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MATCHBOOK GIRL paints her boutique robin's egg blue. works the room with her Southern charm. loves a witty greeting card. decorates her apartment to the nines. masters the art of calligraphy. wears pajamas to Sunday brunch. underlines passages in The Bell Jar.
CeCe THOMPSON
the interior designer at her upper east side home Photography by Rima Brindamour
builds an award-winning snowman. has the highest hopes for 2014!
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C O NT E N T S
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STAPLES 6 DATE BOOK 8 NOTE FROM
K ATIE + JANE
10 EDITOR’S WISH LISTS
Art Lover Sunday Brunch Jewel Toned
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history
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Dark Confessions
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Sylvia Plath
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LIVING 7 MAY WE SUGGEST...
Music and Film Reviews
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Four-Legged Friend
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The Matchbook Girl's Resolutions
FEATURES 26 PA JAMA PART Y
A Charleston afternoon with Tink and Tiger Founder Amanda Greeley
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A visit with Amy Swanson and Beth Salvini, the founding sisters of Greenwich Letterpress
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At home with CeCe Thompson, interior designer at the legendary Bunny Williams Inc
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DA T E2 014 BOOK
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THE FIRST TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE IS HELD IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA (1890)
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (1870)
DIANE KEATON IS BORN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (1946)
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AMERICAN ST YLE ICON CAROLINE BESSETTEKENNEDY BORN IN WHITE PL AINS, NY (1966)
THE MONA LISA IS EXHIBITED IN THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (1963)
CATHERINE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE, IS BORN IN BERKSHIRE, ENGL AND (1982)
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FIRST MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS (1946)
NATIONAL HOT TODDY DAY
MARILYN MONROE MARRIES JOE DIMAGGIO AT SAN FRANCISCO CIT Y HALL (1954)
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QUEEN ELIZABETH I CROWNED IN ENGL AND (1559)
FRENCH SONGSTRESS FRANÇOISE MADELEINE HARDY BORN IN PARIS, FRANCE (1944)
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK HOSTS ITS FIRST JAZZ CONCERT (1944)
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NATIONAL POPCORN DAY
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
SPANISH COUTURIER CRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA IS BORN IN GETARIA, SPAIN (1895)
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ITALIAN HEIRESS AND ST YLE ICON MARCHESA CASATI BORN IN MIL AN, ITALY (1881)
AMERICAN AUTHOR EDITH WHARTON BORN IN NEW YORK CIT Y (1862
FIRST WINTER OLYMPICS COMMENCE IN THE FRENCH ALPS (1924)
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THE WORLD'S L ARGEST DIAMOND, THE CULLINAN, IS FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA, WEIGHING 3,106.75 CARATS (1905)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART IS BORN IN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA (1756)
OPRAH WINFREY IS BORN IN KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI (1954)
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CULTURE CLUB
May We Suggest
Our picks in movies this January
TIM'S VERMEER
Texan inventor Tim Jenison sets out to discover how Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer created photo-realistic works decades before the invention of photography. His quest includes research trips to Holland and England where Jenison meets artist David Hockney. This fun film for art lovers is at the top of our list. (In theaters January 31) AT MIDDLETON
In this offbeat romantic comedy, two parents meet while their children are touring the campus of Middleton College and sparks fly. The two adults ditch the tour and decide to play hooky. Andy Garcia stars as George and Vera Farminga as the quirky Edith. (In theaters January 31)
N O T E FROM
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JANUARY
THERE'S SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT A NEW YEAR FULL OF NEW BEGINNINGS. In addition to having
a happy and healthy year, in 2014 we hope to collect new experiences. In this issue you'll find a fun list of ideas for the new year that we intend to tackle ourselves. We hope you'll join us in checking off the adventures on the list. Be sure to report back! Amanda Greeley of Tink + Tiger knows a thing or two about new beginnings. The young designer recently relocated from bustling Manhattan to the calm of Charleston, South Carolina, to launch her first sleepwear collection. The colorful designs have us longing to lounge about in silk pajamas all day. In fact, we just may.
