New York Look Book

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7RUSQEP_smNAqumTywpL0qx1okGY1laO5w08D0OfBEvaQsulzfxFRzz1WFLLN7jIpNf2mIb7caStcFViTjMHpdbcQmbCUHQgT89T-u8SWYqMIsmItW0sM5IZzjmAP_X3eR3UMShcfEZz/s1600/meeting+room+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7RUSQEP_smNAqumTywpL0qx1okGY1laO5w08D0OfBEvaQsulzfxFRzz1WFLLN7jIpNf2mIb7caStcFViTjMHpdbcQmbCUHQgT89T-u8SWYqMIsmItW0sM5IZzjmAP_X3eR3UMShcfEZz/s800/meeting+room+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my last Brizo post, I want to share some visual bits from the <a href="http://www.eventihotel.com/">Eventi Hotel</a> and the city outside its doors. We spent a lot of time in the conference room above, although it was arranged for meetings at the time. The color palette in this suite was punctuated with creamy white, mixed with cinnamon papaya, pomegranate red, and watery blue. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjLKyxDctN0SSYMFMCKqnefTqY_72-ysWvXOHo-vQt0x-xfvkJEAqtrUIwoYKnjU_zY92wd9A7ul2psdpTKF3TVJJGUcMFTeHlqj4_otOgu_JczDEi5NsGQH464IdzywS8zbjAErnTN03/s1600/art+near+restrooms+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjLKyxDctN0SSYMFMCKqnefTqY_72-ysWvXOHo-vQt0x-xfvkJEAqtrUIwoYKnjU_zY92wd9A7ul2psdpTKF3TVJJGUcMFTeHlqj4_otOgu_JczDEi5NsGQH464IdzywS8zbjAErnTN03/s800/art+near+restrooms+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A multiple panel image of a young couple swimming fully dressed underwater forms an intriguing art installation outside of the restrooms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZBALir_hi8P8sFNw52FW04qplhYh8u7RLekBBH4M1nQUG6FlbQy19Ua3Hn6hI3YQouuENnaSxJVownKGAa6OQXdAqk0j6EAT2hkIOItY_VqIe2FGZqNdIKmC3q9jum18GK91QuTnknpS/s1600/mirror+by+meeting+room+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZBALir_hi8P8sFNw52FW04qplhYh8u7RLekBBH4M1nQUG6FlbQy19Ua3Hn6hI3YQouuENnaSxJVownKGAa6OQXdAqk0j6EAT2hkIOItY_VqIe2FGZqNdIKmC3q9jum18GK91QuTnknpS/s800/mirror+by+meeting+room+@eventi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Medallions were repeated throughout the hotel. From wallpaper patterns to ornate mirrors to decorative embellishments on the boutique-like furnishings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzraCaDbzARIhnIOLyO7jCKhddSZxk9G9-gMqCowGmT0i7f2x5Tf0XpdLPAeW0YwhedaUogJTcYmpriilp3cIXXoDVH494fzCvMyyvM3K6MZOJDnHFOQWpQZ1AykzcleFYQvxGPgWhZHu/s1600/gold+medallion+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzraCaDbzARIhnIOLyO7jCKhddSZxk9G9-gMqCowGmT0i7f2x5Tf0XpdLPAeW0YwhedaUogJTcYmpriilp3cIXXoDVH494fzCvMyyvM3K6MZOJDnHFOQWpQZ1AykzcleFYQvxGPgWhZHu/s800/gold+medallion+@eventi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaBg5Crlh91MNtfa_E6pMNiVd530XHmfE3XcjSNs0UEtuNLEbx_TuNk8dqb4dqQ55OERY1ZQYMuUF5z5EIEU8sourN1UhbLvs_hjCv3eAkYI0_0kS0nEJ-SGYJKx1vJ6B8OxHU7h0yHIG/s800/art+in+bathroom+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guest rooms featured simple line art drawings, luxurious robes trimmed with zebra prints, </span><span style="font-size: large;">textured wallcoverings, </span><span style="font-size: large;">and fabrics etched with NY cityscapes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outside my window, a roof top garden is blanketed with fresh snow. The streets are quiet on this mid-winter morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnNM0xNH5-mp-3jLKnkWIRUBPOXh8itx2A-gNixXPSvbpFHsilJDCp-1UISkLMDnIx6b3NiTl3W5-PUvKP4LcA11To3i_F1XL_xHB25-7-qjo6cfbfPi2Z55xcQF7VF6SoerGaEsP1fni/s1600/art+in+closet+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnNM0xNH5-mp-3jLKnkWIRUBPOXh8itx2A-gNixXPSvbpFHsilJDCp-1UISkLMDnIx6b3NiTl3W5-PUvKP4LcA11To3i_F1XL_xHB25-7-qjo6cfbfPi2Z55xcQF7VF6SoerGaEsP1fni/s800/art+in+closet+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the hotel lobby, a mystery closet beckons with its brightly colored jungle wall paper. Yes, a few of us did explore inside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_yYus8a2fuqv9X3tIsEVVu1iCLYZVZVSnN5ELyn7gZZptdbVfV4HhRWxW6ZnZ_gqjbTAkD9viEem8cAJC6oYCowzGrTM_Q5gFyW3pO81kLJRWfVRDlDy5OGCSefYMlUr3rnNyJWW_YrO/s1600/art+on+ceiling+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_yYus8a2fuqv9X3tIsEVVu1iCLYZVZVSnN5ELyn7gZZptdbVfV4HhRWxW6ZnZ_gqjbTAkD9viEem8cAJC6oYCowzGrTM_Q5gFyW3pO81kLJRWfVRDlDy5OGCSefYMlUr3rnNyJWW_YrO/s800/art+on+ceiling+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Filigreed shutters mimic the dappled leaves in the ceiling art. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJLHW2jYR-OimjBXVgNOiYbz0TGtt-w6wtDlNtPI80xjSFjWg0W3Nm68HS-GoQZ66Ie6whn2AI8U9JjrGgZ0lels_-ayXBNPpGUEV2dEbCT_J0zVVVgigba4wjj1NKyTBmNqQl-TvaSzY/s1600/shoveling+bike+in+NY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJLHW2jYR-OimjBXVgNOiYbz0TGtt-w6wtDlNtPI80xjSFjWg0W3Nm68HS-GoQZ66Ie6whn2AI8U9JjrGgZ0lels_-ayXBNPpGUEV2dEbCT_J0zVVVgigba4wjj1NKyTBmNqQl-TvaSzY/s800/shoveling+bike+in+NY.