• new hemp/silk kimono robes!

    New to a.ell are one of a kind, Kauai made, hand painted kimono style hemp & silk robes! Thanks to Takuyo (just one of our wonderfully talented Kauai artists) each of these luxurious robes come adorned with a wide assortment of designs, patterns, and colors! Our robes look (and feel) great around the house, lounging [...]


  • Japanese Sumi Painting

    Saturday evening we have a special guest Takuyo Takahashi, she will be teaching us the art of Japanese Sumi Painting.  She is bringing plenty of supplies so you can give it a try yourself!  Kids and adults welcome from 5:30 – 8:30 PM. Takuyo studied communication design at Parsons school of Design in New York [...]



Kauai Artist – Denise Dion-Scoyni

This Saturday Sept. 4th for the Old Kapaa Town Art Walk we will be featuring Denise Dion-Scoyni.  I came to know Denise through my daughters school – Denise is the art teacher at Kauai Pacific School – and a fabulous one at that.  I recently started carrying her beautiful tiles in the atelier.  This Saturday [...]


more new eco items!

a.ell design has been having trouble keeping things on the racks this week! Even so, we’ve been working extra hard to keep new and exciting items on our shelves. Some of our favorite items have been reworked with different color combinations, and we have added a new style of skirt to our inventory thanks to [...]


New Burlap Coffee Bags!

New to a.ell design! Take your caffeine fix to the next level with one of a kind burlap bags! Our friends at Small Town Coffee in Kapaa gave us some burlap bags, so not only will your new fashion cause a buzz with your friends, but you’re recycling too. The bags work great as reusable [...]


What’s up at the atelier!

Whooh its been a busy couple weeks!  While preparing for the eco fabulous fashion show at Kilohana we created quite a few new items to feature.  Aaron Feinberg took some great shots at the eco show, to view photos visit his site at  http://afeinphoto.com/Heath_And_Wellness/Pages/Best_Of.html#13 I am really inspired and grateful to the artists, volunteers, musicians, [...]


Kauai Made Eco Fashion Show!

a.ell design is hosting a fashion show June 19th at Kilohana as part of the Healing Garden Festival.  Naturally the theme is eco.  Part of what being eco means to me – in addition to using fibers that are kind even benefiting the Earth like hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton is the concept of supporting [...]