Wednesday, April 14, 2010


It's time, and it's Charleston's most magical night, Upper King Design District Spring Design Walk. Here's a rundown of some of the activities, coming up this Thursday, April 15.

- Mayor Riley will open Design Walk at the corner of Radcliffe and King at around 5:00 PM
- Grand Opening of Macaroon Boutique, 45 John Street. You are in for sweet treats, great breads and a long awaited fantastic patisserie
- Tommy Dew and the guys from Charleston City Slicker will preview their new iPad application, a GPS tour of Upper King
- At King Street Kitchen Company, Sea Island Habitat for Humanity will present their great Deconstruction Program. KSKC will serve cookies by Charleston Cookie Company, show off some beautiful flowers by Stems, and exhibit some cool cars from Baker Motor Company.
- Haute Design will host local artisan Justin Walling, an expert in stained and leaded glass, antique mirrors and general restoration know-how according to the Robb Report.
- LESESNE will host furniture designer Neal Van Dalen and preview Charleston's own Sideshow Press with their Spring collection of letterpress cards.
- Ellington will host artist Ani Lees
- Jewelry designers Heather Key Tiller and Felice Killian will welcome guests at their respective studios, Filigree and Felice Designs, with special appearances by Mary Porter House of Couture, and Bob Ellis Shoes
- Acclaimed food writer Holly Herrick will sign her latest cookbook, The Charleston Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Heart of the Old South, at SieMatic
- At Seeking Indigo, Franklyn Smith will do Intuitive Guidance Readings; you'll see pieces from their Charleston Fashion Week runway show and tour the beautiful, serene Wellness Center. Enjoy a migun massage while you're there!
- Dwelling booked DJ Sonar, and will have Charleston fave Christophe Chocolatier on site with some beautiful designer furnishings
- At Merch Underground, check out their on-demand garment printing and sea glass & shark tooth local artisan charms, along with some yummy pineapple upside-down cake beverages
- Berenice's Salon will show off their new location at 441 1/2 King
- Rachel Gordon's studio will be open at 478 King
- At Butterfly Consignment Boutique, beautiful new straight-from-the-designer jewelry by Shlomit Ofir and an evening of fun fashion shopping with their personal touch
- At Gallery Chuma, visual delights by Jonathan Green
- At Blue Bicycle Books, a debut book signing for Charleston Bouquets by Melissa Bigner and Heather Barrie

At Re-Nude, art at 501 King Street. Novel, our favorite Pop-Up Shop will be open at 438 King. Charleston Magazine, Charleston Home and Charleston Weddings will be there. It's a City Pick by Charleston City Paper. Too-too much! Perhaps an appearance by the Mercury? After a great evening of shop, showroom and gallery hopping, join us for fantastic food and special drinks at Shine, O-Ku, Fish, Halls Chophouse, La Fourchette, Pane E Vino, the Swamp Fox, Cupcake, Juanita Greenberg's (oh! the Margaritas), Monza, and Closed for Business, all our favorite eateries!

Lots more! Go to www.upperkingdesigndistrict.com for updates.

It's Design Walk. Join us.

Susan Lucas
King Street Marketing Group

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