Next up we paid a visit to sisters Amy Swanson and Beth Salvini of Greenwich Letterpress. The duo won our hearts years ago with their cheerful West Village boutique and witty greeting cards. It's an honor to finally share their inspiring story with you. Lastly, our cover girl, CeCe Thompson, represents a new wave of young, fearless interior designers. Our team loved her sophisticated but unstuffy approach to interiors, and her Manhattan apartment had us itching to redecorate. We're off to hunt for a handsome green sofa.
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CONTRIBUTORS
RIMA BRINDAMOUR
OLIVIA RAE JAMES
CAROL DRONSFIELD
Photographer New York, NY
Photographer New York, NY
Photographer Charleston, SC
THE MATCHBOOK TEAM
JANE LILLY WARREN
K ATIE ARMOUR
co-founder creative director
co-founder editorial director GAIL EARLY
global sales sales@matchbookmag.com CATHY HIGGERSON
JORDAN BL ASER
copy editor
design intern
SARAH GORDON
editorial intern
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PORTRAIT OF A L ADY
Sylv ia P lath
DARK CONFESSIONS
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riter Sylvia Plath was a playful girl with a troubled soul. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1932, she was the daughter of Otto Plath, a biology professor and expert on bumblebees. Her father was nearly twenty years her mother’s senior and had been her mother's graduate professor at Boston University. When Sylvia was just eight Otto died of complications from diabetes and the family was left penniless. The effect his strict parenting and loss had on Sylvia would later be immortalized in her melancholic poem, “Daddy.” The precious child found she had a knack for poetry and at age eleven started journaling. Upon high school graduation she enrolled at Smith College in Northampton, 18
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Massachusetts, and snagged a summer internship at Mademoiselle magazine. As a guest editor of their annual College Issue she spent the summer of 1953 in New York City residing at the Barbizon Hotel. That summer the pretty blonde coed attended a baseball game, the ballet, and a dance at the West Side Tennis Club. On the surface life was splendid, but inside was a young woman in turmoil.
her to study at Cambridge University in England. It was there at a party that Sylvia met the English poet, Ted Hughes. During the legendary encounter he leaned in to kiss her neck and she bit his cheek so forcefully he bled. Ted was taken with the feisty young American and the two were married four months later on June 16, 1956.
The following year Sylvia returned to America to study under poet Robert Upon returning to Lowell and work on her Massachusetts, Sylvia, who poetry. She eventually had long wrestled with returned to England where mental illness, suffered a Colossus, her first collection nervous breakdown and of poems, was published in attempted suicide at age 1960. Despite their stormy twenty-one by overdosing marriage, Ted and Sylvia on sleeping pills. She was welcomed a daughter, Frieda, found and hospitalized, in 1960 and a son, Nicholas, eventually returning to two years later. The already Smith where she graduated unhappy home shattered summa cum laude in 1955. when, in 1962, Ted left his wife for another woman. Next the ever ambitious Sylvia moved with the graduate won a Fulbright children to London and in Scholarship that sent her devastation penned the
famous poems that would comprise her second book, Ariel. In her despair the poet’s creative burst continued and in 1963 Sylvia published her first novel, The Bell Jar, under a pseudonym. The now classic, semi-
autobiographical story tells of a young woman, Esther Greenwood, dissolving into madness. On February 11, 1963, Sylvia committed suicide by plunging her head deep into her gas oven. Ted Hughes became her literary executor upon her death, causing great
controversy among Sylvia’s loyal fans. In 1982 Sylvia received the Pulitzer Prize, the first person to receive it posthumously. In her intensely confessional works remains imagery both troubling and playful – a mirror of the poet herself.
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1. Textured Summer Straw Hat, J.Crew, $35 2. Wheeler Sunglasses, Warby Parker, $95 3. Positively Pleasant Dress, ModCloth, $100 4. Mayberry Madras Headband, High Cotton, $20 5. Kate Spade Pansy Earrings, Shopbop, $58 6. Anniel Ballet Flats, Shopbop, $193 7. Dotted Maillot, Anthropologie, $148 8. Mademoiselle Cover, June 1953, CondĂŠ Nast
Collection, $125 9. Pencil Cup, Anthropologie, $35 10. Coffee Mug, Smith College Store, $10 11. Industrial Task Lamp, West Elm, $99 12. Vintage Typewriter, Anthropologie, $700 13. Birthday Letters: Poems by Ted Hughes, Amazon, $12 14. Cedar Street Stripe Maise, Kate Spade, $278 15. Egg Print Wastebasket, The Well Appointed House, $126 16. Bouclier Desk, Ballard Designs, $949 matchbook
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15 THINGS T O T RY IN 2014
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Get your finances in order.
