Life: It’s good news all around!

I had a wonderful phone conversation with @tkpleslie this morning. She wanted to thank me personally for writing a post about Project U Design, to recap our first meeting (in real life) at the Rue Magazine launch, and to speak about the “fun” we had at the Nate Berkus Show. Leslie told me some very exciting news. They’ll be featuring the blog posts that are written about the Sustainable Wing Chair Contest in the Century Showroom at Highpoint next month!{Click to visit Maybelline Te’s post on Project U Design}

The blog post images, names and links of design bloggers who write about the contest will loop on a flat panel TV screen in the Project U Design area (next to the front door of the Century Showroom) during the entire 5 days of Highpoint Market ~ Seriously? How cool is that? ABCD Design will appear as one of the featured blogs! I.Am.Beside.Myself!{Click to visit Wanda S. Horton’s post on Project U Design}

Hey, guess what? Remember last week when I asked you to spread the word about sustainable design? It’s not too late ~ you too can write a post and gain invaluable exposure for your design blog at Highpoint Market in October. If you have any fact checking questions, please email Leslie Carothers.I know people were sad that he didn’t give a wink and a nod to all the tweets, blog posts, and facebook impressions that we gave him in a public forum. But when you think about it, Nate’s gift to us was that he created a reason that would pull all of us design bloggers and tweeters together into one City for a few days. And that opportunity was priceless.As for last night, What’s New? What’s Next was a huge success! Several months ago, (when I took part in Dining by Design) I met Petra Boykoff – a New York City based interior designer. That afternoon, I talked to her about being connected on Twitter and about the glorious world of blogging. To my delight, I saw her again last night at What’s New? What’s Next. Since our conversation, Petra has joined Twitter @PrettyLGreen, and started a wonderful eco-friendly design blog called Pretty Little Green Things. Wouldn’t it be fab to see her blog about Project U Design?Yet again, I had way too much fun catching up with my Twitter buddies in real life. I don’t know if I can explain to you how wonderful and enriching an experience it is to make these incredible connections with such creative people…I have spoken to you on multiple occasions about interior designer Jonathan Legate and his ‘Live With What You Love’ mentality. That’s him in the center, right behind me. To the left of the photo, food photographer extraordinaire William Brinson, next (to the right of me) is the amazing shop keeper and soft home furnishings designer Michele Varian – be on the look out for a {Do you know?} post about her tomorrow! Next we see Art Director Susan Brinson, and to the far right, textile artist Love, Daniella.I know, I know! While it might not be a cool accessory ~ I was keeping cool with my trusty hand-fan. Since when is it nearly 90 degrees at the end of September? Ugh! (You can feel free to check out all the photos at Guest of a Guest.){Click here to get your Survival of the Hippest Twitter Handle Name Plate Necklace}

One of my favorite exhibits I saw at What’s New? What’s Next was by Red Spruce hand-hooked rugs. These carpets adhere to the craftsman’s ideal. Each 1ft square piece takes about 8 hours of handiwork to complete. The wool is all dyed and over-dyed to create the most rich, lovely color in the carpets. These pieces are made with pure integrity and are produced to honor Nova Scotia’s existing rug hooking tradition. Please read the Red Spruce Manifesto ~ afterwards, I think you will love them as much as I do! Talk about embracing the slow home movement, right?
I am delighted to say during my time as one of The New Curators in the Aqua Creations Gallery that I was able to make yet another win for social media! This morning, Bonnie Lasek, the Aqua Creations Vice President of Sales and Project Management joined Twitter! You can follow the beautiful showroom that I tweeted from yesterday @AquaCreationsUS.Since this week proved to be social media interior design week, I would like to end today’s post with a Twitter Tale that talks about authenticity, making connections and the story of how an interior design photo shoot came to be. Please visit Cynthia’s blog Exuberant Home.

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17 Responses to “Life: It’s good news all around!”

