Lunch with HGTV + Blogfest 2013 part 4

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPh6Sk-8seIUJ1FpNxMFo-ModMCq-zcUr_-4mgDHNf-_8WkH1RbIERDr_u1AxI5QcaDY409NlL5beKO5jxEdR-3rJTFqsk2V0NMuN7jST_ks32fFr6Xa0AWwNIQH21fVCmY1vL0l275EZ/s1600/HGTV+mag+swag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPh6Sk-8seIUJ1FpNxMFo-ModMCq-zcUr_-4mgDHNf-_8WkH1RbIERDr_u1AxI5QcaDY409NlL5beKO5jxEdR-3rJTFqsk2V0NMuN7jST_ks32fFr6Xa0AWwNIQH21fVCmY1vL0l275EZ/s800/HGTV+mag+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: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A memorable Blogfest moment from my trip to New York in May (was it really almost a month ago??) was when my travel companion designer <a href="http://www.lindaholtinteriors.com/about/">Linda Holt</a> and I were waiting for our bus to arrive to take us back home to Boston. We were at the head of the line, still dressed up from a morning spent visiting Kravet fabric studios (more about that later), luggage at our feet with HGTV swag bags in tow. A young couple a few spots down in the line from us were chatting with each other, glancing at us. The girl left her spot in line, walked over to us and asked “Are you two with HGTV? I love HGTV!</span><span style="font-size: large;">” Linda and I just laughed. After being treated by HGTV the day before, we actually did feel a little bit like part of the HGTV family ...</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/AVvXsEgf7lsaPFd9tnFQuSTJiycN4WHY8T4ZGqFPFXEgBj776_fJRmQo4Sho1qErVO9yhFamsWETVuJNIjgaIQ5EQ7GXPs-wgFBidoBgxnz74fIwCG6e-7q0FCY8KiwSdqYF229xjYexoRS2DOmI/s1600/rooftop+garden+NY.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7lsaPFd9tnFQuSTJiycN4WHY8T4ZGqFPFXEgBj776_fJRmQo4Sho1qErVO9yhFamsWETVuJNIjgaIQ5EQ7GXPs-wgFBidoBgxnz74fIwCG6e-7q0FCY8KiwSdqYF229xjYexoRS2DOmI/s800/rooftop+garden+NY.JPG" width="450" /></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;">We began day two of Blogfest 2013 at the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/05/kips-bay-show-house-blogfest2013-part-3.html">Kips Bay Decorator Show House</a> and later were transported as a group to Hearst Towers for an HGTV sponsored lunch. <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-york-look-book.html">The last time I was in New York, the city was blanketed with snow.</a> This time, we had a great view </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the surprisingly lush roof top gardens below. Some even had large scale trees. </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/AVvXsEg1CiSRpqdErGBJ58QxrtGt40z7lYFHEATBMKf65ihwYyaKuQV7f_-nHtxMhDUCuHF_8XjXoE84Ndr2ifElJpxfdfTWhLeHZTrXFI5v2DFpHDzK-PkjMN02s-G2HnhDdI7n7UJdq719IMHA/s1600/Valspar@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CiSRpqdErGBJ58QxrtGt40z7lYFHEATBMKf65ihwYyaKuQV7f_-nHtxMhDUCuHF_8XjXoE84Ndr2ifElJpxfdfTWhLeHZTrXFI5v2DFpHDzK-PkjMN02s-G2HnhDdI7n7UJdq719IMHA/s800/Valspar@Hearst.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Valspar stands behind their <a href="http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/love-your-color">Love Your Color Guarantee.</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Don’t like your first choice? The next one is on them.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyMN7a55fLPiPvkhAKlyHpBupS1m44cRu30H-KuqW735lsAeADAiaUGdqdf5PgIEqtQCwWS28OSd2dtDLno0U3rEIiocESIGwYTm0xAiNo-1PVY3fIppV1UidVvH8W8fPwUBSMX1MVGXk/s1600/image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyMN7a55fLPiPvkhAKlyHpBupS1m44cRu30H-KuqW735lsAeADAiaUGdqdf5PgIEqtQCwWS28OSd2dtDLno0U3rEIiocESIGwYTm0xAiNo-1PVY3fIppV1UidVvH8W8fPwUBSMX1MVGXk/s800/image002.