"The San Francisco Fall Antique Show . . . "

Greetings,

It's always one of my favourite social events each October - the Opening Gala of the San Francisco Fall Antique Show.   And it's a perennial favourite for the myriad of reasons . . .

Do let's take them in order . . .

Penelope Bianchi, Emily Eermans, me, and Jennifer Boles 

1) Great friends.  It never fails.  I always run into Jennifer Boles (The Peak of Chic) and Emily Eerdmans every year  . . . and this year, I finally had a chance to meet Penelope Bianchi!

2) The Space is always amazing.  For those of you not familiar with San Francisco, the Gala is held at Fort Mason Center . . . which is basically a giant warehouse space in the Marina . . . but, each year - it's transmogrified into something glorious . . .

3)  Great food (more on that further down . . . ).  and Great drinks.


4) But, most importantly, the antiques - an amazing collection of dealers and pieces from around the world . . . have a look at a few favourites . . .

You can never go wrong with the classics . . . 

O.M.G. - I want that screen . . . 

I was fascinated by the carving on this amazing chair . . . 

Can you say, "Perfect pedestal table for an entry way?"

And I always have a passion for beautiful tapestries . . . 

Food.  And more food.  And a great bar.  

And - for the second year in a row . . . it happened.  After running into Grant Gibson, Jennifer Boles, Diane Dorrans Saeks, and Eric Cohler right by the front door . . . my first questions was, "Are they serving Tater-Tots again this year?!?!?!?"

Blessedly, the answer was YES!  

Cheers,
Scot

"In Bed With . . . "

SMW Design, East Hampton Project.

Greetings,

Have a look.  Right here.  "In bed with Scot Meacham Wood."

Cheers,
Scot

"Sunday Runway. Men, in Motion . . . "

Greetings,

Sometimes it feels like it's all moving so fast.  Can you believe that the new year will be upon us before we know it.  So here's a little break.  From the hectic pace.  From the to-do-list.  A few moments of great style.  In motion . . .

Fashion designer, Michael Bastian

From the Rugby by Ralph Lauren "Tweed Run" Bicycle Race

Hackett of London

From Brideshead Revisited, 1981

Cheers,
Scot

"Getting Ready . . . "

Greetings,

It's been another crazy, busy week around here once at SMW Design again.  Keeping our various design projects clipping along.  And also putting the finishing details on our upcoming event "Designing Your Holidays, with Scot Meacham Wood" on November 3rd.  Eeeeek.  Only two weeks away.  If you'd like more info, look HERE.  It's basically like throwing a seminar, a cocktail party, and three dinner parties on the same night.  It's gonna be great fun.  And informative.  And hilarious.

So I've been culling through images of parties I've worked on.  And through old photo-shoots.  And grinning from ear-to-ear with all the great memories . . .

Last Year at my Holiday Party . . . 

A few friends over.  Holiday 2008 . . . 

Photo Shoot for Holiday 2009

Holiday 2008 at the house . . .

A small New Year's Eve Dinner Party . . . 

From Rue Magazine's shoot at my place last holiday.
(image by tinywater photography)

Holiday party for a client . . . 

Holiday Dinner Party for a client . . . 

Holiday Dinner Party at the house last year . . . 

Some last-minute fussing . . . lol . . . 

And a special 'thank you' to the sponsors of the event - Lisa Davis from Kravet, Rhonda Hirata (from the San Francisco Design Center), and California Home + Design Magazine for all their help in promoting our seminar.

Cheers,
Scot

"And the winner is . . . "

Greetings,

Firstly - what an exciting couple of days we've had together sharing SO many of your favourite entertaining stories as part of our give-away for Kathryn Crisp Greeley's amazing new book, "The Collected Table."  It was a great delight seeing almost 50 entries for a copy of the book - and y'alls stories of great entertaining were certainly an inspiration - I wish I could have come by and enjoyed all the amazing hospitality!

But, now on to the important matters - the winner.  of a copy of Kathyrn's book.  signed by the author.  is.   *drum roll . . . . *

Lauren Johnson of "Three Pink Dots."  Lauren - I'll get your copy in the mail to you this week - ENYJOY!

Cheers,
Scot

"Sunday Runway, Hackett Fall 2011 . . . "

Greetings,

Happy Sunday y'all.  Frankly, I've been spending most of my weekend entertaining my mom while she's in town for a few days.  So today's gonna be short and sweet.  Classic fall.  Classic England.  Classic tweeds.  Classic Hackett of London.

Here's a few of my favourites from their new Fall 2011 catalog.  Enjoy . . .

And thank you to everyone who has RSVP'd to the Designing Your Holidays, with Scot Meacham Wood event next month - check HERE for more details.  We still have room for more people!

Cheers,
Scot

"Designing Your Holidays, with Scot Meacham Wood . . . "

Greetings,

Well.  We've got some BIG news to share today here at SMW Design.  Many of y'all will already know my passion for decorating and entertaining during the holiday season, and with that in mind - I'm pleased to announce an evening of presentations and inspirations - "Designing Your Holidays, with Scot Meacham Wood."  Please join me - November 3rd at 6pm - at the Kravet Showroom here in the San Francisco Design Center.

Let me extend a big "thank you" to Lisa Davis (of Kravet, San Francisco), Rhonda Hirata (from the San Francisco Design Center), and the entire staff at California Home & Design Magazine for all their assistance in putting the evening together.  If you love the holidays as much as I do - we're going to have an amazing evening together!

Keep in mind that seating is limited - so RSVP at events@smwdesign.com to reserve your place.

(photo credit - Tinywater Photography, for Rue Magazine)

Cheers,
Scot

"A Book Give-Away . . . "

Greetings,

I had the great privilege of receiving an advance copy of an amazing new book from Kathryn Crisp Greeley entitled "The Collected Tabletop, Inspirations for Creative Entertaining."  A vast array of images of Kathryn's amazing table settings and inspirations for great parties and entertaining.  I've pulled a few images to highlight - but, seriously, the entire book is a treasure trove of beautiful images and menu ideas - the perfect thing to get all of your creative juices flowing.

The good news - I have an extra copy to give-away to one of my lucky readers - so, just leave a comment here about one of your favourite parties - and I'll announce the winner (from a random drawing) on Monday October 17th.

Cheers,
Scot

(Kathryn was kind enough to send me a free copy of her book to use as the give-away)