Our first-ever #DesignChicago event at the Merchandise Mart was a memorable one. In order to officially launch our new showroom inside the Mart, we brought along the Moore & Giles Airstream to serve as a giant billboard in downtown Chicago – it couldn’t be missed. Parked along the Chicago River, the #mgairstream caught the eye of not only those attending the two-day design show but also the thousands of commuters coming into the city each day. Many people popped into the mobile showroom to see the collection of leather that we had on display and also learn more about the company itself. It was a wonderful way to let people know about our new showroom on the 14th floor of the Mart.
Traveling Through
Our Moore & Giles team members packed up this week and headed across the country (& sea!) for some fun, creative and innovative experiences in the world of leather and bags.
PORTLAND
Audrey Dubie, production manager, headed out to one of our factories in Portland, Oregon where she reviewed new samples and future production for our American-made Moore & Giles products.
“This was my first time visiting this factory, and I was inspired by the enthusiasm. They have ideas to make our products more refined and long-lasting, which is always our goal,” Dubie said.
PARIS & LONDON
Brooks Morrison, vice president of product design and merchandising, and Jenny Wimer, design and merchandising coordinator, traveled to Paris and London last week. They spent Monday with the Sales and Design Staff of IDO Fusion in Paris where they discussed the opening of their new expanded space before traveling to the Cuir A Paris. Cuir A Paris is a leather and fur show for all fashion related industries. They had the opportunity to meet current tanneries, review products and find new tanneries to enhance our offerings. From there they joined the folks at Altfield Ltd. in London as they prepared for the Decorex show. They helped build the display and joined Arnie Thornhill and Matt Buckley on opening day.
“Both locations are represented by very talented and driven people. It was great to get to know them and how they work!” said Wimer.
NASHVILLE
Several members of the Moore & Giles team traveled together to Nashville, where we were proud to sponsor the Nashville Lifestyles’ Style Setters Event with Brian Barry and his team. The event took place at Lexus of Nashville, which is not your typical car dealership – this dealership is staged as an artfully designed showroom. The event introduced some of Nashville’s most stylish residents to some of the best brands in the city. It was a great opportunity for us to join with our retail partner, Haymaker’s, and feature our brand. We also brought along the much-loved Airstream and provided cocktails to attendees.
Feature Friday
We are very honored to be featured in some amazing publications this season. Just this past month we have been fortunate to find ourselves in 4 great placements:
You can find our M&G Airstream featured in the Fall 2014 issue of Milieu Magazine. The magazine highlighted our Airstream as part of their travel section. Unique to us, our Airstream features a full bar, lounge area, product display and hundreds of leather hides – including several full hides!
Find out when the Airstream will be in your hometown by clicking here: https://www.mooreandgilesleather.com/airstream/
Snag a copy of the Fall issue of Man of the World and you can sneak a peek of our collar stay case and leather luggage tag in a full-page vintage shadowbox photo display. Get your travel gear by clicking the links above.
Veranda‘s September-October 2014 issue highlighted Brooks Morrison, Ceci Rosen and Sackett Wood of Moore & Giles for the 2014 LEGENDS of La Cienega’s Novel Interiors: Storytelling by Design which was held on May 8th. Moore & Giles and Harbinger teamed up to host a reception in Harbinger’s L.A. Showroom to entertain design enthusiasts.
Just in time for the changing season, Nashville Lifestyles‘ September 2014 issue included our M&G Laser Vegetable-Tanned Belt in Cognac as part of their Fall Fashion Frenzy feature. Start off the season with a belt of your own by clicking the link above.