Author: Blueplate PR
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Art…Vintage…Everything: New Marketplace Emerges in Downtown Raleigh
June 30, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Over on West Street, just one block from trendy Glenwood South and a stone’s throw from “West on North,” a 17-story residential condominium building scheduled to open in October, sits a large, old warehouse building with a big, purple armchair emblazoned on its façade. If owner Patrick Lawton has…
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Setzer Seals The Deal To Design Ultra-Modern 70 ‘ Motoryacht For Kingbay Manufacturing Co. in China
June 30, 2008 (CARY, NC) – After nine months of negotiating, superyacht designer Ward Setzer, principal of Setzer Design Group in Cary, North Carolina, has signed an agreement with Kingbay Yacht Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in Ningbo, China, to design an ultra-modern, 70’ high-speed production vessel. He will also consult on the design and layout of…
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Tisch Brain Tumor Center To Receive Proceeds from Third Mannequin Ball
June 23, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University Medical Center in Durham will be one of the beneficiaries of apportion of the proceeds from this year’s Mannequin Ball, a fashion and fine art gala to be held in the new Convention Center in downtown Raleigh in November,…
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Bringing “Green” To Bear On Historic Structure
“The real challenge for LEED in the future, especially with regards to historic preservation, comes with recognition of the nuances that relate to regional differences in construction and the use of natural energies.” — Whitney Powers, AIA June 19, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Whitney Powers, AIA, principal of Studio A Architecture in Charleston, Recently completed…
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Blueplate PR Expands Client Roster By Two
June 14, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Blueplate PR, a boutique public relations agency located in downtown Raleigh, has been contracted to serve as publicist for Setzer Design Group in Cary, NC, and Studio A Architecture of Charleston, SC. Setzer Design Group (www.setzerdesign.com) is a world-renowned superyacht design studio founded in 1991 by celebrated yacht designer…
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ArtCo Surf’s Clark Hipolito To Be Featured At “Rocksta” Event, Film in San Diego
When three rock bands, swimsuit models, magazine editors, film producers, and around 700 party-goers gather on the rooftop of the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, CA, on June 26th, celebrated Raleigh-based artist Clark Hipolito will be among them, painting a surfboard and helping to sponsor the first “Rocksta” celebration to benefit “The Land of…
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Grits, Glass & Steel: Frank Harmon To Address Alabama, Tennessee AIA Conventions
June 11, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of the award-winning firm Frank Harmon Architect in Raleigh, NC, and an adjunct professor in architecture in N.C. State University’s College of Design, will discuss the evolution of Modern architecture in the South when he presents his popular “Grits, Glass & Steel” lecture during the…
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Setzer Design Group, Fittipaldi Yachts Join Forces
May 27, 2008 (CARY, NC) — Setzer Design Group has teamed up with Fittipaldi Yachts of Brazil to design and promote a series of stylish and robust superyachts. According to yacht designer Ward Setzer, the series contains four principal designs from 40 to 60 meters “that combine the refined and innovative looks of today’s most…
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Third Mannequin Ball To Feature Fashion, Glamour & The Fabulous Puppini Sisters
May 27, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — From London via New York City, the hottest and hippest retro-glam singers on the scene today – The Puppini Sisters, currently on tour with Cyndi Lauper – will make their Southern debut as headliners for “A Twist of the Big Apple,” the theme for the Third Mannequin Ball set…
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Studio A Reinvents “5 College Way” for College of Charleston
STUDIO A REINVENTS “5 COLLEGE WAY” FOR COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON May 22, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) — With architect Whitney Powers’ guidance, a 19th century house at 5 College Way will assume a 21st purpose by the end of this year as it is transformed into offices and seminar space for the College of Charleston’s School…
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