Since 2007

Moments since 2007

Le CITY deluxe began as a city magazine and grew into a luxury title with editions from Madrid and Barcelona to St. Petersburg, Istanbul and Miami. These are the evenings, launches and honours we keep in the archive, in the order they happened.

Claudia Trimde on the amfAR carpet, Cannes 2012
Photo: Le CITY deluxe archive, Cannes 2012

Founder and publisher

Claudia Trimde

Claudia Trimde founded Le CITY deluxe in 2007 and publishes its city editions.

  • BARCELONA deluxe
  • MADRID deluxe
  • ISTANBUL deluxe
  • ST.PETERSBURG deluxe
  • Le CITY deluxe SPAIN

The evenings, launches and honours of the early years follow below, and her honours and roles close the page.

Honours and roles ↓

Deluxe Agency 2002 to 2010

Claudia Trimde founded the Barcelona agency Blackout Station (2002). By 2010 the agency presented itself as “deluxe AGENCY, luxury communication” for corporate image, events, web and iPhone and iPad apps. This chapter shows the printed credit that names Claudia Trimde and a selection of the agency’s work for its clients.

The open case of the El Periódico CD Mai Més / Nunca Máis: a booklet page of an oil-covered shore, and the title page beside it.
Agency founded by Claudia Trimde

Chapter highlight

CD packagingEl Periódico

Mai Més and No Més Guerres

El Periódico CD packaging: Mai Més / Nunca Máis, shown here, and No Més Guerres. The booklet of No Més Guerres prints the credit below, in Catalan: design coordination by Claudia Trimde. The same credits name Blackout Station S.L.

“Coordinació disseny: Claudia Trimde”

Selected work

A selection from the 2010 portfolio of Claudia Trimde’s agency. Each piece is shown as work for its client, and a year appears only where the portfolio prints one.

  • The Samblancat shop windows in Barcelona, with So What? circles in the glass.

    Shop windows

    Samblancat

    Work for Samblancat.

  • Four shaker-shaped bottle concepts for Vodka Pristan, in red, white and green.

    Packaging design

    Vodka Pristan

    Work for Vodka Pristan.

  • Business card of the Florence jeweller Barnini & Coppi, pink lettering on white, with the contact lines blurred.

    Corporate identity2004

    Barnini & Coppi

    Work for Barnini & Coppi.

  • Mailing for Soba Sushi & Lounge: the torsos of two sumo wrestlers and the Soba logo.

    Mailing campaign

    Soba

    Work for Soba.

Images: pages of the 2010 portfolio of Claudia Trimde’s agency.

2009

A runner-up honour for BARCELONA deluxe.

06.2009Madrid

Publication of the Year, runner-up

Accésit (runner-up), Publication of the Year, AEEPP Awards 2009 (BARCELONA deluxe).

2010

Parties at sea, a day at the races, charity evenings and a members’ club.

Racing at the Hipódromo, with MADRID deluxe branding trackside.

Chapter highlight

17.10.2010Madrid

Charity deluxe at the Hipódromo de La Zarzuela

Presentation of MADRID deluxe Autumn 2010 and the first Charity deluxe in Madrid, in aid of AMREF. A day at the races, with the prize-giving, lunch in the marquee and the MADRID deluxe backdrop. Guests included Manuel Campo Vidal and Fiona Ferrer Leoni.

  • MADRID deluxe Autumn 2010 copies.
  • Following the racing with binoculars.
  • The terrace under parasols.
  • Reading on the terrace above the track.
  • A speech at the MADRID deluxe backdrop.
  • At the AMREF backdrop.
  • Guests at the MADRID deluxe backdrop.
  • Lunch in the marquee.

04.2010Barcelona

BARCELONA deluxe Spring 2010 on the schooner Karya

Presentation party at sea. Alicia Keys is on the BARCELONA deluxe cover; Shakira is on the cover of the first MADRID deluxe.

  • The schooner Karya in port, by day.
  • The Karya lit up for the evening.
  • BARCELONA deluxe cover display and gift bags at the quayside.
  • Live strings at the party.

06.2010Spain

Charity deluxe for Orphan Aid, Excellence Fair

A charity raffle at a luxury fair, with prizes from Louis Vuitton, Natura Bisse and Gt Club. Guests included Rossy de Palma and Lissa Lovatt-Smith (ex editor Vogue UK).

  • The fair venue, lit for the evening.
  • The grounds by day, with cars on show.
  • At the BARCELONA deluxe backdrop.

09.07.2010PGA Catalunya

Presentation of Club Le CITY deluxe

A golf day with cocktail and live TV for guests, presenting the Club Le CITY deluxe membership platform.