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A cyclist prepares to ride.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On this Saturday morning after the previous day’s fashion marathon, a few of us met in the lobby – in our comfortable clothes – to brave the elements and head outside the building to grab some breakfast. What I thought was going to be a short walk ended up being 16 blocks, but it was actually nice to get some fresh air and travel the city on foot with camera in hand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QSrkrCmn4uKu1B7sAbZpw608IPJotZzZFJmdRE4AfIkSIuyoW_4Upda3RWa67dab_LjoesOS7-q2-9-J9Kc7Fg4SsLDymRpmDDWKed5CYY6lzTWR8F3ohCS6ldkggEE_fU0Vuol6CJ9K/s1600/grey+dog+NY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QSrkrCmn4uKu1B7sAbZpw608IPJotZzZFJmdRE4AfIkSIuyoW_4Upda3RWa67dab_LjoesOS7-q2-9-J9Kc7Fg4SsLDymRpmDDWKed5CYY6lzTWR8F3ohCS6ldkggEE_fU0Vuol6CJ9K/s800/grey+dog+NY.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our enthusiastic tour guide, Judd Lord of Brizo, brought Donna and I to a small coffeehouse, The Grey Dog, favored for its casual ambience and delicious servings. We probably talked more than we ate, but the food was definitely worth the trek through city slush to discover this hidden gem.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SrX0S17CX2PwadfUdEOhwRJZ2lvfonQ-2Yp0XPkyYvWSIPJEWWhmybXWCN-EJJnOqaRshz547Xy5NCEe6jC76NW_qUMRwnt4trsN_UaTO4Yw09EO21CirGtNQtv9-qeG6U3m7jCkTSZ5/s1600/yvonne-judd-donna@greydog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SrX0S17CX2PwadfUdEOhwRJZ2lvfonQ-2Yp0XPkyYvWSIPJEWWhmybXWCN-EJJnOqaRshz547Xy5NCEe6jC76NW_qUMRwnt4trsN_UaTO4Yw09EO21CirGtNQtv9-qeG6U3m7jCkTSZ5/s800/yvonne-judd-donna@greydog.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Industrial chic decor, the perfect setting for design enthusiasts!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rest of the afternoon was spent packing for my Sunday departure, and checking on the family back home, but I was happy to meet up with the last remaining Brizo bloggers for dinner and drinks early that evening.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsXNkSwWZ6RGHi5EkCc6VvWSAiucRBb0MgL6HyCE6Necuc_MMg_7qw99u3G1FugDf6FFiCxik8V6Un4V3NIxCgSHCczeHxYJ7nJWSqJ9avfh49yM5kFMiWsShd2_GIc6naAJwo8MI9M2p/s1600/marilyn-yvonne@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsXNkSwWZ6RGHi5EkCc6VvWSAiucRBb0MgL6HyCE6Necuc_MMg_7qw99u3G1FugDf6FFiCxik8V6Un4V3NIxCgSHCczeHxYJ7nJWSqJ9avfh49yM5kFMiWsShd2_GIc6naAJwo8MI9M2p/s800/marilyn-yvonne@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Marilyn and I enjoying dinner AND a movie ...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOG-nvMlWtTg3ldFWB7TnyzYDrtyMN4HYlOP7GiMIb0ZViAfsmS1R5kSsnV17XtKLgzUgaMpvE5EbfMaIpOk3LVony6a9NnmVhxSDJjOrYpU5DtnKzwBTPjA0vdSEvRWZe2Kf8jmzLsLW/s1600/movie+outside+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOG-nvMlWtTg3ldFWB7TnyzYDrtyMN4HYlOP7GiMIb0ZViAfsmS1R5kSsnV17XtKLgzUgaMpvE5EbfMaIpOk3LVony6a9NnmVhxSDJjOrYpU5DtnKzwBTPjA0vdSEvRWZe2Kf8jmzLsLW/s800/movie+outside+@eventi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Movies play on a super sized flat screen on the adjacent building.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i2WYWsw_vvLP9MRBA4kVbhFBYMYalntxevKzg8RUWfIklFQMYJ-0ByP2tTJzC2ABaPpc5ZUDUN8iNwAsYX_JAfahj-KOSvt3H7KZV4yy0XOQCA-Ty9_rEsgsTQXGeDTh2l92-_LqwkJ0/s1600/lounge+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i2WYWsw_vvLP9MRBA4kVbhFBYMYalntxevKzg8RUWfIklFQMYJ-0ByP2tTJzC2ABaPpc5ZUDUN8iNwAsYX_JAfahj-KOSvt3H7KZV4yy0XOQCA-Ty9_rEsgsTQXGeDTh2l92-_LqwkJ0/s800/lounge+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After dinner we took over the Eventi lounge, which is a cozy mix of modern decor and retro chic. Barbara was the first to join us, then Donna stopped by for a bit. We may have gotten a little carried away on Instagram that evening, but we shared a lot of laughs and an equal amount of Prosecco with Saint Germaine (our signature cocktail!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i2WYWsw_vvLP9MRBA4kVbhFBYMYalntxevKzg8RUWfIklFQMYJ-0ByP2tTJzC2ABaPpc5ZUDUN8iNwAsYX_JAfahj-KOSvt3H7KZV4yy0XOQCA-Ty9_rEsgsTQXGeDTh2l92-_LqwkJ0/s1600/lounge+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwMFs3HgC5ewaVuRANMtYhJHvjYd4aaK75brkfVMK_-dZ0u8HZ31shXVxkGDNwP4lPTI_ILvyMsj4Zc9FLdF_0UL7JW9JEt65S8Q3fngcZN6mPIubYd1vRCgmjp8TaUTiOyPFuTJ78t01/s1600/barbara+marilyn@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We spent our free time on a self-guided tour of the hotel to record favorite details and stunning views.