Luxury Lifestyle Showcase at Icon South Beach

The high season might be coming to an end, but Miami Beach residents are still having fun and we are proud to be part of it. On Sunday, April 13, 2014 Le City deluxe Magazine co-hosted another edition of the Luxury Lifestyle Showcase event series, along with the Luxury Concierge Network and Rene Faustin, concierge extraordinaire at Icon South Beach, exclusive for residents of the same premier residential community.

Katherine Kleinhams, Marius Koller, Claudia Trimde and  Rene Faustin

The Luxury Concierge Network's portfolio of luxury brands created the lifestyle ambiance that gives the name to the event series, as Lou La Vie Members Club, Ferretti Group, QA Jet and Markowicz Fine Art created vignettes throughout the outside lobby area, which was the unusual yet perfect venue for the affair. 

Lou La Vie Members Club

The highlight of the evening where beautiful models showing exclusive designs from La Perla and Carolina Herrera, both from Bal Harbour Shops,  coordinated by Nicole Shelley Models. Guests enjoyed cocktails from Ciroc Vodka and Rum Zafra, and exquisite hors d'oeuvres were provided by La Gloutonnerie and Barezzito restaurants.

Carolina Herrera - Bal Harbour Shops

La Perla

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Artist Connie McSilver at Private Florida Grand Opera Dinner

On Wednesday, April 2^nd, the Co-Producer Society of the Florida Grand Opera hosted an intimate pre-performance dinner to celebrate the opening of “Tosca” in the Next Generation Green Room of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Connie McSilver, whose bold and colorful sculptures and paintings were exhibited in the venue, was the Featured Artist, selected by Bernard Markowicz, owner of Markowicz Fine Art, who exclusively curates the art at the Next Generation Green Room for every new show; joining the Opera’s key supporters and sharing the motivation for her emotionally charged pieces.

Ms. McSilver is a retired psychoanalyst and respected social worker, and her experiences with human challenges motivate her work, which explores the intricacies of the psyche with a unique and often humorous perspective. She is a board member of a prestigious university and founder of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. 

As she has been touched in her professional life, her personal expression is vivid and inspiring, revealing in vibrant imagery the struggles and triumphs that we face as human beings. Connie McSilver shares her own passion and gives back both literally and figuratively; she donates proceeds from her sales to a university scholarship fund.

Before the dinner started, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder of Best Buddies, International and acclaimed artist, Romero Britto, stopped by to meet with McSilver, as they were interested in learning about Ms. McSilver’s art and how it has benefitted individuals and charities. The elite guest list included Susan Danis, General Director and CEO of the Florida Grand Opera, Ramon Tebar, Music Director, and Sir Alan P. Duddle.

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CONNIE MCSILVER AND HER ART

Luxury Lifestyle Showcase at Paramount Bay

Another edition of the Luxury Lifestyle Showcase event series took place on Thursday, April 3rd 2014 at the spectacular Club Room of Paramount Bay, hosted by their Concierge, Daniel Felix and the building’s social committee. The event was co-hosted by Le City deluxe Magazine and the Luxury Concierge Network as well. 

Residents of this premier bay-front residential community enjoyed a showcase of luxury brands in the comfort of their home overlooking Biscayne Bay, while they enjoyed cocktails by Monte Carlo Vodka, Rum Zafra, and Hors d’oeuvres. Besides beautiful gift bags, we organized a raffle of luxury gifts provided by the participating brands as a way to thank the residents of this truly spectacular residential community, having opened their doors to our portfolio of clients.

Participating brands included Fendi Casa, Ferretti Group, QA Jet, Markowicz Fine Art, Lou La Vie Members Club and Bang & Olufsen. 

