This year will be the best Salon Party yet!

Over 60 pieces of artwork by featured Artists: Chris Cooley, Dominique Fierro, Maggie O’Neill, Rodger Schultz, Brittany Sims, Karen Suderman, & Tina Palmer.

Live painting and dancing with DJ Big Des.

Food by Lincoln & specialty drinks by Wooden Nickel Bar Company.

Purchase your tickets at Eventbrite.

Proceeds from Artwork and ticket sales benefit Research Down Syndrome.

Be sure to follow O’Neill Studios and Maggie O’Neill Fine Art for details on the event & read our YEAR IN REVIEW 2011 NEWSLETTER for discounts at our 2011 commercial projects.  The special discounts won’t last forever!

Recent Press:

“The decor of the new place is amazing. Irish Whiskey Public House was designed by Maggie O’Neill of O’Neill Studios–Irish herself, obviously. It has a very cozy, rustic lodge feel to it, but still feels fresh and cosmopolitan” – Guest of a Guest 

 “A three-story Emerald Isle jewel that’s somehow spiffy and pubby at the same time thanks to gleamingly polished whiskey barrels, modernly artful light fixtures hanging from pulleys, and even some of Chris Cooley’s pottery”- Thrillist

The owners of the Mighty Pint have recently taken over the lease for the property at 1207 19th Street, NW (previously Porter’s Dining Saloon) and have hired O’Neill Studios to create a cosmopolotion public house. Renovations are under way and expected to open in October 2011.  This will be a place for locals and regulars alike to sit and enjoy their whiskey or beer in a traditional pub setting!  We are extremely excited by the challenge and task of helping to create a different kind of experience in a local Irish Pub.  There are very few variations on this theme that are not generic “dive bar oriented”.  We want to create a space that is less commercial and more thoughtful, contemporary and authentic with the use of traditional materials in unconventional ways.  Stay tuned for more pictures!

“It’s not hard to figure out the Sax appeal”
By Tom Sietsema
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011

Sax might be the only restaurant in Washington to list a choreographer on its payroll.

Like a little action with your yellowfin tuna? Beginning each night around 6:30, the newcomer to downtown accompanies dinner with performances by eight or so dancers who gyrate on a glass-front 20-foot “infinity” stage above the bar. The cabaret – ballet meets burlesque meets Cirque du Soleil – lets the owners take advantage of the cavernous space left behind by Posh but also “add more visuals to just dining,” says Nancy Koide, who co-owns Sax in addition to Oya and Sei, both in Penn Quarter.

Sax opened in May with a side of controversy: murals poking fun at official Washington, including one of a bare-chested Bill Clinton cavorting with a familiar-looking brunette in front of the Capitol. Within three weeks, the titillating scenes had been painted over. What remained was still an eye-opener dressed with reclaimed chandeliers, wrought iron, even a big church door. What’s not gold leaf is red velvet.

Factor in the ornate balcony seating and the cleavage-baring servers, and you could be in Las Vegas, Versailles, the Playboy Mansion.

The food comes as a surprise. Much of it is more refined than you might expect given everything that surrounds it. A bowl of corn soup arrives with icy islands of red pepper sorbet on its surface. Scallop carpaccio is set off with refreshing grapefruit, biting ginger and a froth of coconut milk. Deeply flavored, shredded braised lamb gets its crunch from red quinoa and sweetness from an apple sabayon. It should come as no surprise that the wine list in this over-the-top oasis tilts in favor of champagne.

Jonathan Seningen, who comes to this kitchen from Oya, knows he faces stiff competition in the dining room. “I have to draw people away from the show and the room and the servers – the eye candy,” says the chef, 33.

Good luck, sir.

As our waitress runs down the dessert choices, she purrs her preference for what amounts to a giant petit four: “My favorite is the Saxual chocolate cake.”

Check out the original article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/sax,1214583/critic-review.html

We are so excited to share with you our latest project, Hank’s Oyster Bar located in Dupont Circle at 1624 Q Street NW Washington DC!  Our goal was to celebrate the existing comfort and classic quality of Hanks by choosing finishes to enhance the charm and dynamic architecture of the space.  We worked with Owner Jamie Leeds to compose a refreshing, crisp palette.  The interior architecture features a wonderful indoor/outdoor quality.  We chose to complement the existing exposed brick and light woods by using high gloss lacquer textures, soft upholstery and crisp graphic patterns.  The most unique and charming attribute of the new space is that the 1800 square foot addition has four distinct rooms that feature unique designs and upholstery. Scroll over the below pictures and learn more about the space!

Come check out the new addition of Hank’s Oyster Bar located in Dupont Circle at 1624 Q Street NW Washington, DC.  We hope everyone loves it as much as we do!

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