User:Fan Qi7/Justina Blakeney

Lead
Justina Blakeney  is a designer, artist, interior designer, writer, and speaker who is well-known by the bright colorful and vibrant bohemian style. She founded a houseware and home decoration brand Jungalow. At the same time, her book series provides readers with practical advice from the book. The book: The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes, was a New York Times bestseller.

Article body
Early Life and Education:

Blakeney grew up in Berkeley, California. Her father is African-American and Native American, and her mother is of Eastern European Jewish descent. She states that this multi-ethnic background and California upbringing influenced her bohemian aesthetic.

She attended UCLA in World Arts and Cultures major, and graduated in 2001. In her junior year of university, she went to Italy to study fashion and communication. The experience in Italy made her move back to Italy after graduation, and enrolled in Polimoda-a fashion school.

Speaking:


 * Alt Summit
 * Makers Summit
 * AIGA Design Conference: Business + Entrepreneurship
 * Design Bloggers Conference
 * WITHIT
 * Pinterests' Knit Con
 * Creative Mornings