Behind The Scenes Factory Tour - M&S Schmalberg Flowers
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About this experience
Tour begins at 10:30am in our NYC showroom. We'll take a tour of our family-owned and operated factory located in New York City's historic Garment District. During the tour, guests will see how we die cut, mold and hand make custom fabric flowers for the fashion, millinery, interior design industries and more! M&S Schmalberg flowers have been featured in countless magazines and on the runway all over the world. In addition to magazine and newspaper spreads, Schmalberg Flowers have appeared on Martha Stewart American Made, Women’s Wear Daily, Hamilton, Boardwalk Empire, The Radio City Rockets, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and Sex in the City. Clients include: Anthropologie, Badgley Mischka, Rosie Assoulin, Harry Winston, Carolina Herrera,Marc Jacobs, The Metropolitan Opera, Manolo Blahnik, Marchesa, Tory Burch, Vera Wang and many more.
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Factory Tour of 100 year old Garment Center Fabric Flower Factory
What's included
Your purchase covers the tour of the factory. No gratuity or additional purchasing is required.
Detailed itinerary
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The tour begins at 10:30 am in our NYC showroom where you will be surrounded by floral creations and briefly learn the history of our company. We will then proceed through the factory and show you the step by step process of how any piece of fabric can become a "custom fabric flower". One of the unique aspects of our factory tour is that we are always working on new projects with designers so you never know what (or who) you are going to see! Anyone interested in a behind the scenes look in the fashion industry is sure to enjoy themselves. You are welcome to take pictures in our factory. We have flower accessories and wholesale items available for purchase in our showroom. Typical tours range from 30-60 minutes.
What's not included
You are responsible for transportation to and from our factory. We are located in the NYC Garment Center and are easily accessible by subway, bus or taxi. We are a 7 minute walk from New York's Penn Station
Available languages
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Important information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A small amount of walking is involved. The entire tour is confined to our NYC Factory
Tour is fully indoors
Please note: Our factory is typically closed on major holidays so please take this in to consideration even if Viator shows us as being available!! If you are unsure of a certain date please contact me (Adam)
Meeting point
M&S Schmalberg Showroom: 242 west 36th st. 7th Fl
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Statue of Liberty
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3-4 hours
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Central Park
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Times Square
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Empire State Building
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Dinner
Can be made vegetarian or vegan.
Bagel with Lox
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Dessert
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Lunch
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Currency
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Time Zone
EST (GMT-5) / EDT (GMT-4) (Daylight Saving Time)
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Getting there
By air
- John F. Kennedy International Airport • 24 km (15 miles) from downtown
- LaGuardia Airport • 13 km (8 miles) from downtown
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Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal
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Niagara Falls
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Washington D.C.
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Philadelphia
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New Year's Eve in Times Square • December 31
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade • Fourth Thursday in November
NYC Pride • Late June
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