Blogfest Recap Day 1

Wow,  it has been a fun and busy week and a half.  I attended Trade Secrets, a fundraiser for Women’s Support Services (WSS), which started 12 years ago in Bunny Williams’ backyard.   Then I was off to Blogfest in New York City for three days.    After returning from Blogfest, I helped my son prepare for his prom Thursday and attended his graduation Sunday.  Needless to say,  I haven’t been thrifting for my usual post, but have some great photos of the events to share with you for the next few days.

Blogfest 2012, is the second annual New York City design event hosted by Kravet Inc.  This amazing event brings together editors from top design and lifestyle magazines, top brands and  industry designers and celebrities.  The kickoff was at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House and was  hosted by Margaret Russell, Editor in Chief of Architectural Digest. The design show house benefits the Kips Boys and Girls Club which provides children services, giving children a safe place to play and grow after school.

In its 40th year,  the Kips Bay show house this year occupies two adjacent duplex residences at The Aldyn – a modern, luxury high rise overlooking the Hudson River.  There are 31 decorators participating in this year’s show house.  They used their talents to transform an empty white space into beautiful and fanciful living spaces.   The two spectacular residences on view are  listed for $15.9M and $16.9M and boast six bedrooms, panoramic views of the city, private swimming pools and terrace.

We mingled with Architectural Digest staff and designers, connected with bloggers and made new friends.

 

 

  In his first show house Brian Del Toro‘s study  hit a home run.   (Do you recognize the candle sticks in my previous post?) 

Next, we were transported by bus to the Savant Experience Center in Soho.  A cocktail party hosted by Thom Filicia awaited us in the 8,000 square foot center designed by him.   Apple based control and automation technology in the 8,000 square foot center was incorporated into  Thom’s gorgeous designed rooms.  The idea is genius.  Savant  provides the ability to shop and experiencing technology in a beautiful home setting.

  

The night was still young so we headed to the after party at the  Savior Beds showroom.  The walk to the showroom brought happy thoughts growing up within a few blocks of Soho.

I met some new blogging friends and we stopped by for a cupcake and coffee at Georgetown Cupcakes, a great end to an already delightful day.  Special thanks to Kravet for all their hard work.

  Thanks for stopping by.