  • A red lounge set on the green.
  • Cocktail tables and lounge seating on the lawn.
  • At the BARCELONA deluxe backdrop.
  • PGA Golf de Catalunya.

08.10.2010Sitges

Charity deluxe at the Festival de Sitges

A charity raffle within the Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Sitges, in aid of Global Humanitaria. The autumn 2010 edition was presented with Belén Rueda on the cover.

  • Red carpet photocall.
  • Festival signage, Sitges 2010.
  • The BARCELONA deluxe lounge at night.
  • Lounge seating by the pool.

26.11.2010 · 25–26.11.2011Madrid

Madrid Golf, 2010 and 2011

The MADRID deluxe stand at the madridGOLF fair, with BoConcept alongside in 2011.

  • The MADRID deluxe stand, 2010.
  • The stand in 2011.
  • Banners and a lounge chair, 2011.

2011

The year the title went worldwide, from a gulet in Barcelona to a ballroom in St. Petersburg.

10–13.05.2011Barcelona

Barcelona Bridal Week 2011

Photocalls at the Rosa Clara and Victorio & Lucchino shows at Fira de Barcelona.

  • Bridal runway.
  • Bridal runway, wide view.
  • Opening photocall.

05.2011Madrid

Finalist, Premios Nacionales de Marketing

Le CITY deluxe was one of five finalists at the Premios Nacionales de Marketing, 2011 edition, SME category, Marketing Association of Spain.

  • At the awards backdrop.
  • The ceremony hall.
  • At the sponsors’ backdrop.

02.06.2011Barcelona

IV Annual Style Trendy & Elegant Hotel

Hotusa invited Le CITY deluxe to the hotel trade workshop and cocktail at Hotel Eurostar Gran Marina.

  • BARCELONA deluxe and MADRID deluxe copies at the welcome table.
  • Guests on the terrace.
  • A hostess with the MADRID deluxe edition.

19.06.2011Barcelona

Hello Summer 2011 at Hotel W

Launch party for the BARCELONA deluxe summer 2011 edition on the WETdeck of Hotel W, with the live swing band Marmusica and DJ Luis del Villar, and a balloon release.

  • The balloon release over the bay.
  • Live music at Hotel W.
  • The pool deck.
  • Hosts at the Le CITY deluxe backdrop.

05.10.2011Madrid

Best Digital Publication in Spain

Winner, Best Digital Publication in Spain 2011, AEEPP Awards (BARCELONA deluxe app), presented at the Real Casa de Correos, Madrid.

10.11.2011Barcelona

Le CITY deluxe worldwide launch on a Turkish gulet

The official launch cocktail for friends, clients and partners at the Barcelona Boat Show, with 150+ guests. Partners included BoConcept, CHS Yachting and Gonzalez Byass.

  • The gulet at the Barcelona Boat Show.Photo: Duda Bossolini
  • Guests with copies of the magazine.Photo: Duda Bossolini
  • The cover on display on deck.Photo: Rodrigo Stocco
  • Copies on the chart table.Photo: Anaí Ibarra
  • A toast on deck.Photo: Rodrigo Stocco

26.11.2011St. Petersburg

ST.PETERSBURG deluxe launch

The first luxury city guide of St. Petersburg, launched at Hotel W with a fashion show. Supported by the Government of St. Petersburg and organised with the fashion agency PARSADANELLi.

  • Fashion show at the launch.
  • On the runway.
  • The launch cake.
  • At the ST.PETERSBURG deluxe backdrop.
  • Live violin.

2012

Two magazines became one, and the summer party became a launch.

05.2012Cannes

Le CITY deluxe at the 65th Festival de Cannes

Claudia Trimde at the Chopard and L’Oréal evening and at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS dinner on the Cap d’Antibes. Names are as given in the photo titles.

  • Claudia Trimde with Goya Toledo at the Chopard and L’Oréal evening.
  • Claudia Trimde at the Chopard and L’Oréal backdrop, with Scheufele and Maria.
  • Claudia Trimde at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS dinner.
  • Claudia Trimde with Karl Lagerfeld at the amfAR dinner.
  • Claudia Trimde at the amfAR dinner, with Karolina Kurková and Eva Herzigova.
  • Claudia Trimde with Paris Hilton at the amfAR dinner.
  • Claudia Trimde with an Indian star at the amfAR dinner.

13.06.2012Barcelona

Hello Summer 2012: launch of Le CITY deluxe SPAIN

The summer party that welcomed Le CITY deluxe SPAIN, the merger of MADRID deluxe and BARCELONA deluxe, at Boo Restaurante & Beach Club, Mar Bella. Dani Clos and Fiona Ferrer Leoni were among the guests.

