•PERKONOMICS = perks and privileges When time is scarce and consumers long for exclusive access, it's all about perks and privileges. The perks should be about status, convenience and/or saving time. Examples: Exclusive box seats for Fashion Week for American Express Platinum Card customers (status); or parking spaces close to the entrance of an IKEA store that are reserved for owners of hybrid vehicles (convenience, and a little bit of status, too); hiring an interior designer (status and saving time). To read the full article visit our blog.
•Recruiting Independent Outside Sales Representatives needed for Enkeboll Designs in all territories and sales channels.
General Manager (Los Angeles) for national organization: Send CV to Lloyd@dmcnyc.com ASAP! Deadline is fast approaching! Office Manager in New York--Recently filled for Gary Gordon Lighting Design
•DMC Marketing and Public Relations Matthew David Events, September 9, 2008, designed the décor for the first annual Notes of Hope benefit dinner for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. Hosted by the Mayor's Fund, the high profile event took place at Cipriani's on Wall Street and featured John Mellencamp, Mayor Bloomberg, Dennis Leary and Robert De Niro.
DesignerAtHOME.com, in collaboration with Benjamin Moore Paints, donated 350+ gift bags to the DIFFA Dining by Design Gala Dinner, which took place on Monday night, September 15, 2008 at the L.A. Mart Design Center located in Downtown Los Angeles. The gift bags consisted of three Benjamin Moore paint pots in DesignerAtHOME.com signature colors, orange, chocolate brown and white, neatly packaged inside orange mesh bags with ribbon tie. One of the gift bags included three gold paint pots indicating the recipient was the winner of a 3 night/4 day trip for two to London, England for the Decorex International show in September 2009. For a recap of the Dining by Design Gala Dinner, please click here or here SAVE THE DATE: Arizona Design Center: Last night in Phoneix, Channel 3 featured a segment on the Arizona Design Center. Dashing around the showrooms, interior design star Jamie Drake was accompanied by television host Suzanne Bissette, as they examined accessories, tested out the furniture, and offered some of Jamie’s insider tools of the trade. Arizona Design Center was also recently featured on Veranda Magazine’s events page, in ASID’s Desert Design, and in Sources + Design Magazine. To check out Channel 3’s take on Arizona Design Center’s premier collection of to-the-trade showrooms, go to www.azfamily.com/everyday/
Marguerite Rodgers Ltd.: This month, Marguerite Rodgers Ltd. (MRL) is on the cover of South Africa’s Designing Ways magazine! Please also look for the firm’s Loblolly project in an upcoming issue of the international publication Habitat, and a profile of Meg, MRL’s namesake and principal, in the December issue of Art + Living. MRL also recently unveiled the new Bar 210, located within the Rittenhouse’s Lacroix restaurant in Philadelphia, PA! Photos will become available later this month. For a press preview, please contact gallop@dmcnyc.com or call 310-424-0914.
The Modern Estate for a project in the Hamptons.
•Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair The much-hyped Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair gathered a lot of steam after its September 5th preview. Controversial curator Pierre Huber had put together more than 100 galleries from around the world. The fair, at the massive Shanghai Exhibition Center, proved that China represented a third of the galleries present, which outsold the rest. Price points ranged from Liu Wei's acclaimed landscape, at $450,000 to up-and-coming Qui Xin, priced just under $20,000. The other focal points included the large works of Yayoi Kusama, considered very hot property by art cognoscenti! After the government's confiscation of the 8 Louis Vuitton tattooed pigs by Wim Deloye, citing cruelty against animals, the fair's Best of Discovery was the most discussed topic. Personally I liked Ai Weiwei's coal work and found that Ravikumar Kashi's work for a mere $1,500 seemed like a true bargain, given how delicately they were done. Perhaps I should take this opportunity to insert what artist Rikrit Tiravanija suggested in his free rice snack: Rich Bastards Beware!" For more information on Shanghai or strategic planning and consulting for fine art galleries, museums, corporate and private collectors, and interior designers please contact
•New Hire - Caitlin Sharp Joins Design Management Company
Caitlin Sharp, Account Manager, came to Design Management Company with a background in entertainment marketing and design. While at DMC, her "whatever it takes" attitude helps in coordinating the efforts of team members in order to successfully market their clients. Most recently she was the project manager for a small independent design firm specializing in modern residential remodeling. Prior to that, she managed corporate clients; maximizing their exposure in the entertainment industry at such events as Sundance and the People's Choice Awards. She also won an award from the Beverage Dynamic's 22nd Annual Advertising and Promotion Awards for a PR event she executed for her client. Presently, Caitlin is working as a contributing author on a book for women wanting to learn the remodeling and construction process. Caitlin holds a bachelor's degree of Marketing Communications from Emerson College, in Boston, MA.
•Communication Design Studio (CDS) CDS provides clients with simple, clean and effective communication design. CDS provides quality work, also delivering superb customer service, whether for a business card or a complete ID system. No matter how big or how small the need, CDS clients will feel comfortable with the design, execution and management of each project. CDS has been hard at work creating brochures, websites, and new identity systems for our clients. Please take a look at some of our latestes projects. For more information please contact Russ Winer at 310.697.7095 or email russ@dmcnyc.com. To view samples, please visit www.dmccds.com.
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