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOwku5Bb3b3-wj9lCG8vkJVBMGPP7dAKw6U5YYbwGYB-08wwFBNVSqsqMXDmnG3LBeQQBTV1o6Q7SGDJgG5x7AQZiNglZH_g_ililbQxT8eCrJLtaiStJnDHwN5JpCCR7fseCat2Sl9jc/s1600/cabs+outside+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOwku5Bb3b3-wj9lCG8vkJVBMGPP7dAKw6U5YYbwGYB-08wwFBNVSqsqMXDmnG3LBeQQBTV1o6Q7SGDJgG5x7AQZiNglZH_g_ililbQxT8eCrJLtaiStJnDHwN5JpCCR7fseCat2Sl9jc/s800/cabs+outside+@eventi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjiNXR7PxU5fmaGT0OBRm6uVgdp1bith3yYj1GP_lIUyTlm0pcZKUKbLLLpXQM48TVGl-nLYGk0p2wEGhQSQToEls-VwYUesGyq7KRVWa5K_FA7Z74XQnYfwX9Eyf_-g7CPnsbivzhyp9/s800/black+ram+@eventi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A second ram.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkCsWPSk-96yBU530iX4Sl8AvSqMv6GDLIoEjJ9lfMVDm0F-RIWHCaB-hSLf79I9c0JXZtCmHsPd4GRhr3uw5yvRajzFRBU2Uq0NqX22MmNFNvTy7bkVRpToV_LUdNLbdn8GmrqtTbCtb/s1600/gold+ram+@eventi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkCsWPSk-96yBU530iX4Sl8AvSqMv6GDLIoEjJ9lfMVDm0F-RIWHCaB-hSLf79I9c0JXZtCmHsPd4GRhr3uw5yvRajzFRBU2Uq0NqX22MmNFNvTy7bkVRpToV_LUdNLbdn8GmrqtTbCtb/s800/gold+ram+@eventi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Leaving our beloved mascot behind!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38i09KF804liURWQ65W5wWev2P6C6Er_V9yRTxi31BCCrIfKcObG66THd3ql0PUxZtVkiJX4I4DhVpZq2gZ8lBcQfqNUKVmAqqc6QUOHfALzqBYjx8o-mPP1IS3rWqbzlWDR59rP7lXcJ/s1600/driver+@airport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38i09KF804liURWQ65W5wWev2P6C6Er_V9yRTxi31BCCrIfKcObG66THd3ql0PUxZtVkiJX4I4DhVpZq2gZ8lBcQfqNUKVmAqqc6QUOHfALzqBYjx8o-mPP1IS3rWqbzlWDR59rP7lXcJ/s800/driver+@airport.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our trusty driver delivered us to the airport where we were informed at check-in that the only seats available together were in first-class and would we be willing to upgrade for $50 each? Seriously? Barbara and I looked at each other and practically burst out laughing! Good thing we decided to splurge (we thought about it for about a milli-second before jumping at the chance) because my luggage ended up being beyond the weight limit by 3 pounds and I would have had to pay over $100 to check my bag had we flown coach! What a delightful ending to our Brizo-in-New York getaway : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmngecvuqGZro-P6-3Tcg-dSRhusqxcKJJI7GdFPoZxUwlLKlX4EmHDmhV7BH_bBe9vnTcviC7XSBnixBjAreupHis_XNY6BLUtrHEoUHMr8RlcC_dDwRQpI5mogZ6rGwe2kAah1lXoa-/s1600/barbara@airport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmngecvuqGZro-P6-3Tcg-dSRhusqxcKJJI7GdFPoZxUwlLKlX4EmHDmhV7BH_bBe9vnTcviC7XSBnixBjAreupHis_XNY6BLUtrHEoUHMr8RlcC_dDwRQpI5mogZ6rGwe2kAah1lXoa-/s800/barbara@airport.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It was so much more fun flying home with a friend!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj37_LOx2VBDllaNS2TKvzSk0DUPI1QZbF6wH1MX3oM2DdFGi0z3QZgAqeNSKD6VMoFA6SN5bUmpyffgUXIT7ubZor5E2w2ZVzHS8H0jvhj1AUKJpL0M1-8cP9oVcK9n7_C4SCSgBTqJxL/s1600/airplane+ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj37_LOx2VBDllaNS2TKvzSk0DUPI1QZbF6wH1MX3oM2DdFGi0z3QZgAqeNSKD6VMoFA6SN5bUmpyffgUXIT7ubZor5E2w2ZVzHS8H0jvhj1AUKJpL0M1-8cP9oVcK9n7_C4SCSgBTqJxL/s800/airplane+ride.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The view from my window seat to show my boys.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyVySe0lk8T684xw8_-flfOfDJ3jQgXl491Dg1zlvGd0XXHATn05ofsbMYajfcDWLdf2yc3YIV3GpgDkjOwk0EfwpqvHzlCt65l039ZS9NN-odmLnF944P8x41imHqkp95eI4kHTuBJL3/s1600/boston+landing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyVySe0lk8T684xw8_-flfOfDJ3jQgXl491Dg1zlvGd0XXHATn05ofsbMYajfcDWLdf2yc3YIV3GpgDkjOwk0EfwpqvHzlCt65l039ZS9NN-odmLnF944P8x41imHqkp95eI4kHTuBJL3/s800/boston+landing.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Landing in Boston right on schedule ...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzaiRNwYykhX4IvQjOJ-j4diONEUAngIgbHgIx-O98s-QV1yDsOWwabXDps52-KenCI3mN-iSKCeGSyYAVnlZ0JqrCYK0APy1HEXd2AjQmn-0pwD3do31hCveVEjK7Jpy5qvISmSNnFmk/s1600/pile+of+snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzaiRNwYykhX4IvQjOJ-j4diONEUAngIgbHgIx-O98s-QV1yDsOWwabXDps52-KenCI3mN-iSKCeGSyYAVnlZ0JqrCYK0APy1HEXd2AjQmn-0pwD3do31hCveVEjK7Jpy5qvISmSNnFmk/s800/pile+of+snow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>What I missed while I was gone!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">While this marks the end of our trip, it’s just the beginning of our new friendships as Brizo #Blogger19 Alum! It was so nice to connect in person with other design professionals from across the country, to share our stories about work and life, while learning about the Brizo brand, and having a LOT of fun! Thanks again, Brizo, for the extremely generous invitation and for being the Best Host Ever! </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

New York Look Book

For my last Brizo post, I want to share some visual bits from the Eventi Hotel and the city outside its doors. We spent a lot of time in th...

