Being a multigenerational maker effervesces in Aviva Stanoff’s DNA. Raised in a multicultural environment as a child of Japanese and Eastern European immigrants, she split her time amongst old growth redwoods in Northern California and summers spent studying traditional arts in her family’s Buddhist temple in Japan. Her Japanese ancestry extends back 17 generations. Her reverence for nature and culture took root early on and is still honored today. Her entre into the world of the textile arts was centered around the runways and internships at Calvin Klein Home while earning her MFA. By graduation, Aviva’s designs for Calvin Klein and Donna Karan were on store shelves, earning her a mention in Vogue. These early triumphs turned into commissions from Christian Dior, Givenchy Couture, and Madonna among others.
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