The Design Salon

2012-01-15T10:56:00.008-05:00

Delicious Design

Packaging -vs- Chocolate

Is it possible to create packaging that is more delicious than chocolate? Kathleen Fulton, the co-founder and Brand Manager for Taza Chocolate (http://www.tazachocolate.com/) has make it her life's work to find a way. Having studied art, design and architecture then going for her MBA, Kathleen gathered all of her tools in order to mix up a sweet success story. She is a firm believer that packaging, product and design account for 75% of her efforts, and why people pick Taza's product off the shelf. "Good design is critical to being able to engage the consumer". Apparently, her philosophy is paying off.

Salonistas will be treated to a conversation with Kathleen, and tour the Taza factory in Somerville. If we are extra good, maybe there will be a few "samples"!

When: Tuesday, January 31st
Where: Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor Street
Somerville, MA
617-284-2232
Time: 7:00
RSVP: Jill.Palese@gmail.com
Please bring wine and snacks to share with the group!

Leveraging the Internet to Grow Your Biz

2011-12-12T11:03:00.004-05:00

hello salonistas!
we want to invite you to our event happening tomorrow night!
we are dubbing it
Leveraging the Internet to Grow Your Business!
and it will be a panel discussion with

Mitra Morgan of Joss and Main
Julie Richards of Shelter Interior Design
Marni Elyse Katz of Boston Home Boston Globe Magazine & Design Milk
Jennifer Hill of Jennifer Hill Design

we are hoping to get a stimulating discussion going with those of you whose businesses have been affected positively (or negatively) by the internet. the internet is the new wild west, and it is changing retail every day..why just last friday (black friday) records for online shopping sales were broken again. let us learn from one another by sharing our most recent experiences.

tuesday descember 13th
7pm at Joss and Main
177 Huntington ave.
24th floor
boston ma

please bring snacks to share with the group.
cannot wait to see you all.

please rsvp to mcrae2@aol.com

Building a Brand From the Inside Out

2011-10-07T12:06:00.010-04:00

Ebony Snow Chafey, Owner of Snow and Graham Chicago (http://www.snowandgraham.com/), shares infinite entrepreneurial wisdom with the ladies of Design Salon
Ebony is heading to Boston to spend an evening sharing with the Salonistas. Ladies, turn off your computers, put away your swatches and color cards. This is an important night for anyone in the midst of brand building. Years ago, when Ebony began her stationery line, her business was a blank slate. Over time and lots of trial and error, Ebony's company has evolved and her brand has become the one that we know today.

"It's the entire experience", says Chafey. "It's not just what you see on the surface that makes my brand strong", she says, "it's everything that you don't see that supports the brand. Customer service and inventory management right through to the visible packaging. It's all guided by the same overriding principle at Snow and Graham... THAT'S what makes my brand strong".

When: October 18

Time: 7:00

Where: M. Flynn Studio

40 Waltham Street

RSVP: jill.palese@gmail.com

Bring wine and snacks to share with the group!

A Jeweled Life

2011-09-09T12:41:00.009-04:00

An Evening with Kate Hines

Welcome to the Design Salon 2011-2012 season! There is no better way fall in step with the new season, than to connect with fellow creative women to discuss business, inspiration and JEWELRY.

Kate Hines (http://www.katehinesjewelry.com/) will join us on Tuesday, September 20th at 7pm at the fabulous showroom of Kate Maloney Interiors to share her infinite wisdom, style and experiences of her creative and fantastic collections.

I grew up on the coast of New England and spent summers rapt with the simple pleasures of looking. The tangles of seaweed. Rock and shell architecture. All those years of looking took voice in art school at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). It was a fantastic era for design and I interpreted the moment by launching a collection of innovative, large-scale jewelry made with roughly hewn metals and somber patinas. Everything was possible.
My icons were Miyake, Kawakubo and Yamamoto, whose designs were fierce and experimental. Retail buyers saw a similar spirit in my work and I shared floor space with my heroes in the finest American boutiques and department stores. Fashion editors featured the work in every top fashion magazine.

Fashion thrills because it is never still. Taste moderated expression and jewelry distilled to a smaller scale. In this new career phase, I began collaborating with top clothing catalogs to create private label jewelry lines to complete and distinguish their collections.
At KateHines.com, I have the freedom to ask, “What is timeless, what will endure, what do I want to offer to my customer?”

join us at 7pm
Tuesday September 20th 2011
at KMI Design
Stitch on Two showroom
2nd floor
875 Main St
Cambridge
02139
please bring snacks and drinks to share with the group and rsvp to
jillpalese@gmail.com

Decorate...with Holly Becker

2011-08-09T08:53:00.006-04:00

Summertime is groovy, sand is between our toes...we are pondering how to create the perfect shade of blue to match the evening sky while sipping a cold Mojito.

If you are feeling like it quickly approaching go time again, that you'll need to pop into Anthrolopologie on Saturday, August 20th between 10:30 and 12:30 to see fellow Salonista Holly Becker (www.Decor8blog.com/about/) as she makes a stop off in Boston to promote her new book Decorate. Hope to see you there.... oh, and while you're up, could you bring me another Mojito...

Grand Opening Party!

2011-07-10T21:07:00.001-04:00

The Cream Always Rises to the Top!

2011-06-03T09:34:00.007-04:00

The Royal Wedding is long over, yet the Crown Jewel of Boston's Design Society, Cheryl Katz of C & J Katz http://www.candjkatz.com/ is gracefully enticing us with her strong design presence on a regular basis.

Beginning her career in fashion, Cheryl used her skill, intuition and help from a friend to pave her way though. Getting married to Architect, Jeffery Katz and insisting on a move to New York City as a freelance fashion stylist was the game changer. NYC was the perfect place for Cheryl to stretch her wings and realize all of her talents. She used her keen eye and great instinct to move easily from fashion design to interior design without reservation.

In 1984 C&J Katz Studio was born.

Boston's irristable pull of red brick charm and subtle sophistication brought the Cambridge girl, her designer husband and two children home. The rest is beautiful, well designed history.

Cheryl has a long and proliferic resume and it is difficult to identify her in a short paragraph. However, she is most notably is the designer who created the strong identity for the Barbara Lynch/Gruppo empire http://www.barbaralynch.com/. We all have enjoyed a drink or dinner at some of Boston's favorite establishments such as No. 9 Park http://www.no9park.com/, Sportello http://www.sportelloboston.com/, and Drink http://www.drinkfortpoint.com/.

This evening is sure to be an inspiring evening of discussion about design, career choices and the possiblity of change.

When: Tuesday, June 14th

Where: C & J Katz Studio

60 K Street

South Boston, MA

Time: 7:00

R.S.V.P.:Jill.Palese@gmail.com

**Please bring wine and snacks to share with the group!

Blogging for Bucks

2011-05-10T13:23:00.012-04:00

Erica Tannen of The E-List shares her road trip from Fashion Industry Maven to "Belle of the Blog"

"Anyone in the fashion industry will tell you it's impossible to get out, but I finally did" says Erica Tannen. After 25 years of owning and buying for specialty retail companies, I launched the-e-list (http://www.the-e-list.com/). I have an eye for style, a strong opinion and a knack for knowing what's coming next. My friends think I'm a blabbermouth. Due to my inability to say no, I am a fanatic volunteer in my community, my daughter's school and my favorite art institution, the Florence Griswold Museum. In my spare time, I am a wife and mother of a teen-age daughter."

Sounds simple, Erica!

Design Salon is looking forward to Erica's story and how she turned a creative idea into an uber-$ucce$$ful business.

Ladies, if you are not a blogger and you don't care much about turning fantastic ideas into $ (yeah, right), then stop by to check out fellow salonista Mitra Morgan's sweet spot- Joss and Main (http://www.jossandmain.com/).

When: Wednesday, May 25

Time: 7:00 pm

Where: Joss and Main Showroom

177 Huntington Ave (overlooking Christian Science Center)

R.S.V.P.: jill.palese@gmail.com

Please bring wine and/or snacks to share with the group!

5 Under 40 - Overview | New England Home

2011-05-10T13:19:00.002-04:00

Award winning "Salonistas"

Last month, New England Home chose outstanding local talents for the "5 Under 40" award. Happily, 3 of the 5 winners are current members of Design Salon. Here's to you, you talented and hard working ladies...

