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Brilliant: White In Design

Posted by Vicente in Books, Friends on October 5, 2011

Linda O’Keeffe just released a new book that is all about WHITE. It’s most informative and visually inspirational, and is a must for any designer.

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Poggenpohl

Posted by Vicente in Behind The Scenes, Books, Events on June 2, 2011

I wanted to thank the folks at Poggenpohl for inviting me to use their showroom for my recent booksigning, they also currently have an array of wonderful new products on display.  We had a great crowd of designers and design lovers and got to discuss traveling and its effect on design and customizing in our industry.  I estimate that we customize about 70% of the items we specify in the projects at our office, this just makes each project much more individual and people can’t say “oh I saw this and that at such and such showroom”.

Do you all customize?  How has it made your job easier or more complicated?

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Hope to see you there!

Posted by Vicente in Books, Events, VW Home on May 11, 2011

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Decorate

Posted by Vicente in Books, In the news, Random on March 2, 2011

I received my copy of Holly Becker’s new book Decorate yesterday; I am pleased to say that Nene is prominently featured.  It does get annoying when your cat gets better coverage than you….

The book looks great Holly, nice work!

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Edith Head

Posted by Vicente in Books on December 8, 2010

A few weeks ago I purchased, Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood’s Greatest Costume Designer.

The book takes you through her 50 year career of being Hollywood’s most famous and respected costume designer.  The book includes sketches and images from movies she worked on  as well as images of all the great stars who she designer for; Grace Kelly, Bettie Davis, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor to name a few.  Her career spanned from the late 30’s to the early 80’s, during this time she received more Academy Awards than any other woman in history.  I highly highly recommend this book.

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Houston

Posted by Vicente in Books, Events on November 12, 2010

 

Thank you Houston Design Center for hosting me this week. I had a lovely time and hope to be back very soon. A special thanks to Alton LaDay for all your hard work.

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Frida Kahlo Book Launch Party Tonight!

Posted by Vicente in Books, Events on November 2, 2010

 Wow what a great review in Harpers Bazaar, it is always nice when things you have worked on for a long time get recognized.  This book is the culmination of 6 years of getting this collection to be more public. If you have a chance to come by the event tonight it should be fun and filled with interesting people.

 

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Thank you!

Posted by Vicente in Books, Events, In the news on October 13, 2010

 Last night the wonderful Michael Bruno of 1st dibs hosted a party in honor of my third book, Lifting the Curtain on Design. It was an amazing night with a great turn out, you could barely get from one side of the room to the other.  Take a look in this video from last night ( WARNING: it may make you dizzy)

I want to thank Nikita & Stacy the amazing team from 1stDibs, as well as my dear friend Chris Lipari of Lipari Production Group for making sure everything ran smoothly, Gabrielle from GO Catering Inc. for the mouth watering treats, and last but not least Christina from Pearl Vodka for the festive drinks.

An event of this nature is scary to somebody who doesn’t like crowds and is on the verge of being anti-social.  Being confronted by 250 of my nearest and dearest, clients, design peers, and long time friends made me question whether I hug them all or run out of the room screaming ( which i did not). It was all worth the year and half of working on the book, whether it be shooting it or writing it with Christine Pittel. A very special thanks to everyone at Monacelli Press especially the lovely Andrea.

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The Decorative Carpet

Posted by Vicente in Books, Inspirations on September 29, 2010

What an incredible collection of beautiful carpets in the new book, The Decorative Carpet by Alix G. Perrachon. It is a compilation of different designers including David Easton, Juan Montoya, Clodagh and myself.  I highly recommend it as it gives you a range of designers perspective’s on using handmade carpets from around the world as decorative pieces.

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What’s New, What’s Next

Posted by Vicente in Books, Events, In the news, Interior Design Business, Projects, Random on September 13, 2010

Next Wednesday I will be presenting at the WHAT’S NEW WHAT’S NEXT Event put on by The New York Design Center. They will featuring numerous discussions and presentations on every floor and in every showroom.  I am thrilled to be involved in 2 presentations,  one for each of my new books….see below. Please swing by if you are in town.

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