Brent had an eventful week in Paris at Maison et Objet checking in with our valued manufacturers and forging new potential relationships. He was fortunate to have the perfect sidekick, his daughter Daisy (the original eye of the day), to advise him on design and the gastronomic corners of the city. Together they strolled the…
Adventure
Business Travel to Europe – Mixing Business and Pleasure
A Buyer’s Experience in Greece, Italy and France Traveling from Rome to Athens is not at all stressful – fifteen minutes from the hotel to the airport, an easy check-in and a flight just a bit longer than Los Angeles to San Francisco. The things that Rome and Athens share are lots of cars, noise,…
On the Road Again…
…from the Travel Journal of Brent Freitas, CEO/Owner of Eye of the Day Over the last few years we have focused on survival and have been importing only products that have become our staples: Italian terracotta, French Anduze pottery and hand-thrown Greek terracotta pots. Pre-Recession, Eye of the Day traveled throughout the world and brought…
On the Road
At least once each year I travel to our various factories in Europe. Sure, it sounds exciting and romantic, but I hate to say it – after a while it becomes routine, repetitive and I would really like to be home in my own bed. My current trip has been especially important since 2010 was such…
Brent and Julia in Texas
Here we are at our first show at the Dallas Market in Texas in their new area, “OUTDOOR LIVING”. There will be tens of thousands of people shopping here for the next week and Eye of the Day is surrounded by other companies selling their furniture, pottery, umbrellas and garden related products. We have received…
Dallas? Texas?
Just when we think we’ve arrived at our final destination… Just when we think we can concentrate on the project at hand… Brent takes a little side trip on his way home from visiting Daisy in New York and… Voila! An exciting, new appendage for Eye of the Day: DALLAS! The idea was to work…