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Brizo + Wu: “A departure from the ordinary”

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd13FDwh-T_tO4scQe7Jsjn7qwTqDmeHf-mDrrB8YqtilO_O9puv0EMI1JzfkgNc9szggO4ndFAhmMWeX_04i3zQ4n2i8Tifz7HOs9RF-WuVaJB_MJxpfPXL_u6_kMeb5N5_Mzi5XCZPLJ/s1600/Vuelo+Wu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd13FDwh-T_tO4scQe7Jsjn7qwTqDmeHf-mDrrB8YqtilO_O9puv0EMI1JzfkgNc9szggO4ndFAhmMWeX_04i3zQ4n2i8Tifz7HOs9RF-WuVaJB_MJxpfPXL_u6_kMeb5N5_Mzi5XCZPLJ/s800/Vuelo+Wu.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>from the Jason Wu 2013 Fall Ready-to-Wear Collection // </i><i>Vuelo by Brizo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>runway photo credit: <a href="http://www.vogue.com/fashion-week/fall-2013-rtw/jason-wu/review/#/collection/runway/fall-2013-rtw/jason-wu/1/">Filippo Fior</a> // other photos via Brizo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“With every hard edge there’s a softness.</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">– Jason Wu, fashion designer on his 2013 Fall collection</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Vuelo was a sculptural swan given a purpose. The original sketches consisted of curved, expressive lines that only hint at the swan form – that’s what was so intriguing to us.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">– Judd Lord, industrial designer for Brizo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{My Trip to Brizo-land and Back}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_vtv4MTnloZ8TwWll1FGipyf_ZLe5sdEP-eWubQD12CVSgGmpUTjrzyxqWPebruP0-I7M6p1csJ-bJ2TEav63DI8MebA3T5YowHI8vwa8pqz_PBpG0c9S1aqZa86V7MLsoT_B0HZGcaO/s1600/view+from+Hearst+tower2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_vtv4MTnloZ8TwWll1FGipyf_ZLe5sdEP-eWubQD12CVSgGmpUTjrzyxqWPebruP0-I7M6p1csJ-bJ2TEav63DI8MebA3T5YowHI8vwa8pqz_PBpG0c9S1aqZa86V7MLsoT_B0HZGcaO/s800/view+from+Hearst+tower2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After spending five days in New York with the Brizo team and my #blogger19 pals, it has taken me awhile to get acclimated back into my real life. From day one, it was first-class treatment. All my travel arrangements were made and taken care of by Brizo. The worst part of the trip was the new pair of shoes that I noticed were extremely hard to walk in as I hurried to keep up with the very tall driver with his extra long strides that met me at the airport. We had to walk what felt like a mile (why is parking for Arrivals so far away from the baggage claim area??) to the town car they had waiting for me. Finally I could relax, and in luxury seating no less! The driver, Bernard, loaded my luggage, turned on some tunes, and chatted about New York as we made our way to the Eventi Hotel where I would be staying for what was supposed to be three days, but turned into five since Boston got hit with a blizzard causing my flight to be cancelled twice. What a shame! Brizo handled all of the flight changes for me, while I took in the city on my extra day and sipped prosecco cocktails with a few other bloggers who had not left to go home yet. But I am getting ahead of the story ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnN2aE9kKWHMnhIW4YtpmYZPWFPi6OHFsMN323yYovfAVUZ6XUcdpLolqCuwBzqZCqsmAsn9AkzoKaQc_bWli3L6qJ3kbtAAaQ_8XAoi2qLzHBfZCwaAhw_IrtgXKslFfk_to9AmPoqBjn/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnN2aE9kKWHMnhIW4YtpmYZPWFPi6OHFsMN323yYovfAVUZ6XUcdpLolqCuwBzqZCqsmAsn9AkzoKaQc_bWli3L6qJ3kbtAAaQ_8XAoi2qLzHBfZCwaAhw_IrtgXKslFfk_to9AmPoqBjn/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.15+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I arrived, I still had a few hours before our first meet-and-greet was scheduled. This was my room. Kind of tight quarters compared to home (only two drawers for my clothes and I could barely fit the seven pairs of shoes that I brought in the closet) but it was very pretty, neat, and SO quiet!! I did not turn on the TV once. Not to hear video games in the background or have to play referee for five days was a complete bonus (although I missed my children terribly ; )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS17eLdxZF7IXgTO-ROv4aGnixIU1DPBglnNLg2DlF6ybUccXDGax81BpIfV-w28zTdz8JYmJ-woWQWEbX5p-MYb7ejQbX1_O9ovGwN2HmVO5w7HcifvlP4eaN0Uq83-9suvc9uKPpbuos/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS17eLdxZF7IXgTO-ROv4aGnixIU1DPBglnNLg2DlF6ybUccXDGax81BpIfV-w28zTdz8JYmJ-woWQWEbX5p-MYb7ejQbX1_O9ovGwN2HmVO5w7HcifvlP4eaN0Uq83-9suvc9uKPpbuos/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+12.39.48+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My bathroom was MY OWN! I realize I work for a bath showroom and am surrounded by pretty fixtures all day, but at home we are currently down to one bathroom for six people while we renovate, so to have this all to myself was simply joyful! Only drawback was that I prefer having my shower completely closed off as opposed to the walk-in version (it was completely open on the left without a door to shut, allowing a lot of the warm steam to escape). But it was very beautiful. And cleaned each day by someone else. Another bonus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo11k1E4reG6phYUuRH3nlG_mbqPlPdczTAPeoNTBxML0JqOiRKZu2UmXCOQRdle4Du8sgHYp4PluKgkk_i0Qiic54kUk83hejEzAtV0wJLSNJyM5wdCpt4eRR8bO0pYYBJ62PXjaP294/s1600/Brizo+swag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo11k1E4reG6phYUuRH3nlG_mbqPlPdczTAPeoNTBxML0JqOiRKZu2UmXCOQRdle4Du8sgHYp4PluKgkk_i0Qiic54kUk83hejEzAtV0wJLSNJyM5wdCpt4eRR8bO0pYYBJ62PXjaP294/s800/Brizo+swag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At 7pm I headed downstairs to meet the Brizo team and the other invited bloggers. Fortunately, I had connected on twitter with a number of the bloggers before arriving, and I actually knew two fairly well having met them at Boston design events. One of the Brizo team members, Laura Brooks, happens to be my media contact when I plan my Designer Bath print ads, so I was looking forward to meeting her in person as well. I knew it was going to be fun whether I knew people or not, after hearing from a couple of Boston design blogger friends (<a href="http://wwwcortizodecor.blogspot.com/">Michelle</a> and <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/">Linda</a> specifically, but there have been many) that this trip is the BEST. TIME. EVER. And you know what? It was.