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Inside our 44th floor meeting room, <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/">HGTV</a> and our <a href="http://www.blogfest2013.com/nyc/sponsors/">Blogfest sponsors</a> had set up lots of pretty for us to look at and interact with. <a href="http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/index.html">Valspar</a> paints brought their latest color palettes for us to check out. <a href="http://www.neutrogena.com/category/cosmetics.do?nType=1">Neutrogena</a> set tables with equally colorful cosmetics to freshen our faces. We posed in front of HGTV step and repeats and  watched as our Blogfest tweets streamed live on super size video monitors. Besides all that, we got to network with a roomful of design bloggers while we waited for our guest speakers to arrive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a7e5Hsa3IOwoAnCQ5HTL3Rc3jbCAa2wANRmtx4FWhRYMk_dsNVLCumO74YqlYFleDot52dZjEyw91ZuWQK0fs3Jwx3DwWabuignvLaodBjqM14A3p-JohHwocxaO-2SdAN1z_aXvjuX5/s1600/Makeup+mirrors@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a7e5Hsa3IOwoAnCQ5HTL3Rc3jbCAa2wANRmtx4FWhRYMk_dsNVLCumO74YqlYFleDot52dZjEyw91ZuWQK0fs3Jwx3DwWabuignvLaodBjqM14A3p-JohHwocxaO-2SdAN1z_aXvjuX5/s800/Makeup+mirrors@Hearst.jpg" width="450" /></a></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/AVvXsEg0QT-EZDesvHooOYKpgPpbpO-p6kbMcBD0ANnMrs0XgLk0Qyaa0uaQ0RHzIGq8bVslwSl7Ob5U1piyMwKbzoyDyvVQlBa27GNOB7r-d3F7awsPCQPUb3RIg7DV6a8b65UkKNMCchN0OAF_/s1600/image003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QT-EZDesvHooOYKpgPpbpO-p6kbMcBD0ANnMrs0XgLk0Qyaa0uaQ0RHzIGq8bVslwSl7Ob5U1piyMwKbzoyDyvVQlBa27GNOB7r-d3F7awsPCQPUb3RIg7DV6a8b65UkKNMCchN0OAF_/s800/image003.jpg" width="450" /></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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVRpWxe_otfyV8mg2g8LhuAamXPFMAZJEn0T2XG6ig2R2adbhPzGTQ5MRQZDHYOFnsK11QhRV4Ojy9JIGRKOKHWDhv7eV8YFS3R6hBcqOue9MXiN4qVtAOMk2q8pn5ocsaPWKql8_3aGF/s1600/yvonne-linda-manvi-leslie@Hearst-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVRpWxe_otfyV8mg2g8LhuAamXPFMAZJEn0T2XG6ig2R2adbhPzGTQ5MRQZDHYOFnsK11QhRV4Ojy9JIGRKOKHWDhv7eV8YFS3R6hBcqOue9MXiN4qVtAOMk2q8pn5ocsaPWKql8_3aGF/s800/yvonne-linda-manvi-leslie@Hearst-s.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Linda Holt, Manvi Drona Hildago and Leslie Hassler</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/AVvXsEhstr92O_5hHn1s6QEzjxPUjcGsXHdILL86bExzPiDbjAWpvFhVOX1M65qHtIBnWjacMdwamq7HtJqndZn42XWWIF4fwSD0HjQE3_B5ZGz8RO_EZwTInARumj0ahe8wFrMkTLf3swpNZn3N/s1600/image001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstr92O_5hHn1s6QEzjxPUjcGsXHdILL86bExzPiDbjAWpvFhVOX1M65qHtIBnWjacMdwamq7HtJqndZn42XWWIF4fwSD0HjQE3_B5ZGz8RO_EZwTInARumj0ahe8wFrMkTLf3swpNZn3N/s800/image001.jpg" width="450" /></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: 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/AVvXsEgS__4hHdhgRfmFERYSqqZhkoF-C3vSK44PKnQDI3sjk6iKFwGKwB8tfLHLqH7i0mUXd_my0H9i2Kflvg-PuCxW8fiBWOxfXCSY1AbnXtkq-5QqtL_xbrjKgwSURUAjeBooWVQ87VWMKZo2/s1600/hgt_cvr-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS__4hHdhgRfmFERYSqqZhkoF-C3vSK44PKnQDI3sjk6iKFwGKwB8tfLHLqH7i0mUXd_my0H9i2Kflvg-PuCxW8fiBWOxfXCSY1AbnXtkq-5QqtL_xbrjKgwSURUAjeBooWVQ87VWMKZo2/s1600/hgt_cvr-lg.jpg" /></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 cover of the latest issue of <a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/splits/hgtvmagazine/hgtv_sub_nav">HGTV magazine</a> was brought to life on our luncheon tables. Flower pot centerpieces were painted by HGTV team members with Valspar paints. Citrus brights and pretty patterns filled the room (on tables and on bloggers). Lunch was gourmet fresh. Desserts were decadent.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKr87m3n_rLQqQ_hQc50Yg24les_4C93XSH6gm19PTkWv1db8Mh2ErcDkGgj63G43ORhhzlpLgSwEjn8lpdq7GwnXrNXZTSAGMdvQ-ctH63ZKDQKUo-0OuV-eQItO5IssbZh4p-2hTVx6/s1600/BloggerLuncheon@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKr87m3n_rLQqQ_hQc50Yg24les_4C93XSH6gm19PTkWv1db8Mh2ErcDkGgj63G43ORhhzlpLgSwEjn8lpdq7GwnXrNXZTSAGMdvQ-ctH63ZKDQKUo-0OuV-eQItO5IssbZh4p-2hTVx6/s800/BloggerLuncheon@Hearst.jpg" width="450" /></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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2EmBTkAt678Lrf1Ruc6Nz441itRgZzD9YcFzbJqq5Yg5CClv9YDL2dztFUqyx1I5vMSCa5