An Illuminating Book From Bentley Meeker; Light X Design: 20 Years Of Lighting

If you didn't think that lighting and staging can completely alter one's experience, you haven't seen the extraordinary work and talents of Bentley Meeker. The lighting designer to the stars transforms events, personal nuptials, dinner parties and more into enchanted, elegant and magical venues.



above: from weddings to corporate events, Meeker's designs completely transform a room

Lighting is as important a design element in creating an atmosphere as the choice in furniture, flowers or architectural space. If you don't believe me, Bentley Meeker's work, which is showcased in the hardcover coffee table book from Glitterati, Light X Design: 20 Years of Lighting, will prove it.




An eye-popping list of clients which include the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Billy Joel, Chelsea Clinton, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Clive Davis, HBO, Versace, Hermes, Cartier, Tiffany, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Ford, Infiniti, Cadillac, ABC, NBC, PBS, Diffa, Harvard Business School, New York City Ballet, The Whitney, The Guggenheim and MoMA have used Bentley Meeker's extraordinary eye to turn simple sites into lavish affairs. Meeker is even ranked amongst New York's Daily News' Fashion's 50 most powerful.








The finest and most memorable weddings, fundraisers, charitable dinners, Grammy parties, fashion shows, movie premieres, museum spaces and more are transformed by the technical and inspirational talents of the New York based company.

















The stunning 160 page over-sized book is like having a portfolio filled with eye candy. With a foreward by preeminent event designer Preston Bailey, the photo-filled tome serves as inspiration for anyone planning a party or wedding as much as it is a treat for those who like admiring beauty. Spaces shown as before and after images, a peek at some very famous weddings, images indoors and outdoors and a look at everything from simple tabletop candle treatments to breathtaking projections of shadow and light are featured.







The text of the book is as much instructional as it is inspirational. Helpful references, style tips and more can illuminate both the amateur and expert event planner or room designer.

Buy Bentley Meeker Light X Design: 20 Years of Lighting here

Walrus, Octopus & Rhino Chairs by Maximo Riero

The Animal Chair collection by Maximo Riero consists of a diverse range of species; an octopus, a whale, a rhino, a walrus, a lion and even a beetle. Each unique chair is faithful to the animal's image and yet has incorporated traditional tufted seating in its appearance. Thus far Maximo has completed three of his intended collection, the first being an Octopus, followed by a Rhinoceros and a Walrus. A Lion, a Beetle and a Whale are the next three to come.

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35 Graphic Design Posters by Vahram Muratyan Compare Paris With New York.

Art Director and Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan compares Paris to New York with a series of beautifully designed graphic art posters.



Playfully pitting the two metropolitan cities against one another visually - fashion, film, food, transportation, drink, art, sports, venues and cultural icons are placed side by side or top to bottom in a minimalist style of illustration accented with retro-style typography.

I don't know whether to exclaim "Ooh La La" or "Fuck, yeah!"



































Several of the above prints (not all of them) are available for purchase ($24) at Society 6.

Learn more at his blog.

Talk About Your Premium Spirits. Introducing Frozen Ghost Vodka.

It seems that Crystal Head Vodka is no longer the spookiest premium vodka on the shelves. Launched last October by the Frozen Ghost Distilling Company, Frozen Ghost Vodka is a premium vodka inspired by a ghost story of a character named Tobias. His image is on the unique bottle and the story below tells you of his life and afterlife.



The Legend of the Frozen Ghost

This is a story of people whose names are lost to time, set in a location which is a sworn secret, for reasons that will become clear at the end of this tale.

Generations ago, a family in Western Canada had a proud but small farm. They raised crops and livestock so plentifully, they outproduced all the other farms in the colony. Soon, people began to realize that the spring that watered their land was the sweetest and purest in the area and was thought to be the source of their success.

A jealous neighbor schemed to divert their water to his own property. Stealing onto their land one bitterly cold winter night, he was confronted by the farm’s owner, known only as Tobias. The neighbor struck him with his shovel, knocking him unconscious into a pond near the mouth of the spring. The water thief completed his work, diverting some of the spring’s output to his property by means of the underground channel he dug.

Tobias’s body was later discovered in the ice that froze the pond deep on that frigid winter night.

No one knew how he died. The secret was safe until the neighbor began to report a strange presence of Tobias that haunted his every step. A presence that ultimately drove him mad. He confessed everything as he was driven in a prison cart to the colony’s sanitarium.

The farm has changed hands many times over the centuries, and now that same spring’s water is used to produce Frozen Ghost Vodka. That pure water gives Frozen Ghost its unparalleled smooth, crisp character, even before it is distilled six times for the ultimate purity.

We won’t reveal the spring’s location for your own protection. For on the rare occasions that a visitor has attempted to approach the site, an undeniable chill overtakes the stranger, along with a dark foreboding that a more dangerous fate quickly approaches. It is said that Tobias is still keeping watch over his spring.

So don’t let your curiosity overtake you and tempt you to search for the water’s source. Just be satisfied that you can raise a glass to the one who is watching over the pure taste of Frozen Ghost Vodka, the supernatural super-premium.




The Bottle:




Credits: Creative Director: Richard Graves ; Designer/Art Director: Chuck Paris ; Black and white photos: Butch Hale, Dallas, Texas ; Client: Frozen Ghost Distilling Company

The Marketing:
Dallas agency Levenson & Hill invented the legend based on the life—and afterlife—of a character named Tobias. Tobias is featured uniquely on every Frozen Ghost bottle, which was designed by Levenson & Hill and cast by Dekorglass of Dzialdowo, Poland. The bottles are manufactured by Bruni Glass of Milan, Italy.



The marketing launch for Frozen Ghost will include cinema (a still of which is shown above) and other mass advertising, web films, truck paints, promotions and a website for consumers of legal drinking age. The website features a menu of drink recipes, including Frozen Ghost's signature cocktail, "Apparition Chill."

"We believe that we have developed a narrative that will leave consumers haunted by a mystery that only Frozen Ghost Vodka can solve," said Andy Harmon, Chief Brand Officer of Levenson & Hill. "To trigger the imagination of consumers, we plan to unleash the ghost of Tobias, who is key to sparking consideration of Frozen Ghost Vodka. That begins with a top quality liquid and a striking on-shelf presence and is paid off with a campaign that delivers on the brand's ’supernatural-super-premium’ position."



The marketing launch for Frozen Ghost includes outdoor, featuring the phrase "Enjoy it with all 6 senses." POS will grab consumer attention with the phrase, "Grab an extra bottle. This stuff disappears fast." Delivery trucks will be emblazoned with an image of the eye-catching bottle and the phrase, "The supernatural super-premium."

Frozen Ghost Vodka

information courtesy of Frozen Ghost Distilling, special shout out to Incredible Things for bringing this to my attention.