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmIKHJm5MJJ_0yq_x5-JGQUIK1UjgsZTMupn5dIm2HfcYtfD3Sh2rbs2NVuwsqjqXXyWWAzV-IZjyhMnPwSEwzXH3lkYxDRbY38CqS-UKmXq4ALIYw2KjJJfJdbSDoOado3PlhgUP8Eth/s1600/TeamBrizo-night1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmIKHJm5MJJ_0yq_x5-JGQUIK1UjgsZTMupn5dIm2HfcYtfD3Sh2rbs2NVuwsqjqXXyWWAzV-IZjyhMnPwSEwzXH3lkYxDRbY38CqS-UKmXq4ALIYw2KjJJfJdbSDoOado3PlhgUP8Eth/s800/TeamBrizo-night1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Just some of Team Brizo: Judd Lord, Jordan Bahler, Paula Warner,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kristen Baum, Sarah Schlifke, Katie Feltz, Sarah Sinetean</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1cNQWBeBDwR6a_5ecj87_CAy43oTHvVDjJVL-ps__TnibtHPCVxSPk3cRMoNQdsQYAFFA7z4a5YQvtP8Ro1DTwM0Af298205wBzmSuP-pJJ3nlPp8NsA56-aSWcqJaRSKgotHFSvJZCg/s1600/adele-judd-barbara-marilyn-night1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1cNQWBeBDwR6a_5ecj87_CAy43oTHvVDjJVL-ps__TnibtHPCVxSPk3cRMoNQdsQYAFFA7z4a5YQvtP8Ro1DTwM0Af298205wBzmSuP-pJJ3nlPp8NsA56-aSWcqJaRSKgotHFSvJZCg/s800/adele-judd-barbara-marilyn-night1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>After the first hour, I finally took out my camera: Adele Young, Judd Lord,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Barbara Elza Hirsch (my Boston bestie!) and Marilyn Russell</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJDAsKc-5OzuV7AY9E_TPXohD2OiIXvB648VKdUI2JFmuUKsAlyelUoyMm2vczSvZEvRoN6WzrYIagsPTtqBjhLoCVGtM9n-WQvElAY_wHhawru3-JTN8yd9FpduiiMGAkRX3vtc9sEr3/s1600/nick-brian-trevo@brizo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJDAsKc-5OzuV7AY9E_TPXohD2OiIXvB648VKdUI2JFmuUKsAlyelUoyMm2vczSvZEvRoN6WzrYIagsPTtqBjhLoCVGtM9n-WQvElAY_wHhawru3-JTN8yd9FpduiiMGAkRX3vtc9sEr3/s800/nick-brian-trevo@brizo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Of course, I didn’t hesitate to interrogate their marketing and advertising team.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(I just love their ads so much!!) </i><i>Agency of record is Young & Laramore.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Nick Prihoda Y&L, Brian Nobbe of Brizo, Trevor Williams Y&L</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbIKzUQuWRq1mDvNwQ0Ha-w0x8jdxtA23CzI145DWldTEnA6NRw3xmOcaDhTq4D4ZfsQUXCA6UCZYDz10tAxvHErzIGv7lO0vTHagSmg0SPuO9kCBpHES5sVdacxbOvAxWkSx_NyZpOSL/s1600/laura-jai-laura-dubai2-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbIKzUQuWRq1mDvNwQ0Ha-w0x8jdxtA23CzI145DWldTEnA6NRw3xmOcaDhTq4D4ZfsQUXCA6UCZYDz10tAxvHErzIGv7lO0vTHagSmg0SPuO9kCBpHES5sVdacxbOvAxWkSx_NyZpOSL/s800/laura-jai-laura-dubai2-s.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We even had guests from as far as Dubai: designer Laura Bielecki on the left and Gizem Imer, Middle East Business Development Manager for Brizo, on the right. In the middle are Jai Massela and THE Laura Brooks, both of Brizo (finally we meet!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuPBIpfMBh-1iEqwcePlfximnN08VvtKIYULXkLD-S6Xo4TvYVQ5prysSHtgq19ZG3nUmeFd8pGYNmWWn7heRLhhxv3AYFrXsyRLWgR3K9gSA47HixMlaFcOoY-r7xDoUAhjSJlY-w9jJ/s1600/todd-adele-judd-marilyn-barbara-yvonne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuPBIpfMBh-1iEqwcePlfximnN08VvtKIYULXkLD-S6Xo4TvYVQ5prysSHtgq19ZG3nUmeFd8pGYNmWWn7heRLhhxv3AYFrXsyRLWgR3K9gSA47HixMlaFcOoY-r7xDoUAhjSJlY-w9jJ/s800/todd-adele-judd-marilyn-barbara-yvonne.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A group of us worked up an appetite after all that meeting and greeting so we sat down for a late-night meal: <a href="http://www.thebuildingblox.com/about/">Todd Venditouli</a> (who is carving out a niche for himself as the go-to guy for covering design related events, near or far. He splits his time between Vermont and the Bahamas and has even attended an event at Designer Bath). <a href="http://www.vdlinteriors.com/blog/">Adele Young</a> (originally from South Africa now living in Chicago and current Ambassador for #IntDesignerChat on twitter), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL3jTAilq00">Judd Lord</a> (rock star Brizo product designer who can talk about faucets in a way that is completely fascinating!), <a href="http://designmagnifique.com/marilyn-russell/">Marilyn Russell</a> (a smart and funny Orlando interior designer who grew up in Boston and took probably as many photos as I did), <a href="http://blog.elzabdesign.com/about-chez-elza/">Barbara Elza Hirsch</a> et moi (Barbara speaks fluent French and even studied fashion in Paris. She is a frequent contributor on Houzz.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Day Two}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY28i56EunEByTW1j09glziaC5B_KXMJ18hDfvUOLXYuwqX4980ALOW7BHvPjCLyMauQQdqFWGZNM6mWNbwhkDTJ-Y7vR8R9WRfLR8XJLNlEuTzE4m4t2_h3z44hpQx-TLjShv1lF65oPn/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.45.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY28i56EunEByTW1j09glziaC5B_KXMJ18hDfvUOLXYuwqX4980ALOW7BHvPjCLyMauQQdqFWGZNM6mWNbwhkDTJ-Y7vR8R9WRfLR8XJLNlEuTzE4m4t2_h3z44hpQx-TLjShv1lF65oPn/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.45.42+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9am ...  Brizo Marketing Director Brian Nobbe welcoming the “Blogger19</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> as the group has been </span><span style="font-size: large;">affectionately called since the first design blogger combined with New York fashion week event was held back in 2010. There are about 130 </span><span style="font-size: large;">Brizo Fashion Week Alum</span><span style="font-size: large;"> at this point (on average there are about 19 who attend each session).</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGMofaToDVp4-WV3dzizNqftqoDt5fmHK_sA7Rh7zjj75PUqhK7QmNs9U2ugR60bVm4vkZ-AhFpw6UFF6vtq6UKosDEQOSj4byipwHsC_WmDPcY6V6krg773t_Hp5qniTuENIm6Y2o_3K/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+1.25.