Former Ippolita exec joins Lagos

New York--Lagos has named luxury industry veteran Stephen Chambers as the visual merchandising director. The appointment was effective May 1.

He will report directly to Lagos President and CEO Chris Cullen, and in the new role will be responsible for conceptualizing and executing all of the brand’s visual directives relating to fixture design, in-store visual concepts and the New York City showroom’s design and décor.

He joins the company with more than 20 years of global visual merchandising experience in the luxury and fashion markets, most recently overseeing visual merchandising and store planning for the Ippolita jewelry brand.

Chambers also has led visual teams at companies like high-end luggage manufacturer Tumi and Waterford-Wedgwood.

“Stephen has tremendous capacity, fantastic visual concept skills, and his energy and enthusiasm are contagious,” Cullen said. “I am very happy to have him on board as we continue to grow and expand our brand.”

Lagos also is launching an exclusive new sterling silver Signature Caviar Collection to benefit Keep Memory Alive, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the research, management and treatment of memory disorders.

The eight-piece collection includes bracelets, a statement cuff, cufflinks and more, ranging in price from $250 to $2,900. The jewelry was inspired by Keep Memory Alive’s event center in Las Vegas, an iconic architectural landmark designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.

The collection will be sold exclusively on the Lagos website and in the brand’s flagship store in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square beginning May 27. Lagos will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from pieces sold to the efforts of Keep Memory Alive, an organization that exclusively supports the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which treats patients with Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease, as well as frontotemporal dementia, multiple sclerosis and multiple system atrophy.

Founder and Creative Director Steven Lagos said “Keep Memory Alive is personal for me. Having two grandparents that suffered from Alzheimer’s, I have seen firsthand the debilitating effects these diseases have on the victims, and the incredible emotional and physical strains that it creates within their families. It’s about raising awareness and getting involved to help the patients and their families.”