Melting Butter Studios

10/19/2021

Hello! It’s here, some of you may know me - I’m the person behind and . I know it’s been a few years since we posted anything here! But I thought now might be a good opportunity to share my new business .us, a creative publicity company, for creative people.

My passion for writing, design, art and travel led me to start publishing city guides but it was the inspiring people I met through that journey - designers, writers, editors, publicists and creatives - that inspired me to start working behind the scenes as a publicist and connector.
us is a global PR company for small scale design studios. We give independent creatives access to crucial PR services that have traditionally been out of reach.

Our mission is to help small creative businesses thrive, by sharing their unique stories with the communities that care.

Today we're proud to launch our crowdfunding campaign on . Our goal is to reach a 50K goal, which will allow us to extend our services to the creatives who need it most.

I’m posting here because we've put together a reward that I think might be appealing to you. I’ve put my hat back on and am offering my updated must see, do, eat and drink city guides for my top cities in the world ( )

Visit the link in bio to check out the campaign and look for the “Designer’s Travel Guide Map” reward to get yours.

Thank you so much for supporting us, every little bit helps us on our mission to make a positive change by uplifting small creative businesses.

05/24/2017

This year's ICFF showcased exceptional design from around the world—and these eleven lighting products truly shined.

12/19/2016

Thanks to The Spaces for featuring Where They Create by Paul Barbera // Frame Magazine!

Intl' PR & Communications by team Melting Butter Studios

Gift giving can be tricky but this collection of books for architecture and design lovers is guaranteed to satisfy the armchair traveller on your list

12/19/2016

Thanks Highsnobiety for including Where They Create by Paul Barbera // Frame Magazine in your weekend reads:

http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/12/18/032c-kanye-kim-calabasas/

Intl' PR & Communications by team Melting Butter Studios

Berlin-based 032c's latest issue features a shoot with Kanye and Kim in Calabasas.

12/16/2016

Thank you Port Magazine for featuring Melting Butter Studios client Where They Create by Paul Barbera // Frame Magazine - Great feature with more insight into the origins and inspirations behind the project:

http://www.port-magazine.com/design/where-they-create-japan-paul-barbera/

Photographer Paul Barbera explains how an expedition to Japan inspired him to document the studios of the country's top creatives

12/15/2016

Grazie Elle Decor Italia for including Melting Butter Studios client Where They Create by Paul Barbera // Frame Magazine in your Christmas gift guide :*

http://www.elledecor.it/regali-di-natale-design/10-libri-di-design-da-regalare-a-natale

Semplici da comprare online e di sicuro successo, ecco 10 volumi di design da mettere sotto l’albero.

12/08/2016

Commissioned by Frame Publishers & Studio Paul Barbera
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Melting Butter Studios was engaged by Studio Barbera and Frame Publishers to direct and manage the release and global PR launch of the new illustrated book Where They Create Japan - Inside the creative studios of Japan's most creative minds.
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PR & Communications Strategy
Influencer & Media Relations
New York PR Launch Event
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Photography by Paul Mariano & Michael Sharp

12/08/2016

Thank you Time Out New York for noticing that we made Instagram blow up from the influencer event we organized! :)

by , commissioned by The Philip Johnson Glass House // Yayoi Kusama

It’s leaf-peeping season in NYC, which means people swarming through the parks in search of autumn foliage, and also taking quick jaunts outside the city

12/08/2016

Commissioned by The Philip Johnson Glass House // Yayoi Kusama
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To celebrate and highlight Yayoi Kusama’s site-specific art installation “Dots Obsession – Alive, Seeking for Eternal Hope” at the Philip Johnson Glass House, Melting Butter Studios was commissioned to curate and produce an influencer event aiming to create social media buzz around the exclusive, limited-time exhibition.
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Bringing together over 50 notable influencers from the art + design world, we created a contemporary Japanese themed event inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s works that included a curation of food, drink, styling and music making the atmosphere unforgettable and the experience too beautiful not to share.
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Creative Director/Executive Producer: Jenny Nguyen
Production Assistant: Lisa Yan
Stylist: Catherine Rosenwald
Food Partners: Takumen LIC, Burrow
Drinks Partners: SOTO Sake, Matcha Bar
Photography: JJ Jiminez
Videography: Derrick Belcham
Video Editor: Julia Discenza

12/08/2016

Sosh, the concierge app (now owned by Postmates) commissioned Melting Butter Studios to concept, curate and produce a memorable dining series as part of their launch into the New York market with an objective to align social media influencers and top-tier lifestyle/food editors with the Sosh brand.

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Melting Butter Studios co-hosted “SOSHARU” (the Japanese word for social) over a series of 2 luncheons with 64 influencers and editors from our network. As part of the contemporary Japanese theme, we curated an all-star Japanese cast to create an indoor garden lunch so visually arresting that guests could not resist sharing their experiences.

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Creative Director/Executive Producer: Jenny Nguyen
Production Assistant: Natasha Garoosi
Stylist: Sandy Siu
Plant Installation: Satoshi Kawamoto / Green Fingers
Restaurant Partner: Sushi Yasuda
Drinks Partners: Sake Discoveries & 13th Street Cocktails
Space Partner: Space28
Photography: Paul Barbera