Kelly Harris Smith, www.filzfelt.com. Kelly is one of the founding members of Design Salon and on the planning board.

Rachel Rieder, www.rachelreider.com, interior designer.

Debra Folz, www.debrafolz.com, Furniture and Home design.

5 Under 40 - Overview New England Home: "New England Home's 5 Under 40 awards spotlight the hottest emerging talent in residential design in New England, including architecture, interiors, furniture, and home design products and accessories. Selected by an all-star committee of regional design leaders, 5 Under 40 winners are the people to watch, producing some of the most beautiful and innovative work available today."

Oh la la...

2011-03-16T21:49:00.016-04:00

Stacey Santo is rocket-hot! As senior marketing executive and on the "starting team" of Boston based retailer Rue la la, she defines the word "multi tasker". Stacey and Rue have cooked up a blend of fashion/bargains/marketing/innovation/technology resulting in the perfect blend of pure and simple GENIUS!

Come hear how Stacey has managed to give retail giants a run for their money and how she has made bargain shopping uber hip! It's sure to be a la la lavish treat for us!

We will meet at one of our favorite cozy spots...Twelve Chairs Boston. http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/ .

When: Tuesday, April 5th

Time: 7:00

Where: Twelve Chairs319 A Street. Fort Point. Boston

R.S.V.P.- Jill.palese@gmail.com

Please bring snacks and wine to share with the group!

Living Life in the Fab Lane

2011-02-11T16:33:00.003-05:00

Mother + Daughter = perfection

Forget romance for the month of February! Blood is thicker than water, especially when Barbara Goldberg, owner of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Furniture store and her daughter, Jill Goldberg, owner of Hudson Boutique in the South End are involved. This dynamic duo has graciously set aside the evening of February 24th (YES, it's a Thursday) to host the ladies of Design Salon at Hudson. The will share their interesting stories about the retail and interior design business in Boston, what it is like to work as collaborators and competitors and how they have successfully navigated their way though the finicky world of retail and interior design in our beloved, buttoned up city.

Where: Hudson Boutique

312 Shawmut Avenue

When: Thursday, February 24, 2011

Time: 7:00

R.S.V.P.: Jill.palese@gmail.com

Limited to 25, so reserve early!

Please bring wine and snacks to share with the group.

Fabulous for the New Year Party! RESCHEDULED SNOW DATE IS TUESDAY, JAN. 25TH

2011-01-12T15:58:00.005-05:00

Happy New Year, Ladies!

A new year always brings endless opportunity for new beginnings, new ways of thinking, new designs and business ventures. For members of Design Salon, January also brings the chance to meet fabulous new designing women at our Meet and Greet Party!

Please join us on Tuesday, January 25th at 7:00 pm for a meet and greet party. Doris Yaffa, voted "Fast Lane Fabulous" by Boston Magazine's Best of Boston.com, will kick off the evening. Jessica de Guardiola, owner of 5s Public Relations firm http://www.5spr.com/ has generously offered to host the evening in her beautiful new studio.

Doris, an eighty-something public relations consultant for non-profit, has seen many interesting aspects in her career. Early on, Doris found herself working in fashion and eventually worked her way to Fashion Director for Saks Fifth Avenue. She was an insider in the glamorous high fashion world for quite a while. When she decided that fashion was not her passion anymore, she made major life and career changes that were brave and bold. Doris is inspirational, stylish, outspoken and timeless. www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/articles/2008/11/20/yaffe/

We will be mingling with Doris and fellow Design Salon members! Please be prepared with a topic that you would like to share. Since this is a party, please bring your favorite wine and snacks to share with the group! Looking forward to being inspired by all of you.

When: Tuesday, January 25th

Time: 7:00

Where: 5S

560 Harrison Ave Suite 508

Boston, MA

RSVP: Jill.palese@gmail.com

Studio Carta Grand Opening!

2010-11-22T12:38:00.000-05:00

2010-11-12T09:21:00.002-05:00

Taking it to the next level! If, when and how to grow your business from $100,000 to $1.5 Million

2010-10-25T21:18:00.029-04:00

Ladies, don't miss this fabulous opportunity to hear from two design powerhouses, Ebony Snow Chafey and Suji Meswani who are happy to share their success stories with you.

Chicago based Ebony Snow Chafey of Snow and Graham www.snowandgraham.com and Philadelphia based Suji Meswani of Skeem Design www.skeemdesign.com will travel to Boston for an evening at one of our favorite meeting places, the luxurious Mohr and McPherson www.mohr-mcpherson.com. We will hear real life success stories about how these designers took their ideas, their talent and a (maybe?) a little bit of luck and grew it to what is now businesses with $1.5 M in sales. We hope it will inspire you to take it up a notch in your own design studios here in Boston!

Ebony Snow Chafey has been in business for 14 years and claims that "it is the relationships that I have developed with my customers and vendors that have allowed my company to be successful and to get through difficult economic times". Chafey says "I founded Snow and Graham straight out of art school (the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) where my focus was on sculpture in the metals foundry". She goes on to say that "I dabbled in print making. I stumbled upon a letterpress print shop here in Chicago and fell in love with the process- it made me want to draw. Along the way, I learned how to get a product produced, distributed and sold"! "It was a lot of trial and error and a little luck", she says. "Now, S&G is headed into it's 14th year, but I say it is the last 2 that really count".

Suji Meswani, founder and co-owner of Skeem Design founded the company in 2004. Inspired by travels to exotic locales such as India, Costa Rica and New Zealand, Skeem design developed a perfect wax formulation along with gorgeous scents, colors and packaging. "Everything can be a source of inspiration, whether an exotic locale, a piece of music, a show at a museum, fashion or antique textiles", says Suji. "The name Skeem?" Meswani says "is a play on words and the founder's scheme to break free from the corporate world".

When: Wednesday, November 3rd

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Mohr and McPherson

460 Harrison Avenue

Boston, MA

Please bring wine and/or snacks to share with the group

***Come early, M&M is open until 7:00 pm. You can start your evening off with some lovely inspiration shopping at the store before the meeting.

RSVP: Jill.palese@gmail.com

Limited to 40 people, so please respond early.

What the Tweet?

2010-09-23T08:55:00.007-04:00

Welcome to Fall 2010

The sad news is... summer is SO over! But not to fret, Design Salon Boston is gearing up for another great season of hot topics that are sure to keep your creative juices heated up. So I say, "Bring on those dreary fall New England days. Mother Nature, give us the best that you've got! We'll design the hell out of those cold, drafty rooms... all we need is a little color, some interesting patterns, beautiful textiles, fabulous lighting AND a bottle of red wine...voila!"

Please join us at 12 Chairs for an earnest discussion from two Stylish Tweeters who are enjoying great success.

Stacy Kunstel http://www.stacystyle.wordpress.com/, stylist, editor, writer and producer will be back for her second annual discussion about Twitter, Twittering, Tweeting. She will detail "Why to Tweet, how she started, what it has done for her, what she looks for in other tweeters and what makes it effective." Come prepared for an interactive discussion. If you are not yet a tweeter, sign up, bring your twitter name and get prepared to get connected....it only takes a short while.

Stacy is a constant traveler, finding houses and locations for magazines, which she then styles to produce beautiful photo shoots with some of the top interior photographers. As Homes Editor for New England Home magazine, New England Home Cape and Islands and New England Home Connecticut, and as a regional editor for Traditional Home, Better Homes & Gardens, Coundry Living, and Renovation Style, she writes, makes television appearances and works with interior designers and architects photograph their own work for books and portfolios.

Also, we will hear from Julieanne Covino of Jace Interiors http://www.jaceinteriors.com/ whose style blog is named CreateGirl http://www.creategirl.blogspot.com/. The blogger and Design Salon member Holly Becker of the popular blog Decor8 wrote a piece about Julieanne after she appeared in Daily Candy http://decor8blog.com/2006/10/03/meet-julieanne-of-jace-interiors-boston-ma-/. Julieane Covino has a wonderful sense of style that she generously shares with her blog and twitter followers and through her work at Jace Interiors. She offers her clients an approachable attitude toward design. The idea that owning a beautiful space is available to anyone's budget. Fine Design need NOT be intimidating.

