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Art of Transformation: Draping Tent

The Art of Transformation: Draping

One of the most important parts of achieving a dramatic transformation is covering walls and ceilings through draping. For the Celebrations party, the Armory was an amazing challenge because it was such a raw space. We needed to hide A LOT. Luckily, I worked with one of the best drapers in New York–Gio Gonzalez of [...]

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Book Launch: Purple Chandeliers

More Pictures from the Celebrations Book Launch

I’m still recovering from the party (and the Grammys), but I wanted to share a few more pictures of the decor:

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More Pictures of the Set-up

Too busy to write a full post today, so here are more pictures of the set-up: I’ll post more pictures of the party tomorrow!

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The Set-up: A Celebrations Transformation

It’s only one day before the big Celebration! I was very torn in choosing a space for the event–in these economical times I didn’t want to give a party that was too slick, so it was essential to find the right venue. I love the Armory because it’s a raw, empty space that sort of [...]

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Party Planning: Venue, Guests

Party Planning: Choosing a Venue

These are the “Angels” I had at my last party in the Rainbow Room Choosing a venue, for me, is a very crucial moment. The choice of venue needs to complement and create the feeling of your event. In prior years I chose a beloved space in New York, The Rainbow Room, for all three [...]

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International Work & Play

December is one of my busiest months! I’m leaving today for an international job I have been eagerly anticipating. That’s why I like to make a big deal out of Thanksgiving and hand out presents early because I’m always away working for Christmas. (Though, don’t get me wrong. One of the things I’m most thankful [...]

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A Discussion on Transformations

Tomorrow is the book discussion with the gorgeous Nina Garcia I was telling you about last week! One of the things we’ll be talking about is transformations and how I turn a “before” into an “after.” One of my favorite transformations was created with my partners in Jakarta—Karen Kwek and Tania Tjiptobiantoro. They’re visiting New York [...]

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Holiday Setup

Choosing Your Color Story For The Holidays

There’s more to life than red or green—especially when it comes to holiday decorating. I was thinking today of past holiday celebrations I’ve designed and while we have used some of the traditional red and green colors we’ve also used some surprising colors that are non-traditional but feel and look classic all on their own. [...]

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A Big Thank You For Last Night

Preston Bailey Speaking at Learning Annex(Photo via) An iPhone picture from our talk Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Learning Annex last night! I had such a great time speaking to you and meeting so many people who share my passion. I really enjoyed sharing stories about successes and failures, hearing [...]

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Past Thanksgivings

As I’m sitting down today to plan this year’s Thanksgiving, I took some time to look through my old pictures to remember the designs from years past. Thanksgiving is the beginning of the holidays for me. As I mentioned yesterday, I use this day to hand out my family’s Christmas presents. I love being the [...]

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Transforming An Empty Space Into An Art Gallery

Last week, I had the privilege of transforming an empty floor of my building into an art gallery space for one of my favorite photographers Peter Azrak. One of the biggest inspirations I use for my work is Nature, and Peter captures its essence beautifully in his artwork. The opening for his new show was [...]

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Celebration of Spring

Spring buzz is in the air. It’s not only the great feeling that I get being outside but also as I walk to work on these busy New York streets; I can sense a change of attitude in my fellow New Yorkers. They have a smile where there is normally tension. At my gym, The [...]

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Holiday Decor Tricks for small spaces

One of the best ways to spruce up a small space for the holidays when entertaining Is to use the variations of the same shade of color. As you can see in the photos we choose green for our inspiration. This event was held is a small tent behind my clients brownstone in NYC. As [...]

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Frames

We were doing a photo shoot in our studio last week and I wanted to come up with something a little more exciting than the typical pipe and drape backdrop. I had one of our craftsmen create faux walls which we covered with fabric printed to look like wallpaper. I love the look of multiple, [...]

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Napkin Tricks

With the holidays coming up, I am sure a lot of you are getting ready to entertain at home. One of my simple tricks to brighten a table is to dress up the napkin. It can be as simple as a single flower, but having something at each place setting really ties the whole table [...]

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Tent Transition

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was working on an event on a client’s property in Malibu. Luckily, they are safe, and so is their home.We are hoping for the same for everyone in the area! I have been looking at pictures from the event, and I thought it might be fun to [...]

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A Paper Story, and A Thank You

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Learning Annex event on a rainy Tuesday night! I had a great time, and I think we had a really great discussion about this crazy business! For those of you who missed it, here are a few shots from the night: The other big event in my [...]

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Hello again! I am down in Antigua checking out a venue, and all I can say is WOW! http://www.antigua-barbuda.org/. I always thought that Turks & Caicos had the most magnificent beaches, but I am starting to re-think that… The weather is perfect, and I have some “work” to do, but I wanted to make sure [...]

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