460IunkzkDn_bW9PODyewO_9YOlnW-UX0hjVmg3LvHXBPeKY4QEEFesDc8rXCX_hek7fCA/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-10+at+9.34.44+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2EmBTkAt678Lrf1Ruc6Nz441itRgZzD9YcFzbJqq5Yg5CClv9YDL2dztFUqyx1I5vMSCa5460IunkzkDn_bW9PODyewO_9YOlnW-UX0hjVmg3LvHXBPeKY4QEEFesDc8rXCX_hek7fCA/s320/Screen+shot+2013-06-10+at+9.34.44+PM.png" width="317" /></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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_gOLyqc_JOfh-IVmS6SnC4qCNeCfWUtLuaOW1RUREg2Iqn0GSYNXTa5MxiXCUbCcv8LL2ukn0sz-IhMRX5YkfkQphpJ5ZjngYx2PorQYRUsAv-9OCTein-ZXp1FU26Ou5ekT9RTJ7_v9/s1600/TweetBoard@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_gOLyqc_JOfh-IVmS6SnC4qCNeCfWUtLuaOW1RUREg2Iqn0GSYNXTa5MxiXCUbCcv8LL2ukn0sz-IhMRX5YkfkQphpJ5ZjngYx2PorQYRUsAv-9OCTein-ZXp1FU26Ou5ekT9RTJ7_v9/s800/TweetBoard@Hearst.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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuntdtoUKZ-vZL8ampY_84kaLMGo95BSxp26fGTbNXSoxgrF70BDjfk4YRdmVZ5sv7ldxJ3H2G0PvYSRmVac5ECCeR7FGNBLzF4mZQf65IPjxHCDeyc0J40Du8TU7jPjnNbzU-jIbtK4B/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-10+at+10.07.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuntdtoUKZ-vZL8ampY_84kaLMGo95BSxp26fGTbNXSoxgrF70BDjfk4YRdmVZ5sv7ldxJ3H2G0PvYSRmVac5ECCeR7FGNBLzF4mZQf65IPjxHCDeyc0J40Du8TU7jPjnNbzU-jIbtK4B/s320/Screen+shot+2013-06-10+at+10.07.48+PM.png" width="316" /></a></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/AVvXsEgvjDSlCrmgPcSc2fv2D1xPuV15WChMlrUaTNPcwB58deCqYqkW_5QXbJxHLDcpUcPX_xqQ0nND9dS_TjtlPwib31ByLlLRRXXtV40jZV2hxTP9ArsJWTGqKaPZmzcZWJv_s8eAeb_Mk1xg/s1600/BethGreene@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjDSlCrmgPcSc2fv2D1xPuV15WChMlrUaTNPcwB58deCqYqkW_5QXbJxHLDcpUcPX_xqQ0nND9dS_TjtlPwib31ByLlLRRXXtV40jZV2hxTP9ArsJWTGqKaPZmzcZWJv_s8eAeb_Mk1xg/s800/BethGreene@Hearst.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In between courses, presentations were made. First up was Beth Greene, Marketing Director and Strategic Brand Manager of Kravet, who welcomed us warmly. This is the third Blogfest in New York that she has coordinated. More than that, Blogfest was her initial concept: to bring bloggers together, provide them with amazing design content, introduce them to A-list members of the design field, and inspire them by providing behind the scenes access to great design. Kravet is obviously a company that puts a lot of value on the partnership they share with the design blogging community. To host over 100 bloggers and coordinate events for three days requires many hands, plus lots of genuine enthusiasm. #TheyRockedIt    </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8vXyuH0137pbb68LoPTfNi5nvXIlTV9olJq_q7l5MVluHl83zi-E_9Gz7YthxyRdQWo6pFXvUfWbc1NWpzE__W-B0MWQAyGSXx7Mvw164EEa14OQMqJm_v4Qq_kbWrLR8rMqDbhLj56G/s1600/SaraPetersonHGTV@BF13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8vXyuH0137pbb68LoPTfNi5nvXIlTV9olJq_q7l5MVluHl83zi-E_9Gz7YthxyRdQWo6pFXvUfWbc1NWpzE__W-B0MWQAyGSXx7Mvw164EEa14OQMqJm_v4Qq_kbWrLR8rMqDbhLj56G/s800/SaraPetersonHGTV@BF13.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sara Peterson, Editor in Chief of HGTV magazine was our special guest.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s sponsoring publication for Blogest was <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/">HGTV</a> magazine. Editor Sara Peterson shared her thoughts on what makes their shelter magazine original. The goal of HGTV Magazine is to provide fun, informative design content for their readers in a fresh way, just as their on-air hosts entertain viewers while demonstrating their designer tricks and DIY how-to’s. Sara mentioned that her team regularly checks design blogs, looking for content worth featuring in their magazine (no worries if the photos have already been shown on your blog!) This was good news to many of us in the audience who are looking for ways to get our work published. </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/AVvXsEjnrVgOP6jTKRI-VPBCgSzhdOw0QM8EcVXZGK0kPLfMeZu_ZI3lqd99G8jeaOHCXBv-o9weHajMB4J_vVPMcDT8J5zwBONWYfUacNIdH-f3KqDMZv9SdmdZsvL-2q6jsG-W4QOJl5k9HqJT/s1600/doorHGTV.