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Vanessa Webster LOCATION: New York City OCCUPATION: Co-Founder, Chadwick Bell FAVORITE SPOT TO READ: A Chaise lounge with a view overlooking the Farmer's Market. TOP TEN BOOKS ABOUT WOMEN WHO'VE LIVED GREAT LIVES: Slim: Memories of a Rich and Imperfect Life Rilke and Andreas-Salomé: A Love Story in Letters Tinisima An Omelette and a Glass of Wine by Elizabeth David Tete a Tete: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre Alice Waters and Chez Panisse Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood Frida's Fiesta's: Recipes and Reminiscenses of Life with Frida Kahlo Just Kids by Patti Smith Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Fariña, and Richard Fariña My dream vacation would be: Up in the hills of Taiwan, consuming lots of oolong and delicious seafood. Would love to read something by the farmer and philosopher Masononu Fukouka Love his book The One-Straw revolution. Vanessa Webster co-founded Chadwick Bell with the designer in 2008. They are currently working on the Spring 2014 collection. June 2013 |