  • Hosts in Le CITY deluxe tees on the terrace.
  • Boo Beach Club and the red carpet.
  • Terrace lounge with champagne and magazines.
  • Live saxophone on the terrace.
  • Godiva strawberries.

Le CITY deluxe USA · the Miami edition

Miami, 2013 to 2014

Le CITY deluxe USA is the Miami edition of the luxury magazine founded by Claudia Trimde. She had first lived in Miami in 1996 and 1997, on an exchange year at the University of Miami; from 2013 her magazine brought its covers, parties and charity evenings to the city.

Claudia Trimde founded the magazine in Barcelona in 2007 as BARCELONA deluxe. Le CITY deluxe grew into a family of city editions in Madrid, Istanbul, St. Petersburg and India, and then crossed the Atlantic.

Le CITY deluxe USA ran six issues, from Issue 1 in Jan/Feb 2013 to Issue 6 in 2014. Around the issues, the magazine hosted and attended evenings across Miami, from a boutique opening and a yacht night to galas and the 1 Year Anniversary soiree.

Watch the anniversary filmRead the Miami issues

Timeline

  1. 2013Le CITY deluxe USA launches in Miami.
  2. 25.10.2013Private dinner and party for de GRISOGONO.
  3. 22.11.2013Unity on the Bay Gala.
  4. 03.12.2013Vanity Fair party.
  5. 06.12.2013Bass Museum party, and Nexus and Seasalt & Pepper.
  6. 07.12.2013Billy Zane party.
  7. 12.2013Art Basel, Miami Beach: the Art issue of Le CITY deluxe USA carries an Art Basel article.
  8. 23.01.2014Jade Ocean.
  9. 14.02.2014Ferretti VIP night.
  10. 13.03.2014Little Lighthouse Foundation evening at Villa Contenta, Palm Island. Hearts and Stars gala photos follow on 14 and 15.03.2014.
  11. 25.04.2014The 1 Year Anniversary soiree in Miami.
  • A model in a black gown on the rooftop podium at the Miami anniversary party.
  • The rooftop terrace in the dusk light before the Miami anniversary party.

Claudia Trimde

Honours and roles

  1. 06.2009Accésit (runner-up), Publication of the Year, AEEPP Awards 2009Honour
  2. 05.2011Finalist (one of five), Premios Nacionales de Marketing, 2011 edition, SME category (Marketing Association of Spain), May 2011Honour
  3. 09.2011ISTANBUL deluxe launchLaunch
  4. 05.10.2011Winner, Best Digital Publication in Spain 2011, AEEPP Awards (BARCELONA deluxe app), presented at the Real Casa de Correos, MadridHonour
  5. 2012Jury member, AEEPP Awards 2012Role
  6. 2012Speaker, WAN-IFRA World Publishing Expo / Advertising Summit, Frankfurt (2012)Role
  7. 2014Board member, AEEPP (2014)Role
  8. 2024Dame Knight, Guardia di Pace (Germany) and CCCi (Assisi-Malta)Honour
  9. 2025RYT 200, Yoga Alliance (200-hour registered yoga teacher)Credential

Le CITY deluxe on film

The Videos

Le CITY deluxe is the luxury magazine founded by Claudia Trimde in 2007. Its film archive holds interviews, launch parties of the city editions, charity days and brand films. The Miami anniversary film plays right on this page.

Le CITY deluxe USA · 25.04.2014 · Miami

1 Year Anniversary, the film

The official video of the Le CITY deluxe USA 1 Year Anniversary party, the Miami edition of the luxury magazine founded by Claudia Trimde. Filmed at the Bentley Bay Penthouse in Miami on 25.04.2014, with a fashion show by Lei Marco.

Video by Bonomotion (Bernard Bonomo). Additional footage by giamaro.com. Fashion show by Lei Marco. Running time 2:33.

In HD on YouTube @lecityorg

Events

Launch parties, charity days and tours of the city editions · 7 films

Business

Interviews · 2 films

Culture

Interviews · 1 film

Fashion

Interviews and shoots · 4 films

Gourmet

Interviews with chefs and restaurateurs · 4 films

Sports

Interviews · 2 films

Le CITY deluxe

Brand film · 1 film

Photos: Le CITY deluxe archive. Launch photographs of 10.11.2011: Rodrigo Stocco, Duda Bossolini, Anaí Ibarra.

The archive is shown as published. Anyone who would like a photo or an entry changed or removed can write to hello@lecity.org.