Remember those "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays we had to write back in the day? We prompted eleven emerging and advanced designers from SPACE to get a jump on theirs.

From Marques'Almeida-who took their entire team to Greece for an all-office off-site to end all off-sites-to Amanda Phelan, whose rooftop garden looks like a Brooklyn Zen Club Med, we had some of our favorite brands tell us about their version of fun and sun.

Summer anthem: "Stillness Is the Move" by Dirty Projectors

Summer menu: Seared tuna on the grill with a glass of Bandol Rosé

Summer anthem: "Walking Into Sunshine" (Larry Levan Remix) by Central Line

Summer menu: Margaritas and seafood on the barbecue

JACKIE VILLEVOYE, JUPE BY JACKIE

Summer anthem: "Cucurrucucu Paloma" by Caetano Veloso

Summer drink: Fresh grapefruit juice

CHRISTELLE KOCHER, KOCHÉ

Summer uniform: Koché jersey dress or big, long white vintage men's shirt in cotton piqué with big, baggy Koché shorts in jersey. Or, swimsuit and thongs.

Summer menu: Juicy tomatoes with good olive oil (you can't beat that) and a glass of natural red wine from Corsica or a daiquiri, the Cuban way-so fresh.

Summer anthem: I had a really good summer the year "I'm On One" by DJ Khaled came out and it was playing everywhere. So probably that because when I listen to it, I remember that summer.

Summer menu: A Shirley Temple is nonalcoholic but still great.

READ: the complete feature on SPACE Bar

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-Laura Cassidy