Community Update

RESTAURANT DESIGNER TRUSTS
AVON MOVER TO STORE, GUARD AND DELIVER ‘TOP SECRET’ FURNISHINGS FOR NEW
DOWNTOWN EATERY

Brilliant Ideas Deserve ‘Brilliant’ Handling

It’s not like CIA or NSA secrets,
but owners and designers of new restaurants like to wait for the grand opening to
unveil the latest hot venue.

So when
award-winning Boston interior designer Petra Hausberger  (photo) of Somerton Park Interiors (www.somertonparkinteriors.com) was
tapped to design Bastille Kitchen, a new high-end Seth Greenberg restaurant
opening soon in the Seaport Innovation District, she was faced with unique
logistics issues: During the months preceding the grand opening, who could she
trust to receive, inspect, store and install the furniture and décor as it
arrived from makers and suppliers around the country? And who could help keep
everything ‘under wraps’ and in fresh-from-the-factory condition until it all
came together at the new eatery?

Petra handed those critical tasks
to Jean Brillant (pronounced bree-yont), owner of Brilliant Move based
in Avon, Mass., (www.brilliantmove.net)
with whom she has worked in the past. She says, “The product I am selecting for
my client is very expensive and needs to be treated with care. Brilliant Move is
a first-class operation and handles the furniture beautifully. They are easy to
work with and always deliver in a timely manner.”

Brillant (2nd from right
in photo) has proven he can keep a secret. On a regular basis he handles
deliveries for some well-known, high-end retailers whose names he won’t
divulge, often when the items are bulky or especially fragile. He has managed
residential moves for some of the region’s leading business people who request
anonymity, often involving antiques, expensive furniture and artwork. “The
customer expects their things to arrive in showroom-perfect condition and we
provide ‘white-glove’ service,” says Brillant. 

One can only guess what Hausberger has in store for
Greenberg, co-owner of Mistral. The new Parisian bistro’ style restaurant will
be in a former textile factory in the post-industrial Fort Point section.
A short distance from Boston’s
Children’s Museum, it will have 240 seats on two
floors, private function spaces, a bar area and an ‘intimate’ dining room. Until
now, most of Hausberger’s work has been high-end residential interiors in
New England and Manhattan.

In addition to
residential moves (“from dorm rooms to estates”), Jean Brillant is often called
on to pick up, warehouse, and/or deliver materials for
designers and artists. He notes, “Whether the client is moving into a small
apartment, an estate or a new restaurant, the secret really is to treat every
possession the way you would want your things to be treated.”

Attention, Editor: For photos and/or to arrange an interview,
please contact Stan Hurwitz: 508-269-0570 / 
stanhurwitz@gmail.com .                                     

                                                                                       – By Stan Hurwitz     stanhurwitz@gmail.com
  508-269-0570