(Photo image by Alex Farnum pulled from Forbes.com)

Forbes.com just recognized Lauren Geremia as being one of the hottest, most influential designers under 30 and we couldn't agree more. Feel free to check out the Forbes post here.

We are so very proud of Lauren and her company. She has worked so very hard and has never wavered in her promise to deliver the most creative and inspiring interiors. There really is no one like her and we are very excited, happy and proud to call her a client and a friend.

You can also check out her awesome website to  take a look at all her incredible work. Congratulations Lauren. 2012 is going to be a big friggin' year.

So the hot topic this week is Facebook's purchase or Instagram. Mike Barash from Knock2x Public Relations up Butchershop Creative to be a part of CBS News segment that aired last night. Who better than to talk about photography and marketing than our very own Misha Vladimirskiy.  He discussed about it from a creative/photography point of view in the context of business which is still a little open-ended and unknown to the public. Check out the video of Misha talking to John Blackstone about image rights and the future. How do you feel about the recent acquisition? Will you still use instagram? What do you want facebook to do with it all?