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrVgOP6jTKRI-VPBCgSzhdOw0QM8EcVXZGK0kPLfMeZu_ZI3lqd99G8jeaOHCXBv-o9weHajMB4J_vVPMcDT8J5zwBONWYfUacNIdH-f3KqDMZv9SdmdZsvL-2q6jsG-W4QOJl5k9HqJT/s800/doorHGTV.jpg.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://subscribe.hearstmags.com/subscribe/splits/hgtvmagazine/hgtv_sub_nav">HGTV Magazine, June 2013, p3</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>front door is Citron from Behr</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;">A regular feature in the monthly magazine includes the “come on in!” section shown above that highlights how to transform a front door from purely functional to “wow!” Each issue is packed with usable information like this ... what products to buy, what colors to choose, you-can-do-it solutions to home design dilemas, and so much more. If you haven’t subscribed yet, get 69% off the newsstand price (exclusive offer for bloggers and their readers) when you visit <a href="http://subscribe.hgtvmagazine.com/">subscribe.hgtvmagazine.com</a> </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;">I really love the colorful and engaging layout of this magazine, and the way they provide manageable bits of information. When I was working on <a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/Home_Page.html">New England Finery Magazine,</a> I also preferred the “less words, more pretty pictures” approach. Who doesn’t love a pretty picture?</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/AVvXsEgZpPyc9z527S67BiqQlvY1XcfSEeVdX04O_tLlBs9mUyUEPyOBJjwe2UG2NMlPVzwPqg1NWX_P3xAQGo7sGuTHvu2qTSsdXHmdgrbL5dI5_Gy9HMmnzqtFRhlKFSxgO6FtvimfsL7fUDk8/s1600/thom+filicia+Blogfest13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpPyc9z527S67BiqQlvY1XcfSEeVdX04O_tLlBs9mUyUEPyOBJjwe2UG2NMlPVzwPqg1NWX_P3xAQGo7sGuTHvu2qTSsdXHmdgrbL5dI5_Gy9HMmnzqtFRhlKFSxgO6FtvimfsL7fUDk8/s800/thom+filicia+Blogfest13.JPG" width="350" /></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;">Our keynote speaker was designer and television personality <a href="http://thomfilicia.com/">Thom Filicia.</a> Thom was SUPER entertaining and his work is beyond elegant. He showed lots of photos from his extensive portfolio and his latest book, “</span><span style="font-size: large;">American Beauty.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” Words that come to mind when describing his design aethetic: tailored, elegant, thoughtful, perfect scale, refined rustic. </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: 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/AVvXsEjt_IIsGciSmhMGNPbJSu4AgDWJXPKxeJ8xCoBihBTpQKARU0ST-HCTDkUDsj-uMmE3U_oP2atopzURYjUv7osKlCZ3KqtrOeYDKOisGv8cE8hSvkWhq6D4mIlfYZiwaa_fgSr2DHrf6YMb/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+10.21.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_IIsGciSmhMGNPbJSu4AgDWJXPKxeJ8xCoBihBTpQKARU0ST-HCTDkUDsj-uMmE3U_oP2atopzURYjUv7osKlCZ3KqtrOeYDKOisGv8cE8hSvkWhq6D4mIlfYZiwaa_fgSr2DHrf6YMb/s800/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+10.21.00+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.thomfilicia.com/">photos via ThomFilicia.com</a></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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX3-oWyaC9yRjiuYmCq82VQxBd1ctL9vDVzBQFgjGYwjkMMWLLdNadttwMt0bkPAkboCeY1kaZvtlgfcqkUBCzQBHEBdnGYqzYJMtWcBCQiMriGVua_JlBOir1JXZ-TOScrPCQexCTtS5/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+10.17.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX3-oWyaC9yRjiuYmCq82VQxBd1ctL9vDVzBQFgjGYwjkMMWLLdNadttwMt0bkPAkboCeY1kaZvtlgfcqkUBCzQBHEBdnGYqzYJMtWcBCQiMriGVua_JlBOir1JXZ-TOScrPCQexCTtS5/s800/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+10.17.20+PM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />“The greatest inspiration for an interior is the person or people who are going to live there, and my goal is to connect them with a great-looking design that’</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">s approachable to their lifestyle, interests and points of view.”  – Thom Filicia</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/AVvXsEhC4GRWnU7TSn6_Qvxwh51gahzgiU7JxudnRMy1uBWhXzU0e3y_TPWvOKWwYGMd4MDLzxxi9qFqrX0ONGP8Xas-f1GWJbAp1zE04dt5NakOt6eVSH9v2eDXvxKL_O_h3UAyKUZbfBg-Qw4E/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+8.08.01+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4GRWnU7TSn6_Qvxwh51gahzgiU7JxudnRMy1uBWhXzU0e3y_TPWvOKWwYGMd4MDLzxxi9qFqrX0ONGP8Xas-f1GWJbAp1zE04dt5NakOt6eVSH9v2eDXvxKL_O_h3UAyKUZbfBg-Qw4E/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+8.08.01+AM.png" /></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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtT9IgdyegMBW9VKN4pDmn0Wqo_uhiBqxidTBT9cyqDeqJQSr4TLmaYl6yFf47GmzDLetkplgIeUmfVDuRp2Q88_tT7ITyMJLOriaJnQCF2qiCnNLndXBXCLKwHNCLtBWQlC2jeNJascy/s1600/ThomFilicia+YvonneBlacker@BF13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtT9IgdyegMBW9VKN4pDmn0Wqo_uhiBqxidTBT9cyqDeqJQSr4TLmaYl6yFf47GmzDLetkplgIeUmfVDuRp2Q88_tT7ITyMJLOriaJnQCF2qiCnNLndXBXCLKwHNCLtBWQlC2jeNJascy/s800/ThomFilicia+YvonneBlacker@BF13.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Color coordinated with Thom Filicia: Blogfest 2013</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/AVvXsEhW1bRMjF77LlIKhoJcWc5Da_YAW0_397BmBc8RhM6SlHXGFZ4N-RKIioFYPIAKntv2qZeNtik6aLuNKueuevwjhWIiIBKJ9XdHXHiW3DiDFLs7ShOZnTdMxMLDEUKXqwGSCdpZlgBT2W-z/s1600/HGTV+panel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1bRMjF77LlIKhoJcWc5Da_YAW0_397BmBc8RhM6SlHXGFZ4N-RKIioFYPIAKntv2qZeNtik6aLuNKueuevwjhWIiIBKJ9XdHXHiW3DiDFLs7ShOZnTdMxMLDEUKXqwGSCdpZlgBT2W-z/s800/HGTV+panel.JPG" width="450" /></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 Thom’s presentation, Kravet social media super star Jennifer Powell (far left) staged a little game of “How bad is it?”  which is straight from the pages of HGTV Magazine. Joining the panel was designer <a href="http://www.markhampton.com/">Alexa Hampton</a> who stepped in for HGTV design star <a href="http://www.candiceolson.com/">Candice Olson</a> who unfortunately was unable to attend. Random questions were posed to the designers like “Fake flowers? Good, Bad or Super Bad?” (Thom’s professional opinion: “If you have to dust the water, Super Bad.”) Alexa, like Thom and Candice, has a collection of fabrics in the Kravet line. I will show you some from each designer in my next post. </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/AVvXsEj08Vcrd3wD2C7mxYFjGVRrLpOlxpgv6urHI-QkLeN80i03THe0KZvXSJmchIRhZk5VZ1um43ioggxNTWzfrCg36_HqHQ4lEffxgyMyOJqy49cZNACSYy-PSBwnXJitN1RcJ5PBvFD48iyf/s1600/Emily+Susan@Hearst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08Vcrd3wD2C7mxYFjGVRrLpOlxpgv6urHI-QkLeN80i03THe0KZvXSJmchIRhZk5VZ1um43ioggxNTWzfrCg36_HqHQ4lEffxgyMyOJqy49cZNACSYy-PSBwnXJitN1RcJ5PBvFD48iyf/s800/Emily+Susan@Hearst.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of uber-talented Blogfest 2013 attendees that I was happy to connect with: Emily Anderson of <a href="http://goodwithstyle.typepad.com/emilyanderson/">Good with Style</a> (linked to her blog in <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011/44">New England Finery, April 2011)</a> and Susan Brinson of House of Brinson <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/09/mecca-to-nate-and-back.html">(was in the studio audience with her at Nate Berkus Show in NY in 2010)</a>. Meeting up with people that I follow online – and whose creativity I admire and respect – was certainly a highlight of Blogfest!   </span></div><div style="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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g_bEC6sG7ZxeBnV1vQ3HMGwFnQdWiHmiooqrHVPzCHE5qepdsmI15fXwWFWdYGP9WNvJF3ugHq-W5pnFIfCiparxKP47VfpfgrkoKGJO3z-lSv8QF0V0ls6iRrxRQCZ6-c_NRR8dpt_J/s1600/HearstLobby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g_bEC6sG7ZxeBnV1vQ3HMGwFnQdWiHmiooqrHVPzCHE5qepdsmI15fXwWFWdYGP9WNvJF3ugHq-W5pnFIfCiparxKP47VfpfgrkoKGJO3z-lSv8QF0V0ls6iRrxRQCZ6-c_NRR8dpt_J/s800/HearstLobby.