Liebling focuses on home goods that have been recrafted, refurbished and redesigned from components of previously existing items.
In the summer of 2015 I was able to spend a wonderful 7 weeks abroad in Europe. I spent the majority of my time in Germany and was thoroughly impressed by the cleanliness of the cities, the German's recycling programs and the dedication to their history both positive and negative. They said they wanted to keep both sides of their history in mind as a reminder that they are not an infallible people, as an inspiration to be better..strive harder..be a positive influence in Europe and the world. I had the opportunity to reflect on things that I have experienced and accomplished in the last 40 years and decided there was no better time to finally enact my long time plan of beginning my own shop and plan to create. It was in Germany that I made this decision so I chose a German name for my establishment: Liebling. Liebling means slightly different things depending on the context, but roughly it means 'my favorite'. This builds on my long love of taking old things and making them new again, Items and objects, antiques and keepsakes all have a story- they have age, energy, wear and tear and conjure memories; we have a plethora of wonderful 'left over' objects that get cast aside when they become of no use to the owner. I take those objects and recreate them, breathe new life and re-purpose them. With a little time and care old things become new things but better, since we get to enjoy the energy, the rememberances attached to them, sometimes the color or smell invokes memories of something a grandparent or parent had in their care. We get to enjoy the fact that something doesn't get discarded into the ever expanding landfills and that a little history gets saved and renewed.
I hope to add and work with other artisans within my business concept and encourage others to build new things from old items.
My shop has a physical location but right now it is a workspace, I will be opening this summer either at this location or another within Yellow Springs. I am excited to invite you all to enjoy my work as it comes along. I will use this site to keep everyone abreast of my plans and movement.
Thank you all for your support and inspiration. <3
