Heading to one of my favorite cities for a “Day of Design” with one of my favorite clients reviewing color, trend and product…just a few of my favorite things!
Blessed to love what I do in life and thankful for another “Day of Design”!
Hosted by the IFDA NY, Safavieh and NYC&G, the Take A Seat Action held in NY, a design exhibition which featured up-cycled chairs creatively redesigned by area professionals was a night to remember. The event was held at the Safavieh showroom which hosted a fullhouse of industry professionals all bidding on these 26 creative pieces of art-inspired chairs, where all proceeds went to Habitit for Humanity NYC.
This diverse group of designers were made up of architects, builders, craftsman, furniture designers and various design professionals showing their support for Habitit for Humanity. The following designers took part in this successful event: Lani Adeoye, Michael Arguello, Carly Bassen, Allison Bassen, Jonathan Bressler, Bromley Caldari Architects, Cliff Young Intern Team, Gregory Allan Cramer, Iris Danker, Christopher Hyland, Vanessa Deleon, Nancy Fire, Patricia Fox, Mari O’Connor, Stacy Garcia, Jan Girard, Barry Goralnick, Lorraine Gordon, John Locke, Jennifer Mack, Lindsey Smith, Karim Rashid, Esther…
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One of my all time favorite quotes…makes me stop, think and slow down to remember what really matters! L.I.F.E.
Photo Nancy Fire
After capturing this image I could only imagine that I was living in a mid-evil village back in time or on a film set…only to come to terms with my reality of being on the corner or 97th and Amsterdam in NYC!
I love when I am traveling and I find street art that that describes the city I am in!
#London
#Amsterdam
#NYC
Last week I attended the HSN Awards Gala with HGTV in Saint Petersburg Florida and was captivated by this magical evening! The event is held to honor some of HSN’s clients, or should I say family…because the feeling of this “Enchanted Evening” was truly like one big family! The warmth of the evening in celebrating some of HSN’s greats was something like the Academy Awards of HSN. It was one of those parties that everyone including the host and hostess were having “A Ball”, no pun intended! The theme which emulated the sensibility of the new Disney Movie, Cinderella was, how should I say, spectacular!
In this day of retail sales weather it be brick and mortar, on-line, catolog or television it’s nice to see cohesiveness when it comes to retail partners and the respect each has for one another!
Kudos to Mindy Grossman and Bill Brand for creating this “Enchanted Evening”, it was truly enjoyable!
Photo by Nancy Fire
While in Paris on a trend shopping trip I came across these “Sassy Suculents” and immediately fell in plant love! I mean these guys just had it going on…perfect color, perfect texture and of course perfect pot!
I love this “Rustic Glam” style, mixing smooth surfaces, beautiful tinted colors with the texture of these lava pots.
I wonder if a person not in the design field would feel the same way about these sassy suculents and fall in plant love like I did!
We all know that suculents are trending now but like anything else when a trend hits you need to rethink your strategy so that you can reinvent your product in a more “trend right” sensibility!
I think these “Sassy Suculents-Parisian Style”…did just that!
Photo by @nancy_fire
I know the two words that we all want to say today “Happy Spring” might have to be on hold for at least tomorrow due to a pending snow storm on the east coast today!
Guess we have to remember that it’s only March 20th and we have had our fair share of snow on the east coast through April in past years.
The chaos for NYC will be the crazy commute home tonight as the storm should hit its stride by rush hour, BUT the creativity will come from yet another amazing photo op that NYC has to offer when it’s color is a blanket of fresh white snow!
Trying to stay positive….”TGIF”!❄️❄️
Photo Credit @nancy_fire
Does “Black and White” really ever go out of style?
No matter what trade show I might be attending, or country I might be traveling to, I always seem to find products in black and white refreshing.
It might be a resting point for my eye or a way to wipe my overstimulated mind clean after viewing so many patterns and colors…but wherever I am and whatever I post on social media I always seem to get an overwhelming response to black and white imagery!
Do some see it as a safe way to add print and pattern in their lives without too much chaos over adding color?
Do some favor the simplicity of a graphic statement without color?
Do some see it as a secure way to decorate because it never seems to “Go out of Style”?
In my humble opinion…it could be “all of the above”…..because I personally look forward to finding my next resting point during my upcoming travels…and this is coming from a person who lives in a world of color and pattern!
Color, Chaos & Creativity 