SITES LIKE MINT.COM ALLOW YOU TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL YOUR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN ONE PLACE AND HELP YOU SET SAVINGS GOALS. REWARD YOURSELF BY SETTING ASIDE F UNDS FOR A DRESS YOU’VE BEEN COVETING OR A VACATION.
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T IRED OF THE TREADMILL? TRY SOMETHING NEW LIKE SOULCYCLE, CROSSFIT, OR THE BAR METHOD. MIXING UP YOUR WORKOUTS WILL KEEP YOU INTERESTED AND ENGAGED.
C ONSIDER BECOMING A MEMBER OF YOUR CITY ’S ART, HISTORY, OR SCIENCE MUSEUM. KNOWING YOU HAVE FREE ADMISSION FOR THE YEAR WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT ALL THE NEW EXHIBITS.
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R ATHER THAN GO OUT, WHY NOT STAY IN AND STREAM A CLASSIC? NETFLIX INSTANT PLAY CURRENTLY HAS MATCHBOOK FAVORITES THE AFRICAN QUEEN, MANHATTAN, AND BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY ’S. LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE? TRY WATCHING ALL THE FILMS ON THE “AFI 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES” LIST.
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Pack your suitcase. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE EXPERIENCING A NEW CULTURE FOR FRESH PERSPECTIVE. WHETHER IT’S A WEEKEND IN CHARLESTON OR A WEEK IN PERU, SEEK OUT THE BEST THE REGION HAS TO OFFER. DESIGNMINDED TRAVELERS WILL LOVE WALLPAPER* CITY GUIDES.
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Explore your home.
S OMETIMES THE BEST ADVENTURES ARE RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE. VOW TO EXPLORE A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IN YOUR OWN CITY. TRY THAT NEW RESTAURANT YOU KEEP HEARING ABOUT OR SEEK OUT THE NEW BOUTIQUES.
Make a difference.
T HERE’S ALWAYS A NEED FOR HELPING HANDS. CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING IN A CLASSROOM, HOMELESS SHELTER, OR HISTORICAL LANDMARK. AUDREY HEPBURN ONCE SAID, “AS YOU GROW OLDER, YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT YOU HAVE TWO HANDS; ONE FOR HELPING YOURSELF, AND THE OTHER FOR HELPING OTHERS.”
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OPRAH DOES IT AND YOU CAN TOO. START OR END EACH DAY ON A POSITIVE NOTE BY WRITING DOWN FIVE THINGS YOU’RE THANKF UL FOR. YOU’LL BE SURPRISED BY JUST HOW LONG THE LIST BECOMES.
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Discover your hidden talent.
S IGN UP FOR A F UN CLASS SUCH AS COOKING, WATERCOLOR, OR CODING. YOU WILL MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND PICK UP A NEW TALENT.
Find a mentor.
APPROACH SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE IN YOUR PROFESSION ABOUT GIVING YOU CAREER ADVICE AND GUIDANCE. THEY WILL BE A VALUABLE SOUNDING BOARD AS YOU CLIMB THE LADDER. IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, WE RECOMMEND BREAKING OPEN SHERYL SANDBERG’S BOOK, LEAN IN.
PRODUCTS: 1. MINT.COM 2. TANK, SOULCYCLE, $44 • THE HOT (TOWEL) MAT, LULULEMON, $58 • NIKE AIR MAX THEA, ZAPPOS, $90 5. WALLPAPER* CITY GUIDES 8. LUKAS AQUARELL STUDIO OPAQUE SET OF 24 WATERCOLORS, JERRY'S ARTARAMA, $18 • CANSON ARCHES WATERCOLOR PAD, DICK BLICK ART MATERIALS, $11 9. LEAN IN BY SHERYL SANDBERG’S BOOK, LEAN IN 10. POLKA DOT JOURNAL, SUGAR PAPER, $16 11. CAMEO SPARKLING WINE GLASS, CRATE & BARREL, $15 12. HELLO GORGEOUS CARD, RIFLE PAPER CO., $5 14. WISHBONE CHAIR, INDUSTRY WEST, $175 • TIBETAN SHEEPSKIN PILLOW, ROOM & BOARD, $99 15. GREAT EXPECTATIONS, AMAZON, $19 • WAR AND PEACE, AMAZON, $15
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Play hostess.