  1. Catherine on 23 Sep 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Fun post Amy! But would I expect less? So glad you finally had some time to sit down and write.
    And so enjoyed our time together in the city, especially at Michele Varian. Thanks for introducing me to a beautiful shop. Hope we will get together again soon.
    Fondest,
    Catherine

  2. Nicole on 23 Sep 2010 at 6:17 pm

    WOW! What an amazing blog. I was so honored to meet you in NYC this week and thank you in person for being so supportive of Project UDesign. You write and illustrate so beautifully in your posts that it is inspiring. Almost as inspiring as your fabulous dress collection! Hope you are feeling better Amy. Thanks for all the support and have a wonderful weekend!

  3. make my day on 23 Sep 2010 at 8:35 pm

    yep…i’m pretty much blown away by the amazing creative vibe there is in the blog world. i have to put on my creative hat everyday …while doing the mum/kid/wife thing in between. SO… I’m ridiculously inspired by blogs like yours and some of your peers. So excited to explore more of what’s out there. It’s like the milk on my cereal now.. cant go without it. cheers kari

  4. stacystyle on 24 Sep 2010 at 8:10 am

    There was an amazing amount of synergy going on in the world this week. I have to say that there was a time after college when I went through this period thinking friends are made when you are young and as you get older it becomes more and more difficult to form lasting bonds with others. I thought the only way to make true connections with people would be if you worked with them or perhaps if your children were in school together. When I started my own business and left the world of built-in office friends life became very lonely for awhile. I am so thankful for twitter and blogs to be able to bring together like-minded people and the amazing interactions that come from them. When those interactions spill into the “real” world it’s magic. Meeting you in person, Amy, and continuing our conversations here and now interacting with the people that you connect with (@exuberanthome as the example du jour) is not only personally satisfying, but has proved to be beneficial to my business as well. I think we’re very lucky to have these tools that are not only so darn fun, but uplifting and positive experiences for us all.

  5. Bruce Barone on 24 Sep 2010 at 8:57 am

    A BEAUTIFUL post of positive energy.

    It IS an honor to call you and others friends!

    Thank You for all the light and love you pour out into the world–the inspiration.

    It means much to all of us.

    Bruce

  6. Cynthia@exuberanthome on 24 Sep 2010 at 9:17 am

    Amy – let me thank you again for your generosity of spirit. It is a rare gift. And let me frankly say I am overwhelmed by how much you can fit into one week! What a great post, thanks for sharing your adventures!

  7. marcy on 24 Sep 2010 at 12:54 pm

    If I had read this post earlier in the day Amy, there would have been no need for my 2nd cup of coffee- lol. How amazingly energizing! It was a very special week and you captured it perfectly. What a treat.

  8. Rebecca on 24 Sep 2010 at 1:22 pm

    Amy, loooove reading your blog! Seriously fun and inspiring :) And you look great in all your photos – how do you do that? xx

  9. Julieann/Creategirl on 24 Sep 2010 at 3:55 pm

    It was so great to see you at the Nate Show and I agree the producers should let Nate be Nate after all we love him for who he is! I wish I could have made it to WNWM it looks like a fantastic event! Can’t wait for our next meet up!

  10. ABC Dragoo on 24 Sep 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Julieann, I am looking forward to reading your review too – I think that Jonathan did a lovely post: http://jonathanlegate.tumblr.com/post/1179489007/coming-together-in-nyc where he talked about the Nate show being a gift (in a much more succinct way)

    Rebecca and @MakeMyDay, it’s always fun to hear a new voice chime in – I know we go way back, but I appreciate the comment and the compliment today! xo

    Marcy ~ thanks m’dear! I truly appreciate you taking the time to read it. This post certainly hit a lot of different topics, didn’t it?

    Bruce and Cynthia – you’re both so kind. Thank you!

    Stacy – that is very well stated. It is so true. I think many of us creatives are working from home or the studio and social media has allowed for many of us to make connections and do collaborations that we may have never made/done w/out it!

    Nicole, no need to thank me -I am more than happy to write about sustainable design!

