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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Vote for Bastian+Skoog for the Diamond Awards, won't you please?
Bastian+Skoog is thrilled to be nominated by a national panel of judges for the first ever Mpls/St. Paul Weddings' Diamond Awards.
Look for us in the Outstanding Flower Design category, and cast your vote here in our favor. Voting begins now and ends November 15 at midnight. The People's Choice winners will be announced in the Spring/Summer issue of Mpls/St. Paul Weddings Magazine. It's based solely on popular vote, so vote early, vote often (Okay, we jest. But if you love us, please tell your friends, moms, etc.)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Eli, no!
Our dear friend, brilliant illustrator and the designer of our website, Katie Kirk (of Eight Hour Day fame), has a new children's book out, titled Eli, no!
You've have an opportunity to pick up her new tome, eat cake and listen to her read it this Saturday, October 22nd at the Red Balloon Bookshop on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. Grab your favorite kid and get ready to shout along: Eli, no!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
NEW AD. NEW AD. NEW AD.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Beth Bowman at Mitrebox
In a fortuitous pileup of our best lady friends, Beth Bowman's work will be gracing the windows at Mitrebox Framing Studio for the month of July. A talented Twin Cities painter, she is this month's featured artist at Mitrebox. Experience and have the opportunity to purchase her work at our hands down favorite frame shop (and bring that stack of 20x200 pieces that have been hanging out frameless for years, and let Mary and Sara give them the respect they deserve.)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Midway Contemporary Art Benefit Installation
Every once in a while we create something that wows even us. At the top of our list right now is an installation that we did for Midway Contemporary Art's benefit event we sponsored, entitled Judgement of Paris, recently held at Theatre de la Jeune Lune. This annual event is always a thrill for us to work on, as Midway is such an amazing organization and Laura Mullen is one of our favorite people with whom to collaborate. This year, in the midst of a super busy week, we pulled out all the stops and made something amazing (that actually made me shed a tear with pride and love for our wicked-good peeps.)
We've been caught up in the paper phenomenon for our wedding designs for a while now -- the lanterns, the pinwheels, the paper flowers, etc. We wanted to work with these elements, but in a less (and more) precious way, so we pulled out newspaper, parasols, bamboo, 6 foot fringe and about six shades of gold spray paint, and went to town creating an enormous hanging installation.
Flowerwise, we used a combination of soft shades -- spicy peach stock, fleshy parrot tulips, huge amber cymbidium orchids and gold James Storie orchids, all of which contrasted against ridiculous, but rad black lace covered vases for cocktail tables, a huge zinc vessel and dramatic lengths of contorted chestnut and French pussy willow branches as part of the center installation.
The result was kind of miraculous, and the piece received a lot of attention at the event. We also got the world's nicest and most flattering thank you note from the director of the gallery, John Rasmussen, someone we wildly respect:
Hi Liz and Heidi,
This is a little late in coming, but I wanted to thank you and your entire team for the absolutely unbelievable work you did for the benefit again this year.
I have had so many compliments on the floral and the ceiling centerpiece from guest that night. It went so far beyond anything we expected and worked so wonderfully with all the other elements of Judgement of Paris. I'm not sure how to say this without detracting from the auction works, but it was right up there with the best pieces - we should have talked to you about auctioning it off! (:
We can't thank you all enough for all you have done for Midway over the past few years for our benefits and look forward to working together throughout the year!
Fondly,
John
Monday, June 13, 2011
Attention RePUBlicans!
Attention RePUBlicans, we're happy to announce that the lovely new RePUBlic at Seven Corners (formerly the infamous Sgt. Preston's) will be open for lunch starting TODAY! Come and join us on their lovely patio (amidst our jolly plantings) and have one of about a billion tap beers and some summery fish tacos. A don't miss is their two dollar petite desserts by our dear heart, the lovely and amazing Sheela Nammakal. They also have a great happy hour from 4-6pm. We'll see you there (we'll be the girls in dresses looking suspicious and digging in their planters.)
Friday, June 3, 2011
16,000 Square Feet of Endless Potential
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| Notably, this emblem, repeated throughout the space, symbolizes avarice. |
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| Not for those with a fear of heights. Awesome(!) for those without. |
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| This will remain and be turned into a rockin' mural. Each of these thousands of pieces needs to be tediously flipped by hand. |
Yesterday we had the privilege of walking through CoCo's newest project in the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Still smelling of stress, sawdust and type-A men, this historic space is being transformed into a non-traditional (and entirely brilliant) work environment for freelance professionals, small businesses and corporate workgroups. We're so thrilled to be involved with such a talented team in the creation of a lush new home, ripe for creation and collaboration. For more information about this project, check out CoCo's blog post here.
We've Done It Now.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Our Favorite Things: Nurseries (or A Day of Running Around with Liz and Heidi)
Some days we do nothing but run around. Yesterday was hopelessly devoted to our foodie clients, Aster Cafe and Republic, for whom we are planting outdoor containers. After a quick trip to the Aster to size up the situation, we checked in on progress at Republic, where we found Billy O'Reilly pitching in on the painting. We heartily approve of how things are shaping up (and we daresay our paint selections are stellar in the space). After a quick stop at the Seven Corners geyser, we headed on to shop plants, including a stop at the lovely Tangletown Gardens for inspiration.
As usual, we got gawked at at the nursery for our non-garish carts full of foliage plants. It's okay. We're cool with that. If you need smart and sexy container gardens, you know where to find us. We'd love to set you up.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Black and White and Soft All Over
Misha and Nick's wedding was an event loaded with interesting details. Starting with black and white toile linens, we kept the floral and decor soft and antique feeling with some modern elements mixed in. The result was a lush, eclectic and and very elegant event.
We designed the personal flowers with a very light hand. Pristine roses and orchids in pale shades and little bits of texture from white nerine lilies, freesia, dusty miller, bunnytail grass, and andromeda heather resulted in restful, but highly intricate bouquets.
Having the ceremony and reception in the same room is always a challenge for event designers. Trying to create a striking and sacred space against a backlit wall of glass also requires considerable creativity. For the ceremony we envisioned a light and twinkly backdrop incorporating lucite, glass, candlelight, succulents, gardenias, orchids, terrariums, raw silk ribbon and glass bubble garland. The results were stunning.
The space was quickly turned during cocktail hour. The neutral palette was warmed up with lighting and luscious florals in soft, antique fall shades. Elevated centerpieces of peegee hydrangea, magnolia and dendrobium orchids were designed in birdfeeders. Low arrangements of roses, andromeda heather, peegee hydrangea, scabiosa pods and echeveria were held by cast iron urns.
Kudos to some of our favorite peeps who worked on this event with us: Bungalow 6 Design, Linen Effects, Minneapolis Golf Club and photography by Red Ribbon Studio.
Labor Days
Monday, May 2, 2011
Frocktails Featured on Secrets of the City
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