Perhaps the best reason to step out of your door on October 5th is to check out the FABULOUS new Fort Point boutique, 12 Chairs. "Twelve Chairs is a home furnishings shop and interior design studio located in Boston's up-and-coming Fort Point neighborhood. The shop provides a well-edited, thoughtful, and beautiful collection of items that surpass the company's standards of sustainability, good stewardship, and just plain good looks. Twelve Chairs promotes the idea that beautiful design and respect of the planet and its people do not have to be mutually exclusive. To learn more check out http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/."

12 Chairs has generously offered to host Design Salon in their brand new space! Please bring snacks and White Wine only- no red please!

When: Tuesday, October 5th

Time: 7:00 pm

Where: 12 Chairs

319 A Street

Boston, MA 02210

R.S.V.P.- jill.palese@gmail.com

"Trend/Spotting" Night

2010-06-03T14:00:00.002-04:00

"Trend/Spotting" Night with host expert Susan Battista, (principal of market research firm Topc101), at her fashionable home in the south end.

Tuesday June 15th
7pm-9pm
24 Rutland St. Boston

join Susan for a fun workshop where she will show us how to use market research tools to take our business to...
THE NEXT LEVEL! Susan has gotten great results using this same method with both big and small companies.
She promises we will not only have fun, but we will also learn:
*to reposition our brand
*to create smarter marketing plans
*to attract new customers
* to do something GOOD for our businesses

Attendance is limited to 15.

Please rsvp directly to susan at susan@topic101.com

The June 15 session will be held in the South End from 7 - 9pm
please bring snacks and wine to share with the group

Blogger's Ball II

2010-05-10T14:09:00.005-04:00

It was so great the first time that we have decided to do it again! Please join us for our second annual Blogger's Ball, happening on May 18th in the Fabulous Mitchell Gold Showroom.

Our fashionable headliners for the evening are the young style mavens and trend experts; Erin Gates, Liana Peterson and Jessica Sutton.

Erin Gates, founder of Elements of Style (http://www.elementsofstyleblog.com/) will speak candidly about her style blog, fashion, culture and the scene inside and outside of Boston. Her career as a blogger is skyrocketing right now, and Erin will tell us how and why.

Liana Peterson, founder of the blog New Brahmin (http://www.newbrahmin.com/) stays on top of the fashion scene as the founder and Executive Editor of her blog, New Brahmin. She, along with a host of rocket-hot guest writers have made New Brahmin a regular read for (the new breed of ) Bostonian.

Jessica Sutton of JS Graphic Design, (www.jessicasutton.com/daucuscarota) formerly a web designer of Fresh, is piping hot as a solo act! She will speak with us about why one should and should NOT blog or become a blogger. She is keenly interested in Fashion, Culture and all things in between.

When: May 18th
Time: 7:00

Where: Mitchell Gold Showroom

142 Berkeley Street

South End, Boston

RSVP: Jill.palese@gmail.com

Please bring questions, snacks and wine to share with the group!

Art and Wine Party

2010-04-26T10:26:00.003-04:00

Getting Buzzworthy

2010-04-16T11:32:00.001-04:00

An Evening with Marni Katz

Marni Katz, City Editor for NBC and the writer for the blog Style Carrot (http://www.stylecarrot.com/) will will share her expertise with The Salon. The candid discussion will cover Public Relations and Marni's tips on the who, what, why and how of getting and keeping your work in front of the press!

This is a very limited engagement for the first 20 people to RSVP!

When: Tuesday, April 27th

Where: Mohr and McPherson

(www.mohr-mcpherson.com)

480 Harrison Avenue

South End

Time: 7:00

R.S.V.P.: Jill.palese@gmail.com

Please bring snacks and wine to share with the group!

Check out this upcoming class at MassArt

2010-04-16T10:59:00.000-04:00

When: Wednesday, April 28th

7:00

Where: MassArt Tower Building, 11th Floor, Trustees room

Part 1: Contracts

What are contracts and why do you need them? What should you make sure to put into your next contract? We'll be learning about these important documents with the Graphic Artists Guild's Advocacy Chairperson, Lisa Shaftel and how to create a proper agreement without a lawyer and with one hand behind your back.

Part 2: What is Licensing?

Licensing is big business, presenting tremendous opportunities for graphic artists of all disciplines to generate revenue in new markets. However, far too many artists don't recognize that licensing can be a hugely profitable segment of their business. Get the information you need to get started!

cost: before April 20:

Sutdents w/ valid ID: $2.00

Guild Members and MassArt Alumni: $5.00

Non-Members: $10.00

Cost After April 20 and at door:

Students with valid ID: $5.00

Guild Members and MassArt Alumni: $8.00

Non-members: $15.00

For more info and to register, please visit the online community.

Networking News.....

2010-03-09T21:41:00.012-05:00

Ahhhhhh, spring. Time to come out to play.

Stuck inside your design room? Need to get away from the computer? Hiding from a cranky buyer? Fear opening the mail? It sounds like you need to spend some time with fellow designers or creative women who are doing the same thing.

Please join us on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:00 for a social night with fellow salonistas. We want to see your creative selves especially if you are thinking about attending but feeling shy, moody, intimidated, uninspired or just downright sick and tired of the business of business.

Salon networking night is a good opportunity to chat with the talented New England designers and that drive New England's creative scene. Be prepared to exchange ideas, promote your line and chat about yourself and your work. If you are new to Design Salon, come check us out. If you haven't checked in for awhile, now is the time.....

We will gather in Jill Rosenwald's fabulous studio space in Fort Point. Please bring wine and/or snacks to share with the group.

SEE YOU THERE!

When: Tuesday, March 30

Time: 7:00 pm

Where:

Jill Rosenwald's Studio Space

369 Congress Street, Fort Point

2nd Floor

R.S.V.P: Jill.palese@gmail.com

Vessel Lecture Series

2010-02-18T10:16:00.004-05:00

Michele Yeeles, founder of Bob's Your Uncle www.bobsyouruncle.com , will be presenting tonight, February 18th. Our favorite (and only) male honorary members of Design Salon, Stephan Barbeau and Duane Smith are hosting a lecture series at their super fab shop...Vessel www.vessel.com . Hope to see you there!

Where: Vessel

Time: 6-8 pm

125 Kingston Street (Chinatown)

R.S.V.P: sales@vessel.com

Design Salon takes on the World

2010-02-11T10:05:00.004-05:00

February the month of love and passion! But, for the women of the Design Salon Boston, it is our chance to share our love and passion for design and entrepreneurship and networks with women from 22 countries. WorldBoston http://www.worldboston.org/ has invited Design Salon to participate in the World Affairs Council's project focusing on women and entrepreneurship programs organized by the Department of State. Women in leadership roles from Afghanistan to Venezuela, Lithuania to Mozambique will meet in Pinkcomma gallelry http://www.pinkcomma.com/ to discuss best practices for innovation and business development.

Jill Rosenwald, Jennifer Hill, Kelly Smith, Kristen Gaughan and Jill Palese will join the senior authorities from 20 countries to discuss "The Salon". Members of Design Salon are encouraged to join us from 11:30 to 1:00 to meet with these women who have travelled here to meet Boston-area women entrepreneurs.

When: Tuesday, February 16th

Time: 11:30-1:00

Location: 81 B Wareham Street (near corner of Albany, under big pink sign)

R.S.V.P. Jill.palese@gmail.com . We have limited space for this event. Please r.s.v.p. as soon as possible to insure your space!

We are planning on sharing a light bite with our foreign friends. Please bring a small drink or snack for the table.

Cheers!

Doing It All. How do we "raise two babies"?

2010-01-11T10:33:00.001-05:00

Tina Cassidy, Author, Journalist, Executive and Mother will lead the open forum discussion on the reality of "having it all".

Please join us at Lekker (http://www.lekkerhome.com/) on January 19th at 7:00 for a candid discussion with Tina.

