Oprah picked me
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A while back we got a call at Dolce Mia from Miami mom and entrepreneur , Kisha Holt, looking for our cool retro look for the African American childrens room decor market. A mother of four, Kisha had scoured stores looking for some hip stuff for her kid’s room. She came away realizing that there was a need for great looking accessories that would reflect kids of color and decided to start an online boutique for African American children. With this market in mind, she asked me to create some retro designs for her. I was excited to take on the task of putting together designs with African American children as the central image. But, just as this market is underrepresented today, there was an absolute dearth of vintage imagery with African American children so I set about painstakingly changing the flesh tones and features of the images that I had found. With Kisha’s guidance, the project turned out great - it was just what she wanted and I had fun doing it.
One of the clocks I designed for Kisha is featured in The “O” List in the September 2009 issue of O, the Oprah magazine. I am thrilled to be an Oprah pick! Congratulations to Kisha for getting the attention she deserves for her fabulous website - her efforts to create cool accessories for kids of color are being appreciated and acknowledged.
Visit Kisha’s site at www.kishaskids.com to see more of our designs as well as other high style accessories and toys for kids.