Process (Old About)
NIKOLE NELSON. FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR.
Photo by Tien Austin.
A unique combination of artist, maker, designer and construction worker.
Thrives on collaboration, inspiration hunts, nature, dilapidated beauty and roadside finds.
Chaser of art dreams, international travel and a romantic at heart.
Mother of two sons - Tyler 19 and Koa 2.
Opened her Brooklyn interdisciplinary design firm, Nikole Nelson Studios in 2009.
Will always love NYC but can’t do blizzards.
Launched BLKCORAL in Hawaii in 2014.
Must have bacon, chocolate and good wine.
BFA in Interior Design and Architecture from Savannah College of Art & Design.
Resides in Manoa, Hawaii with her handsome Greek husband and baby Koa Maverick.
COLLABORATORS
Photo by Erin Kelleher.
Juli Sproules. Partner & Interior Architect.
Designer, Educator & Writer
Inspired by unexpected relationships & curious about everything.
Happiest with a pen or paintbrush in hand.
#Obsessed with her puppy G.
BA in International Studies & Italian from the University of South Carolina.
MA in Interior Design from the Savannah College of Art & Design.
IIDA Member, NCIDQ-Certified & LEED AP.
French & American, speaks a little Italian, too.
Lives in Washington, D.C. with her partner Adam & their puppy G.
Photo by Kenna Reed
BILL REARDON. METAL GENIUS.
Owner of Heavy Metal, Inc.
Musician.
Insanely funny and always inappropriate. But thats why we love him.
New Yorker.
Lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
JOSHUA MILLS. MASTER OF ALL THINGS WOOD.
Surfer to the core.
World traveler and adventurer.
Sports a wild-man-beard that would make any hipster jealous.
Lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
BLKCORAL CLIENT LIST: Kate Spade NY, Tiffany & Co., New Balance, Coach, BFG, Seaworld, Timbaland, Urban Outfitters, Hewlett Packard, Kamehameha Schools, Paiko, Brue Bar, GQ Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Better Homes and Gardens, In Style Magazine, Food Arts, Cigar Aficionado, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Men’s Journal, Zink Magazine, Bloomberg Business.