Plant-Based Bae
Dear Bae ~ Here's a love letter to nourishment - a celebration of beauty in every bite.
Introducing Plant-Based Bae - a stunning coffee table book and collector’s piece for the soul. A book to be savored and filled with decadent recipes, timeless wellness rituals, and the wisdom of over 35 years of plant-based living. Bound in art, rooted in intention, and crafted to sit heavy in your hands, just as the weight of love and tradition should.
This is more than a cookbook - it’s a glimmer of sunlight on the soul when you take a seat at earth's communal table.
Yours truly,
W e l é l a
Author + Designer
Weléla Mar Kindred
ACTOR | ARTIST | WORLD BUILDER
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FELLOW
BEST THEATRE DIRECTOR NOMINEE
WELLNESS FOUNDER
Florabotanica - Creative Director: Weléla Mar Kindred
BLVCK LOVE
A MIXED-MEDIA SERIES
BY WELÉLA MAR KINDRED
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This series is a rebirth of pleasure for our folk.
Hand-dipped in coffee, gold and rose petals.
RÉPUBLIQUE
A short film by The LVMB Collective and Jah Cuba / A modern comment by Weléla Mar Kindred on body politics, James Baldwin theory and marginalized culture. Shot in Paris, FR
THE L V M B COLLECTIVE
Say: L A M B
Artists make the worst slaves! ®
The L V M B Collective (pronounced L A M B) believes in an ever-evolving market of contemporary dance, tech spaces, global brands and culture. The possibility to disrupt, inspire, innovate and tell a different story - keeps LVMB at the creative forefront of dance, tech, theater, cinema and sustainability.
kneeling under a table of rain / secrets told / earth is learned / animals meditate
L V M B
their souls constituted / a freedom of dried fragrances / prayer language
TECH X CREATIVE DIRECTION
We are a collective of artists x directors who embrace creativity. Our conceptual sensibility and design capabilities - offers human relationship before demographics, courage before culture and storytelling as a new social sanctuary.
CHOREOGRAPHY
Performance pieces using movement are not just about dance, but how you feel while creating it. Skin to skin, body to body - each work, or experience we create is one of imagination, collaboration and a sense of surrender.
Each work has made an impact on our clients - every project we ensure details are seamless, all aspects are imaginative and handled in a timely manner. Whenever you work with L V M B you can be sure your project will be radical, profound and honest.
FEATURED COMMERCIAL
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Client: Matthew Rolston Studios
Director: Mei Dong
Choreographer: L V M B
CLIENTS
adidas
Bronzeville Winery
The Silver Room
Cannes Film Festival
Aveda
Paul Mitchell
MTV
Matthew Rolston Studio
Francis Lawrence
Puma
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Ford Models
Le Tigre Yoga Paris
Sony Paris
Acote + Cotelac Paris
Art Africa Journal South Africa
Contemporary Art of Ghana
Chale Wote Festival
ARTISTS
Past Collaborators:
Poet: Ladan Osman
Artist: Krista Franklin
Artist: Abdullah Khan
Guest dancers invited upon request.
PARTNERS
In Support: The James Baldwin Estate {New York}, Le Collectif James Baldwin de Paris.
Centre National de la Danse
Menagerie de Verre
Red Clay Dance
Le Centquatre
Micadanses
Artistic Grant Support:
The International Association of Blacks in Dance
The Dance Resource Center
The Tides Foundation
Fractured Atlas
STUDIO HOURS
By Appointment Only
Mon - Thur: 8am - 6pm
Fri: 8am - 2pm
Sat - Sun: Closed
GET IN TOUCH
FOUNDER
Weléla Mar Kindred is an artist and world builder, educated in New York and Paris - who uses rich language to express humanity through danse, cinema, stage, writing, inclusive tech, wellness and research.
W E L É L A M A R K I N D R E D
Short - Formal Bio:
Definition: lamb noun /’lam/ : a young sheep : lamb of God : an innocent or gentle person
Examples of lamb : She’s as gentle as a lamb.
Synonyms of lamb : angel : dove : innocent
Antonym of lamb : wolf
Weléla Mar Kindred was born and raised with her younger brother between Oakland and Los Angeles with roots in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - where she was inspired by art, movement and sound at home at an early age. While attending public schools and being a member of avant-garde theater groups, she was also home-schooled by a mathematician mother (who also was a modern dancer and classically trained violinist) and pre-med father. As a lover of prose and poetry, she is a classically trained dancer, actress and NYU Fellow whose work blends spiritual traditions, digital craftsmanship with modern-day storytelling. She studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the St. Joseph Ballet Dance Conservatory, Alvin Ailey, Cedar Lake Ballet, Centre National de la Danse (Paris, FR) and HB Studios (NYC). She draws inspiration from ritual, indigenous spaces, theater, and the beauty of everyday territories of the displaced - crafting work that are both intimate, inclusive and expansive.
Weléla is somewhat of an anomaly and has been recognized for her personal style and connection to people of the world, fashion and art. She is an NYU Fellow, educated at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the founder + designer of W e l é l a 1975 and The Sweet Spot Global App. She is also a member of AEA (Actors' Equity Association) and ASCAP (songwriter). Weléla is currently repped by Le Casting Parisien.
Selected Press:
Art Africa Magazine (Johannesburg, South Africa) | Prussian Blue Paris