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Tag: Architectural Digest

Posted on 2014/02/212019/08/15

Hill Brown: A New Brand

JanMacBrands did the advertising launch of Hill Brown, a division of Clarence House. Here's the ad we did for the AD100 issue. Hill Brown fabrics are designed by one of the industry's foremost experts in textile design and coloration, Donna May Woods. Picking up where the Silk Road left off, Hill Brown wovens and prints …

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Two years ago I posted on my personal insta page my heartbreak and outrage after the Parkland shooting. The design community responded with passionate voices. We meant well, but…16 months passed, and then my friends Tyler and Patrick reached out see if a few of us like-minded friends in the design community would help them bring hard work and community to bear on this issue. Together we formed @saferspacesdesign and out of Tyler’s deep commitment, and with the help of so many, today happened. The "Warmer Hearts, Safer Spaces" initiative and silent auction, to promote gun safety and end gun violence, was held on the 2nd anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Four showrooms in the @danddbuilding held events and offered textile heart badges like these so people could wear them and post to social media to show support for our beneficiaries @momsdemand and @gaysagainstgunsny. Then, lovely @pollackweitznershowroom held a reception and silent auction, to which our industry donated over $50,000 of goods and services, and over 100 designers and industry leaders showed up. Please be my valentine:  @thlarmee @stephsomogyimiller @wglandau @therealandrewjoseph @lyssidoll12 @patrickjhamiltondesigns @meganhotzecreative @sabinerothman @loriweitzner @edelmanleather @lioramanne @zimmerandrohde_us #ParklandStrong⁣ #warmerheartssaferspaces  #bethechange  #momsdemandaction  #gaysagainstguns  #endgunviolence  #gunsafety
I ❤️ Oliver, don’t you? Great news, you can have him, and support a great cause at the same time! A bunch of us have gotten together and (thanks to the leadership of @thlarmee ) have organized @saferspacesdesign - rallying our community around realities that require change. And the first event is on Friday, Valentine’s Day from 3 to 5 featuring an incredible silent auction at the @pollackweitznershowroom in the @danddbuilding . Oliver Ostrich, a portrait finished in Gold Floater Frame (12in x 12in) by @rachelbrownart is being donated for the silent auction. Oliver is just one of many incredibly generous auction items whose purchase will support the work of @momsdemand and @gaysagainstgunsny . Preview lots of other auction goodies at saferspacesdesign.com
A match made in design heaven! @country_floors says: If you love all things Parish Hadley (and clearly most people do since it is widely considered one of the most influential design firms of the 20th century) then do we have great news for you! Or rather @archdigestpro does! Click on the link in our bio to read @rimasuqi waxing eloquent on our exclusive new collection of ceramic tile by @sisterparishdesign - we are thrilled to bits about it. This meeting of two great American heritage brands couldn’t be more fitting since Albert Hadley himself, who designed most of the patterns in our collection, regularly specified tiles from Country Floors for his projects. And this is just a tiny taste. See much more on our blog. The tile is currently ready for pre-order through Country Floors showrooms. . . . . #architecturaldigest #adpro #sisterparishdesign #ceramictile #countryfloors #blueandwhite #blueandwhitedecor #blueandwhiteforever 📸: #johnnyvaliantphotography styled by #erinswift
Yes, yes yes to snowdrops under glass!! Love this idea from @sharonsantoni to bring them inside! . . . . #floraldesign #snowdrops #stylistathome #springmood #interiorstyling
After a brutal pre-market week, we are being rewarded with one of those days. The kind you only get now and then and you just know you’re going to remember for a long time. The last of our little pink spray roses are holding fast here in the breezy Chelsea autumn. Most of the trees are still totally green, only some climbing vines have turned their fall colors. It’s beautiful, barely sweater weather today with the clean light of autumn slanting over everything adding magic to our fine city. And at JanMacBrands today we got a chance to catch up with an all-time favorite person, the amazing @lisafrantznyc of @marksandfrantz design, with whom we’ve long enjoyed a relationship of mutual respect, friendship and truly rewarding collaboration. Days like this we remember why we chose the this nutty place #nyc and this crazy #agencylife ... in the words of my late great friend Jason Sheftel, let’s do more and more! . . . . #cantstopwontstop #crazybusy #brandstrategy #interiordesign #homefurnishings #chelsea
Sometimes we get confused about what’s most beautiful in our interior design industry. It’s not the shimmer of a chandelier crystal, not the astonishing depth of a perfectly lacquered surface, the exotic brecciation of a rare marble, or the plush, tender perfection of a silk velvet pillow. Nope. It’s the people. Our design community. Today, at the D&D fall market, one of my favorite people, the extraordinary Tyler Hamilton Larmee will introduce to our community a new initiative, Safer Spaces: Design for Gun Safety Awareness. @saferspacesdesign is the brainchild of Tyler and designer Patrick J. Hamilton - born of a desire to bring the considerable resources, determination and intention of the entire home furnishings industry to bear on a pressing problem, much as others have tirelessly taken on other “bigger than us” issues: @thealphaworkshops @ken.wampler @designerjamiedrake @kravetinc @rmhli @nydc @diffanational @kbshowhouse @guillaumegentetdecor @thecindygram @rockwellgroup @hwdesignonadime @irisdankner and many others in whose examples we see great integrity and generosity. I feel so privileged to stand for peace, and to stand behind Tyler and Patrick as they create this powerful new entity, along with our fellow committee members @stephsomogyimiller @__mcgraw__ @wglandau @lyssidoll12 and @andrewjosephpr - won’t you join us? Let’s make the beautiful, thoughtful spaces you all design safer. Safer homes, safer schools, safer parks, safer places of worship, safer restaurants and theaters and stores. SAFER SPACES. . Saferspacesdesign.com . #bethechange #saferspacesdesign #designforacause Image: #mfchmagazine
Fun collaboration with lovely and talented mega-influencer @em_henderson and @cryptonfabric launched today. Watch Emily pour olive oil and a green smoothie all over her sofa cushions and you will definitely crack up as we did!! And check out her spectacular mountain house redo that includes awesome Crypton partners like @myciscohome @cortinaleathers @calicocorners and @unitedfabrics #repost • @em_henderson: In an attempt to have pretty furniture while also living a full life with disgusting children, I've done my fair share of durable fabric research. When I first tested out @cryptonfabric I poured a bright red berry smoothie all over a light grey fabric sample to see if it could come out. I was SHOCKED with the results –– so today on the blog, I've done the same thing (with a green smoothie this time) on my ACTUAL couch cover and dining nook seats, so you could all see just how confident I am that this fabric will win every. single. time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #emilyhenderson #stylebyemilyhenderson #agencylife #cryptonfabric #cortinaleather #ciscobrothers #myciscohome #unitedfabrics #calicocorners
At JanMacBrands, we’re always seeking out new ways, better ways, faster ways, smarter ways and ways that yield the most excellence. Often, finding a new way takes longer than just going with the old way. This month I overhauled all of our systems for content creation, amplification and measurement for the Instagrams we manage. And I’ve brought on a genius new creator to our team - gah, so excited to get her started! But that was all several months in the making. The best practices for Instagram change almost daily, and sometimes it’s a slog to get through all of the information to get to what works best. But it’s always worth it, because our clients can count on us to know what’s most likely to work best at any given time. Our endless efforts to give them the best possible outcome make us a trusted partner. So even when it doesn’t go exactly as predicted, they know we’re in it with them, rooting out solutions and NEVER resting on our laurels - or theirs. Finding a new best way is always exciting. We are pumped to do it more and more! . . . . #agencylife #findnewways #bestpractices #brandstrategist #nyc

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