We went early and headed straight into the biggest magazine launch party we had ever seen (Oh, everyone got in. We saw Lockhart Steele and Grace Bonney AND Angela Matusik - who won the Kitchen Contest! She works for Domino). Skylight (the old Ace Gallery) is a huge indoor space and it was beautifully done up with furniture and items that popped right out of the pages of the first edition.
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Tall white walls, a DJ (DJ Cassidy - excellent) and huge patterned visuals projected onto one side of the room, the scene was very $$$ and Miami Beach but refreshing in an odd, bouyant way. While Conde Nast was footing the bill, we met up with numerous writers and editors of the new magazine that were just happy to be so well supported in their new project.
And the work?
Domino is going to mow us all down. Despite all the the hyper ads and often cluttered and overstocked layouts, they have got some smart people focusing on furniture and resources and the work speaks for itself.
They have obviously been reading all the blogs, the papers and the magazines and been able to pick the best. Many of the photographs are beautiful and the focus on budget and size consciousness is clear. Unlike Lucky, there is a more mature style on display here.
All we can say is we'll blog them regularly and isn't it a shame they don't have the magazine online? Or maybe it isn't...
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The website for the magazine has a sneak peak. Has it hit the news stands yet?
According to the Conde Nast website, the issue will be available in late April -
On the strength of Maxwell's comments, I subscribed - only $12 for the first year.
So, do we get to find out what exactly was in the 50lbs goody bag? I have a feeling the picture doesn't do it justice.
Hits the stands April 26th I've been told.
I picked it up at the grocery on Sunday. Jury's still out. I'd like a little more analysis with my photos, but the photos are very good.