RATHER THAN HITTING THE TOWN, INVITE YOUR PALS OVER TO SOCIALIZE. IT’S OKAY IF YOUR SPACE IS SMALL – KEEP IT TO COCKTAILS AND HORS D'OEUVRES. COME UP WITH A SIGNATURE COCKTAIL TO SERVE YOUR SPOILED GUESTS.
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TIRED OF THE TREADMILL? TRY SOMETHING NEW LIKE SOULCYCLE, CROSSFIT, OR THE BAR METHOD. MIXING UP YOUR WORKOUTS WILL KEEP YOU INTERESTED AND ENGAGED.
Take in a live performance. SUPPORT THE ARTS AND TREAT YOURSELF TO A NIGHT AT THE THEATER, OPERA, BALLET, OR SYMPHONY. WHETHER IT’S ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER OR BEETHOVEN, YOU’LL EXIT WITH A SKIP IN YOUR STEP.
GIVE YOUR HOME A MAKEOVER BY SIMPLY REARRANGING YOUR F URNITURE OR SWITCHING OUT YOUR THROW PILLOWS. CONSIDER INVESTING IN A COLORF UL NEW STATEMENT PIECE OR A MODERN LIGHT FIXTURE.
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WHILE WE EAT UP THE NEW BESTSELLERS, SOMETIMES WE CRAVE THE CLASSICS. WHY NOT TACKLE TOLSTOY ’S WAR AND PEACE OR DICKENS’S GREAT EXPECTATIONS? YOU’LL BE GLAD YOU DID.
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Pajama Party T E X T B Y K AT I E A R M O U R PHOTOGRAPHY BY OLIVIA RAE JAMES
AMANDA GREELEY WANTS YOU TO WEAR PA JAMAS TO THE SUNDAY BRUNCH . THANKFULLY, HER NEWLY LAUNCHED TINK + TIGER LOUNGEWEAR COLLECTION FEATURES PIECES THAT ARE EQUALLY CHIC IN AND OUT OF THE BEDROOM. INSPIRED BY A DREAMY COASTAL COLOR PALETTE, THE MIDWEST NATIVE RECENTLY RELOCATED FROM MANHATTAN TO THE CREATIVE CALM OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO LAUNCH HER BURGEONING FASHION BUSINESS. THE MENSWEAR-INSPIRED PIECES MANAGE TO BE PERFECTLY FEMININE WITH THEIR MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS AND LUXE SILK CHARMEUSE. WE CAUGHT UP WITH AMANDA IN HER COZY NEW APARTMENT TO GET THE DISH ON THE SLEEPWEAR OF OUR DREAMS.
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and drink Bordeaux next to a fire. We have always been pajama people, and My parents honeymooned we started talking about in Charleston and fell in how not enough people love with the city. I always were making great pajamas. knew I would live here That conversation set me at some point in my life, on a journey to figure but wasn’t sure when. As out how to make great I began working on Tink pj's. I wanted to come + Tiger, I started thinking up with something that that it might be time to was part menswear, but take a break from New also feminine and a bit York. When my lease on bohemian. I liked the idea Avenue B came to an end of making pieces that are last summer, it seemed as cozy, but also sophisticated good of a time as any to and flattering – pajamas give Charleston a real shot. that a woman would feel good about being seen in. WHAT INSPIRED YOUR MOVE TO CHARLESTON?
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR NEW CITY?
WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME?
Charleston is such an inspiring place. On top of the amazing architecture and history, there’s been an influx of entrepreneurs in just the past five years or so. I’ve met some really wonderful people just by venturing out to restaurants and coffee shops. Charleston has that slower, Southern pace that makes people stop and chat with one another.
