Have you ever heard a buzz begin to fill a room? You know how it starts, right?Hushed whispers of, "Is that her?" and "Ooh, I love his work!" mingle with squeals of delight as the interior design industry icons greet their peers. Well, on the evening of Sunday, May 20th, 2012 the buzz didn't just fill a room, it filled the entire VIP upper level of Jay-Z's recently re-designed 40/40 club in Manhattan which was entirely shut down by none other than Pinkeggshell. What was it about, you ask? The better question my friends, is not what, but who was it about?
We, at Pinkeggshell, unveiled the long-awaited list of the 2012 African-American Top 20 Interior Designers in front of an exclusive gathering of the design elite and those closest to them. The people in attendance (which also included key celebrities who came to show their support) traveled from near and far to witness the presentation of the highly sought-after honorees. If you missed the celebration of this year's African-American Top 20 Interior Designers, you truly missed a once in a lifetime treat!
The event was an opportunity to reveal the 2012 Top 20 and present them, along with a sample of their interior design talent, to others working in or affiliated with the design industry. In addition to introducing this year's African-American Top 20 Interior Designers, I wanted to bring the designers together so they could mix, mingle, and get to know each other. So often we get immersed in our individual projects, but that night was a time to come together as a whole. It was an emotional celebration and everyone in attendance shared with me how honored they were to be there. There's so much that I can say about the group. They are amazingly talented and so passionate about the spaces they create! I enjoyed sharing anecdotes with each one, some of whom, I met for the first time at the event.
For me, the highlight of the evening was the way everyone shared straight from their hearts. It was the reaffirmation by everyone of how far we've come as African-American designers and how much further we can impact the world of design. It was the acknowledgement that together we can serve as not only a resource to those looking for upscale designers and tastemakers in the field, but also as an inspiration to those who are up and coming. The designers hand-selected for the 2012 African- American Top 20 are all unique, but each one creates spaces of luxury, beauty, elegance and sophistication by bringing the vision in their mind's eye to life in a way that is unexpected, yet compelling.Read more »
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