Tina Cassidy is an award-winning former journalist, an author working on her second book, and a vice president at the Boston public relations firm SolomonMcCown, where she oversees the real estate practice. She and her husband have three sons and live in South Boston. During her 15 years as a reporter and editor at the Boston Globe, she covered politics, fashion and business. Her first book, Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born, was published in 2006. Her next book is on one transformative year in the life of Jacqueline Onassis. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, the Boston Business Journal, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Sunday Times (London), the Express (London) and the Sunday Herald (Glasgow), as well as various other magazines and newspapers. Tina is a member of New England Women in Real Estate, The Urban Land Institute and the marketing committee for the Advent School in Boston. She holds a bachelor of arts from Northeastern University.

When: January 19th

Where: Lekker 1317 Washington Street, Boston

Please bring a bottle of wine or snacks to share with the group

R.S.V.P: Jill.Palese@gmail.com

2009-10-28T12:56:00.002-04:00

Hi Ladies,

Just wanted to update everyone on fellow Salonista goings-on...

One of our newest members, Cibeline Sariano, http://www.cibelinesariano.com/ hosted a wonderful evening at her Beacon Hill namesake boutique, Cibeline. Cibeline and her "right and left hands" (Aileen and Sasha) shared their view of the fashion world in Boston at the stylish boutique. Ladies, thanks for a lovely, inspiring evening.

For those who were not able to make it, please come by and introduce yourselves to Cibeline at her upcoming events....

Thursday, Nov 5th at the Liberty Hotel 10pm Fashionably Late Fashion Show

Monday, Nov 9th Book Signing at the boutique with author Lisa Dietlin 12-3pm and 5-8pm

Lisa Dietlin is a leading philanthropist advisor with her own company as well. She helps charities, universities and companies raise funds, helps millionaires donate to the right charities, and helps small biz's figure out how they can give back to their communities even if money is tight. And she is a dynamo! She is currently in the process of pitching original programing about this sort of work to Harpo Productions (as in Ophra's network) and is hoping to have her own show potentially by year end. If and when that happens, she has asked Cibeline to be her fashion consultant and designer for the show!

Plank

If you haven't heard the good news...

PLANK MATS are in! Doreen Hing has been patiently working for the past 2 years to work though her major setback...the Plank Mat factory fire. Finally, the beauties are in! Check the Plank Website for more information. http://www.plankdesigns.com/

Design Salon Holiday Sale

2009-10-24T15:08:00.009-04:00

Hi Ladies,

Please pop by the Kingsley School on Saturday, November 21st from 10 am to 5 pm. It will be a nice opportunity to catch up with fellow Design Salon members and to pick up a few holiday gifts, too! Kingsley School is located on Exeter Street between Newbury and Commonwealth Avenue.

Listed below are the designers that will be showing their work at the event.

JHill Design - http://www.jhilldesign.com/

Stonehouse Studio - http://www.stonehouse-studio.com/

Etcetera Media - http://www.etceteramedia.com/

Albertine Press - http://www.albertinepress.com/

Angela Liguori - http://www.angelaliguori.com/

Jill Rosenwald - http://www.jillrosenwald.com/

MFlynn - http://www.mflynnstudio.com/

Flauxy - http://www.flauxy.com/

Jill Bent - http://www.jillbent.com/

Tess & Tallulah - http://www.tessandtallulah.com/

Pilgrim Waters - http://www.pilgrimwaters.com/

Pansy Maiden - http://www.pansymaiden.com/

Ella Rose - http://www.ellarosecollection.com/

Laura Finnerty Design - http://www.laurafinnerty.com/

Koochicu- http://www.koochiku.com/

IRO - http://www.irodesign.com/

RSVP Press - http://www.rsvppress.com/

Pikme Papers - http://www.pikmepapers.com/

Design Salon mentioned in Boston.com

2009-10-15T21:20:00.002-04:00

Check out our Design Salon article mentioned today in Boston.com...

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/10/11/building_support_for_new_englands_female_entrepreneurs/

Calling all Fashionistas....an evening with Cibeline Sarano!

2009-10-13T09:53:00.004-04:00

Please join us on October 20th at 7:00 to hear from one of Boston's local Fashion Designers, Cibeline Sarano. Cibeline will share her life as a Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur and Bostonian.

From Hong Kong to Los Angeles, Italy to New York, and now to Boston, Cibeline has trained and traveled around the world working with many fashion designers such as: Richard Tyler, Calvin Klein, Liz Claiborne, Emmanuel Ungaro, Lark Intl. Limited, Kasper for ASL, Due per Due, and Sigrid Olsen.

Landing in Boston in 2002, Cibeline opened her first namesake boutique in hip 'Davis Square' and recently relocated into the exclusive shopping district of Beacon Hill at 120 Charles Street in November 2008.

Her designs have been seen on: TLC's hit show '10years Younger', Suzy Bogguss, Grammy Award winning Country Music Artist at the Grand Ole Opry, Comedienne Lisa Lampanelli's 1 hour HBO Special January 2009 'Long Live the Queen', Grammy Awards 2008, multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, & Comedy Central Special ‘Dirty Girl’ in 2007 as well as Comedy Central's Annual Roast Event of Flavor Flav 2007; Kathryn Brown at The Academy Awards, 2008; Swarovski Crystal Company commissioned Cibeline to design an original cocktail dress and featured her design in 105 Swarovski retail boutiques Nationwide for Holiday 2006 window display; 2006 Emmy nominee, Rhonda Britten, author & founder of the Fearless Living Institute & life coach for the Emmy Award winning television series NBC’s “Starting Over”; Andy Paige, celebrity stylist of NBC’s “Starting Over,” for the American Heart Association Fashion Week 2006 GO RED Gala and Daytime Emmys 2006; ESPN’s LIVE New Years Eve Bash at the Hard Rock Café for Ellie Vee, Lead Singer of the Boston-based premier rock band, The Charms 2005; NBC’s Today Show with Anne Curry featuring local Boston writer, Sandra Miller, for Glamour Magazine 2005.

We have been invited to meet at Cibeline's intimate Charles Street Boutique. Attendance is limited to 25 people- Standing Room Only!

When: Tuesday, October 20th
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: 120 Charles Street- at the Cibeline Boutique
R.S.V.P: Jill.palese@gmail.com
Limited to 25 people
Bring your own wine, snacks, goodies.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Second Annual Design Salon Sale - Call for Designers

2009-09-25T10:47:00.008-04:00

Calling all Designers: Request for Applications to Sell Your Products at the Second Annual Design Salon Holiday Sale (November 21 2009!)

We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the Second Annual Design Salon Holiday Sale this year on November 21st and want to invite you to submit an application to participate in this great retail event.

Like last year, we are planning quite a bit of press and marketing for the event, proceeds of which will support the Kingsley Montessori School in Boston. We will utilize Kingsley’s beautiful space in the Back Bay for the event. Kingsley is located on Exeter Street between Newbury Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

Setup for the event will take place on Friday, November 20th and Design Salon founder Jill Rosenwald will host a Pot Luck Dinner Party at her nearby home on Commonwealth Ave. All salonistas are encouraged to attend (and bring a dish to share!), even if they are not participating in the Sale.

The Holiday Sale will take place on Saturday November 21st from 10am to 5pm.

We welcome manufactures and designers of all types of products to submit applications to the Holiday Sale Review Committee by Friday, October 9th. We would love to have every Design Gal participate, but unfortunately space is limited and we encourage you to submit your applications as early as possible.

Participants of the event will be required to pay a $25 administrative fee. Additionally, 20% of gross revenue (less taxes) will be donated to the Kingsley Montessori School.

To apply to participate in the DS Holiday Sale, please send an email to kelly@etceteramedia.com with answers to the following questions. Additionally, please attach 2-3 photographs of the products which you would sell at the event. Please note that if you participated last year, we will need you to reapply with updated information and product photos.

Questions:

Your name, company name, website address, description of company, and EIN number.
Please describe the products that you would sell at the DS Holiday Sale. Please include details about the materials that are used in your products.
Which retailers sell your products (if you sell to retailers.)
Have your products been covered in any online or traditional publications?
What are the price points for your products?
Who, typically, is the target audience of your product?

Please email your application by October 9th at the latest. Decisions will be made by October 16th.

Please email any questions as well as your application to the ATTN of the Holiday Sale Review Committee at kelly@etceteramedia.com. Thank you!

