Monday, March 17, 2014

2nd Anniversary Celebration - Flexform

Comments Comments

Thursday, March 15th, 2014 6:48pm 16 degrees 

Page 40

There was a wind outside that made the air bitter cold.  But I wasn't going to miss the Flexform 2nd Anniversary party.  This years eclectic gathering was sponsored by the esteemed Architectural Digest magazine.

Flexform is known for great parties and this gathering did not disappoint. Amir Kazerani, Managing Director of Flexform New York masterminded all the details for this years event. There was a wine tasting with Marika Vida (wine director at Ritz Carlton), party tunes from dance club DJ Zenon Marko, a delicious signature drink and yummy tray pass appetizers from NY Tastings (crab cakes, mini sandwiches, etc). 

The party was modern and inventive just like the beautiful furniture and accessories sold at Flexform. The East 56th street location features work of architect Antonio Citterio who has designed collections of small armchairs and accessories but also a variety of large sofas and wonderful lounge chairs. Other design contributions come from Guilio Manzoni, Paolo Nava and Guido Rosati.

The owner of Flexform, Jose Levy resides part time in Mexico.  His furniture collections are manufactured in Italy and sold all over the world.  The company has established itself as an international force for residential and contract design.

The home is always a aesthetic gesture so the objects that constitute it reflect the image of those who choose them, they are like self-portraits" says Mr. Levy.  I had the pleasure generating some of my own portraits at this fetching gathering.  Thank you Flexform for the stellar evening. 

enthralled in conversation - Alexa Hampton, Margaret Russell 
and Brian Sawyer
beautifully manicured -Margaret Russell - Editor in-Chief Architectural Digest
Rachel Blandori, Meryl Hamilton (the sweetest) and Kelsey Cambell
Meryl and Kelsey twisting the pose 
resplendent Alexa Hampton - Interior Designer / President of Mark Hampton LLC
well suited David Meister and friend Alex Kromidas
Soren Rose (Soren Rose Studio), Frederica Piana (Trek-Kit) and 
Eva Dornstreich (SR Studio)
Anthony Mitchell, Niccolo and Courtney Del Buffa (adorable couple) 
and Marc Charbonnet
Handsome Men - Amir Kazerni and Bill Pittel (Architectural Digest)
Kathy (L) and Nujan enjoying the comfort of a Flexform sofa
Antonella Cremonesi (Flexform) , David Lipscond and Sara Hortman
Alexa Hampton with Brian Sawyer
Architect - Phillip Koether stands with Darrell George, Scott Turner 
and Marc Curyer
Amir and Flexform President Jose Levy
Danielle and Jennifer 
Andrew Werner ready to take a few photos . . . .
my daughter is wearing my pink hat and now she's drinking my cocktail ...
Scott says "this is a great party" !!!

Experience is what you get while looking for something else.
Federico Fellini

Tags : , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

About The Editor

A Design Industry Blog highlighting events, product launches and parties specifically focused in the Fashion, Real Estate, Interior and Architecture design communities. It has become a selective society focused Chronicle that has garnered an increased following of high profile professionals.

Manager, Business Development - A luxury publishing company expanding the sublime world of art, history and inspiration. Responsible for setup and coordination of the mass production of custom furniture collection. .

-Director, Sales and Marketing - A multi-faceted design driven company that creates and manufactures' distinctive modern furniture, lighting and accessories. - Responsible for 1.74 million (average) in annual sales for East Coast accounts for the past 5 years for NIEDERMAIER New York and instrumental in evolving a former retail operation into a successful trade resource. - Develop marketing and correspondence to Interior Design community. - Grow and maintain client roster with more than 2300 current design professionals. - Manage event planning and production for; product launches, artist exhibitions, magazine promotions, designer show houses and designer presentations. - Design and execute lobby window displays, tradeshow vignettes, showroom visuals, showroom floor plan and designed several successful furniture collections sold exclusively at NIEDERMAIER. - Hire, train, motivate all East Coast employees for various sales and support positions. - Manage day to day operation for a modern, multi-line, fast paced showroom. - Market product and services to Architects, Interior Designers, Retail Visual Designer and building developers.

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and raised in the small city of Las Cruces.
BBA from University of New Mexico
+ 3 years at UC Berkeley's Interior Design School. Resided in Albuquerque, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, New York Member of: ASID, IIDA, Design Lab 13, NYC Film Critic Association