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGMofaToDVp4-WV3dzizNqftqoDt5fmHK_sA7Rh7zjj75PUqhK7QmNs9U2ugR60bVm4vkZ-AhFpw6UFF6vtq6UKosDEQOSj4byipwHsC_WmDPcY6V6krg773t_Hp5qniTuENIm6Y2o_3K/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+1.25.12+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My new friend Donna Hall of Savvy Interior Design </i><br /><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is truly an honor to be included in such a diversely talented group of design influencers! After a round of introductions (note to self: must practice my elevator speech!) we learned what makes up the pillars of the Brizo brand: distinctive design, inventive technologies, and care in how it’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s built. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8hhdnSGT48BG9Hx6-w_R-1SwJ3olD7_xSqYnZwT_VLD07lSi83NadxPZi3ue1kjo9eZxjpq1WjUwWNkXaDHJ5x955Jz03xppBLSTaNs68s0L25O6ZBVaBCLPus7Owc3WIWOx_M5Icmb_/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.44.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8hhdnSGT48BG9Hx6-w_R-1SwJ3olD7_xSqYnZwT_VLD07lSi83NadxPZi3ue1kjo9eZxjpq1WjUwWNkXaDHJ5x955Jz03xppBLSTaNs68s0L25O6ZBVaBCLPus7Owc3WIWOx_M5Icmb_/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.44.43+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next we were entertained by lead industrial designer, Judd Lord, who shared the behind-the-scenes stories of what really goes into each Brizo faucet. I loved that they have an in-house design lab that has shelves filled with items to spark creativity: from organic objects to chain metal swatches to fake vomit (???) Whatever they are doing, it’s working, because their designs are definitely inspired ...</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mqwwzlCittRdrY8XtyhGayyBy633wYJJXDRaFFIcZOlRzIJp79LcAPvKokA9uJ3OuHLYuFCDgFTStpGNvFP5fQ5aceyb_TsdWDzSmULKOnnsohAwCxIUBoYnOxgAbMHPMeAcppRbh57H/s1600/P1120763.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mqwwzlCittRdrY8XtyhGayyBy633wYJJXDRaFFIcZOlRzIJp79LcAPvKokA9uJ3OuHLYuFCDgFTStpGNvFP5fQ5aceyb_TsdWDzSmULKOnnsohAwCxIUBoYnOxgAbMHPMeAcppRbh57H/s800/P1120763.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our meeting room was filled with Brizo product lines displayed along with mood boards featuring </span><span style="font-size: large;">the visual inspiration behind each model. Architecture, nature, and fashion are common themes, along with how water itself flows.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJUAOmsBz9gJBnC0UjeMIVF_4EKolfmNeMdWb5o7OMoFQ4-BrML8QyWRzoZh8122axLn1rSq5M_dva3D3C2Q5tSnoWkdvtvgcwaw7_LGIsY8Xzy5681bVrOqKIOINeUg-WFcTN440KjpY/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.53.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJUAOmsBz9gJBnC0UjeMIVF_4EKolfmNeMdWb5o7OMoFQ4-BrML8QyWRzoZh8122axLn1rSq5M_dva3D3C2Q5tSnoWkdvtvgcwaw7_LGIsY8Xzy5681bVrOqKIOINeUg-WFcTN440KjpY/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.53.57+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s obvious that the Brizo folk take their jobs quite seriously, working tirelessly to come up with product innovations that offer high performance and designer style, but apparently they still know how to have fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITaI6T5a8fD91R4qyalNEjRjU37hvwgrZPf0g3wyi-ElR-in76s4dbDUcN_UanIEsVgTpSqc49PU1PIBwdBSAHer3t1Naj7sI1hlt2r0db4Pp3SADYyvllxFV6KBnAb6O2-pJmpXNNqbM/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+10.41.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITaI6T5a8fD91R4qyalNEjRjU37hvwgrZPf0g3wyi-ElR-in76s4dbDUcN_UanIEsVgTpSqc49PU1PIBwdBSAHer3t1Naj7sI1hlt2r0db4Pp3SADYyvllxFV6KBnAb6O2-pJmpXNNqbM/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+10.41.20+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brizo designer Seth Fritz explaining the mechanics of a lever from one of his Scandinavian influenced designs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“If I had to sum up <a href="http://www.brizo.com/bath/collection/odin.html">Odin</a> in one phrase it would be ‘addition by subtraction.</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;"> My time spent studying Scandinavian furniture made me appreciate the value of reducing something to its essential lines and getting rid of everything else.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” </span><span style="font-size: large;">– Seth Fritz</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barbara taking her job as a #blogger19 guest very seriously.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip57EUTYAmRoglIlxWzVES9hksfEvmVbmF122EKZxo-tDsl0BLTbXm6wsoeBKEsA00yEDQpH5_wsKkmpAVAxg9fFYMeWJpZgoaeHo00lnbEm4udwR013hLZk0Xzc20yExaTJfOTY0CkMKn/s1600/Jason-Wu-for-Brizo-Kitchen-Bath-Fixtures+(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip57EUTYAmRoglIlxWzVES9hksfEvmVbmF122EKZxo-tDsl0BLTbXm6wsoeBKEsA00yEDQpH5_wsKkmpAVAxg9fFYMeWJpZgoaeHo00lnbEm4udwR013hLZk0Xzc20yExaTJfOTY0CkMKn/s800/Jason-Wu-for-Brizo-Kitchen-Bath-Fixtures+(1).jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wrote an entire post about the origins of the Jason Wu and Brizo collaboration for the blog that I pen at Designer Bath. It has additional photos from Fashion Week, so please visit it after you finish up here : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://designerbath.blogspot.com/2013/02/getting-glamorous-with-jason-wu.html">{Getting Glamorous with Jason Wu}</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGAn5rqyoMyHhjSL172EnRIT5cQSoNDEBauMVA9p9SLQoWg3DCzuvIb5KPwwtcb59Nk02B6aQe-KeFkqUj_-yDPEDHJaEK61P7UDHAoVNnsjF7GmzQGGE_Ugf4qSJugmy5PlYK72SwWq_/s1600/Solna+b+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGAn5rqyoMyHhjSL172EnRIT5cQSoNDEBauMVA9p9SLQoWg3DCzuvIb5KPwwtcb59Nk02B6aQe-KeFkqUj_-yDPEDHJaEK61P7UDHAoVNnsjF7GmzQGGE_Ugf4qSJugmy5PlYK72SwWq_/s800/Solna+b+w.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am leaning towards installing a matte black Solna faucet in my new kitchen, and including a Jason Wu faucet in the adjoining powder room. Won’t they look great together??</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">PS Thank you, Brizo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWnboz5NW97bUD5xer13u0GGBW61Yjf0YeTtjisH5ip6jHfoGYfnptVlA2SX_K-fdTd7W0naop38dceg8DGuTkhdGMRQOkMoFg98jpQLXfxYVf_LtnQqk30RAva6pfi93_Uu24IV3w8s0/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.46.