I came up with “Tink + Tiger” on the spot that night in the hotel bar and it just stuck. Tiger Lily had become a nickname of mine and I like to think of my mom as Tink. She has a way of being a bit fairylike and magical. In Peter Pan both Tink and Tiger are known for being fiery and feisty, which I like.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LAUNCH TINK + TIGER?
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN FASHION?
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a part of my life since the beginning. Though I studied political science and film, I always found myself in fashionrelated internships during summers. In my film classes I was just as interested in what the characters were wearing as I was in the plot and film techniques. I remember watching Breathless during my junior year and thinking, “I need that Herald Tribune sweater!” WHAT WAS THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF LAUNCHING THE COLLECTION?
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that you have to just put something out there. You can’t accomplish all of your ideas at once and that’s OK. I’ve also spent more time alone this past year than ever before. Some days I worry that I might start talking to the pajamas! DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PIECE IN THE COLLECTION?
I really love the Tiger Short. I sleep in either the silk or the cotton version just about every night. I think the piped curved hem, deep pockets and lack of an open fly make them prettier and
more sophisticated than otherpajama shorts out there. I also love the Silk Jane Pyjama Shirt in Navy – I often wear it out over jeans. SO MAY WE WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS OUT OF THE HOUSE?
You certainly may! In fact, that was part of the original idea. I wear the silk pieces out of the house all the time. I also think the cotton pieces will be fun to wear over a swimsuit on the beach once warmer weather arrives. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM
TINK + TIGER AS THE BRAND GROWS?
Look out for more interesting materials. I love the idea of combining traditional menswear fabrics with textiles that are truly artisan-made. I also want to keep exploring pieces that work as pajamas, but also as beachwear, loungewear, and brunch-wear. Expect to see a silk kimono, a slip dress, and a tank added to the collection by late spring. Ultimately, the idea is that women should look and feel fabulous when they travel off to dreamland.
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P AP E R HAVEN Text by katie armour Photography by Carol Dronsfield WHENEVER WE MATCHBOOK GIRLS FIND OURSELVES IN NEW YORK’S WEST VILL AGE WE MAKE A BEELINE FOR CHRISTOPHER STREET, HOME OF OUR BELOVED GREENWICH LET TERPRESS. FOUNDED IN 2005 BY SISTERS AMY SWANSON AND BETH SALVINI, THE VIBRANT LIT TLE BOUTIQUE BRIMS WITH OLD-WORLD CHARM. FROM STUNNING CUSTOM WEDDING INVITATIONS TO GOLD FOIL JOURNALS, THESE TWO HAVE CREATED A HAVEN FOR PAPER LOVERS THAT PRET T Y MUCH HAS IT ALL. WE PAID THE THIRD-GENERATION PRINTERS A VISIT TO GET THE SCOOP BEHIND THE PRESS
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GROWING UP, DID YOU THINK YOU’D GO INTO THE FAMILY BUSINESS? AMY: Beth
and I grew up around commercial printing, which I don't think my parents envisioned us going into. During the '80s we watched our Dad hustle and grow a great business, but there was something very masculine about it to us. Ironically we used to sit around our bedrooms and talk about how cool our art gallery/music/coffee shop would be in NYC. We never thought we would actually own a shop together someday. We just thought it would be cool to listen to Blur all day and bake cakes. WHAT ADVICE HAS YOUR FATHER GIVEN YOU ABOUT PRINTING? BETH: Our
father has been very inspiring over the years and he always says that at the end of the day as long as he knows he did everything he could to run the best business possible, he could sleep well. He gives us that overall sense that hard work will pay off one way or another.