Photo Credit: Stephane Chiche

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Lifestyle Management Showcase at Luxury Living/Fendi Casa

Florida’s premier residential property management company, FirstService Residential, co-hosted a groundbreaking event for the luxury condominium management community on Thursday, March 26, 2014 at the Luxury Living/Fendi Casa showroom in the Miami Design District, in partnership with Le City deluxe Magazine. For the first time in the history of the company, FirstService Residential lined up with leading luxury brands to showcase products and services in front of a select group of property managers and concierges from some of their most luxurious condominiums, such as IL Villaggio, Apogee, Icon South Beach, Murano Grande, Continuum, Paramount Bay, Jade Ocean and Jade Beach, just to name a few. 

The event was co-hosted by the Luxury Concierge Network which brought onboard its portfolio of luxury brands which were strategically placed throughout the multi-space showroom to create an intimate environment for attending guests to learn about their respective products and services, with the objective to expose these distinguished group of professionals to the luxury lifestyle that their residents enjoy. 

Star Services Events & Public Relations was in charge of the conceptualization, planning, coordination and management of the event, where we had a chance to work with multiple clients in one event.

The participating luxury brands included Fendi Casa, Bentley Home, Heritage, Ferretti Group, Bang & Olufsen, Markowicz Fine Art, Lou La Vie Members Club, QA Jet, Orianne Collins Jewelry, ONE Sotheby's International Realty and Sojo Design.

Photo Credit: Stephane Chiche

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Luxury Concierge Network by Le City deluxe Magazine

We are grateful to Le City deluxe Magazine for the great article that they published in their February/March 2014 issue. Below you will find the transcribed content, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

"As a former concierge of one of the premier residential communities in Miami, I had the opportunity to cater to a very discerning and affluent clientele by handling lifestyle and sometimes personal matters to make their lives easier. Such experience gave me a unique perspective of the relationship between the consumers of luxury products and services, and those who cater to them. A few years passed and I founded Star Services, a boutique events and public relations agency, and eventually resigned from my position as a concierge to work full time in my company. One of the many things I learned those years is that many (if not most) of luxury brands do not see the concierge professionals as the gatekeepers to entire communities of potential clients. Since most of those companies didn’t have an established strategy or effective program in place targeting concierges of luxury condominiums, I decided to create one. Thus, The Luxury Concierge Network was born.

After spending 2 years building relationships with concierges from some of the most exclusive condominiums in Miami, while approaching and pitching this new concept to potential clients, I learned that most luxury brands focus on that personal touch, the one - on - one connection with their consumers. While I had a solid platform of effective marketing and branding tools in place, I was missing that special component. Soon enough, with the support of some of my concierge friends I was launching the “Luxury Lifestyle Showcase”, a series of events exclusive for residents of luxury condominiums where brands have direct visibility to their audience - an opportunity to meet, mingle and socialize with potential clients, in the comfort of their home. 

Concierges of upscale residential communities represent a wealth of opportunities for those who learn how to work with them, appreciate them, and respect them as the professionals that they are. The trust that they build from their clients is a very valuable asset, and becoming a preferred brand or vendor of any of these concierges should be part of every marketing and branding strategy. As new luxury condominiums open up, and we expand our network, we will continue catering to these elite concierges, and connecting them with some of the best brands and services in town."

Jade Ocean Event by Le City deluxe Magazine

If you checked out the February/March 2014 issue of Le City deluxe Magazine, you probably came across the awesome coverage they did on the Luxury Lifestyle Showcase Event that we did for residents of Jade Ocean.

In the link at the bottom, you can see the online version including a photo album from the event.

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Connie McSilver Opening Exhibit at Markowicz Fine Art

On Thursday, January 30 2014 the worlds of psychology, social work and art collided into a crescendo of exceptional art as mixed media artist, Connie McSilver, presented her unique series at one of South Florida’s top art galleries. An opening exhibit event was held at Markowicz Fine Art Gallery at 114 Northeast 40^th Street in the Miami Design District.

Connie McSilver showcased her latest series of sculptures and paintings at the event; her works include pieces such as: “Big Umbrella Man”, “Mama Best”, “Split Personality” and “Mother Totem”, all of them made of fiberglass and brought to life in living colors with automotive paint. 

