold, sparkly things. Lucky for us, the former fashion editor (most notably at ELLE, where she was Accessories Director), has applied her...
View Article(Grand)Mother Essentials: Stephanie Allain
Being a grandparent is one of the chief inspirations in Stephanie Allain‘s life right now. And it was the birth of her first grandaughter that inspired her to dip her toes into kid-lit for the very...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Artist & Author Suzy Ultman
A rainbow of color, playful graphics, and optimism are all hallmarks of artist Suzy Ultman‘s work. So, it’s no wonder that her Mother Essentials list is filled with all of the above. The Ohio-based...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Bo Lu, Author-Illustrator of Bao’s Doll
Every single page of Bao’s Doll, the debut kid-lit book by author-illustrator Bo Lu, is something to marvel at. Some spreads are soaked in vivid colors from edge to edge, while others intentionally...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Nessa Diab, Author of We Are Free You And Me
Long-time radio and TV personality Nessa Diab holds many titles—from toddler mom, to podcaster, to host for HOT 97, MTV, and NBC. And now, alongside her husband Colin Kaepernick, she’s adding...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Roxana Saidi of Táche Pistachio Milk
Roxana Saidi, founder and CEO of Táche, is almost as milk-obsessed as her 2-year-old daughter, Èze. At the helm of North America’s first pure pistachio milk—with five flavors, including a...
View ArticleMother Essentials: Nasozi Kakembo, Author Of The African Decor Edit
Like many entrepreneurs, Nasozi Kakembo‘s creative practice has grown up right alongside her child. When her son, Rafa Kalungi, was only 2-years-old, Nasozi founded xN Studio, an interior design and...
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