Showing posts with label BLog Fest 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BLog Fest 2011. Show all posts

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Barbara Barry's Indochine Collection

One of the highlights of Blogfest 2011 was meeting and listening to Barbara Barry describe her new Indochine Collection for Kravet. I met her before about 10 years again at the DC Design Center. She had the most fabulous handbag. I took a picture of her handbag this time but it was too dark to show you. It was just as fabulous.


Barbara is one of my all time favorite designers. She is so elegant in person. Her grace and poise are reflected in her fabrics, furniture, rugs, sheets, and china collections. Her passion and enthusiasm for her work is infectious!


I took a picture of her cute shoes - love the clear heel! 



Here I am with Barbara and Faith Sheridan from Portland. I told her all about meeting her 10 years ago in DC!  She was polite enough to say she remembered. 


Her new tea Citrine was being served to us during our time at the Kravet showroom. It was a combination of lemongrass, chamomile, verveine, and peppermint. Yummy! 


Here it is loose in a bowl on the table. 



Her new line for Kravet was inspired by her trip to China. She had wonderful slides to share. She created many of her fabric designs right from photographs or sketches she made during this trip. She told us how she gathered small trinkets and brought them home to make small collections that inspired her color palate. She's not crazy about red - rust yes but not red. 





This was one of the fretwork designs that I loved. 


This video is the presentation she made to us. I love her voice so sophisticated and elegant. I hope it is not another 10 years before I meet her again. 



Saturday, May 14, 2011

NYC Here We Come Again!


I'm on my way back to NYC for the Kravet / Lee Jofa Blog Fest 2011. Only 100 bloggers have been invited to this exclusive meet and greet with designers, vendors and more. I am the only designer from Virginia going. I am hoping to meet new friends and see some old friends too. 



The week is full of great plans from a Walk in Central Park, tea with Barbara Barry, breakfast with Margaret Russell, invites to the Design TV party, Subzero party, ICFF, Kips Bay Showhouse and more! 

I also have my top 5 things I love to do in  NYC: 

1. Visit Pure Wine and Food, the raw restaurant but this time and am going to One Lucky Duck the retail store. We are driving to NYC this time so I can stock up on many goodies. 


2. Visit the 1stdibs showroom - I just love 1stdibs online but now in person - FAB!





3. Bergdorf Goodman's  - I always love to see the latest in fashion and eat at the Kelly Wearstler designed Goodman's cafe




4. Pearl Oyster Bar - oh how I love raw oysters!




5. Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse - This is a treat I have never been. I am excited to see all the A list designers at work. 




Be sure to follow me on facebook and twitter. I'll let you know the play by play of the week. 





Thursday, April 7, 2011

Blog Fest 2011



5 weeks until Blog Fest 2011 in NYC. Who's attending? 

The agenda is packed with a breakfast featuring Architectural Digest editor Margaret Russell, tours of the Kravet/Lee Jofa studios, Tea with Barbara Barry, lunch hosted by House Beautiful, and talks featuring Newell Turner, editor of House Beautiful and Dara Caponigro, editor of Veranda

I don't know where I'm staying yet? Any suggestions?