Behind The Scenes Factory Tour - M&S Schmalberg Flowers | La Vacanza Travel

Behind The Scenes Factory Tour - M&S Schmalberg Flowers

Duration: 45 minutes
Destination: United States, New York, New York City
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  • 45 minutes
  • New York City
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

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.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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Stop At: New York City Center, 131 W 55th St Between 6th and 7th, New York City, NY 10019-5306

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.

Duration: 45 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Your purchase covers the tour of the factory. No gratuity or additional purchasing is required.
  • Entry/Admission - New York City Center

Exclusions
  • 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

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A small amount of walking is involved. The entire tour is confined to our NYC Factory
  • Stroller accessible
  • 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)
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

242 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA


Departure Time

10:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

45 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Jane_F

24 Apr, 2024

2 person tour. Seeing the process of making beautiful flowers in the actual factory. Everything was done by hand. Meeting the workers and seeing the whole set up. Friendliness of everyone.

Bret_A

15 Dec, 2023

Such a lovely surprise this tour was. Was fascinating how much goes into making these beautiful flowers of all shapes and sizes. I highly recommend this tour if you are traveling to NYC!

Jade_M

06 Mar, 2023

I had a brief stay in New York City and decided to give this a try as it seems something unique and different to do. I'm glad I did! Definitely a fun and educational experience. I have no fashion background and was just looking for interesting things to do during my brief trip, and I had a great time. You really get to see the whole factory and production process behind how they make beautiful fabric flowers. My guide was extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic, it felt like he was very excited to give me the tour and show me what they do! He demonstrated specific parts of the process, as well as specific products and how they are crafted. At the end I was allowed to pick out a souvenir flower and shop around for more if I wanted. Side note, the location can be a bit hard to find - it's inside a building with several businesses and isn't really obvious from the street, so you will want to pay attention to directions.

Fern_R

06 May, 2022

The history of the company and watching in real time how the flowers are made. Adam was spectacular!

Valerie_F

14 Dec, 2021

This was amazing. Loved meeting the owner. He was super friendly and spent a lot of time speaking to us. This is truly an art. Best part of the day!

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