In addition, we are looking for volunteers to help with promotions, setup/breakdown, coordination, etc. Please get in touch if you'd like to volunteer!

Twittermania!

2009-09-15T12:38:00.005-04:00

Learn how to make (dollars and) Sense from Social Media Marketing

Marija Hamed is a new media strategist specializing in social media marketing strategy, standards compliant web development and online marketing training. Hamed has over 7 years of website design experience coupled with over 5 years in social media design and management. Hamed began blogging in 2005 and has continued to remain at the cusp of social media expertise and trends.Hamed has strategized, managed and executed social media campaigns for both B2B and B2C companies throughout her career such as consulting firms, international engineering firms, university programs, hotels and online magazines. She believes that although the tools may appear to be similar, that each individual business must develop and harness their own approach to new media marketing communication and that the first step is simply to join in on the conversation.You can find more about Marija Hamed at:twitter.com/mahacreative marijahamed.com

Watch for Marija's new website at marijahamed.com

Marija will help answer our many looming quesions. Before we meet, please take a moment to respond to questions listed below. (responses can be sent to jill.palese@gmail.com) Your input will help Marija to tailor her presentation directly to the members of Design Salon, ensuring that we get the most from our evening.

1. Which social media tools do you use on a regular basis (at least twice per week)?

2. Which social media tools are you most curious about?

3. What do you find difficult about social media?

4. What do you hope to get out of social media?

5. What looming questions do you have about social media?

Kay McGowan of Mohr and McPherson will graciously open her doors to the lovely Harrison Street Retail store for the evening. Please feel free to bring wine and snacks for the event.

Date: September 29th

Time: 7:00

Location: Mohr and McPherson

460 Harrison Avenue

Boston, MA (South End)

R.S.V.P.:
Kay McGowan kay@mohr-mcpherson.com

Mohr and McPherson Blowout Sale!

2009-09-10T08:41:00.001-04:00

Mohr & McPherson Warehouse Auction, Sept. 13th 11:00amMohr & McPherson has closed our beloved Cambridge Warehouse Showroom.
We will hold a Final Day Auction at our Warehouse Showroom Sunday, September 13th. Event starts at 11:00am. Doors open for preview and registration at 9:30am.Preview Day: Saturday, September 12th 12:00 – 7:00pm
Very few of the 300+ home furnishings, carpets, antiques and artifacts up for Auction have a set minimum bid so expect most items to go at CRAZY LOW prices! It should be great fun.
Location: Warehouse Showroom, 75 Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 617-520-2000Visit http://www.mohr-mcpherson.com/ for all the details.
Note: Our Cambridge Alewife location will be revamped and remain open, our SOWA flagship Showroom at 460 Harrison Avenue, Boston will remain open and a NEW RUG GALLERY will be open shortly, also located in the 460 Harrison Avenue complex. Watch for our Harrison Avenue Café!

Duane Smith and Stefane Barbeau of Vessel

2009-06-08T22:37:00.004-04:00

We never thought we’d do it, but Design Salon will hear from our first MALE guest speakers, Duane Smith and Stefane Barbeau of Vessel (http://www.vessel.com/) !

Please join us to learn about this innovative company and the men that began Vessel. We will find out how Duane and Stefane, talented corporate consulting executives, brought Vessel to life as a place to incubate fragile, young ideas close to their hearts. From the beginning, Vessel began brimming with nagging, chirping product ideas. One thing led to another, and the first shipments of bright new designs hit store shelves in the spring of 2002, exactly one year after Stefane and Duane gave up full time jobs to care for their offspring. Vessel is a reservoir of passion, creativity, ideas, and excitement; they create products that appeal to people’s hearts and minds. High-tech knowledge combined with a love for the home equips Vessel’s designers to pair technical ingenuity with beautiful, simple forms and materials.

Now with 2 retail stores, also named Vessel, they are able to showcase their product line, along with designs by like-minded companies

When: Tuesday, June 23rd

Time: 7:00

Where: Vessel (chinatown location)/125 Kingston St / Boston MA
Please bring wine and snacks
R.S.V.P. Jill.palese@gmail.com
Limit: 30 people

South End Open Studios

2009-04-30T20:54:00.005-04:00

If you are planning on spending your weekend checking out the South End open studios, please stop by Bead + Fiber Gallery Fashion show.

Hope to see you there!

2009-04-27T19:48:00.005-04:00

GRAPHIC DESIGN IS GOOD FOR YOU
Please join us for a night with Ann of the 47th, Jen of JHill Designs and Kate of 3 Square Design, three local ladies with diverse backgrounds and different expertise in the many realms of graphic design. Whether you are a business owner wanting to learn more about graphic design or you happen to be a graphic designer yourself, these ladies will discuss why graphic design is good for you. Featured topics include branding, packaging design, the purpose of design for website and blogs, identity and brand narrative, as well as online and interactive marketing.

Ann Theresa Karash is a happy designer. She has served interactive and multimedia art director roles in marketing and advertising agencies over the past ten years, working with clients such as Covidien, Liberty Mutual, Novartis, and Microsoft. However, realizing that her professional fulfillment skews inversely proportional with the size of client she works with (and the scope/specialization of project), Ann started the 47th (a happy, creative consultancy) with like-minded compatriots, focusing on creative/conceptual strategies (and implementations) for kindred companies. Ann has a plethora of extracurricular activities, for which she accepts any excuse to involve in her day job, including endless experimentation with plastic cameras, obsession with feedback mechanisms, bread baking, compulsive reading, and storytelling aspirations. (http://www.the47th.com/)
Jennifer Hill is the owner and designer behind JHill Design. She attended the Massachusetts College of Art + Design,where she graduated with a BFA in design in 2001. Jennifer then went on to work for the acclaimed beauty company, Fresh. She developed her sense of color and pattern while perfecting the aesthetics of “clean” design. She was able to expand on her doodling and develop patterns for the company’s packaging and collateral. From there Jennifer broke out on her own to start JHill Design and develop her drawings series "Places I Have Never Been, drawings of imaginary vacations." JHill Design's design services focuses on branding and web design for small retail, restaurant and creative businesses, as well as packaging design. Some clients include Moroccan guest house Peacock Pavilions, french fragrance company Institut Tres Bien, local fashion designer Anne Reagan, and local retail stores Acquire, Good and Fire Opal. (http://www.jhilldesign.com/)
Kate Caprari is the founder and principal designer of Three Square Design -- a small graphic and web design studio based in Boston. Kate specializes in working with companies in the creative fields: artists & designers, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. Her client list includes Design*Sponge, the Sartorialist, and many other designers and socially-responsible companies. In the winter of 2009, Kate co-taught a master's level course on Business & Design at the New England School for Art & Design. Kate believes in the power of design and its ability to create positive social impact and meaningful relationships. (http://www.threesquaredesign.com/)
Bring your questions, business cards and a little wine or food to share!
Space is limited to 30. Please RSVP to: kelly@etceteramedia.com
Tuesday May 5, 7pm
etcetera, filzfelt, pinkcomma headquarters
81 B Wareham St
Boston MA 02118
617.833.0330
Feel free to park right outside our studio space or anywhere along Wareham St that isn't a loading dock.

Salon Networking Night

2009-03-30T08:44:00.005-04:00

Where: Bina Osteria -581 Washington Street, Boston

When: Tuesday, April 14th. 7:00 pm

r.s.v.p.: Jill.Palese@rcn.com

Who are all of these lovely, creative women attending Design Salon events? If you've ever asked yourself that question, now is the time to find out. Please join The Salon at Bina Osteria http://www.binaboston.com/o-about.html for a fabulous evening of appetizers, drinks and an opportunity to learn about the other women at Design Salon. The cost for this event is $15.00 per person to cover the cost of appetizers and drinks. We will introduce ourselves to the group, then spend time meeting every woman. Now is the time for sharing, so be prepared to talk about our work and the possiblity of helping each other out with contacts, references, etc. Space is limited to 25, so please r.s.v.p. early in order to confirm your spot.