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WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO OPEN A LETTERPRESS SHOP IN THE CITY? BETH: Amy
was going to open a wedding specific letterpress shop in Williamsburg initially. She was going to have a book of designs, set up a press, and go from there. AMY: Then
Beth decided to switch work gears and join forces with me. She took on the part we added to the business model – the retail shop. Before we signed the lease in Brooklyn, my Dad drove by this great space in the West Village and we jumped on it. That was it. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
The West Village has been so supportive and excited about what wehave been doing over the years. We both love all of the interesting customers we have because of this great location. From the moment we opened, writers, musicians, set decorators, designers, and every other creative kind of person you can imagine has supported us. That's the rad part about owning a public space, your door is open and you never know who might walk in. BETH:
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WHAT IS IT YOU LOVE ABOUT LETTERPRESS? BETH: For
me, the handson nature of letterpress is the best part. There is something wonderful that happens when you run the press. It's like the dynamic of a bicycle – the simple mechanics of the press: 48
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inking a plate, pulling a lever that turns a wheel, which then inks the rollers that glide over your image. In the end your image kisses the paper and you are left with something beautiful and tactile. WHAT KIND OF FUN CUSTOM COMMISSIONS HAVE YOU WORKED ON?
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on there was a mustache-themed wedding, and just the idea that I was elegantly designing a card that would suggest the men grow facial hair like Tom Selleck for the big day was hysterical.
BETH: This
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WHO DECORATED THE SHOP? BETH: Our
Mom helped out with the initial layout, she's an organization maven, but over the years the shop has mainly been decorated by me. Everyone in our family has contributed ideas, but at the end of the day I wind up obsessing over most of it. My brother-in-law, Pete, who has played a huge role in our business the past few years, came up with the idea and structure of putting our tabletop press in the office window. It's one of the best moves we've made in this space. DID YOU PAINT THE ROBIN’S EGG BLUE FACADE?
BETH: The
blue we came up with after we renovated two summers ago, it’s funny how much love it gets. We just thought it would make everyone happy! WHERE DO YOU FIND ALL THE GREAT PRODUCTS IN THE SHOP? BETH: When
we first opened, the craft and DIY movement was in its early prime. Etsy, Renegade Craft Fair, and design blogs were such great tools. I would scour the internet for hours and every time I saw something unique, I would cross my fingers hoping that the company could handle wholesale.
In the beginning our idea was to pull products you could only find online into a brick-and-mortar space. Every year this gets harder and harder, so I have added a lot of vintage to the mix as well as printing a lot of one-off, limited runs on the press in shop. If a customer can walk in here and see one thing they haven't seen before, I feel I've done a good job. IF YOU WEREN’T RUNNING GREENWICH LETTERPRESS, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
I would be a cake decorator. AMY: I would be scoping out new cat meme talent. BETH:
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CAKE & BAKING • THE MEAL WE JUST HAD AT THE PINES IN GOWANUS • THE FIREPL ACE AT BL ACK MOUNTAIN WINE HOUSE • CHINESE SEAFOOD AT FULEEN
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Slivesouthern belle CeCe Thompson to decorate.
A designer at the legendar y firm Bunny Williams Inc., the young Texan is passionate about ever ything f rom fabric to flatware. After majoring in art histor y at New York University, CeCe chased her decorating dream with courses in interiordesign and historic preser vation at the Pratt Institute. Today she and her husband Will share a cozy one bedroom in the heart of Manhattan. We dropped by the sophisticated space to see the future design icon in action.
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What did the apartment look like when you moved in? The apartment definitely had a little work done before I officially moved inafter we got married last March. When I first met Will, he had all of his furniture pushed up against the walls. It’s a dorm-room mentality I think. You know, make the most floor space so you can wrestle or whatever it is boys do at boarding school. Luckily (and thanks to my wonderful motherin-law) Will had good furniture, and the space just needed a little fluffing. Before I moved in, the apartment was a study in hunting prints, taxidermy, leather, and oriental rugs. Some of the
pieces stayed (note the mount in the entry) but the rest is in storage with Will’s parents, waiting to be placed in the man cave of his dreams. What was your goal for transforming the space? The thing I kept telling myself while planning the transformation was to make sure the apartment was a reflection of both of us. In a way, Will became my client. I would come up with ideas, run them by him, and go from there. The result is something we both love and feel comfortable in. How was decorating your newlywed matchbook
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home different from your previous single-girl apartments?
pieces, even if that means only buying one great object every couple of years.
The process involved a second opinion, so that definitely changed things!
How would you describe your decorating style?
Decorating for us as a couple has made me focus on investing in quality instead of following trends. My old apartment felt like a design lab of sorts. I was constantly rearranging furniture, repainting rooms, mixing in new patterns, and swapping one flea market find for the next. Now that we're married, I'm much more focused on forever
Who in your life has influenced your decorating philosophy?
