Issue link: https://www.balharbourdigital.com/i/1078587
COME AS YOU ARE DESIGNER, COLLECTOR, mother—Olivia Song is a Brooklyn-based visionary who runs a design and project consulting agency, co-chairs the Contemporary Art Committee at the Brooklyn Museum and recently renovated a classic-meets- modern townhouse in Cobble Hill. Her busy and varied schedule demands yiÝLÌÞ>`VvÀÌ]ÜVÃi>ViÛià ÜÌivvÀÌiÃÃÃÌÞi°-}]Üëi`à most winter weekends at her Miami Beach i]Ã>ÀiÃÃiviÀÃiVÀiÌÃÌ ii«}ÃÌÞiÛiÀÃ>Ìi>`vÕVÌ>p ÜÌÕÌV«ÀÃ}«iÀÃ>y>À° 1. What's on your must-have list for Spring? As a V`vÌi½äÃ]}ÀÕ}iëiÀÛ>ÃÛiÞ«iÀÃ> ÃÌÞi°/i]`iÀ}ÀÕ}iÃ>ÀiÝv«>ÃÌ «ÀV«iÃ\>À`>`ÃvÌÌ}iÌiÀ]>ÕÌiÌV>Þ worn-in, with a restrained color palette—and always y>it>ÀV>VLýÃÀiÃÃÕivÃ,i`ÕÝÀÕ}i ViVÌ]wÀÃÌ«ÀiÃiÌi`ÓxÞi>ÀÃ>}`ÕÀ}à tenure at Perry Ellis, comes at precisely the right iÌ°ii`>V>ÀÌiÃiõÕiÀ-«ViÀà ëÀi`«>ÌvÀLÌ°/iÃiÕ«`>Ìi` ÌÌi}> 6iiÌ>`viLÌÃÜÌ>ÃÕÀ«ÀÃiLÕi>ViÜ ÜÀ`Üi>ÌiÀ>vÌiÀ>Õi`} iÜ9À winter. My boys and I ride horses, ý>ÌÌ>ÃÕViÀvÀ>ÞÌ} iµÕiÃÌÀ>ÆÌà j`ÀiÃÃwÌÃÌi }ÀÕ}iÀÕiÃ]LÕÌ}iÃvÀ iÛi iÝiVÕÌÛiiiÌ}ÌëÀ}LÀi> v>ÞÌÀ«ÜÌ>V>}ivÃið 2. What novel are you currently reading? V>½Ì answer this because I stopped Ài>`}ÛiÃ>vÌiÀ>``ð Ài>`wVÌLiV>ÕÃi have a hard time emotionally investing in characters. Þ«>ÌiVivÀÕ>Li protagonists is gone. The last book I read was Amanda ÀýÃFarm From Home. `Ài>vÛ}>ÀÃi v>À]ÃÌÜ>ÃÞÛiÀÃv> beach read. 4. What is your favorite sneaker designer for walking art fairs? Most convention >Ã>Ûi>Li>ÕÌvÕ«ÕÀi` VVÀiÌiÃ>LyÀ]ÜVV> LiiÝ>ÕÃÌ}vÀÌiL`Þ >vÌiÀ>Üi`>ÞÞÕÀ viiÌ°/iÃiVÀiÌÌ>««Þ >À>Ì>ÀÌv>À}ÃÌ Üi>ÀÃi>iÀÃtÞv>ÛÀÌià >ÀiLÞ`iÃi° 5. If you had no limitations, which jewelry store would we ƂPF[QWKP!I love the entire Bulgari Serpenti collection. What draws me to Bulgari ÃÌÃiÝÕLiÀ>Vi>` graphic designs. I stole my ÕÃL>`½Ã>}-VÕL> >ÃÞ{äÌLÀÌ`>Þ«ÀiÃiÌ ÌÞÃiv° 6. Who is your go-to designer for the Brooklyn Artists Ball? I like to wear something diametrically `vviÀiÌÌ>Ü>̽à iÝ«iVÌi`>Ì>v>VÞ`ÀiÃà LiiwÌ«>ÀÌÞ°/i}Ài>Ì thing about the Brooklyn ÕÃiսà ÀÞƂÀÌÃÌà >ÃÌ>ÌÌÌ>vÀii` viÝ«ÀiÃÃÃÌiÀ° There are guests in black tie, and there are guests VÀvÕ`ÀiÃÃiÃ>`i vÃ}iÕÃi«>ÃÌVL>}à ÃÌÕvvi`ÜÌÀÕLLð Anything goes. The crazier, ÌiLiÌÌiÀ°/ÃÞi>À]½ LiÜi>À}>Ì>̽à V>ÃÃV½äëÃÌiÀV` >`̽ÃÕVV]LÕÌÜ½Ì say more. 7. What is your favorite restaurant at Bal Harbour and why? Þv>ÞÛiÃÌÛÃÌ>LÕÌ>vÌiÀ>viÜ`>Þà vÀi>Ý>Ì>`ÃÕÃi]iÌ>Ì}iÌÃÞÃ>ÕVi `i«ÀÛ>ÌtÞv>ÛÀÌi«>ViÌÀi>`ÞÕ>6 `À«>`iÞ>ÃÌi>}ÌLÜvÀViÃ>Ì°/i ÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ>ÌÃ}À}iÕÃ>`LÕÃ]ÌiÞ½Ài}Ài>ÌÌÞ`Ãt 3. What is your favorite Miami hotel? ̽Ã>À`ÌVÃi >v>ÛÀÌiLiV>ÕÃiÌiÀi>ÀiÃ>Þ>ÌiÃÌÛi° I usually stay at my own place, but The Standard has the LiÃÌë>>`>>]>`/i`Ì>ÃÌ>ÌÌ`ivÀ i>L/j ÀÓÃViÌ«iÀi>Ì}Ìi>Àt The Standard Spa, Miami Beach Gucci; Îäx°nÈn°Èxä{ Golden Goose; ÇnÈ°xäÓ°nnx BulgariÆÎäx°nÈ£°nnn Makoto; Îäx°nÈ{°nÈää Bottega Veneta; ÇnÈ°{ÎÇ°äÓä BY SARAH HARRELSON PORTRAIT BY DAVID HAJOO CHOI 68 BAL HARBOUR COURTESY OF BOTTEGA VENETA; CHLOÉ; PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE; THE STANDARD SPA, MIAMI BEACH; GOLDEN GOOSE; BULGARI; GUCCI; MAKOTO Chloé; Îäx°nÈ£°£ä°