An NYC Boutique Celebrates 10 Years With Limited-Edition Collabs

“I’ve always loved retail, and I’ve always loved the decorative arts,” Kate Rheinstein Brodsky explains when asked why she started KRB, her Upper East Side boutique on Lexington Avenue. “I get to find beautiful pieces and then show people how to layer the traditional with the more modern ones.”

And perhaps shopkeeping is also in her blood. The daughter of designer Suzanne Rheinstein, Brodsky grew up in Los Angeles running in and out of her mother’s studio and retail space. Once Brodsky got to New York, she worked for design legends like Ralph Lauren Home and Jeffrey Bilhuber, but retail still called to her. Now, after a successful decade as a store owner, Brodsky is ready to celebrate by collaborating with some of her favorite artisans to create a collection of limited-edition runs.

“One of the joys of my shop is working with artisans and makers,” she says. “The anniversary is an excuse to do something special with our fan favorites.” The collection includes prints of Marian McEvoy’s botanical collages, papier-mâché urns by Mark Gagnon and glass bowls and vases by Paul Arnhold. All are witty—many pieces feature her shop’s signature green—and all could work in a traditional brownstone just as well as in a modern glass high-rise.