Please join me on Sunday, December 20th at Passport to Style, a holiday pop up shop at The Embassy Row Hotel Washington DC – A Destination Hotel. The event is from 10am to 6pm and is perfect timing for all of your last minute holiday shopping. And who doesn’t love Sunday brunch? Stay for a while and enjoy brunch at Station Kitchen & Cocktails.

Dogs are allowed! The Washington Humane Society will be onsite taking holiday portraits with your pet.

The holidays are also the time to remember those in need; Black Knight Events – BKE will also be collecting new or gently used clothing for their holiday clothing drive.

So proud to announce that Melissa Lew jewelry has been chosen as a Made in Virginia 2015 winner by Virginia Living Magazine!

About the Made in Virginia Awards: “Celebrating innovation, entrepreneurship and craft in home, style, drink and food. We present products from our search across the state that seamlessly merge form with function, engage our senses and offer us useful and beautiful tools that are thoughtfully designed and built to last. These are Virginia makers at their best.”

As a native Virginian, I am so honored to receive this award, especially in a state I find so inspiring. The announcement can be found at http://www.virginialiving.com/melissa-lew-jewelry/.

 

Time for something a bit different! How about a relaxing happy hour? Please join me on Tuesday, October 27th from 5pm to 7pm for my trunk show at House of Steep, right in the heart of Cherrydale. Come by, say hi, and check out some of my latest sustainable jewelry designs!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1637618553185079/
Tuesday, October 27 at 5:00pm – 7:00pm
House of Steep, 3800 Lee Hwy, Ste D, Arlington, Virginia 22207

Melissa Lew Jewelry can now be found in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District – right where my grandfather immigrated to the United States and found his first home. To see my Garden of the East work in person, please visit the Wing Luke Museum.

Wing Luke Museum
719 South King Street
(between 7th and 8th Avenue South)
Seattle, Washington 98104
http://www.wingluke.org/

Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday, 10AM – 5PM*
Monday Closed
*First Thursday of the month, 10AM-8PM

Their new Do You Know Bruce (Breaking Barriers) exhibit just opened and I can’t wait to go back to see that. If you have a bit of time, you can also visit their Belonging: Before & After the Immigration exhibit which is on view until February 14, 2016; my piece, Remember the Source, was juried into this exhibit. Would love to hear your thoughts if you visit!

Hello Virginia Beach! I’ll be at the La Concha Circle of the VBCU‘s Sip & Shop Holiday Fair this Saturday, October 24th from 11am to 5pm at the Virginia Beach F.O.P. Lodge #8 (961 S Birdneck Rd, Virginia Beach). Looking for unique gifts that also help a family in need? 50% of all of my sales will be donated to La Concha to help families in the Tidewater area. Come by and say hi – can’t wait to meet you!

Melissa Lew jewelry has a new home in Arlington, Virginia, right in the heart of Cherrydale.  To see the Vitality line in person, please visit House of Steep!

House of Steep
3800 Lee Highway, Suite D
Arlington, VA 22207
http://www.houseofsteep.com/

“Opening this fall at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, China: Through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872) will provide a fascinating window into imperial China rich textile tradition through images taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson.”

On exhibit Sept. 19 through Feb. 14 at The Textile Museum (located at The George Washington University). I definitely will be checking this one out!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently announced that they will be extending this exhibit through September 7th and I can not wait to see it. The exhibition explores the impact of Chinese aesthetics on western design in a collaboration between The Costume Institute and the Department of Asian Art. Such an inspirational body of work.

“…the exhibition…offers a thoughtful, expressive, and…utterly breathtaking exploration of China.”—Washington Post

“A multimedia extravaganza that moves between quiet contemplation and brilliant visual assault.”—Wall Street Journal

“‘CHINA through the Looking Glass’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a spectacular new show.”—The Economist

For more information, please visit their website at http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/china-through-the-looking-glass. A video introduction can also be found at http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/china-through-the-looking-glass/video.

It was so great to meet everyone who stopped by my trunk show – thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoy wearing your pieces for many years to come!

Interested in hosting a trunk show?  Please contact me at melissa@melissalew.com.

Be one of the first to view the latest trends from jewelry designer Melissa Lew, featuring pieces previously only available at the Emmy Awards gifting suite. Meet the designer in person, enjoy light refreshments, and receive a complimentary #GoodLife gift bag filled with treats to help you beat the desert heat –just for stopping by and saying hi!

Younger By Tonight
74140 El Paseo, Suite 1
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30 from 10 AM – 2 PM.