BIG APPLE BLOGFEST:DAY 2

Our second day of Blogfest begins with breakfast at the stunning Hearst Tower…

High up the the 44th floor, we will hear Veranda‘s elegant Editor in Chief Dara Caponigro discuss the evolution of the May/June issue.

Two of my favorite (I know there are many!) designers, Timothy Whealon and Darryl Carter, will review how their projects came to life on the pages of this issue.

We then get another dose of extraordinary talent from House Beautiful. The charismatic Editor in Chief Newell Turner will share his insights onto what it takes to get published.  House Beautiful’s Next Wave Designers, Jon Call, Jill Goldberg and Michael Harold will reveal their secrets on how to take an interior design career to the next level.

After our inspirational morning, we will head to the Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House to meet with the dashing Editor in Chief Michael Boodroo.

The show house is being held at the Dillon in one of their nine townhouses. Eight international designers have created original contemporary spaces in conjunction with modern furniture, fabric and accessory lines.

Next we are off to the D&D building to the Lee Jofa showroom for lunch with Macrae furniture designer Robert Brown and Keith Granet, author of Business of Design.  After lunch, we will join Traditional Home Editor in Chief Anne Maine at the Kravet showroom for an interview with the charming and talented Alexa Hampton.

The ladies will define and discuss what the term “traditional” means today and how the design industry has acclimated to keep up with the new “traditional.”

If that were not enough for one day of design, we then head to see a sneak preview of the new Baccarat showroom to meet designer extraordinaire Vincent Wolf.

The topic of Mr. Wolf’s lecture is “Finding New Direction: How People Want to Live in the Contemporary World.”

Finally our day concludes with a private cocktail party at the incredible GE Monogram Design Center. Executive Chef  Tagere Southwell will work his magic in the luxury open kitchen, showing off all of the latest and greatest appliances.

Thank goodness there is no After Party tonight! Stay tuned for Day 3 tomorrow…

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