Posts by Abby Montanez
WWAKE: Soft Stone Aesthetic
New York-based designer Wing Yau has only been in the jewelry business for five years but that hasn’t stopped her from turning her company, WWAKE, into one of the most attention-grabbing brands seen today. Her unexpected stone selection and delicate finishes have proven that bigger isn’t always better and that her signature dainty style warrants…
Read MoreInside the Home With Designer Vanessa Deleon
Perhaps the biggest obstacle interior designers face is designing a home for themselves. By nature, we’re quick to make decisions for other people; however, when it comes to choosing things for ourselves, that’s usually the hardest part. For interior designer Vanessa Deleon, whose 4,500-square-foot Edgewater townhome has recently undergone a drastic redesign, this sentiment rings…
Read More707 Park Ave: Elevated Brownstone Living
707 Park Ave: Elevated Brownstone Living Designer: Robert Jenny Design Location: Hoboken, NJ by Abby Montanez When someone tells you there’s yet another brownstone being built or renovated in Hoboken, it is not exactly groundbreaking news. With an abundance of brick-faced facades lining almost every block, it can be hard to envision anything other than…
Read MoreEric Goldstein Launches Denim Repair
There’s always that one pair of jeans that’s your go-to until one day, the unthinkable happens, and you’re left with an unsightly rip, tear, or sometimes gaping hole. For years we had no other choice but to throw that beloved pair away or patch up the damage, which let’s face it, wasn’t fooling anyone. Eric…
Read MoreCelebrity Chef Opens Olivella in North Bergen
Chef Salvatore Olivella is one of the top pizza makers in the country and lucky for us, it just so happens that he opened a new restaurant just miles away. After serving years as a consultant for hotspots such as Marta, L’asso, Numero 28 and co-owning a group of four Italian restaurants in Texas, Olivella has…
Read MoreParamus Welcomes Luxury Furniture Showroom, Peradesign
After spending years in the furniture business, Fort Lee resident Eris Alkan decided that it was finally time to open up a store of his own. Peradesign, named after the fashion district of Istanbul, is Alkan’s interpretation of a modern furniture showroom, as beautiful and luxurious on the outside, as the items found on the…
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