There's no better way to kick off IDS than to have a party before the party. Designer pals Meredith Heron and Sonya Nesbitt-Kinkade organized a tweet-up at Nota Bene tonight as a fun way for design tweeters to get together prior to the IDS11 gala. Margot and I attended on behalf of Style at Home -- other guests included Arren Williams, Kimberley Seldon and Tracy Moore (who brought along her CityLine crew). And then, there were of course the amazing bloggers and social media fiends that we chat to every day on Twitter. It was wonderful to meet all the people behind the tweets and it's not surprising that we all had a fabulous time! So what we really want to know is -- when's the next one? A big thanks goes out to Meredith and Sonya for organizing the tweet-up, as well as all the incredible guests who attended the event. Also, the staff at Nota Bene were simply fabulous and the food was delish. And finally, a big thanks to the following groups who provided goodies and showed their support: Beauti-Tone Paints ELTE West Elm Hewlett-Packard/Palm Artemano Benjamin Moore Penny People Designs xo, Lauren