Cindy and Kaia in Malibu. Credit: Celebutopia






Supermodel Cindy Crawford tells Rachael the secret behind her 10-year marriage to restaurateur Rande Gerber. "Marriage is hard work," she admits, "and anyone who thinks it's easy ... unfortunately, all the movies show you this romanticized version of what marriage should look like, and you think, 'If my relationship is not like that there must be something wrong.' But that's not true -- it is hard work, every day. I think Rande and I really work hard at having couple time because family life does tend to overwhelm you and take over."
In addition to successfully juggling family and a career, Cindy has made time to be environmentally conscious. "The thought of going green is intimidating, but what I realize is you can just start with one thing. You know, let's say, unplugging your appliances when you're not using them. Then, make the next step," says Cindy, who is proud of her eco-friendly lifestyle. She is teaming up with PUR to introduce a reusable water bottle, with proceeds going to a charity for children's safe drinking water in underdeveloped countries.
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Cindy Crawford: Furniture line has 'a lot of me in it'
By MORIEKA V. JOHNSON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/16/08
Models don't retire; they diversify.
So it should come as a surprise to no one that supermodel Cindy Crawford designs a furniture collection for Rooms to Go. But when company CEO Jeffrey Seaman first approached her with the idea, Crawford's initial response was "Why me?"
Why not?
Long before model Heidi Klum filmed her first episode of "Project Runway" or Tyra Banks donned a fat suit for her daytime talk show, Crawford made the move to television as host of MTV's "House of Style" in 1989. Now she puts that fashion gene to more practical use. Since its launch in 2005, Cindy Crawford Home has released nearly 50 collections that include everything from living room sets to kids' furniture and accessories.
Crawford, interviewed from her home in
Q: How did you connect with Rooms to Go?
A: Jeffrey Seaman was thinking about doing something different when he ran across my picture in a magazine and said, "Yeah, let's get Cindy Crawford."
I wasn't familiar with Rooms to Go. It's huge in the Southeast, but if you're not from the Southeast you haven't heard of it. ... We met at a Rooms to Go in
He helped me get over looking at myself as only a model. He said, "Cindy, you have style and that translates to other areas of your life."
Q: Are you very involved in the design process?
A: It started out with a design team from Rooms to Go coming to my home in
I wanted them to get a sense of who I was and how I liked to live. I pointed out what I liked. My husband [nightclub owner Rande Gerber] and I love to read design magazines. We love traveling. I'd tell the designers, "Use this finish" or "Try this color." Then the real designers would go do their thing and present to me.
At that point I think I'm very effective as an editor. ...
I see the product at every stage, from the drawings to the fabric swatches. I look at the wood finish, the samples, and then the finished products. ... With 20-plus years of experience, I'm valuable with the marketing. I'm good at working on scripts for commercials and picking photographers. ... It's my furniture line. It has to have a lot of me in it.
Q: Where do you get inspiration for your designs?
A: The fact that I'm a mother influences a lot. I constantly ask questions like "Is it washable? Is someone going to get hurt on it? Is it good quality?" You have to ask, "Does it fit with my decorating taste?"
A race-car bed is nice and the kids want it, but I don't want it in my house. Hopefully my child won't be going to therapy because I never got him a race-car bed. I wanted the frame of their bedroom to be something that they wouldn't get sick of in one or two years.
Q: What's hot in fabrics and furniture styles?
A: We're looking to use color, but on more traditional frames. Even some of our very successful leather pieces we are doing in burnt tangerine and raspberry. ... Also, I love fabrics that look great and feel great but are durable.
Q: Your husband is opening
A: We both really respect each other's opinion. I'll show him designs and he'll do the same for me. But it's nothis first time at the rodeo. ... [
Q: You and other models have moved on to other pursuits. How do you feel about the idea of model as mogul?
A: I just think we're the lucky ones who were able to take advantage of opportunities before us. But you also have to be a little bit fearless. ...
And I'm not the 25-year-old model that I was, I'm a 42-year-old mother of two. It makes sense that I'm talking about homes.
She is one of the world's famous supermodels. He is a nightclub impresario. She is a control freak. He is a perfectionist. Together they have a beautiful beach house in
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New York, New York (May 7, 2008) — DKMS celebrated their 2nd Annual “Linked Against Leukemia” Gala tonight at Capitale in New York City. The black-tie affair raised 1.18 million dollars, enabling DKMS to register over 12,000 new marrow donors. DKMS, the world’s largest marrow donor center with more than 1.6 million registered donors, has helped facilitate more than 14,000 transplants.
The evening was hosted by actor/comedian Mario Cantone and featured musical performances by international pop-star Natasha Bedingfield, along with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and platinum-selling recording artist, Sarah Connor. Cindy Crawford and Emanuel Chirico (Chairman & CEO, Phillips-Van Heusen) were honored. The event’s Honorary Chairman was Bernd Beetz (CEO, Coty Inc.) and committee members include Lauren Santo Domingo, Vanessa von Bismarck, Viktoria von Wulffen and Tom Murry, President & COO of Calvin Klein, Inc.
The evening was also an unforgettable celebration of the “moment of the match” between patients and donors. One young patient was united with her lifesaving donor for the first time, live on-stage at the gala.
Continue to read from the DKMS official website:
The celebrity mom has now teamed up with the PUR Water Filtration System company to raise awareness about water and plastic waste through the "Thirsty for Change" campaign.
Crawford has designed an eco-chic reusable aluminum bottle with PUR and is hoping her example will inspire others to adopt more environmentally friendly habits.
Though estimates vary widely, PUR says that last year Americans went through 50 billion plastic water bottles, with 38 billion of them ending up in landfills. National
By switching to filtered tap water and a reusable bottles, PUR says each person can help cut down on plastic bottle waste, save money and protect themselves from dangerous contaminates.
"As a mom, I'm particularly concerned because I want my kids to grow up in a healthy environment. I filter my tap water with PUR. It's a really simple yet impactful way to reduce the amount of unnecessary plastic my family uses, while also ensuring that we always have access to clean, great-tasting drinking water," Crawford said.“I remember k.d. blushing as I climbed on top of her,” Crawford said. (A rare print of one of the shots from that now legendary shoot went for $22,000 at the live auction following the awards.)
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