Leigh Plessner

  1. Meet our Studio

    MEET OUR STUDIOOur big, beautiful, sun-drenched jewelry studio is our pride and joy! Meet some of the #catbirdjewelers who not only hand make all of our pieces, but also model for us!Made with care in our Brooklyn StudioDiamond Pinprick Necklace A white (recycled!) diamond floats from a 14k yellow, rose, or white gold chainSweet Nothing Ring Our ...
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  2. A weekend, an always of La Dolce Vita

    A weekend, an always of La Dolce Vita
    This weekend we're eating mini cannolis and walking around the neighborhood, buoyed by a very close read of The Remnants of La Dolce Vita in Brooklyn’s Italian Williamsburg. Pictured above, local cannolis eaten in the very intensive R&D for our own Holy Cannoli.  xo LeighHOLY CANNOLI CHARM...
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  3. I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel

    I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
    I went in search of a favorite Chelsea Hotel apartment and found along the way this list I love (full of pre-critical enthusiasm). Also, what a sure hand she had in answering.  The Selby: Hi Sally! What are 4 characteristics of authenticity.  Sally: 1. pre-critical enthusiasm, 2. a sure hand, 3. a touch of myopia , 4. a good heart  xo ...
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  4. The new Snow Queens will melt your heart into a shining puddle

    The new Snow Queens will melt your heart into a shining puddle
    The air is turning from crisp to twinkling and I am wearing new Snow Queens — they're almost ready to meet you. It's the season for white gold and a Snow Queen thimble's worth of diamonds...
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  5. A BOOK'S WORTH OF FOLDED POTATO CHIPS.

    A BOOK'S WORTH OF FOLDED POTATO CHIPS.
    I chain-smoke books. From time to time, though, I hit a rut and nothing sticks. When this happens I like to turn to what Rony calls "literary potato chips." My current bag of literary potato chips is Tina Brown's Vanity Fair Diaries. - the introduction is a slog but then it's one folded chip after the other (my favorite kind). xo Leigh...
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  6. Spring fling.

    Spring fling.
    Jennie Kwon's new collection features the loveliest, most watercolor-y palette of pale sapphires. We love that the exciting, saturated hues are also luminescent.Shop all new Jennie Kwon, at catbirdnyc.com.- Leigh...
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  7. Soaking practitioners

    Soaking practitioners
    We endorse/practice the art of a mid day work from home snow day soak break.-Leighbath via...
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  8. A plumper fairy.

    A plumper fairy.
    Our new Fairy Light Supreme, also affectionately known amongst us as the Zaftig Fairy Light, is true to it's name, supremely lovely. It retains all the floating, airborne magic of the Fairy Light, with a little more heft than our original Fairy Light.Leigh...
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  9. A Note on Pinky Rings

    A Note on Pinky Rings
    You can in fact wear jewelry on your littlest finger. The memory rings we’re known for can double as your pinky stack or for an unexpected punch, try a sized down signet ring...
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  10. Hiya, baby!

    Hiya, baby!
    Rosemary stores her necklace in a Louis Sherry chocolate tin. You can, too! Here's hoping your necklace is a little less creepy than Rosemary's!Stills from Rosemary's Baby, Jewel Box Chocolate Tins available at Catbird and catbirdnyc.com.-Leigh...
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