McSilver is a highly respected social worker and retired psychoanalyst who holds a PhD, and is a board member of a prestigious university and founder of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. She evokes the upheavals, triumphs and sorrows of her professional experiences as inspiration in her passion for art. Her work is mostly three dimensional in the form of brash and brightly colored sculptures, but also includes two dimensional paintings that follow the same style.

McSilver’s works are bold, vivid and often whimsical. She pours her passion for helping others into her artwork, which often shows in camouflaged and masked human figures that transcend into a fantasy world. Each piece delves into the intricacies of the human psyche, but with a humorous twist. In addition, Connie McSilver donates proceeds of her sales to a university scholarship fund.

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Luxury Concierge Network: Jade Ocean 2014

 

Our first “Luxury Lifestyle Showcase” of 2014 was hosted at the fabulous Jade Ocean in Sunny Isles. We created a fantastic experience for over 80 residents who descended from their oceanfront homes to the Fendi Room, by the pool deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and champagne were served, as guests enjoyed visually stimulating vignettes from luxury brands and services such as Ferretti Yachts, Markowicz Fine Art, Lou La Vie Members Club, Odubers Italy, Barone Antica Sartoria, and Bang & Olufsen.

 

We made sure all guests went back home with gift bags, and some of our brands gave away fantastic gifts to raffle, which included a $700 value car experience from Lou La Vie, a $350 leather purse from Odubers Italy, a Dinner/Show for 2 from Tatiana Restaurant, and tickets for “Assassins” from Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts.

 

 

Exquisite food was passed butler style, courtesy of Fascino’s Restaurant and Soho Asian Grill; Casa Botran Rum and Monte Carlo Vodka were in charge of the bars, and Tatiana restaurant provided with the fabulous champagne tree. Despite of the low temperatures (upper 50’s) our DJ Tavin Raiter played the sexiest tunes of his career from the pool deck.

 

Special thanks to our media partners Le City deluxe Magazine, and of course to the amazing management and staff at Jade Ocean, including star Concierge John Lenis, who is always a gentleman and outstanding professional.



Photo credits: Stephane Chiche / Le City deluxe Magazine

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Phil MacQuet’s “Art/Digital” During Art Basel Week Miami 2014

 



From street art to avant-garde, digital age artist Phil MacQuet’s unique and interactive art uses high definition images combined with digital screens to make his pieces come alive through the interaction with a mobile device. His never before seen work, “street / digital” made its world premiere at Markowicz Fine Art in Miami on Saturday, December 7^th during Art Basel Week Miami 2013.

 

 

Phil MacQuet has been using the computer as a means of expression for more than 20 years, as he witnessed its birth and took an interest in the advent of the sophisticated machines. MacQuet has taken art and technology one step further by developing a smart phone application which scans digital stencils from specific pieces of his art. The application then takes the user to an online video or images, sometimes with sound, that describe the meaning of that particular image within the context of the art piece, allowing the observer to experience a vivid and breathtaking view of the art.

 



The grand opening exhibit gathered a great crowd of art connoisseurs, collectors and enthusiasts who admired the innovative mind-blowing series, as the artist Phil MacQuet and gallery owner Bernard Markowicz, engaged guest with personal demonstrations with iPad devices.





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"Born Wild" by Richard Orlinski/Markowicz Fine Art - Art Basel Week 2013

Markowicz Fine Art hosted an exclusive exhibit of sculptures by French artist Richard Orlinski on Friday, December 6th, 2013 at Villa Azur Restaurant, during Art Basel Week 2013.

A series of magnificent art pieces from the “Born Wild” series where showcased throughout the upscale lounge and restaurant, revealing works that illustrate the passage of vital impulses; negative to positive emotions depicted in animals from popular imagery, film, and the wilderness.

 

Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they mingled and admired the exceptional pieces of art.

 

 

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