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWnboz5NW97bUD5xer13u0GGBW61Yjf0YeTtjisH5ip6jHfoGYfnptVlA2SX_K-fdTd7W0naop38dceg8DGuTkhdGMRQOkMoFg98jpQLXfxYVf_LtnQqk30RAva6pfi93_Uu24IV3w8s0/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.46.39+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>photo credit: Jayme Thornton</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A classic photo bomb ... well played Jai!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjrFmBz0Xg6Kyk07V1Ntw0TxGj54gVPpVwWccJ_lNxMMIy0ibw4aISmkx_i-wFY5pzvIt8wCimseae7ijO1cfiRxRb4-7lW8BV9n1w1ujfAHPQMhCXEwvbBiG94AEyj08zvpuUwb7Q9lI/s1600/yvonne-katrina-nick-ellen@hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjrFmBz0Xg6Kyk07V1Ntw0TxGj54gVPpVwWccJ_lNxMMIy0ibw4aISmkx_i-wFY5pzvIt8wCimseae7ijO1cfiRxRb4-7lW8BV9n1w1ujfAHPQMhCXEwvbBiG94AEyj08zvpuUwb7Q9lI/s800/yvonne-katrina-nick-ellen@hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Katrina Strombo, Nick Prihoda, and Ellen Cheever at Hearst Towers</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later in the day, we headed to Hearst Tower for a tour of this Platinum certified LEED property that was built from the ground up to be environmentally efficient. It was actually declared the first green office building in New York City history. It also houses a lot of amazing pieces of art and some of my favorite design publications including Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful, O Magazine .... the list goes on and on!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KIvhk4gSigyjrqPUNWfJIHkRrjw8IK9-SXu4-UhgKvNs31QZOoaWGO2URX-VrQbxKAqZk0RP9uokipYRP7YS9V4RIzxfnsFN3NutYgWb0ePY56bYz-N_dey7bwULUzDBnaEJyAicDAys/s1600/inside+Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KIvhk4gSigyjrqPUNWfJIHkRrjw8IK9-SXu4-UhgKvNs31QZOoaWGO2URX-VrQbxKAqZk0RP9uokipYRP7YS9V4RIzxfnsFN3NutYgWb0ePY56bYz-N_dey7bwULUzDBnaEJyAicDAys/s800/inside+Hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bloggers arriving at Hearst Tower</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">Inside and out the Hearst Tower makes dramatic use of light and space. The soaring three-story atrium – filled with the sound of cascading water – creates a sense of calm on a grand scale.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” </span><span style="font-size: large;">– from the Hearst Tower brochure</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIJY8zSiFrRsphQN0Yg0oYu1eOfHQauSyI9CvPzmooqmAHcifh3AznIECa0WRqw6vrjaimiShRmjyuenood2dK5N8_DPxuH5LoAve0zycD8ZikPgizZWnYmQfh17tn4wvBanDx7ck-IcY/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+1.57.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIJY8zSiFrRsphQN0Yg0oYu1eOfHQauSyI9CvPzmooqmAHcifh3AznIECa0WRqw6vrjaimiShRmjyuenood2dK5N8_DPxuH5LoAve0zycD8ZikPgizZWnYmQfh17tn4wvBanDx7ck-IcY/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-20+at+1.57.34+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Todd Venditouli, Greg Tankersley, Faith Sheridan, Susan Jamieson</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlwC6BH4G5irC8Qrv0_hCi4Og_7ipDGeE6xshq2N7HXl7myWGldj1XLgwimbmb61XzdEnY2ZuGekU2IHGgOHQzf_8JzwQ8_2d9LOCMvV5ECWxd-y48jGxsTc0S12fVX7bJkZQSJyrJf8p/s1600/elizabeth-marilyn-lisa@hearst-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlwC6BH4G5irC8Qrv0_hCi4Og_7ipDGeE6xshq2N7HXl7myWGldj1XLgwimbmb61XzdEnY2ZuGekU2IHGgOHQzf_8JzwQ8_2d9LOCMvV5ECWxd-y48jGxsTc0S12fVX7bJkZQSJyrJf8p/s800/elizabeth-marilyn-lisa@hearst-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Stylishly awaiting our design blogger tour:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Elizabeth McGann, Marilyn Russell, Lisa Peck</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eZ5aOEk11d_48MQ1Klq_AjUKXokxu2NTqfZFa1TtkgzzsczXzjPoALeM4ARUazAEphL7GM9tdNj3aUXKBRDyBeKdnlW2iz8ZqWbFUqQ_UoNkZlrbNyQJ7JFOLuYcplvFBnN-qHtkQeE8/s1600/Newall-Greg@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eZ5aOEk11d_48MQ1Klq_AjUKXokxu2NTqfZFa1TtkgzzsczXzjPoALeM4ARUazAEphL7GM9tdNj3aUXKBRDyBeKdnlW2iz8ZqWbFUqQ_UoNkZlrbNyQJ7JFOLuYcplvFBnN-qHtkQeE8/s800/Newall-Greg@Hearst.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/video/behind-the-issue-february-video-2041406681001?click=vid_sr">Newell Turner,</a> editor-in-chief at House Beautiful, with <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/">Greg Tankersley,</a> the sole architect in our blogger group who just happens to be long-time friends with Turner (his work has been published by him, too!) Newell was nice enough to ask me about my blog. Seriously. He really asked : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SCyyeVcYEnvhxSJxOCLZZlD1jm9_Jy_yMsN3BOART3AfjkNreuWSuM8xCMbSoZq5xVIK45w_ueHovPrTd6PvbuGLx4arniuW4defgmjdiHLIkEpsGs5v9IwLQjbJ3W_YUIvSgRzkI_Aq/s1600/bloggers+++hearst+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SCyyeVcYEnvhxSJxOCLZZlD1jm9_Jy_yMsN3BOART3AfjkNreuWSuM8xCMbSoZq5xVIK45w_ueHovPrTd6PvbuGLx4arniuW4defgmjdiHLIkEpsGs5v9IwLQjbJ3W_YUIvSgRzkI_Aq/s800/bloggers+++hearst+view.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tweeting and Instagramming the stellar views at Hearst Tower</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRkc46iwbxDSSwPA38LUnHUaNGKFcUumsQp2Ya2-lcAOTpACALIXb0iH89JJhZaUuq7jcRQFPWDhQ6uEBPj24UHppRN6yYp3gUd86SLhW9hJd-kPnnxFO27M4gHijn2FHuajpUYRb7-gM/s1600/yvonne+amy@elledecor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRkc46iwbxDSSwPA38LUnHUaNGKFcUumsQp2Ya2-lcAOTpACALIXb0iH89JJhZaUuq7jcRQFPWDhQ6uEBPj24UHppRN6yYp3gUd86SLhW9hJd-kPnnxFO27M4gHijn2FHuajpUYRb7-gM/s800/yvonne+amy@elledecor.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><i>with ElleDecor.com editor Amy Preiser</i><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv1eu68aR8A-5cB_FgY2eV2K2pjv4jbT6irFtOr_j7rxJEHquNzqkA6W888bF9sSprhmDMPG0z97sPwkaybXWqV47DGrLhX1GfhwcFpENjjUSwKoT3DITGFnwtVUc1PVG_2BHCpX_DV1-/s1600/listening+to+amy+@elle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv1eu68aR8A-5cB_FgY2eV2K2pjv4jbT6irFtOr_j7rxJEHquNzqkA6W888bF9sSprhmDMPG0z97sPwkaybXWqV47DGrLhX1GfhwcFpENjjUSwKoT3DITGFnwtVUc1PVG_2BHCpX_DV1-/s800/listening+to+amy+@elle.