
John Wind - Maximal Art If you are in Philadelphia this Saturday Nov 28, please come visit me at our annual Joan Shepp trunk show. It is typically my biggest trunk show of the season, with loads of special designs, charms, gifts, one-of-a-kinds, vintage pieces, etc. Joan was my first customer-- I met her in 1984 while I was still in art school and she has been buying the line ever since!!! Hope to see you then!

John Wind - Maximal Art It was 1930 and America was staggering under the weight of the Great Depression. George and Ira Gershwin wrote a 'pick me up' musical called GIRL CRAZY that gave us the hits I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, and so much more. The Encores Series in NY is presenting a revival of the show this weekend, and we saw it last night. Pure escapist fun!
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StarringJeremy Beck Chris Diamantopoulos Ana Gasteyer Mylinda Hull Wayne KnightMarc Kudisch Becki Newton Richard Poe Daniel Stewart Sherman Gregory WooddellGlenn Seven Allen Heather Ayers Ward Billeisen ...

Rhonda Ryan John getting a preview of “Andy Warhol: The Bazaar Years,” at the Alexey Brodovitch Gallery in the Hearst Tower.

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A press story (and an architecture one too): Yesterday Rhonda and I were in NY and met with Country Living, a Hearst magazine based in this incredible Norman Foster tower (built over an Art Deco base from the 30's!). From there we went to In Style, housed in the equally famous Rockefeller Center. I gotta say, it was ...exciting--the spaces, the energy, the pleasure of seeing magazines being put together with story boards and samples and organized chaos everywhere! And the views of NY were out of this world...Read More

John Wind - Maximal Art Back in the 80's we raised close to $100,000 for AIDS services by selling limited edition pins with Phila area retailers. Yesterday I met with a new group of energetic Philadelphia movers and shakers to create a 2010 version of the project. The big difference now is that it will also be available online! Stay tuned for more details in the coming months... JW

John Wind - Maximal Art Just one of the endless stunning views of Fallingwater. There was inspiration everywhere... materials, shapes, the connection between man and nature... what it means to be an innovator. I highly recommend the trip!

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Spent the weekend in Western PA and visited 2 Frank Lloyd Wright houses--Kentuck Knob, and the deservedly world famous Falling Water. It was sublime!
Wright kind of invented open-plan living spaces, and here's a quick view of the living/dining room at Falling Water...

Rhonda Ryan You gotta' follow John on twitter! I've got all his tweets lighting up my cell phone, it's sooo much fun. https://twitter.com/JWMaximalArt

Nicole Haddad I've been working at Maximal Art for a few months now in the production department, and what still amazes me is that EACH piece is hand-made. I literally spent one entire day hammering little metal letters and hand fitting them to tiny pearl earrings. It's not too often nowadays that you can find a product that has received such individual care and attention!

John Wind - Maximal Art Had a wonderful lunch today with the the style editor of Philadelphia Magazine. We ate at Parc, the French-style bistro on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, at a table overlooking the park, trees glistening with rain. Her name was Carrie. We talked fashion (with Rhonda, who was decked out in major new JW jewels...) Forgive me for thinking it was an episode of Sex and the City!

John Wind - Maximal Art A contest: One of our new collections for Spring 2010 needs a name. The materials include clear lucite chain and charms, gold 'daisies' with sparkle centers, and other gold-tone retro beads. The mood is 70's, resort-y, fun and feminine. If you suggest the winning name, you'll win one of the collector's pieces from the collection (a $200-300 value)!

John Wind - Maximal Art I just had to share this--it is so much fun--A website that sells all things scotty dogs put together a mini collection based on our scotty charms and chains. check it out...
Source: www.scottysgifts.com
The Ultimate Scotty Store! (Scotty's Gifts and Accessories) / John Wind Scottie Dog Enhancer - Jet

John Wind - Maximal Art We just joined the Accessories Council in NY. Such a fresh and innovative approach; they are reinventing the trade organization. You might have read about their annual gala last week honoring Lady Gaga... (I'll go next year and report back!) Designers from Valentino to RJ Graziano to Tory Burch and 150 others belong. Stay tuned for updates...
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