Santa Barbara, CA and New York, NY, September 12, 2013 –Interactive agency IdeaWork Studios has earned another impressive award for their creative work and development of a new corporate website for three Michelin star Chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The agency has just won Outstanding Website from the 2013 WebAwards by the Web Marketing Association. The site, www.jean-georges.com, showcases the chef’s clean brand aesthetic, and impressive resume of collaborations and restaurants.
Of working with the renowned chef, Jay Schwartz, founder and Chief Creative Officer of IdeaWork Studios, says, “We came to know Jean-Georges through our extensive work with Ian Schrager’s PUBLIC Hotel and their restaurant, the Pump Room, where the chef is a collaborator,” says Schwartz. “We came in with a vision, and the chef was on board. He’s very involved, and has oversight in all we do. It’s a testament to his dedication to his brand, and all his projects.”
The corporate website showcases the breadth of Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s influence, and is designed to help educate visitors and fans about the chef’s many restaurants, projects, cookbooks, and events. The WebAwards judges’ comments include, “Pleasing visual design, beautiful pictures, text, copy all reinforce the brand image of quality and luxury. Overall a very simple, elegant site that seems to appeal well to its audience.”