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It’s ever evolving! I would say it's traditional with modern touches and a mixture of styles and periods. Too much of anything gets boring.Â
Bunny [Williams] has had a huge impact on my style. She approaches every project with fresh sensibility and stays focused on the specific needs of the client. The focus of any project, no
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matter what the style, should be to make “living well” easy. This requires more planning than some might realize. In addition to the practicality Bunny has imparted on me, her fearless combinations of periods, styles, colors, and patterns are a major influence. It's important to keep things interesting! Having something unexpected in a room gives it character. My mom has also had a huge influence on me, especially in terms of entertaining. She is the most gracious 62
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and outgoing person I know. She welcomes people into her house as if she has known them for years. Growing up, our house had an open door policy. She would say, “If the car is in the driveway, come on over!” This spontaneity makes life much more fun. Any fun decorating advice for us? Elsie de Wolfe said to always have a red chair in a room in which you can place a shy guest. Once seated, the bright chair will attract everyone else and that shy guest will blossom into a charming companion. Isn't that
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clever?! Where do you look for inspiration? Whether it’s visiting a garden, gallery, or antique shop, firsthand experience always inspires me to try something different. My favorite places for inspiration in New York are the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, the Met, and the Frick. I also love the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris and the Villa Borghese in Rome. The total vision of great collectors is so thought-provoking and inspiring. What are some of your most treasured pieces in the apartment? 64
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Basically anything that reminds me of a special time or place – the photograph of my mother and me in front of my grandmother's portrait that sits on my vanity, the silver elephant on our coffee table purchased in Cambodia during our honeymoon, and our little Borein watercolor that reminds me of South Texas. Do you have a favorite room or area in the space? My bedroom! I love the canopy over our bed. It was in my old apartment and made the move with me. The fabric is Moondance by Lulu DK. The print is exotic and feminine but feels tailored
at the same time – my favorite combination! Do you entertain often? We try to entertain as often as possible. Dinner is much more fun at home where conversations can linger into the night over good wine and food. Can you share any hostessing tips or tricks? Above all, entertaining should be stress free! A relaxed hostess is a good hostess. To make entertaining easy, keep things in the kitchen that can be served without a fuss so you can entertain on a whim –Parmesan that can be served in chunks for appetizers, some homemade frozen meals that can quickly be cooked (I try to keep some sort of stew or casserole in the freezer.), and of course a full bar with both soft and hard drinks. If you have these things on hand, all you need from the store is matchbook
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greens, and voilà, you have dinner for six! To easily set the mood, just turn off the overhead lighting, put some tea candles down the table, and turn on your favorite playlist. How do you see your space evolving over time? Our apartment is such a reflection of our personalities that I can't imagine it changing dramatically. My hope is that over time we’ll upgrade a few pieces when we can and we’ll continue to collect things we love.
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share their latest obsessions... Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Into My Arms, Stephanie Fishwick, $200
"I adore her style of calligraphy." Jane
Siwa Medium Tote Bag, The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt, $90
"Eco-chic if I ever saw it." Katie
Arethusa Coin Link Bracelet, The Met Store, $45
"Timeless style at a great price." Katie
Nike Air Pegasus+ 30, Nike, $100
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Paris: An Inspiring Tour of the City's Creative Heart, Amazon, $18
"This book has great tips for my upcoming trip to Paris." Katie
DoubleCloth Sabrina Coat in Neon Papya, J.Crew, $269
"Nothing like a pink coat to lift your spirits – I'm smitten with the bold color, and receive endless compliments." Jane
Original Pug Illustration, Virginia Johnson
"My boyfriend surprised me with this framed print for Christmas. It's definitely a most prized possession." Katie Inside Llewyn Davis
"I love this bittersweet film, and have been playing the soundtrack on loop in the office." Jane
The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution exhibit, New York Historical Society and Museum, Open through February 23, 2014
"This wonderful exhibit is filled with several of my favorite artists. See it while you can." Jane
Tesselation Pouf, Calypso St. Barth, $450
"For my future country house." Katie
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