First Day at the GBK Oscars Gift Lounge

The first day of the 2012 GBK Oscars Gift Lounge is over! And what a day it’s been! Many celebrities, guests and members of the Press have stopped by The Artisan Group (our “Ambassadors”) table and picked up a gift bag, full of handmade goodies!

Setup Day

But first, let’s start with the setup day! Here are a few pictures so you can take a peak at how our product is displayed. Big thanks to Valerie (the Founder of The Artisan Group and the designer behind The BeezKneez) and Jean (member of The Artisan Group and the designer behind Rotem Design Studio) for  sharing these “behind-the-scenes” pictures with us!

And now on the sweet side…the custom made cake!!

Day 1

So, who are the lucky celebrities who received our designer soap in their swag bag during day 1? Well, let’s see… here are just a few of them; I am sure you’ll recognize the names from many movies they played in or produced – many of these celebrities won or were nominated for quite a few Awards – just for reference, I’ll mention their most popular movies:

• Kevin Nealon, comedian – Saturday Night Live and actor in “Weeds”
• Marcia Gay Harden, previous Academy Awards Winner for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lee Krasner in “Pollock”.
• Kristi Lauren, played Sophie Watson on the Fox sitcom “I Hate My Teenage Daughter”;
• Rex Linn, best known for his role as Frank Tripp in the television series CSI: Miami;
• Iqbal Theba, currently has a recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show Glee;
• Penelope Ann Miller – In 2011, she portrayed Doris, the wife of protagonist George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) in The Artist;
• Frankie Muniz, mainly known as star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.;
• Gil Birmingham, played Billy Black in The Twilight Saga film series;
• Nat Faxon, 2012 Oscar nominee – co-wrote the screenplay for the film “The Descendants”;
• Glynn Turman, played Chief Floyd in “Men of Honor”;
• Mary Birdsong, “The Descendants”;
• Rick Otto, played Andrew in “The Walking Dead”;
• Jim Rash, 2012 Oscar nominee – “The Descendants”;
• Penny Marshall, played Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley;
• ResHma Shetty, plays Divya Katdare in “Royal Pains”;
• Holly Robinson Peete, best known for her role as Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper;
• Louis Gossett, Jr., received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in “An Officer and a Gentleman”;
• Josh Sussman, best known for his role as Hugh Normous in “Wizards of Waverly Place” and his role as Jacob Ben Israel in “Glee”;
• Tess Hunt, best known for her role in “Spanish Fly”;
• Teri Polo, best known for her role of Pam Focker in the movie “Meet the Parents” and its two sequels, “Meet the Fockers” and “Little Fockers”.

Many more to come in our next post! Stay tuned! If you’d like to get your own bar of designer soap, please visit our Soap to the Stars Collection!