Launched in the summer of 2012 in southern California, shelterblack.com is Valerie Killen and designer/craftsman boyfriend Jonathan Boyd's home collection. Killeen is an editor/blogger and a skateboard industry design veteran who seeks out objects that inspire, remarkable spaces, DIY home projects and fabulous finds from around the world to showcase in her blog, beachblack.com. Boyd is a talented designer and craftsman. In Shelterblack, the two have balanced Valerie's obsession with fashion and colour and Jonathan's modern and practical design sensibility, to create a collection that is a true reflection of what they both love.