Rachel Levitt of Boston Home Magazine

2009-02-26T20:58:00.004-05:00

When: March 10
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Utile, Inc. Architecture + Planning 50 Summer St T 617 423 7200

www.utiledesign.com

R.S.V.P. Jill.Palese@rcn.com

Maximum: 30 people

Please join Design Salon members for an evening with Rachel. She will be navigating us through P.R. and marketing from her point of view! As the editor of Boston Home—formerly Boston Home & Garden—Levitt draws on her experience as a designer and writer to show how the best homes in Massachusetts are not just beautiful, but also skillfully reflect their owners’ unique lifestyles. After getting her master’s in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, she worked at the award-winning Boston architecture firm Leers Weinzapfel Associates. Five years into her architecture career, though, she realized that writing about great projects was more fun than designing. Levitt, who lives in Cambridge and Maine, is also on faculty at Northeastern University. An avid bicycle commuter and a rower at dawn on the Charles River, she’s clearly a masochist, too.

Thank You, Livia Cowan

2009-02-26T20:33:00.004-05:00

Livia Cowan, you are my new idol! What a fantastic evening you shared with Design Salon on Tuesday at Urban Living Studio. It is easy to see why Mariposa is so successful! You started your business as an girlish adventure. Along the way you seem to have cooked up the perfect recipe- a pinch of wit, a chunk of honesty, loads of humor and endless business savvy. Clearly, your blend of smarts and whimsy is just what the marketplace relishes. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of your business, your success and your life. Most importantly, the quotes for all of us to run our businesses by....

Livia-ism #1 "Hire your weaknesses"

Livia-ism #2 "Your passion defines your business"

Livia-ism #3 "Begin with the end in mind"

Livia-ism #4 "If you fail to plan, plan to fail"

Bravo, Livia

Jill Palese

Meet Livia Cowan of Mariposa

2009-01-26T21:15:00.005-05:00

Please join the ladies of Design Salon Boston on Tuesday Feb 24 at 7pm

Urban Living Studio
58 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA

http://www.urbanlivingstudio.com/

We will meet Livia Cowan, the founder, President and Creative Director of this leading international company that features handmade tableware, ceramics, aluminum, cutlery, and glass.

Livia Cowan founded Mariposa (http://www.mariposa-gift.com/ ) over twenty years ago as a personal quest, a worldwide journey, in search of the handmade and the beautiful. What began as a youthful endeavor (Livia drove the truck; her parents’ garage was the warehouse) has become a successful company that’s really an extended family. Now located in a renovated a yellow 19th century livery stable in the small, stylish heart of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mariposa, staffs about 30 employees and is an international leader in handmade tableware.

Limit 25

Please R.S.V.P. to Kristen Gaughan (Kristen@urbanlivingstudio.com)

Discussion with Mimi Love, Architect and Principal at Utile Design

2008-12-30T17:08:00.007-05:00

January 13, 2009

Mimi Love, principal of Utile, Inc., (http://www.utiledesign.com/) an architectural and urban planning practice located in downtown Boston, will discuss her entrepreneurial life in the competitive architectural design world. While a working as an associate and lead designer at Machado and Silvetti, an internationally known firm, Mimi and her husband made the leap to entrepreneurship when they started their successful firm, Utile, Inc. They handle all types of design projects such as the master plan and renovation of the Advent school in Beacon Hill, master plan for Emerson Hall at Harvard University, and a new retail center in Marshfield, Massachusetts to name a few.

Salon members will be treated with an up close and personal account of Mimi's successful career from her design work for Utile, Inc. to the book that she co-authored Color Space Style, published by Rockport Press. Mimi will highlight the importance of the service side of the Design Industry (critical to all designers in competitive fields). We will hear about her firm’s philosophy for running a design practice (as a business), distinguishing Utile, inc from other firms, and trying to stay hip in the ever-changing design world!

When: January 13, 209

Where: 81B Wareham Street, S. End

RSVP: Jill.Palese@comcast.net

Limit 30 people

2008-11-17T20:18:00.015-05:00

Biz Night

December 9, 2008

Mark your calendars! We have assembled a terrific panel of talented ladies to walk you through some of the biggest business issues that design businesses (small and large) confront. The event will take place 12/9 and be located at Mimi Love’s lovely architecture studio Utile Inc. in Downtown Crossing. Mimi can only handle 25 people, so please RSVP pronto to reserve your spot!

Jill Shah – Founder of SoLuxe (http://www.soluxe.com/) as moderator

Jill Cartwright – Founder of Go Ga Ga (http://www.gogagalife.com/) who will be speaking about pricing strategies (calculating your per item COGS and pricing your product in the market)

Moria Flynn – Co-Founder of M Flynn Accessories (http://www.mflynnjewelry.com/y .com/) who will be speaking about positioning your product (how to differentiate yourself or your product)
Christine Frieze – Accountant and Color Consultant (what a combo!) who will be speaking about month-end financial statements and budgeting (why to do it? What can you learn?)

Lisa Mims – Co-Founder of Mod Green Pod (http://www.modgreenpod.com/) who will be speaking about writing a business plan (where do I start, and what are the pros/cons)

WHEN:
12/9, 7pm

WHERE:
Utile Inc.
50 Summer Street in Downtown Crossing
at the corner of Summer and Chauncy Street (above a 7-11)..

PLEASE BRING SNACKS!! And, please review topics and be sure to let us know if you have any specific questions that you want covered.

Last but not least, don’t forget to RSVP!

2008-10-22T09:10:00.001-04:00

Licensing Night with Lilla Rogers, Lisa Dejohn and Jill Rosenwald.

October 14, 2008

Illustrators, artists, and surface designers skipped home from our Salon evening on October 14Th with their creative juices rushing and heads full of new opportunities for licensing their work. Lilla Rogers (www.lillarogers.com), a straightforward agent with a passion for art and artists, spent the evening with our Salon to discuss

her side of the design biz. Lilla has been highly successful in her role of representing talented artists and selling their work to reputable clients in the U.S. and Internationally.

Lisa DeJohn (lisa@lisadejohn.com), one of our Design Salon Boston members and a talent in Lilla's portfolio was on hand to talk about the benefits of hiring an agent. Lisa's story goes something like this: While Lisa was scraping by as a fine artist, Lilla Rogers saw the incredible young talent and approached her. Lisa quickly developed a portfolio and was immediately signed on to the Lilla Rogers studio. Because of their successful Artist/Agent relationship, Lisa's talent has not been overlooked. Her unique style is now a driving force behind the whimsical looks of Land of Nod (www.landofnod.com), Chronicle Books (www.chroniclebooks.com), Crate and Barrel (www.crateandbarrel.com) to name a few.

"I am happy with the amount of money that I am making as an artist", says Lisa. "Your agent is a problem solver and a great mentor when things get sticky with a client. I always have Lilla to turn to. Because of Lilla, my clients tend not to take advantage".

Witty, humorous and full of real life experience is what our beloved Jill Rosenwald (www.jillrosenwald.com) , Design Salon Founder, brings to our gatherings. With stories and experience galore, Jill reminds us that we can be successful with Licensing ..."but make sure that you get a great contract in place first". Says Jill "I have made so many mistakes, but I keep learning and learning". "There have been some years when I had 11 employees and years with just 1". "If you product does well, ROYALTY, that is what you want!" Regarding an agent, "make sure he/she is a good one".

If you are thinking of licensing your work, here are some tips from Lilla:

"The better your work, the more clients you have, the more work you will get"
Agents have contracts that are (hopefully) based on trust and integrity
You must have a link to your website that is QUICK and easy to use
Typical cut that an agent takes is 20% of net sales
Protect yourself. The more distinctive the work, the easier it is to recognize and less chance of being copied
"I receive 100 e-mails per day, please make sure that when you submit your work, it is clear and concise. Also with a personable note. You have to be someone that I would like to work with, both your talent and yourself"

Thanks,Kate Maloney of Kate Maloney Interiors (www.kmidesign.com), for her generosity in hosting us at her studio!

Aid To Artisans

2008-09-29T08:52:00.005-04:00

On September 16, Carol Campbell and Colleen Pendleton of Aid to Artisans http://www.aidtoartisans.org/ presented an inspiring view of the design world to Design Salon Boston. In the spirit of generosity, Heather Wells of Heather G Wells, LTD. Architectural Interiors offered the use of her posh studio space for the evening.