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The modern lounge at Hearst Towers.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After our lunch and learn, we left Hearst Towers for our next stop: a 5pm cocktail party at <a href="http://www.newel.com/about.php">Newel Antiques</a> on 53rd Street in East Midtown Manhattan sponsored by <a href="http://www.interiorsmagazine.net/">Interiors Magazine.</a></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFpJ2nipTMo-MLv2VqjLt6U1lcuspED258bBxOYvKYRYfVOjVoMxmiJfGswQa7SlkEhtLLCYU22R5Bl4Zp5SY2OTo132b2NBg2oE6xkwJxQOsBmR5nV3InEFLH6z-VR5OGmiD0wasdBkl/s1600/Angels@Newel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFpJ2nipTMo-MLv2VqjLt6U1lcuspED258bBxOYvKYRYfVOjVoMxmiJfGswQa7SlkEhtLLCYU22R5Bl4Zp5SY2OTo132b2NBg2oE6xkwJxQOsBmR5nV3InEFLH6z-VR5OGmiD0wasdBkl/s800/Angels@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></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;">Newel Antiques is a family-owned business that has been around for over 70 years, offering six floors worth of fine art and antiques from around the globe to collectors, designers, film, television, and retail display industries. </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/AVvXsEiyZoq9Snbt-bJx87VZff0Iz4vuG_DEBB3j1JCIsPDcwkgMTb4lYdWoC_Oa1ceVRzwG745u1sc8_lKg5zK__n0zbWFpj_nJFZp8XPWJahugqpT7mmS3kVmWvpLdaRZP1CW0e9FYIAIpL617/s1600/Newel+storefront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZoq9Snbt-bJx87VZff0Iz4vuG_DEBB3j1JCIsPDcwkgMTb4lYdWoC_Oa1ceVRzwG745u1sc8_lKg5zK__n0zbWFpj_nJFZp8XPWJahugqpT7mmS3kVmWvpLdaRZP1CW0e9FYIAIpL617/s800/Newel+storefront.jpg" width="450" /></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;">Newel was established in 1939 as a prop house for Broadway shows. Their pieces have made appearances in episodes of “</span><span style="font-size: large;">Sex in the City</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> as well as on the floor of Bergdorf Goodman.</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/AVvXsEhn_NvGXF_0RMhntAUdlkxTnyJRVZrH-QfCdt4sEu8WZNQa6TBCddvJ1w4yPXlMmMMQ6pgeNH4nsNcbxTKrxaaRdU-TFPgOfmTFxJ2IlauAEZUzzdjbmqgdaiWgwMi2jhSfsGFiilj8ROuB/s1600/chair+birdcage@Newel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_NvGXF_0RMhntAUdlkxTnyJRVZrH-QfCdt4sEu8WZNQa6TBCddvJ1w4yPXlMmMMQ6pgeNH4nsNcbxTKrxaaRdU-TFPgOfmTFxJ2IlauAEZUzzdjbmqgdaiWgwMi2jhSfsGFiilj8ROuB/s800/chair+birdcage@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Large bird cage featured in “Boardwalk Empire</i><i>”</i><i> on HBO.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjxMsOBrHoc_Sn9J_0c5uxCNnU8ZjEIMatYVlZy9DowknlPJfUfJLQsTfx6Um0MAut8IAvyZUAri78wm997w0xOky-14vlWaONy1NBilzYP4F9jjBwl0XkeQhHnAuNNVuIorNp9Xj4Sfu/s1600/chairs@Newel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjxMsOBrHoc_Sn9J_0c5uxCNnU8ZjEIMatYVlZy9DowknlPJfUfJLQsTfx6Um0MAut8IAvyZUAri78wm997w0xOky-14vlWaONy1NBilzYP4F9jjBwl0XkeQhHnAuNNVuIorNp9Xj4Sfu/s800/chairs@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></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/AVvXsEhW0Q4a-35BXd-8Pfra8TGpe96gTnOcbKe3nhDXIBsmUznToLwQMy7LnL5Y3FD_95o6zh7Efn8_4L4PgNVrwE0EeIhCq7yQwVlqJAaXmTWDgr5XiWTkLm6JX36lJ4FMoJuSaDtuxxvPT05q/s800/tables@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></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;">We were allowed to tour the showroom on our own, but I am pretty sure we were not alone (do you ever feel like antiques are accompanied with the spirits of previous owners?!)