Emma Cleveland

About You:

Frontman/Frontwoman: Emma Cleveland

Location: London, UK but currently re-locating to Upstate New York

Mornings or evenings: I have a 2 year old, so I'm up early

Chocolate or Vanille: Vanilla, if it is with pie.

Your happy place: Swimming, anywhere!

About Brand:

Name comes from: I use my name

Inspired by: I'm inspired by working in various forms of craft and exploring the interactions of color

Why you started: I started sewing with my best friend in first grade and never stopped

Where you are heading: I'm currently a knitwear brand but miss working in wovens and prints, I need to incorporate that back into my brand

Explain to your grandma what you do: I work on vintage industrial Dubied knitting machines to make the knitwear in my collection and I also use these machines in order to work out samples for production and to create inspiration for new designs.

About Life:

Bored if: I'm being indecisive

Feel like dancing if: I hear a good song in the supermarket

Hungry for: Blueberry season

Excited when: Seasons change, I'm ready for a hot summer!

Quote: "I like to create anthropomorphic universes, where anything can talk back to you. Any door can say 'hello, goodbye', any food can get up and walk away before it's eaten...." This is Sally Cruikshank speaking about her animations but I like to use as a reference because I think designing without limits is what keeps me excited.