We heard from Carol and Colleen that it is possible to develop our craft alongside artisans in Third World countries, blending our skills and knowledge with the cultural craftsmanship of men and women in impoverished countries such as Mali, Columbia, Afghanistan and Peru. These skills are not only creative skills. They are also business leadership, sales, marketing and collecting money. Most importantly, the skills are bringing an income to an individual, a family or an entire village.

O.K., I know that it sounds incredibly altruistic, but we are savvy business owners. So how does working with Aid to Artisans help us??? Many big name designers and product companies such as Steven Burk, Jonathan Adler, West Elm, and our own Jill Rosenwald have been successfully developing product through Aid to Artisans. All of the designers seem to have gained not only a place to produce their wares, but a deeper understanding of other cultures and innovation. In many cases, it is simply an injection of inspiration that brings a new product to life.

I have to confess that before I attended this salon event, I imagined that I would find an opportunity to help someone in a less fortunate part of the world. As it turns out, however, perhaps it is the Bostonian designer that benefits the most.

If you would like to learn more, please contact Colleen Pendleton, Marketing Director. T: 860-947-3411, colleen_peldleton@aidtoartisans.org.

First Annual Design Salon Holiday Sale

2008-09-13T10:03:00.001-04:00

Calling all Designers: Request for Applications to Sell Your Products at our First Annual Design Salon Holiday Sale (November 14th and 15th 2008!)

We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the First Annual Design Salon Holiday Sale this year on November 14th and 15th and want to invite you to submit an application to participate in this great retail event.

We are planning quite a bit of press and marketing for the event, proceeds of which will support the Kingsley Montessori School in Boston. We will utilize Kingsley’s beautiful space in the Back Bay for the event. Kingsley is located on Exeter Street between Newbury Street and Commonwealth Avenue so we expect lots of foot traffic.

The event will consist of a preview cocktail party and silent auction on Friday, November 14th (mark your calendars – details to follow!) and then a full day of selling on Saturday, November 15th.

We welcome manufactures and designers of all types of products to submit applications to the Holiday Sale Review Committee by Friday, October 3rd. We would love to have every Design Gal participate, but unfortunately space is limited – and so, we encourage you to submit your applications as early as possible.

Participants of the event will be required to pay a $25 administrative fee and will be asked to donate on of their pieces to the silent auction. Additionally, 20% of gross revenue (less taxes) will be donated to the Kingsley Montessori School.

To apply to participate in the DS Holiday Sale, please send an email to jill@jillshah.com with answers to the following questions. Additionally, please attach 2-3 photographs of the products which you would sell at the event.

Questions:

Your name, company name, website address, description of company, and EIN number.
Please describe the products that you would sell at the DS Holiday Sale. Please include details about the materials that are used in your products.
Which retailers sell your products (if you sell to retailers.)
Have your products been covered in any online or traditional publications?
What are the price points for your products?
Who, typically, is the target audience of your product?

Please email your application by October 3rd at the latest. Decisions will be made by October 7th.

Please email any questions as well as your application to the ATTN of the Holiday Sale Review Committee at jill@jillshah.com Thank you!

Next Event: Designing with Artisians

2008-08-27T17:22:00.003-04:00

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to travel to Africa to collaborate with the traditional artisans, this Salon is for you.

Colleen Pendleton, Director of Marketing for Aid to Artisans, and Carol Campbell of Atuto, which is a fair-trade producer and former ATA project, will discuss their experiences working with craftsmen all over the world. Topics will include how to work with artisan-producers, adapting to local conditions, and working in "project land."

After the presentation, Colleen Pendleton would like to invite anyone interested in either paid or volunteer work in overseas projects to submit a CV to Aid to Artisans.

Our hostess for the evening will be Carol Campbell, a former luminary of The Baker Furniture Company and current product developer for many leading furniture/accessory companies, including Atuto.

The event will be held on September 16 at 7:00pm at Heather G Wells, LTD. Architectural Interiors located at 359 Boylston St #2, Boston MA, 617-437-7077.

Space is limited so please RSVP to Jill Rosenwald at mcrae2@aol.com. See you there!

Wrap Up: An Evening with Storey Hauck from Turtle

2008-08-27T17:02:00.007-04:00

Storey Hauck, the lovely owner of the lovely South End store Turtle was kind enough to have us over for a chat about all things retail.

Storey shared her trials and tribulations of having not just one but two! Boston based stores Turtle and Tadpole).

It was a great evening of discussion and learning, plus we got to check out all those hot clothes that Turtle carries!

Design*Sponge's Boston Ladies Biz Night, Tommorow!

2008-08-13T14:21:00.003-04:00

Hello Salonistas! We thought that we'd put the word out there that tomorrow night, Thursday August 14, Grace Bonney from Design*Sponge is holding one of her Biz Ladies nights here in Boston. Making it even more special, to of our Salon members will be speaking at it! Kate Klapfish from Three Square Design will be talking about online / web matters and Kristen from Urban Living Studio will be talking about all things retail.
So support your local salon members and check out the Biz Ladies night at west elm boston, 160 brookline avenue from 7pm - 9pm!

Next Event: An Evening with Storey Hauck from Turtle

2008-08-04T11:05:00.004-04:00

We just got very exciting news that Storey Hieronymus Hauck, the owner of the 2 South End shops Turtle (www.turtleboston.com) and Tadpole will be sharing the history of her retail business with us on August 12th.

Turtle sells designer, artisan, and handmade women's clothing, jewelry, and accessories made by emerging fashion designers and artists. They offer products that are wearable, that challenge convention, and that enable people to express themselves both within and beyond established fashion trends.

Please join us all at Turtle, 619 Tremont St., Boston at 7pm. Bring yourselves and some drinks and/or snacks as we are going casual for this one. You can RSVP to hostess Jill Palese at jill.palese@rcn.com.
If you have any specific questions in mind for Storey please email them to Jill at jill.palese@rcn.com and she will send them on. See you there!

DESIGN SALON EVENT..PR NIGHT WITH STACY KUNSTEL..A SMASH SUCCESS!!! AT ACHILLES!!! SO WRETCHEDLY COOL!!!!

2008-07-01T14:34:00.010-04:00

stacy takes a break from the maddening hordes!

On the last night in June 2008 our Salon was graced with the presence of New England Home's own PR brainchild Stacey Kunstel! Our Salon meetup was held at Achilles the new chic clothing store/bar/restaurant located in the très happening Fort Point district (where my studio is!). As our salonistas began arriving and schmoozing, we were spoiled by the super friendly staff and our hostess for the evening Liana Peterson. Having our first ever event at a bar was quite a treat for all of us, and we enjoyed the hospitality of this inviting space and dined on yummy snacks and refreshing cocktails.

seema..two cool cucumbers fabric designer seema krish hangs with entrepreneur jill shah!

The evening got rolling after we introduced our guest Stacy who told the group about her career in the mag trade as an editor, and stylist for some of America's top publications such as Country Living and Traditional Home. Stacy left us with the following guide to getting ourselves into an editor's hands, and we have reprinted it for you here.

Design Editor Stacy K tells us show to make it happen..You gotta work!

Jill Rosenwald asks: How in the heck can I get my work into mags?

TIPS:
• Work every angle—a.k.a CROSS PROMOTION
You have a great store/product. When you multidimensionalize it you make it more attractive. When I see a great design I immediately ask, “What’s your house like?”

• A lotta times, it’s WHO you know.
Know who’s on the masthead.
Know if the mag has a regional editor or call to find out.
Mine your friends and colleagues for contacts.

• Attend events.

• Interact online.

• Once you’ve got an editor’s attention be straightforward. Don’t dangle, don’t overwhelm. It’s a delicate balance.

• One magazine at a time—multiple submissions can bite you in the ass.

• Befriend the blogs
Send your ideas/products/stores/stories and how they relate to bloggers’ interests.

• Photography is important. Having high-res shots immediately available is sometimes a make or break point.

• ALWAYS FOLLOW THROUGH

• ALWAYS FOLLOW UP

Stacy was a warm and engaged guest who was very enthusiastic about our group and it's mission. Everyone learned a ton from everything she had to say, and I think she liked us back... she may even want to become a member. Go Stacy!!

