Balanced By Design: Mornings In Venice with Girl Boss Ara Katz

When we meet interesting women with a passion for both wellness and great design, we're grateful to have an excuse to ask them twenty questions. Or, in this case, eighteen. Girl boss, Ara Katz, is a fantastic story-teller, as evidenced throughout her career as a creative, including her current role as co-founder and CMO of mobile shopping app, Spring and, perhaps, moreso, through her strong sense of personal style. That style and Ara's passion for wellness drew us to her immediately. We knew her take on things - from fitness to balanced living - would resonate with readers, including her strong stance on fitness: "...Our bodies are too important to be shoved between conference calls and meetings. My physical activities are on my calendar alongside everything else. Period." As women like Ara embody best, great personal style and a commitment to wellness need not clash in the slightest. It's one of our strongest through-lines here on The Chalkboard and we know our readers care about great design in their pursuit of great health as much as we do, whether it comes through a killer pair of leggings or a gorgeous salt cellar for all that pink salt. We're staunch believers in keeping the process of getting vibrantly well stylish, fun, and aesthetically-pleasing. It's the fine details that end up keeping us enthusiastic about eating well and working out! While catching up with Ara at her home in Venice to talk wellness, balance and staying fit (she's currently pregnant and navigating the waters of prenatal yoga like a boss,) we were introduced to a few of Ara's current healthy got-to's. Among them, this stunning fitness tracker by Mira, unlike any we've seen. The gold bracelet with technology embedded to track daily activity looks more like statement jewelry than fitness equipment. The Mira can blend into an arm party like nobody's business or be worn alone, as seen here on Ara, as one of the chicest ways to track activity we've ever come across. Truth be told, we love the look of this fitness tracker just laying around the house! The sculptural little bracelet looks right at home on Ara's well-curated coffee table - and is sure to inspire activity if one lingers too long over coffee. Check out more images of the Mira inside Ara's gorgeous home, above, and read through her inspiring insights on "living well" below...

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