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October 15, 2013
Clients to Know: Alicia Tiberio on Interior Design!
Meet…Alicia Tiberio! We photographed Alicia and Tim’s wedding at her parents’ Litchfield County home two years ago. Since then Alicia’s moved out of NYC, bought a home in Bronxville, NY, and expanded her blogging and business focused on interior design…you can see her check out her website here. Alicia’s also active in the National Eating Disorders Association to raise awareness on this issue that affects many young people.
We caught up with Alicia on email…here’s some Q&A on interior design and blogging…thanks a bunch Alicia!!
Were you always interested in design? How did you get started blogging about it? I’ve always been interested in art, DIYing, and photography but got into interior design when I moved to NYC and got my first job at a to-the-trade only antiques shop. I started taking classes at the New York School of Interior Design and before I could get a job as a designer, I lived vicariously through my blog about interior design.
What aspects of design are you most passionate about? I love how design is always changing. Styles are always evolving and just like fashion, certain trends return but in a new fresh way.
How do you carve out a niche and stand out from other bloggers and grow your readership and business? I started my blog with lots of tips for the every day person to incorporate certain looks, and I still do. Through my blog I have discovered my own personal style. I also try to keep the mood conversational and a bit quirky, like me!
Where do you find inspiration and great design ideas to share? I find inspiration in everything: fashion, walking around NYC, beautiful architecture, historical homes, photography, looking at my beloved design books, travel, you name it.
What kinds of design projects have you been working on? I work for a firm in Greenwich currently, which I love and we do amazing projects. Right now though, my husband and I just purchased our own place in Bronxville, NY and I’ve gotten to design it myself–always fun to work on a budget! My newest pieces that I’m designing are to reupholster a pair of chairs from my Grandmother’s apartment with a fun chevron pattern on the back. Can’t wait to see them!
What do most people get wrong about design…any advice? As a designer, HGTV is my own worst nightmare. That channel convinces people they can do ANYTHING themselves and it’s misleading. I imagine a lot of those homes just falling apart after a few months. Another common mistake among young people with small apartments is they think since they live in a small space, all the furniture has to be small. I say, take advantage of every inch and go big otherwise your home ends up looking like a dollhouse.
What are your thoughts on the whole web / blogging / social media and how people relate to one another and share information? I love the blogging community, especially the interior design one. People are so open and interested in new ideas. I secretly hate twitter (don’t tell anyone!), but I am constantly inspired by new images I see on Instagram, Pinterest (my favorite), and Houzz. I’ve met a few of my fellow Design bloggers and its like we’ve known each other for years.
Where do you like to go in NYC for fun? I love to walk around 5th avenue of the Upper East Side–I can’t get enough of the classical architecture. The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum is a must see, and my favorite design bookstore is Potterton Books in the D & D Building on 59th street.
February 3, 2011
Client Spotlight: Made in Manhattan…Cara Landy Handbags!
Cara Landy…what a great name for a fashion brand. Celebrities from Hilary Duff to the Gossip Girl stars agree—they’ve got their own Cara Landy handbags hanging on their shoulders. Cara, whose 2009 wedding to Robbie we photographed, is from West Hartford CT, and started designing and making handbags at age 14. After college she took her game to New York City’s Garment District where today she designs and manufactures her eponymous bags. Cara’s customers are typically women 18-35 who find her handbags in stores like Bloomingdales and Henri Bendel (and online by etailers like eBags and TrendyTrousseau.com), but she sells mostly through hundreds of smaller boutiques around the US. Her business gets a big boost from celebrity use such as when Ashley Simpson gave Cara Landy handbags to her birthday party guests, which People Magazine publicized. Then there was the time Oprah showcased Cara’s handbags in her O Magazine, prompting a deluge of calls and hits to Cara’s website.
April 13, 2010
Marla at the Movies: Our Client at the Sundance Film Festival!
One of the greatest things about being photographers is getting to know so many interesting people on a personal level. When we heard that our client, Marla Byrnes, West Hartford realtor — and huge movie fan — was off to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah for the ultimate girls movie week, we had to learn more!
“Fantasy camp for movie lovers” is how Marla characterized her trip in which she and two girlfriends took in 25 movies (wow!)
Sundance is the world’s largest independent film festival, although many films feature big name stars and directors. These industry folk are very accessible–audience members and actors and directors engage in “Talk Backs”
after each movie, and movie goers cast votes from their seats. Marla got a chance to chat with Mark Ruffalo about his directorial debut in Sympathy for Delicious while he was walking the streets of Park City.
Park City, unlike Hollywood, is more like the real West…where jeans, boots and parkas predominate. There’s great skiiing right in town. But who has time for that….we have to see some more movies : }
OK, here are Marla’s Picks: Happythankyoumoreplease (People’s Choice Award winner), Winter’s Bone (the overall Sundance winner), Get Low with Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray, Teenage Paparazzo with Adrian Grenier from Entourage, and Company Men with Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper and Kevin Costner.
Thanks Marla for sharing your cinematic story–Jane has already proposed a trip to Sundance to her high school girlfriends!