    Catherine – it was a pleasure indeed! Thanks for being a rock n roll bad girl and skipping class to hang with ABCD! Glad you enjoyed the post. :D

    xoxoxABCD

  11. Caitlin on 24 Sep 2010 at 6:01 pm

    Amy, it was so nice to meet you in New York. You are so stylish! Hopefully next time I’m in town we can get lunch or go out to dinner so that we have more time to chat with each other.

    Thank you so much for all of the Rue Mag support! xoxo

  12. ABCD on 24 Sep 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Caitlin,
    My eyes bulged out of my head when you said “You are so stylish!” -!- Thank you. I am never one to run out and buy the trendiest thing in Fashion, but I do have my own ‘uniform’ and I am flattered that you appreciate it. Here is a link to my all time favorite fashion designer: http://www.abcddesign.com/archives/2009/06/29/j-morgan-puett-artistic-domesticating-at-its-finest/ She isn’t any longer designing like she once was ~ but how I wish she were! I think you might appreciate the post. :)

    I’d be delighted to hang out with you next time you’re in the City. Just say the word! I bet with the magazine you might make it out this way more often?
    I’ll always be happy to see you in NYC ~ all of you ladies made such a warm and wonderful impression on me. I really hope you all have great success with your new magazine.
    xoABCD

    BTW: When I got back from the Rue party the other night, I told the Mr. about our conversation. Well, first I said “Everyone was there!” He said “I wasn’t, and my friends weren’t there…” (You see where this is going.) I told him in a way his friends were there because “I had a whole conversation about the Oregon Ducks tonight with Caitlin.” His response: “Wife, you know we’re on the Orange team, right?” Poor guy, he will never win with a wife who doesn’t really do football and a whole basketball team worth of Oregon Duck friends!

  13. Wanda Horton on 24 Sep 2010 at 10:49 pm

    Dear Amy,
    Thank you for sharing such a lovely post about all of the past week’s activities. It allowed me to feel a part of it, while I was toiling away in NC on projects. You are very kind to share my Inspiration Board for ProjectUDesign! I’m so looking forward to attending the event at Century Furniture to meet all of these young, talented designers, in person. It’s amazing how the sleepy little town of High Point, North Carolina, bustles with activity, perhaps like I’m sure you experience on a more regular basis in your city life. When creatives come together, we can’t help but feed off one another and how the sparks of inspiration fly! XOXO Wanda

  14. ABCD on 27 Sep 2010 at 11:21 am

    Hi Wanda!

    Thanks so much for commenting today – I am sorry I was remiss in posting an actual text link to your blog at first. That post was so overwhelming with so many different links I didn’t realize until it had been live for 24 hours that I’d not mentioned it at the bottom. (As with all my posts, if you click on the image it re-directs you to the url or the post in which I got it, so at least I was covered on that side of things.)

    I don’t know if you’ve been keeping up with Jonathan Legate’s NYC posts, but they are most certainly thorough and worth taking a peek at.

    xoABCD

  15. Jean on 27 Sep 2010 at 6:00 pm

    So nice getting to chat with you at the Rue party.

    and I must have one of those necklaces made, where did you get it!!!!

  16. ABCD on 27 Sep 2010 at 6:16 pm

    Oh m’dear, aren’t they wildly fun? I got mine at Survival of the Hippest – @thehippest after meeting them at the Blog Out Loud event earlier this Spring.

    http://www.survivalofthehippest.com/

    Have a great night ~ loved that diagram you made on your blog! :D
    xoABCD

  17. Leslie Carothers on 28 Sep 2010 at 9:29 pm

    Amy~

    Thank you so much for sharing so beautifully about Project UDesign! You have been so kind to write about it for our client, Nicole, from BiOH polyols and I really appreciate your willingness to share the message that sustainable design is beautiful through not one, but two, great blog posts about it now!

    One of the pleasures of Twitter this past year has been getting to know you and I’m so glad we finally had the chance to meet face to face in NYC last week!

    Thank you, too, for always being so helpful and just so much fun to follow and talk with everyday!

    With {{hugs }}

    Leslie

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