Kelly Klein

Kelly Klein has been involved in the fashion industry for over 40 years. After she graduated from FIT in New York she worked as an assistant to Ralph Lauren and as an assistant designer to Calvin Klein. After leaving the fashion industry, Kelly started her photography career. She has worked for numerous magazines such as British Vogue, German Vogue, French Vogue, Russian Vogue, Italian Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar, Interview, Jane and A Magazine. Kelly has also shot advertising campaigns for Bacara Hotel, Park Hyatt, and Sam Edelman shoes. She has produced and written six coffee table photography books, of which she has donated all of her proceeds to various charities, such as Gods Love We Deliver, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, CFDA/Vogue Initiative, and the Equestrian AIDS Foundation.

In 2016, Kelly started studying ceramics in New York City in which Kelly Klein Ceramics was born. Klein started creating and designing modern ceramics at her home in Palm Beach. During Covid shut down, she created the isolation totem as well as large handmade coiled pots. Her most recent design is a bronze egg, in which she is donating all of her proceeds to gun violence prevention. Klein lives in Palm Beach and New York with her son Lukas, and her two dogs-Precious and Rocky.