After poking around the CFDA's swanky new digs, we chatted with Kolb about everything from the genesis of the CFDA Award's Trova statue to his owls and cacti collections and the Swarovski menswear nominee he's wearing tonight.

Lena Hoschek is one of those designers who is hard to categorize. The Austrian designer's influences range from Marilyn Monroe to punk, from rockabilly to traditional Austrian folk wear. She dresses like a pin-up but she's just as likely to be crowd surfing at a metal show as she is sketching in her Vienna studio. I got the chance to meet Hoschek and tour her incredible studio when I was in Vienna last month to attend Omega's Nuit Enchantee ball. She was dressed immaculately--in a sweet cardigan and full-skirted house dress fit for a '50s housewife--but a neck tattoo of scissors, thread and a pin cushion hinted at an edgier side. Her studio--which is really a whole house--is devilishly saccharine, too. Her kitchen (yes, there's a kitchen) looks frozen in the '50s but there are cheeky pin-up images tacked to the walls of her dark wood panelled office.

Welcome back to our column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this feature we’ll go to the desks of some of your favorite designers, editors, stylists and assorted industry insiders to see where the magic happens–and then share it with you! Lyndsey Butler is the mastermind behind Veda, the line of buttery leather goods that pretty much everyone in the industry covets. We caught up with Butler in her office to get her take on what makes the perfect leather jacket, why she picked the name "Veda" and the key to success when it comes to running your own business. And we snooped around her studio of course.

Welcome back to our column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this feature we’ll go to the desks of some of your favorite designers, editors, stylists and assorted industry insiders to see where the magic happens–and then share it with you! This time around, we visited Valerie Steele at her FIT office, where she dished on everything from that time she wore a black leather corset to her neo-punk period. Click through for an enlightening interview and a peek at the cool stuff we saw in her office.

Welcome back to Desk Side! This week we're hanging out with designer Chris Benz in his quirky studio where he tells us all about his vices--like cupcakes and Fleetwood Mac.

Welcome back to our new column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this new feature we’ll go to the desks of some of your favorite des

Welcome back to our new column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this new feature we’ll go to the desks of some of your favorite des

Welcome back to our new column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this new feature we’ll go to the desks of some of your favorite des

Welcome back to our new column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this new feature we'll go to the desks of some of your favorite des