After Stacy spoke for about an hour she took questions from the group and was adamant about the fact that you need to be super nice and energetic and memorable yourself if you want to get noticed by publications..But I think my big takeaway of the night was that if you want it you gotta WORK!

The jills ....swimwear designer jill palese gives kudos to the
founder of design salon genius jill rosenwald (me!)

Thank you to everyone who came and particularly a big thank you to our host Liana and our guest Stacy. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next event in August!

bye.
xo
jill

ps. if you join our yahoo group here you can have access to pdfs of stacy's tips!

Doreen Hing shows off Plank bag..beyond gorgeous!

jennifer hill designer of places i have never been makes a splashy entrance with janet kim of RSVP Press

kelly of etcetera media and kristen of Urban Living Studio say that Black is Back!

kara butterfield of make ready tells molly that she has never learned so much about PR in her life!

Kristen with Liana Peterson hostess with the mostest is the poshest!

Bloggers Ball Wrap Up!

2008-06-23T14:27:00.010-04:00

HEY THERE Salonistas!
The Ball was a smash hit! A home run for all of us. Thank you for coming, all of Y'all who were there. Kelly of Etcetera media opened up her amazing studio on Wareham street to all of Boston's hot designgrrrllls, and I believe we must have had 50 people in the room. There was plenty of time for the meet and greet portion of the evening before we got rolling with our headliners, Traci,Grace, and Shannon who were introduced to us by jennifer of jhill design. It was great to have such different points of view about bloggerland, as Traci and Shannon are writing personal blogs whereas Grace is more commercial, and has made blogging her business with 30,000 visitors to her site every day.

"the experts of blogland strut their stuff"

A large variety of topics were covered, but I think most salient among them were the following..
1. The internet is still the wild wild west..no rules dude.
2. Stay true to your vision if you plan to have a blog..it's mayhem out there...lotta voices.
3. Blogs need to have a true personal voice to be a success. People read blogs to get to know you.
4. Everyone can smell a bullshitter online, and readers are sure to find you out.
5. If you want to get your work out there, be clear,brief, have great photos, know your audience.

"design salonistas networking away"

We all had a ball and wish all of you who missed it could have been there. Be sure to make it to PR night on the 30th. Ciao.

"it was worth coming for Ann's cupcakes alone"
"shmoozin' and boozin' at the ball"
"our fearless hostesses local bigwig design gurus... jhill and etcetera media's kelly"
"arriving at the scene legendary mover and shaker jill shah!"

"design salonistas"

June Event :: Blogger's Ball with Design*Sponge and Girl in the Green Dress!

2008-06-03T14:36:00.005-04:00

It's here ladies, the long waited for Blogger's Ball. Come learn about all things bloggy including what a blog is, how having a blog and being on a blog can benefit your business, and how to approach blog writers.
We are so lucky that Grace of the ever popular design blog Design*Sponge will be coming to talk to us. She will be joined by local blogger, Traci, of Girl in the Green Dress.
Have any specific things you want to learn? Email the hostess for the evening, Jennifer at jhilldesign@mac.com, and she will pass your questions on.
The Ball will be held at the Etcetera Media's studio at 81B Wareham Street in Boston on Thursday, June 19 at 7pm. R.S.V.P to Jennifer at jhilldesign@mac.com. Also don't forget about our PR Night at the end of June (see below post).
See you there!

June Event: PR night with editor Stacy Kunstel

2008-05-13T12:58:00.004-04:00

We are excited to announce our next event taking place June 30 with master editor Stacy Kunstel.

Stacy is the Home Editor for Boston-based New England Home magazine and as a contributing editor to more than a dozen other national publications, she writes about, styles, and art directs photo shoots in the region’s most beautifully designed houses (she did Jill's and was apparently a genius at it!).

A former travel editor and design writer for Southern Accents magazine, she has
written about architecture, interior design, personalities, and luxury destinations for publications such as Country Home, Traditional Home, Coastal Living, Renovation Style, Country Living, Entree for Neiman Marcus, Oprah at Home, Better Homes & Gardens, Beautiful Homes, Garden Design, and Decorating.

Stacy works for many of the same magazines as a stylist and producer on photo shoots. She was a contributing editor on the book New Classic Style: Mixing Modern and Traditional for a Fresh New Look.

So come join us and talk about things all P.R:
Host: Jill Rosenwald (r.s.v.p to Jill at mcrae2@aol.com)
Location: Jill Rosenwald's Studio, 369 Congress St, 2nd Flr, Boston
Date: June 30, 2008
Time: 7:00pm

April Event : The Road to Success with Plank Designs + Bob's Your Uncle

2008-04-01T18:10:00.007-04:00

April's Design Salon event will feature Doreen Hing of Plank Designs and Michele Yeeles of Bobs Your Uncle. Hing and Yeeles have a lot in common. They both are former footwear designers who used to reside in the U.K and now live in the Boston area where both run their own design orientated businesses.

Plank Designs is a sophisticated resource of cheeky, unique and beautifully designed accessories for yoga and life. Plank's line includes beautiful canvas bags, unique yoga mats, soap and even bathrobes made of bamboo. See more at www.plankdesigns.com
Bob's Your Uncle also is a cheeky business. Their line includes note cards, planners, notebooks, placemats and more. With their iconic bold saying note cards you're sure to recognize their products instantly. More at www.bobsyouruncle.com and to see more of their designs click here.

Come and Join Us!
Host: Jill Palese (r.s.v.p to jill.palese rcn.com)
Location: Jill Rosenwald's Studio, 369 Congress St, 2nd Flr, Boston
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Time: 7:00

Join the Design Salon!

2008-04-01T10:18:00.005-04:00

How fun does meeting once a month to network with other design ladies, chatting about design and business issues and drinking a little wine and eating a few cookies sound?
Join us, we'd love to have you. The events are all free (bringing said wine and cookies of course doesn't hurt), are generally on Tuesday nights and held in Boston at one of the member's studios.
Join our yahoo group here and you will get email reminders about each upcoming event and news about what is going on. Any questions, email designsalonboston (at) gmail.com.

The Design Salon

Leveraging the Internet to Grow Your Biz

Building a Brand From the Inside Out

A Jeweled Life

Decorate...with Holly Becker

Grand Opening Party!

The Cream Always Rises to the Top!

Blogging for Bucks

5 Under 40 - Overview | New England Home

Oh la la...

Living Life in the Fab Lane

Fabulous for the New Year Party! ***RESCHEDULED SNOW DATE IS TUESDAY, JAN. 25TH***

Studio Carta Grand Opening!

Taking it to the next level! If, when and how to grow your business from $100,000 to $1.5 Million

What the Tweet?

"Trend/Spotting" Night

Blogger's Ball II

Art and Wine Party

Getting Buzzworthy

Check out this upcoming class at MassArt

Networking News.....

Vessel Lecture Series

Design Salon takes on the World

Doing It All. How do we "raise two babies"?

Design Salon Holiday Sale

Design Salon mentioned in Boston.com

Calling all Fashionistas....an evening with Cibeline Sarano!

Second Annual Design Salon Sale - Call for Designers

Twittermania!

Mohr and McPherson Blowout Sale!

Duane Smith and Stefane Barbeau of Vessel

South End Open Studios

Salon Networking Night

Rachel Levitt of Boston Home Magazine

Thank You, Livia Cowan

Meet Livia Cowan of Mariposa

Discussion with Mimi Love, Architect and Principal at Utile Design

Aid To Artisans

First Annual Design Salon Holiday Sale

Next Event: Designing with Artisians

Wrap Up: An Evening with Storey Hauck from Turtle

Design*Sponge's Boston Ladies Biz Night, Tommorow!

Next Event: An Evening with Storey Hauck from Turtle

DESIGN SALON EVENT..PR NIGHT WITH STACY KUNSTEL..A SMASH SUCCESS!!! AT ACHILLES!!! SO WRETCHEDLY COOL!!!!

Bloggers Ball Wrap Up!

June Event :: Blogger's Ball with Design*Sponge and Girl in the Green Dress!

June Event: PR night with editor Stacy Kunstel

April Event : The Road to Success with Plank Designs + Bob's Your Uncle

Join the Design Salon!

Fabulous for the New Year Party! RESCHEDULED SNOW DATE IS TUESDAY, JAN. 25TH