Suzanne DeWitt, David Rousso, Angel Nicolas, April Donelson

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Haute Living and Pedini Miami joined forces at Marion Miami to host the Haute Leaders dinner for the month of July. While Haute Living hosts their Leaders dinners every month, this was the first of which was held in collaboration with high-end design company, Pedini Miami. Vice President David Rousso represented the design company. Pedini provides customers with Italian-designed furnishings of the highest standard and style. To learn more about Pedini Miami's services, CLICK HERE.

Industry leaders, spanning across several markets, attended the gorgeous event in the Brickell area of Miami.

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Guests from Haute Design, Residence, Lawyer, Beauty and MD networks were welcomed with refreshing summer cocktails and escorted into a private dining room at Marion Miami. The exclusive room provided an excellent ambiance for what was clearly set to be an unforgettable evening.

Alirio Torrealba, Doris Torrealba, Jennifer Nicole Lee and Edward Lee

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Dr. Jay Young, Seth Semilof and Dr. Rian A. Maercks

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Once guests were all in attendance, it was time to be seated for a wonderful meal. To kick things off, guests were presented with sweet and spicy edamame, hamachi jalapeño rolls and popcorn shrimp. For entrees, Haute Leaders were served pineapple teriyaki salmon, spicy ginger filet mignon and a lovely risotto hot pot. Side dishes included truffle fries, truffle mac & cheese and miso roasted cauliflower. To round things off, dessert came in the form of Marion's imperial experience, which is comprised of an assortment of sweets, fruits and ice cream.

The Marion staff ended the meal with a bang by passing out limoncello shots, which were presented with strobe lights.

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Marion Imperial Experience

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It was another successful Haute Leaders dinner as guests thoroughly enjoyed their time and are already looking forward to the next event in the Haute Leaders series.

Alex Miranda, Dr. Jay Young, Andrea Gutierrez, April Donelson, Dr. Rian A. Maercks, Guest of Dr. Rian A. Maercks

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Suzanne DeWitt and April Donelson

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Claudia Llanes, Pierpaolo Visconti, Gio Ingletto, Andy Garcia

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Erik Haase, Emily Wriston, Alex Miranda

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Suzanne DeWitt, Gabriel Pessoa, Mary Gibson, Weston Finn, Diana Correa

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Guest of Dr. Rian A. Maercks, Andrea Gutierrez and Mariela Rodas

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Mariela Rodas and Andy Garcia

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Angel Nicolas and David Rousso

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Grupo Arca is the leading global platform in natural stones and raw materials of the highest quality. With showrooms in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Wynwood in Miami, it is a favorite of Mexico-based architects and interior designers, offering them premium building materials: wood flooring from France, an array of masonry bricks, Italian-fabricated engineered stone, and exotic natural stone from around the globe.

The Miami Gallery is Arca's current headquarters for its showroom. It marks the Mexican company's first commitment toward internationalization.

The Mexican company's Miami homebase is an absolute stunner and adds a lovely touch to the Wynwood community's aesthetic and appearance. The Danish artistic group, SUPERFLEX, was commissioned to imagine the Arca Wynwood's facade. The group is comprised of three artists known for blending art, science and activism. Titled “Like A Force of Nature,” the artists use ARCA’s ceramic tiles designed by Hector Esrawe to create an installation that explores the contradiction of the two phenomena of currency and color merging with the naturally recurring Fibonacci mathematic sequence of numbers. Following a color palette inspired by the tones of Mexican banknotes, the work of art underlines the overwhelming experience of our current economic systems as natural as volcanoes or tsunamis, almost like a force of nature.

Arca recently welcomed luxury interior designer Cara Woodhouse at their Wynwood Design Center.

Cara Woodhouse

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Cara encapsulates the fundamental values of design such as form, function and symmetry. She combines luxurious comfort with unsurpassed customer service. A lover of any and all things marble, Cara frequently collaborates with Arca throughout multiple interior design projects.

Cara Woodhouse Interiors is a full-service design firm based in New York. The design service includes architecture consulting, contract management, spatial planning, material and finish selections, custom furniture, millwork and antiquing. While design is Cara's passion, it also happens to be her job. Cara strives to find the perfect balance in each space.

The Dinner held at Arca's Wynwood Arts District gallery was a fun and intimate evening to honor this successful and ongoing collaboration.

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The intimate evening in Miami began with a beautiful selection of wines as well as tequila and mezcal cocktails.

Guests enjoyed a gorgeous menu exclusively curated by the renowned Chef Masayuki Komatsu of the lauded Hiyakawa Miami Japanese restaurant. Follow Hiyakawa HERE.

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The dinner's menu included a lovely Miso Soup to kick things off. Shortly after, a stunning Omakase Chirashi was placed on the table. Next, guests enjoyed a refreshing Torched Salmon Temaki as well as a Negihama Temaki, followed by Amaimono and an optional offering of espresso (or carajillo cocktails, for the bold) to end the delicious meal.

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The evening brought together friends and acquaintances, new and old. Guests got to learn even more about the wonders of the excellent marble sourcing Grupo Arca is involved with. It was a wonderful night that will not be forgotten anytime soon.

Notable guests of Grupo Arca included Principal Designer at Bea Interiors Design; Partner at IG Workshop Interiors, Renata Vasconez; Owner of Fava design Group, Joseph Fava; Founder and Principal of Doo Architecture, Alexis Cogul Lleonart; CEO of Grupo Arca, Jose Fernandez.

Renata Vasconez, Bea Pernia, Jose Fernandez

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Joseph Fava

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Alexis Cogul Lleonart

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If you wish to discover more about Grupo Arca and their work with marble, stone and natural elements, CLICK HERE. To learn more about Cara Woodhouse and see ways to book her for an upcoming project, CLICK HERE.

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Jennifer Nicole Lee, Lennox Lewis, Sandra Fiorenza

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The 22-person dinner was held inside Marion Miami’s private room, featuring an assorted menu specially curated for the event. The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour of cross-industry networking, as well as sharing stories and experiences over the past year of their respective businesses and lives. Haute Media Group CEO Kamal Hotchandani led a wine tasting with Philippe Vasilescu, Managing Partner US/Caribbean Cellart Wine, and Olympic Gold Medalist, and Lewis. The champ gave a heartfelt speech and finished it with a toast in honor of Haute Living.

Lennox Lewis, Kamal Hotchandani

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Members and representatives of the Haute Living networks present at the second Haute Leaders dinner included:

Haute Residence: Melissa Barragan, Kayce Driscoll, Sandra Fiorenza, Maisie Lenzi, Paola Marulanda, Jennifer Nicole Lee, and Krista Richman

Haute Beauty / Haute MD: Gil Rogachevsky, Dr. Jay A. Young

Haute Design: Laila Colvin, Suri del Castillo, Rafaela Simoes

Delicacies of Marion Miami

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The Haute Leaders dinner series will continue next month.

Krista Richman, Maisie Lenzi, Suri Marlen Del Castillo

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Kamal Hotchandani, Paola Marulanda

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Andrea Gutierrez, Dr. Jay Young

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Sandra Fiorenza, April Donelson, Jennifer Nicole Lee

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Kayce Driscoll, Emily Wriston, Erik Haase

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Rafaela Simoes, Monica Pawar, Laila Colvin

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Kamal Hotchandani, Melissa Barragan

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Lennox Lewis outside Marion Miami

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