Emerald Development Group

07/06/2010

Here's an article in Departures featuring handmade Moroccan lighting fixtures made by the royal family's lamp maker. The shadows cast by these fixtures is what creates the night time ambiance at Riad Meriem.

07/05/2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/nyregion/06appraisal.html?_r=1

The New York Times just ran this article entitled A Marketing Revolution in Real Estate.

One of the reason we are partnering with The Heddings Property Group is their comprehensive marketing savvy approach to serving their Residential clients.

07/02/2010

Here is another shot of the Moroccan plaster technique "Tadelakt" showing how it really creates a mood. This time it's featured in a UK based publication X2 Global Hotel Design.

06/30/2010

One of the best parts of visiting Marrakech is seeing the city by night and its wonderful lighting. Guests at Riad Meriem often ask about our Moroccan lanterns including those surrounding the oriental plunge pool featured in House & Garden's Hotels By Design Issue. We custom designed the lighting at Riad Meriem together with the royal family's lamp maker who works out of a small shop in the Jewish quarter of the Medina.

06/27/2010

Lulu at the last day of the Monet Show at the Gagosian Gallery n Chelsea.

06/24/2010

A lot of people ask about the wall finishes of Riad Meriem which is a Moroccan hand applied finish called Tadelakt. Similar to Venetian plaster, the application takes about a month to finish depending on drying time. The colors are custom mixed and after hand waxing create an almost marble like sheen.

The section on Riad Meriem in the Travel + Leisure book of The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts + Spas shows a very nice example of the finished product in one of the property's hallways.

06/24/2010

This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone | Both Sides of the Table

Here is a great link for entrepreneurs to follow. Mark Suster, a former entrepreneur turned VC, writes weekly posts entitled Both Sides of the Table that are helpful to any entrepreneur.

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner atClearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. You can watch the TWiVC episode with Jim

06/24/2010

Want to see this fabulous space? Just stop by Thursday between 2-3:30 at 157 Hudson Street.

5000SF SEXY and DRAMATIC TRIBECA LOFT DUPLEX with plans for a pool and your own PRIVATE GARAGE (additional $250K for private parking space accessed from inside the loft)!!!! The feel of an urban single family home abounds in this truly special and spectacular 5000sf LOFT duplex granting 3 private entrances.

06/23/2010

Here is another shot of the vintage Kurdish textile mentioned in Town & Country. In the photo on the right side of this Culture + Travel article is a curved archway emblematic of city gates in Marrakech.

06/23/2010

5000SF SEXY and DRAMATIC TRIBECA LOFT DUPLEX with plans for a pool and your own PRIVATE GARAGE (additional $250K for private parking space accessed from inside the loft)!!!! The feel of an urban single family home abounds in this truly special and spectacular 5000sf LOFT duplex granting 3 private entrances.

06/22/2010

The wall hangings featured in this Elle Decor article on Riad Meriem are vintage ceremonial wraps from Sumatra, Indonesia. They look a lot like Rothko paintings and give the veranda a very modern feel which I think compliments the more sumptuous bougainvillea hanging from from the courtyard walls.

06/22/2010

Have recently started working with the Heddings Property Group, a high touch Manhattan Real Estate Brokerage group that prides itself on its innovative and collaborative approach to serving its clients.

06/22/2010

Given all the enquires we’ve received about the design of Riad Meriem since its opening as well as other projects we have been working on, here is our first tidbit.

The textile hanging behind the couch on the veranda featured by Town & Country is of vintage Kurdish origin. What I found so amazing about the piece is how modern it looks, even though it was woven in another era. The Malachite center features swirls of patterns reminiscent of the paintings of Cy Twombly.