Studio 10

fiber artist

Lydia Crespo creates everything from apparel to bedding to bridal by hand in the Argaman&Defiance studio located in St. Charles, MO. We use a variety of surface designed techniques such as dying, printmaking, and fabric painting to create the Argaman&Defiance collection.

Lydia Crespo attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) graduating in 2010. She received the James Nelson Raymond Fellowship from SAIC upon graduation. Crespo used the funds from the fellowship to start her business, Argaman&Defiance.

In 2018, the Argaman&Defiance studio moved to the Foundry Art Centre located in St. Charles, MO. Argaman&Defiance collection is available in over 150 boutiques throughout the US. A&D has designed for Urban Outfitters, West Elm, Target, and Uncommon Goods.

In 2019 Crespo opened brick + mortar, Cozy Shop, a place to find the best handmade products produced in the Midwest. Visit the Cozy Shop just a few blocks south of her studio at 338 S. Main Street in St. Charles, MO.

Crespo has featured on Show Me St. Louis, NBC Morning Chicago, Around Town WGN Chicago, and Craft Room Crash speaking about her collection. Read about Argaman&Defiance highlights in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Design STL, St. Louis Magazine, STL Home + Lifestyle Magazine, Missouri Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Alive Magazine, and MarthaStewart.com. Listen to Crespo on the Go-Forth Podcast, the Creative Living Podcast, How Fitting Podcast, and the Side Hustle School Podcast.