NYC x Design Virtual Town Hall

NYC x Design Virtual Town Hall

A DIGITAL CONVERSATION

NYCxDESIGN's virtual Town Hall series offers a space for our community to collectively share "How Design is Moving Forward". Hosted by author and podcast pioneer Debbie Millman of Design Matters, watch to hear NYC innovators discuss design during a time of uncertainty

Hosted by Debbie Millman with:

  • Emmanuel Plat Director of Merchandising, The Museum of Modern Art
  • Asad Syrkett Business Development Lead, NYC + East Coast, HEM
  • Michele Varian Owner/Designer, Michele Varian Shop & Design Studio; Co-founder/Chief Strategy Officer Guesst.co

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Featured! The Shopkeepers

Featured! The Shopkeepers
WHAT WE LOVE: A bright, airy shop filled with a covetable collection of eclectic homewares and fine jewelry.
WHO: Designer and entrepreneur, Michele Varian.
WHERE: Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, a favorite Brooklyn shopping destination.

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NYC Jewelry Week Roundtable Recap

NYC Jewelry Week Roundtable Recap
Our second annual NYC Jewelry Week Roundtable participants knocked the rings right off our ears and fingers! The discussion got SO transparent and real. These incredible entrepreneurs talked about money, first jobs, tough stuff from vendors and from clients, and fearless projections of what's to come in their business trajectories. 

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Featured! : Brownstoner

Featured! : Brownstoner

Home goods designer Michele Varian opened her eponymous store quietly in Brooklyn last month, after shuttering her popular Soho shop. The Atlantic Avenue store sells Varian’s own line of lighting, furniture, wallpaper and pillows, as well as artisanal products from about 100 other home designers and 70 jewelers.

“A lot of people come here very specifically for Michele Varian products,” Varian said. “But, also, we’re known as a place that has a lot of one-of-a-kind pieces a lot of emerging designers, and I really, really aspire to find pieces that you’re not going to find anywhere else.”

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