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Who says #umbrellas can't be beautiful or #elegant? Not us. #luxury #artumbrella #africanprints #nyc #fashion

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#africanprints getting ready to become #marisolumbrellas. #brooklyn #nyc #artumbrella

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Any port in a storm. Even the animal kingdom likes a good #umbrella. #artumbrella

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A little behind the scenes at the #marisolumbrella studio. #dumbo #brooklyn #artumbrellas #handmade

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Pedro Reyes Mexico City, Mexico

  Pedro Reyes is a Mexican artist whose work encompasses design, film, architecture, and pedagogy, aiming to create solutions to social problems by increasing the capacity for individual and collective action.

Why we love Pedro:

Because he hates guns - and does something about it

In 2008 he melted down down 1,527 automatic weapons and turned them into the same number of shovels, all of which were then used to plant trees around the world

He also transformed 6,700 guns into musical instruments, because “music is the opposite of weapons!”

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Peyton handbag family portrait at #16Crosby

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That is one nice family you have there

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#winter means darker weather. Shine your light with one of our #artumbrellas. #africanprints #nyc #light

[maiyet]

In the beginning…

The handcast signature ring was the first piece of Maiyet to be completed in 2011. 

Shop Signature Jewelry: http://bit.ly/1cQRFXI

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This week we look back at our milestones to celebrate two years of Maiyet  Explore the full story at maiyet.com

#TwoYearsOfMaiyet

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Want more Marisol? Then look us up on Twitter and Tumblr. #artumbrellas #nyc #fashion #style #vday

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Sayantani DasGupta

Co-Chair of the University Seminar in Narrative, Health and Social Justice at Columbia University and a faculty member of the Master’s in Narrative Medicine program. Sayantani is an MD/MPH who writes about gender and race in illness narratives, health, and media treatment of body images. Sayantani has been a valuable member of the Advisory Board for Suzanne Lacy’s Between the Door and the Street, which will take place on Park Place, Brooklyn at 4:30pm on October 19th.

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Marisols are handmade in #brooklyn with the best of care to hold up against whatever #nature throws at you. #nyc #style #fall #winter

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With #winter coming you need a way to protect those fabulous outfits from the #snow. We a #Marisolumbrellas have a suggestion.#nyc #fashion

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#Winter may be coming, but at least you can pretend to be somewhere warmer, with a colorful #umbrella #nyc #africanprints

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Elissa Blount Moorhead is the Arts and Cultural Management Educator at Pratt and Parsons. Elissa strives to provide art and creative opportunities for the African American community.

Join her on our Facebook page October 10th at 1:00 p.m. for an open discussion on an issue confronting women today.

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#umbrellas have always been a great #fashion accessory. #marisols are no different. #nyc #streetstyle

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Express your own unique #style with a colorful #marisolumbrella #brooklyn #fashion

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Another beautiful #October day at the #marisolumbrella studio. #brooklyn #Inspiration abounds,