</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/AVvXsEjxW3f5QuxPgFfoxoAle1yNQWZpx1trS0ddom6VphuibrJak3XIc9C1EU5O8q5t7PdIArId_Y1DcHXP1bXVqGxNVGLGP3atwD-tq5PKxB1dMRCoyb2o3OM3zSRvJVQMrbtIy5ogICdAnAhc/s1600/carrie-sarah-laurie@Newel-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW3f5QuxPgFfoxoAle1yNQWZpx1trS0ddom6VphuibrJak3XIc9C1EU5O8q5t7PdIArId_Y1DcHXP1bXVqGxNVGLGP3atwD-tq5PKxB1dMRCoyb2o3OM3zSRvJVQMrbtIy5ogICdAnAhc/s800/carrie-sarah-laurie@Newel-s.jpg" width="450" /></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;">Back on the first floor, I had to capture this moment of fellow <a href="http://www.brizo.com/theblogger19/index.htm">Brizo blogger alums,</a> Carrie Leskowitz, Sara Sarna and Laurie Gorelick, who looked as if they just fell out of the painting behind them.</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/AVvXsEhYdT0Tk7fPpu399-6Sc8H-AZH1SBTl9toPVukz1_kPLHudrNufHpnLtot1XoQT0HrLBHpHJur9avFeIVjD_2Y_y9ureygXyK5ZikBKIOndBzvww6pjYEr8rNU2JvzzA_fnydSSbhQdJKkT/s1600/Beth-Adam-Clinton-Laurie@Newel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdT0Tk7fPpu399-6Sc8H-AZH1SBTl9toPVukz1_kPLHudrNufHpnLtot1XoQT0HrLBHpHJur9avFeIVjD_2Y_y9ureygXyK5ZikBKIOndBzvww6pjYEr8rNU2JvzzA_fnydSSbhQdJKkT/s800/Beth-Adam-Clinton-Laurie@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></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;">Laurie with Beth Greene of Kravet, Adam Japko of <a href="http://digitalsherpa.com/about-digitalsherpa/our-team/">Digital Sherpa</a> and design journalist <a href="http://smithonstyle.com/about/">Clinton Smith.</a> Blogfest was the first time that I got to meet Adam and Clinton who were both judges of the <a href="http://dev.design-sherpa.com/featured/what-inspires-yvonne-blacker-of-yvonne-blacker-interiors/">“</a></span><a href="http://dev.design-sherpa.com/featured/what-inspires-yvonne-blacker-of-yvonne-blacker-interiors/"><span style="font-size: large;">What Inspires You</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> contest that I came so very close to winning a few years back (the prize was $10,000 and a trip to Paris!) I did end up in the top 10 finalists, however, which was pretty exciting in and of itself. I</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">m not going to lie, though, a trip to Paris with some cash in my pocket would have been pretty exciting, too! </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><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3satIxKCU-t8NHyq_7Ejx1LJP5ojSO4CPG7YcH9dJ9gotkKGib05oujFAqGy4zNOtdKVOGyTVM4_wekESIF_EPXtFWfjz8NZceSmTU4Y-AvQTJqxUWr0cWm6qPwahlo2ZDwbGM5GJzIp/s1600/yvonne-jonathan-linda@newal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3satIxKCU-t8NHyq_7Ejx1LJP5ojSO4CPG7YcH9dJ9gotkKGib05oujFAqGy4zNOtdKVOGyTVM4_wekESIF_EPXtFWfjz8NZceSmTU4Y-AvQTJqxUWr0cWm6qPwahlo2ZDwbGM5GJzIp/s800/yvonne-jonathan-linda@newal.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/">Jonathan Adler</a> was one of the guest designers at our after hours cocktail party. Linda had just won a piece of pottery from one of his collections in the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2013/05/jonathan-adler-studio-blogfest2013-part.html">Blogfest kick off party</a> raffle held at his Madison Avenue location, so we grabbed him for a picture. He graciously obliged. #highlight</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKlJv25SCKfH4wQtvL2gYlrzGT4LTemBOQA5x94-AYbplJkiy-j55YaPEGYrwoDZNZezEiySbUeupNkJHnrygQbM0_5ngmfzumpj-ShNwS_nc7ICsjhdnFca23JXuqGZ97FxTuxsQy9T4/s1600/yvonne+alexahampton@Newell.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKlJv25SCKfH4wQtvL2gYlrzGT4LTemBOQA5x94-AYbplJkiy-j55YaPEGYrwoDZNZezEiySbUeupNkJHnrygQbM0_5ngmfzumpj-ShNwS_nc7ICsjhdnFca23JXuqGZ97FxTuxsQy9T4/s800/yvonne+alexahampton@Newell.