Jack Bedwani
For those of us still trundling along in the slow lane, scratching our heads at the power of social media and its influencers, Jack Bedwani is a source of inspiration. One of the events industry’s shining young stars and co-founder of The Projects,
Carol Smith
A high profile collaboration between Carine Roitfeld and Harper’s Bazaar, ICONS is an ambitious look at the visionaries of today. Publisher Carol Smith sets the precedent.
Bronson Van Wyck
Bronson van Wyck was forced to cultivate hospitality and entertainment skills from a young age in his Arkansas childhood farm. We discover what it’s really like working with your mother and your sister and why it’s so important to stay invisible as a party planner.
Michael Fragoso
Michael Fragoso is an NYC-based event planner, obsessed with cultural strategy and keeping his pulse on what's next. A true millennial multi-hyphenate, Michael has worked everywhere from Prada to Surface Magazine, PR agencies to experiential marketing firms, expanding his network to cross continents—no small feat for someone still under the age of 30.
Olivier Cheng
We chat with Olivier Cheng, founder of one of the most respected premium caterers in New York, and find out what it’s like working with the biggest brands, pushing the envelope on our plates and telling a new story through food.
Andy Boose
Andy Boose is a very busy man. As one of the world’s most successful event producers, he stages galas and good old-fashioned knees-ups across the globe.
Raúl Àvila
Cutting his teeth with the great Robert Isabell, the event producer's event producer, Raul Avila has worked his way to the top of the industry and now creates meticulous floral spectacles and interior design for the world's greatest events. When the Tony Awards need a wall of white roses or Anna Wintour requires a dramatic backdrop of lush greenery for one of her speeches, it's Raúl Àvila who gets the call.
Jordana Blitz
Jordana Blitz has spent her entire career catering to the cognoscenti. Having worked in the high power, high stress movie industry before moving to one of the US’s best loved brands, Blitz opened the Little Gem catering and events company in 2016.
Joseph La Piana
A darling of the art, fashion and design worlds and a favourite investment of each of these industries, Joseph La Piana recently undertook his most ambitious project by installing a version of his much-fêted “Tension” work on Park Avenue.
Andrew Lister
Andrew Lister has been an integral part of the global lifestyle agency PURPLE for over 11 years. Having earned his stripes within the media landscape in the UK, Andrew re-located to the US to be part of the launch of the team in New York and following, Los Angeles.
Jack Lenor Larsen
At 91, Jack Lenor Larsen is as spry and wry as can be. He is renowned across the globe in art and design circles for his keen eye and boundless talent. As a textile designer he is synonymous with the Modernist movement, designing fabrics for furniture makers such as Florence Knoll and the airline interiors for Pan American and Braniff.