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were given a funny and informative presentation by the voice behind Elle Decor online, editor Amy Preiser. She discussed best practices when blogging about images borrowed from Elle Decor (please credit the source, the photographer, link back, etc.) and admitted that they LOVE when we do so! They also really love fan photos. Visit their <a href="http://pinterest.com/elledecor/elle-decor-in-your-home/">Pinterest board</a> and pin a pic of your Elle Decor issue somewhere in your home (or on vacation, or on a NY <a href="http://pinterest.com/yblacker/getaway/">getaway</a> like I just did).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh875fmxjanziEba8kijImzLkMcUwVqcScKBBt-eFEUtEApdKCPCk0W6tPFnWcVXBvMt6127F0154AWVvppIvxuU3Kh2kM1aPh1t-wXj_TV1kkaCUS5rEm3YdFK6627Wr6mQ7XB3JroFzNH/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.14.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh875fmxjanziEba8kijImzLkMcUwVqcScKBBt-eFEUtEApdKCPCk0W6tPFnWcVXBvMt6127F0154AWVvppIvxuU3Kh2kM1aPh1t-wXj_TV1kkaCUS5rEm3YdFK6627Wr6mQ7XB3JroFzNH/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.14.27+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Something to read in my room at the Eventi</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO8ZL-4oQcu4VXNlq2oCfK_HBLfi0rN8XkjSWPZIrO6OClP9BYuY3QkhW_Jd9_pw7NxC9hW_4qlbl4QR_MR7PTr-FMmfPncQPhyphenhyphenAJY4d9vKNvf44dO9p7-RnDMExeJxjsflWQBurUpO8_/s1600/good+housekeeping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO8ZL-4oQcu4VXNlq2oCfK_HBLfi0rN8XkjSWPZIrO6OClP9BYuY3QkhW_Jd9_pw7NxC9hW_4qlbl4QR_MR7PTr-FMmfPncQPhyphenhyphenAJY4d9vKNvf44dO9p7-RnDMExeJxjsflWQBurUpO8_/s800/good+housekeeping.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next we got a guided tour of the various magazine hot spots in the building. We stopped by Good Housekeeping which was an in-real-life reminder that this magazine has spent more than a century helping women and families to know which products live up to their promises. We even saw their actual test kitchen and other product testing <b>“</b>chambers.<b>”</b> It was all very scientific – these people really mean business! It made me feel good to know that dozens of people make it their job to test the safety of a product so that we consumers don’t waste our hard earned money or get burned (flammable princess costumes???)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwVZMgYByV5_l0xRVhBwT4-S21825h8fAHgTgERW8Uedbaar1NDF7fBPYLynoO8w2u5u77ICigCom618cKElccZ_UU36bKf2HZKHeYqOWIT-HiVlCf4YXFCv_kEQ3EWQYANrqxrf4o34Z/s1600/dining+room+@hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwVZMgYByV5_l0xRVhBwT4-S21825h8fAHgTgERW8Uedbaar1NDF7fBPYLynoO8w2u5u77ICigCom618cKElccZ_UU36bKf2HZKHeYqOWIT-HiVlCf4YXFCv_kEQ3EWQYANrqxrf4o34Z/s800/dining+room+@hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Traditional furnishings in the Good Housekeeping area</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb74gACOqd60RnVCzvK3YTEcgGvs6CKhCbFNu2Nibmah0vN86jfEbR3xUB9D5Sn_jodVbnnN2isJSvC6vMf9ams4gC6Em_YYY2o6yqB9vhq9SAl-2YVaDlimH3qxvVMh_452JHDJ_18N8/s1600/house+beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb74gACOqd60RnVCzvK3YTEcgGvs6CKhCbFNu2Nibmah0vN86jfEbR3xUB9D5Sn_jodVbnnN2isJSvC6vMf9ams4gC6Em_YYY2o6yqB9vhq9SAl-2YVaDlimH3qxvVMh_452JHDJ_18N8/s800/house+beautiful.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>More contemporary setting in a House Beautiful sitting area</i></div><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3c1WYqiuNZaHLrlnPodJQFOdgTMsaKPbfz0QttUyd5_ALcluoH3axULw0j08GL80GuDewBqifpuWoElmlyITV-aMR5TLvbFZu8lUFrN29tTorLJ1AQgVkp2FIexRsxTHX3rrwSSXvJXk/s1600/laura@hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3c1WYqiuNZaHLrlnPodJQFOdgTMsaKPbfz0QttUyd5_ALcluoH3axULw0j08GL80GuDewBqifpuWoElmlyITV-aMR5TLvbFZu8lUFrN29tTorLJ1AQgVkp2FIexRsxTHX3rrwSSXvJXk/s800/laura@hearst.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">“</span><i>Alpha Barbie</i><span style="text-align: start;">”</span><i> Donna Schulz, Midwest Director for Elle Decor</i><br /><i>with Brizo Senior Brand Manager Laura Brooks</i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">According to our tour guide, the Hearst Tower building is staffed with “Alpha Barbies.” What does this mean exactly? Women who have achieved a level of professional recognition doing what they love as it relates to “A day in a woman’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s life.” </span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHT_1wFEejDeuNZnQCVx1_awELi6HhUX46NAhfLKJfIJQ1AgkbTX2_D9kn-iSJqo0YRpOnSEBfiJ3hH89j14RKogBhfdDysqucvyv9y3-o7mYmjTyqzO2hCDP_qzdNkHst4JP9GRpKo_z/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.42.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHT_1wFEejDeuNZnQCVx1_awELi6HhUX46NAhfLKJfIJQ1AgkbTX2_D9kn-iSJqo0YRpOnSEBfiJ3hH89j14RKogBhfdDysqucvyv9y3-o7mYmjTyqzO2hCDP_qzdNkHst4JP9GRpKo_z/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-21+at+12.42.43+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Poster at Hearst Tower: “A day in a woman’s life.</i><i>” </i><i>This image reminded me</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of how many blogs begin with the chronicles of a woman’s day at home.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy3yf1HSIkT81a_z-q6hLCKw1rLn5gamgg7LgT7EgD3kF0JPh0AbVtwmuoQoLFmXz4rm-rzhHkODF2KdDJugRMJ6aiAB7azm4yf-7ut5Kth8QnIsIe1hOegd-ENWXXIdTFDJR0a5T_tHW/s1600/P1120807.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy3yf1HSIkT81a_z-q6hLCKw1rLn5gamgg7LgT7EgD3kF0JPh0AbVtwmuoQoLFmXz4rm-rzhHkODF2KdDJugRMJ6aiAB7azm4yf-7ut5Kth8QnIsIe1hOegd-ENWXXIdTFDJR0a5T_tHW/s800/P1120807.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I realize this has been a VERY long post, and I am hoping you are still with me because I have more to share ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">DINNER AT SUR LA TABLE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">JASON WU FASHION SHOW + AFTER PARTY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">OUT AND ABOUT IN NY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully I can wrap it up tomorrow in one post : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Brizo + Wu: “A departure from the ordinary”

from the Jason Wu 2013 Fall Ready-to-Wear Collection //  Vuelo by Brizo runway photo credit: Filippo Fior // other photos via Brizo “With e...

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