Encounters

The Holiday Story

In reflecting upon the season, we are brought back to the twinkling city lights of New York City and the motifs that today remain a part of our collective memory.

Ariel Adkins

Brooklyn-based artist, designer, and curator Ariel Adkins is the latest muse in Authorne’s series of Encounters. For Ariel, her “art practice is an outlet that has allowed me to keep my mother’s le...

Vannia Palacio

Beginning in 2024, Rachel Bu cultivated a relationship with the talented illustrator, animator, and digital designer Vannia Palacio to bring Authorne’s motifs, and their inner stories, to life.

zhang kechun

In continuing to identify ambassadors and muses for the Encounters series who embody the values of the brand as we connect and commune in the world, Chinese based photographer Zhang Kechun resonates.

Michael Andrews

Master of his craft, Michael Andrews understood early on that distinction in how one carries themselves — their style, their polish — can so often be an extension of their professional success and...

Mothers and daughters who inspire

Authorne looks to the "Mother Chain" motif with gratitude for the precious connection between a mother and child.

Oliver Kai Lam-Watson

Strength is perhaps the among those traits most defined by duality. Associated with the Guardians motif, both the Eastern and Western Lions can best be described by their dual states which togethe...

Rachel Bu

Artistry can be described as the application of skill and innate ability which yields something beautiful. To observe nature is to acknowledge that artistry may be inherent. 

Chris Duperreault

It is not uncommon for everyday practices, for colloquial activities, to take on an elevated, artistic significance in one’s life. Art often emerges from the mastering of a technique or the ritual...