Red, white & blue: Wallpaper* US Bespoke Edition launch party highlights

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Tribeca's multidisciplinary Spring Studios hosted our Wallpaper* US Bespoke Edition launch party
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The festive party season may, for better or worse, be over – but before we let the champagne flutes start gathering dust again, it feels like a good time to look back over the myriad wonderful events hosted by Wallpaper* in 2015.

Back in November, and following a more intimate gathering, we decided it was time to launch our first ever Wallpaper* US Bespoke Edition with a splash. And if there was anyone who could tell us what hopping the pond in style is about, it was Spring Studios – a multidisciplinary London space recently expanded to New York City’s Tribeca.

Gathering in the lofty Aldo Andreoli-designed space, we reclined on furniture from Design Within Reach, Blu Dot and Herman Miller while our glasses were kept full of Veuve Clicquot’s finest bubbles. Charlie Bird served up classic seafood bites with a twist – smooth ceviche with crunchy pistachios and razor clams came with a chili kick.

Our multidisciplinary guest list drew on Wallpaper’s interest in great design across all industries, and included our friends Paperless Post CEO James Hirschfeld, Espasso Gallery owner Carlos Junqueira, Museum of Arts and Design director Glenn Adamson and Wallpaper* cover artist William Wegman himself

Having just celebrated our 200th issue, it was fitting that American furniture legend Vladimir Kagan was in attendance. Kagan, one of our first collaborators, has lived a classic New York tale – from humble immigrant beginnings, to Industrial Design Hall of Famer. Now, you can see his midcentury modern designs in the Brooklyn Museum.

More than just an opportunity to eat, drink and be merry, the event was a moment to re-assert our values as a truly global brand. Under the watchful eyes of one of Wegman’s weimaraners we toasted to the fresh possibilities our Wallpaper* US Bespoke Edition accords: an embrace of the digital age, experimentation, and the new faces of design – wherever they may herald from.

Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers

Left: Time Inc. vice president Nick Van Sicklen with Time Inc. advertising operations director Randall Pease, Wallpaper* US audience engagement editor Daisy Alioto, Time Inc. vice president Matt Carroll and Wallpaper* publisher Malcolm Young. Right: Wallpaper* Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers

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Our cover artist William Wegman with Wallpaper* US editor Michael Reynolds and Christine Burgin, publisher and wife of William Wegman

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Left: Matt Carroll with Wallpaper's New York editor Pei-Ru Keh and Espasso Gallery owner Carlos Junqueira. Right: Rockwell Group interior designer Samantha Ricken and Timothy Goodrich 

Left: Matt Carroll with Wallpaper's New York editor Pei-Ru Keh and Espasso Gallery owner Carlos Junqueira. Right: Rockwell Group interior designer Samantha Ricken and Timothy Goodrich 

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during his speech

During his speech, Wallpaper* Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers spoke about the exciting endeavour that is the US Bespoke Project which will bring 250,000 new friends to the Wallpaper* world in print, and over a million digitally 

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Iconic American furniture designer Vladimir Kagan shakes hands with Wallpaper* Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers

Iconic American furniture designer Vladimir Kagan shakes hands with Wallpaper* Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers

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Left: Ilaria Anghinoni, senior account managerRight: Jewellery designer

Left: Ilaria Anghinoni, senior account manager at Cesanamedia poses with Wallpaper* fashion director Isabelle Kountoure. Right: Jewellery designer and Wallpaper* Design Awards 2015 winner Monique Péan

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Wallpaper's Italy editor-at-large JJ Martin with Bassam Fellows chief designer Craig Bassam

Wallpaper's Italy editor-at-large JJ Martin with Bassam Fellows chief designer Craig Bassam

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Herman Miller senior communications manager Kimberly Oliver with Bassam Fellows creative director Scott Fellows and Glenn Adamson, director of the Museum of Arts and Design

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The architects behind Spring Studios

The architects behind Spring Studios, AA Studio's Matt Goodwin with theLane.com brand executive Emma Crowther and AA Studio founder Aldo Andreoli

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food

Veuve Clicquot made sure the champagne was flowing and Charlie Bird put a vibrant spin on traditional Italian seafood

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From left, 4.5 trend forecaster and brand developer Rita Nakouzi and The Uplift Project co-founder Katia Tallarico 

From left, 4.5 trend forecaster and brand developer Rita Nakouzi and The Uplift Project co-founder Katia Tallarico 

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founder and author

Left: Joe Messer, vice president associate publisher Food & Wine, Randall Pease. Right: Nick Van Sicklen talks with CreativeFeed founder Arthur Ceria

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Daniel Maresca and Ana Bilski of USM Modular Furniture

Daniel Maresca and Ana Bilski of USM Modular Furniture

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actor, vice president and publisher

Actor David Callegati with Departures senior vice president and publisher Steven DeLuca and Black Ink and administrative law judge Jonathan S. LeWinter

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time Inc

Time Inc. corporate sales director Jennifer Hurwitz, Time Inc. editorial director audience strategy Callie Schweitzer and Time Inc. vice president of marketing Dana Bodine

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DJ Jasmine Chess kept the party swinging

DJ Jasmine Chess kept the party swinging

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