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Chatting with designer <a href="http://www.markhampton.com/">Alexa Hampton</a> at Newel was a LOT of fun! She has a way of making us every-day-kind-of-people feel equally interesting. She actually spent quite a bit of time connecting with us bloggers, asking us questions, telling us stories, and making us laugh. #mostpopular</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0RCrY4VGraN9Ww_RhGuSarCR8qn_q4iqtKkf0VkNf3Sso7Lonnt-CzaqEugmZYHOSnuE281flYFaj8ITErWdGH_x6kp61PPczkgMZknEej19IoffuUn-IJ3CxTOk8fupySLC_SKkezjx/s1600/JenniferPowell-AnnFeldstein@Newel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0RCrY4VGraN9Ww_RhGuSarCR8qn_q4iqtKkf0VkNf3Sso7Lonnt-CzaqEugmZYHOSnuE281flYFaj8ITErWdGH_x6kp61PPczkgMZknEej19IoffuUn-IJ3CxTOk8fupySLC_SKkezjx/s800/JenniferPowell-AnnFeldstein@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Team Kravet: Jennifer Powell and Ann Feldstein</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvslYbVNVY6gaXsg82a-tVZKMStCpHUDTPudBtSahkEi6nQ3dJLuVp2ujxNfm5Zg7R8dz6Il1O1wNQw8-tehTEo8aNKy1T9lOOEGEk0kjzX-xD2Az_0NJR7t4JIxf38drb6zjQWh2V737/s1600/Jeanne-Jessica-Yvonne@Newel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvslYbVNVY6gaXsg82a-tVZKMStCpHUDTPudBtSahkEi6nQ3dJLuVp2ujxNfm5Zg7R8dz6Il1O1wNQw8-tehTEo8aNKy1T9lOOEGEk0kjzX-xD2Az_0NJR7t4JIxf38drb6zjQWh2V737/s800/Jeanne-Jessica-Yvonne@Newel.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><i>Getting to know bloggers Jeanne Chung and Jessica Gordan Ryan in real life.</i><br /><i>Jessica was a contributing photographer to <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/63">New England Finery, Summer 2011.</a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuB2xGVcqrPtLd0xfSEJBkdbpV31TEH5u-AyjTeyNj_MXT7jwXuT1u0HnBGhxfsq_ZZCnmlNI0kgB6W5mH8DhCFC9pL-LpDLOakTS4m99DjHw386thpj9KXRldFoNE1aNroorJmXxrx1Nx/s1600/RonaldMcDonald+reps-Vicki-Garrison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuB2xGVcqrPtLd0xfSEJBkdbpV31TEH5u-AyjTeyNj_MXT7jwXuT1u0HnBGhxfsq_ZZCnmlNI0kgB6W5mH8DhCFC9pL-LpDLOakTS4m99DjHw386thpj9KXRldFoNE1aNroorJmXxrx1Nx/s800/RonaldMcDonald+reps-Vicki-Garrison.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicki Bolinger and Garrison Hullinger with two representatives of the Ronald McDonald House which will benefit this fall by a Kravet sponsored <a href="http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/ronald-mcdonald-house-of-long-island-to-get-makeover-1.5009868">designer show house</a> to be held at their Long Island location. What a fabulous idea!</span></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuVcc15vOBqMeLj75H93lsuUTZsogfhBIa68gR-BI8SBa__VsdO9j6VTqBes3liVSmVxWS4Iu34WKV-9LEP4NVEto9SIIQ95sh2boqMHjTwF7KqjQGIKwvoIEENunPjqs3Wymdk6V86P6/s1600/JenniferPowell-MichaelWollaeger-TracyGavant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuVcc15vOBqMeLj75H93lsuUTZsogfhBIa68gR-BI8SBa__VsdO9j6VTqBes3liVSmVxWS4Iu34WKV-9LEP4NVEto9SIIQ95sh2boqMHjTwF7KqjQGIKwvoIEENunPjqs3Wymdk6V86P6/s800/JenniferPowell-MichaelWollaeger-TracyGavant.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Jennifer Powell of Kravet with Interiors Magazines </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Editorial Director Michael Wolleaeger and Publisher Tracy Gavant</i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much to our Blogfest 2013 hosts for a fabulous evening at Newel antiques! Up next ... a tour of Kravet studios. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Lunch with HGTV + Blogfest 2013 part 4

A memorable Blogfest moment from my trip to New York in May (was it really almost a month ago??) was when my travel companion designer Linda...

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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; 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;"><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/AVvXsEjWhUj3o-Edvw6mngursbwDmokewNvHe6g5DdsxZp6-vczZF2oqhVh3fcMHHggDt7YDPckoJLTeMTelaGr4VSBoCSbItM5B9DzS0rHUMo3Z3iYKPtmCd0UjNfhlnor5y3BAdGEjEs_z9bmj/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.51.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhUj3o-Edvw6mngursbwDmokewNvHe6g5DdsxZp6-vczZF2oqhVh3fcMHHggDt7YDPckoJLTeMTelaGr4VSBoCSbItM5B9DzS0rHUMo3Z3iYKPtmCd0UjNfhlnor5y3BAdGEjEs_z9bmj/s800/Screen+shot+2013-02-15+at+7.51.54+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: 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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