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FOOD IDEAS Meeting Treats: 6 Sources for Cupcakes and Coffee The Seaquarium's Last-Minute Picnic Package Baker's New Line of Sweets Includes Customized Cookies Summer Barbecue to Go Fancy, Customizable Cupcakes Deep-Fried Goodies, Made to Order In-Office Meal Options From Morning to Night The Sweetest Thing   DECOR AND RENTAL IDEAS A Brighter, Reusable (and Submersible) LED for Decorative Effects Build-Your-Own Sofas Plates That Keep Small Portions and Sauces Separate A New Line of Eco-Conscious Trade Show Signage Decor and Entertainment in One Combined Service   TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES Relaxing and Action-Packed Options at New Design District Spa A Sailing Expedition With a Pirate Twist The Biltmore's New Culinary Programs for Small Groups   GET INSPIRED Helicopter Tours With Downtown Departures A New Source for Invitations With a Handcrafted Feel Planner Launches New Full-Service Floral and Event Design Company     Influences Archive 09.22.09 9:00 AM New Louis Vuitton Book Focuses on Integrating the Brand and Art Jun Aoki & Associates' terrazzo façade of the Louis Vuitton Ginza boutique in Tokyo is embedded with translucent marble squares. Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion, and Architecture documents the iconic French luxury brand’s collaborations with leading international artists, architects, designers, and photographers. The 400-page anthology (with 400 color illustrations), out today from Rizzoli New York, includes an A-to-Z list of those who have worked with the company over the years—Vanessa Beecroft, Frank Gehry, David LaChapelle, Takashi Murakami, Stephen Sprouse, and Zaha Hadid, among others—on advertising, fashions, boutique designs, and commissioned art projects. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Louis Vuitton 08.10.09 10:00 AM Exploring the Latest in Green Design Ellen Lupton in the "Design for a Living World" exhibition galleries Photo: John Madere FROM NEW YORK The exhibit “Design for a Living World” at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York focuses on the work of 10 top designers (including Yves Behar, Maya Lin, Isaac Mizrahi, and Hella Jongerius), who were commissioned to create products made from sustainable materials from various regions. Even the show's installation makes use of green practices. We talked with co-curator Ellen Lupton about what eco-friendly design really means. The exhibit is on view at the museum through January 4, 2010, and then it travels to additional U.S. locations. What are some common misconceptions about green design? Green design has become a huge term that encompasses nearly anything—from herbal shampoo in a green plastic bottle to genuine innovations in solar energy. Designers, marketers, manufacturers, and inventors are looking at sustainability from every possible angle. Some of it's legitimate, and some of it's just green-washing. Almost all of it involves compromise, and I believe that the future of sustainability will necessitate give and take. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Going Green, Ellen Lupton, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Isaac Mizrahi, Maya Lin 07.27.09 9:00 AM Reality vs. TV: The Events of Gossip Girl The runway for the Eleanor Waldorf fashion show Photo: Warner Bros. Television Entertainment/Giovanni Rufino For fans of Gossip Girl, what the show’s characters are wearing and where they’re going can be as important as whom they’re sleeping with or scheming against. That focus on the visual creates the challenge and the charm of the job for Loren Weeks, production designer for the CW’s ratings-challenged but much-obsessed-over chronicle of pretty private-school kids on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. It seems like every other episode has a reference to “the social event of the season,” so some of the show’s most lavish and labor-intensive sets are for events: school dances that likely don’t look anything like your prom or uptown benefits that could pass for the real thing. “They’re important to the show because we’re portraying a group of people who live in high society, in which there are lots of events,” Weeks says. These gatherings also spark pivotal scenes, when characters fight, kiss, or get caught doing one or the other. “Everyone needs a reason to get dressed up and come to one place,” says art director Malchus Janocko. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS The CW, Gossip Girl, Warner Brothers 06.15.09 6:12 PM A Look at Viral Marketing and Media Culture From the Creator of Flash Mobs Bill Wasik's book These days information comes at us from all directions, and constantly—what's new seems old quickly. In And Then There's This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture, out this week from Viking Press, Bill Wasik, senior editor at Harper's Magazine, takes a look at the very young history of new media culture and its effects on society and marketing. As one of his case studies, the author explains how he originated the 2003 flash mob phenomenon, discussing how he sent a mass email directing a large group to form, spawning a fad and copycat mobs. Wasik also digs into examples of how companies and organizations go viral in the quest for buzz, from Ford's appropriation of the flash mob for a concert to promote a new vehicle to consumer-involved campaigns from companies like Diesel, Nike, and Procter & Gamble.   —Mark Mavrigian 05.18.09 9:00 AM 10 Insightful and Inspiring New Art and Design Books New Treehouses of the World, from Abrams Photo: Pete Nelson/Courtesy of Abrams MORE >> 03.03.09 9:00 AM Talking to Doug Jaeger, the Adventurous Marketer Who Ticked Off MoMA Last Week Doug Jaeger Photo: Gary Sloan Last week Doug Jaeger teamed up with New York graffiti artist Poster Boy to reimagine a Museum of Modern Art marketing campaign he had helped conceptualize—but the ordeal didn't sit well with MoMA. Before all this, and Jaeger lost his position with the museum, we interviewed him for our next magazine issue. Here's what he had to say. As founder, C.E.O., and creative director of New York-based branding and marketing firm TheHappyCorp and its offshoot LVHRD (pronounced “live hard”), Doug Jaeger generates unique ideas for events that explore new ways for people to interact and think creatively. Funded by a mix of sponsorship and ticket sales, his events include competitions that pit people from fields like fashion and architecture against each other and “cell phone lockdowns,” where guests either surrender their phones for the evening or rely solely on text messages to communicate. In March, an “un-conference” called WRK/PLY will explore the intersection of work and recreation. Jaeger is also the recently installed president of the Art Directors Club, and works with the Museum of Modern Art’s marketing advisory committee to help attract young, creative audiences to the museum. You seem to do these events just for fun. What do guests take away from your events? What we’re trying to do is inspire people by getting them connected to others in different fields. We’re trying to cultivate a cross-pollination between various disciplines in a way where one of those professions is showcased. The formula overall that we used to get where we are was to create competitions for people who were innovative in their fields, that got people who are the best at what they do to socialize; and from there, we built our audience. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Museum of Modern Art 01.19.09 9:00 AM Faythe Levine Examines the Indie Art and Craft Phenomenon Faythe Levine Photo: C. Taylor Faythe Levine is the co-author of Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design, a new book published by Princeton Architectural Press that she co-wrote with fellow crafter Cortney Heimerl. A polymath in the craft field—and a champion of indie artisans and designers—Levine operates Paper Boat, a boutique-gallery in Milwaukee, which specializes in handcrafted objects. A designer of postcards, accessories, and curious artistic objects, she set up the large-scale craft fair Art vs. Craft in 2004 and then got inspired to document the movement on film. The documentary Handmade Nation showcases more than 30 artists breathing new life into the craft community. How would you describe the craft phenomenon? I guess what I consider the D.I.Y. indie craft movement is a community of people who have the common goal of being creatively motivated and wanting to do things themselves, share information, network, and have an open dialogue about making. Why do you think there’s been such interest among artists and even untrained crafters to get involved in the movement? Sites like Etsy have made it incredibly simple for someone with access to a computer and a digital camera to have a Web shop. The accessibility and user-friendly aspect of that is a big part of it. People see artists and other makers doing things that they have the ability or skill [to do], or maybe feel like they want to try, and the whole point of the D.I.Y. movement is “Well, I can do that, too.” MORE >> 12.19.08 1:12 PM HD Boutique Showcases Newest Design Trends Chandelier designs are becoming more visually stimulating while still remaining functional. BizBash. "The significant level of experience and talent that is showcased during HD Boutique is staggering," says Rachel Long, special projects editor at Hospitality Design. "We have been able to create an interactive environment that involves peer-based learning, where you truly have an opportunity to network and learn from some of the most talented minds in the industry." At the 2008 show, which took place September 17 and 18, three emerging trends stood out: the return of texture, geometric chandelier designs, and a new color combination. Texture was visible throughout the convention center both in textiles-including upholstery, linens, flooring, and wall coverings-and furniture design. The emphasis on bold solid colors of past seasons has taken a backseat to fabrics with depth. The new products from designers such as Bliss Studio, David Francis Furniture, Ronald Redding Designs, and the Andrew Morgan Collection are patterned. Fabrics are showcasing multiple colors and incorporating two textures of a single color in one design, while chair backs and tabletops are now receiving more intricate looks. MORE >> 10.27.08 9:00 AM How Improv Stunts Are Inspiring Guerrilla Marketing Efforts Improv Everywhere's Charlie Todd Photo: Chad Nicholson After successfully posing as musician Ben Folds while his friend pretended to be a fawning admirer in a bar one night, Charlie Todd decided to stage stunts on a larger scale. He started Improv Everywhere in New York in 2001 with the goal of making people notice the world around them (or just smile). Todd and his team of “undercover agents” have since organized more than 70 public missions involving thousands of volunteers, which are filmed and shown on the Web. This past January, they captured worldwide attention with a spectacle that involved 200 people simultaneously frozen in their movements for five minutes in Grand Central Terminal. What’s more, the group’s efforts are influencing corporate events and marketing stunts: Todd, who has been consulting with corporate marketers for three years, advised Marie Claire for a recent Ray-Ban project. We spoke to Todd in between his teaching duties at the Upright Citizens Brigade improv comedy theater and planning his next public coup. How do you feel about people who copy your work? It depends on who copies our work. One thing that has been amazing to watch is what has happened with our “Frozen Grand Central” video. It got about 13 million views on YouTube. I get email from all over the world with links to videos of people freezing in place in China or South Africa or small towns in the United States. We’ve always been democratic about our ideas, but we appreciate it if there’s a mention that what they’re doing is inspired by us with a link to our Web site. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Marie Claire, Ray-Ban 08.04.08 12:03 PM Big Win in Big Easy Florida's own John Lermayer recently won the second annual Bar Chef Challenge presented by Food & Wine magazine, Navan Vanilla Liqueur, and Grand Marnier during the Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans on July 18. Lermayer, cocktail menu composer for the Florida Room at the Delano in Miami, competed against six other prominent bartenders and mixologists from around the country. Participants were hand picked by "King Cocktail" himself: master mixologist, bartending trainer, and cocktail innovator Dale DeGroff, who has assisted with the festival since its first year in 2003. In the Bar Chef Challenge, competitors had to create a unique and tasty cocktail that utilized this year's secret ingredient, ginger marmalade. To win, Lermayer put together a complex beverage that included, among other things, a charbay black walnut port reduction, sweet ginger basil cream, and lambic framboise beer. 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