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October 21, 2022

SF Business Times
Meet 100 of the Bay Area’s fastest-growing companies
This year’s Fast 100 — the San Francisco Business Times’ annual List of the region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — come from all parts of the Bay Area and are a cross section of the industries that drive the local economy…
As for their growth trajectory, this year’s Fast 100 top out at a growth rate between 2019 and 2021 of more than 2,200%. That’s not a typo.
But from #1 to #100, they all have one thing in common: They found ways to not just survive, but to thrive, during the Covid pandemic…
August 2, 2022

San Francisco Magazine
These Are Our 2022 Best of the Bay Winners
From the hottest new restaurants to great places for weekend getaways, here are our picks for regional favorites—ready, set, explore…
Best Art, Performance, and Studio Space
Ciel Creative Space
August 16, 2021

August 5, 2021

SF Station
Ciel Creative Space Offers the East Bay Safe Environments to Be Human
Situated two blocks East of Berkeley’s Aquatic Park, the Ciel Creative Space is an artistic sanctuary for creatives to explore, collaborate, co-exist, and craft visual content and experiences.
August 3, 2021

Thrive Global
Cecilia Caparas Apelin of Ciel Creative Space: “You are you and no one can ever change that”
Your truth is unwavering and that is where you draw your confidence from because your truth is yours and now one else’s. If you’re able to accept that, you can easily do anything. As a part of our interview series called “Women Of The C-Suite , we had the pleasure of interviewing Caparas Apelin.
August 3, 2021

Nob Hill Gazette
Openings: A Creative Spin On Coworking
Ciel Creative Space feels very Berkeley — a welcome indicator that things are falling back into place. In fact, the former warehouse — transformed and reimagined as a creative studio, coworking space, event venue, gallery, cafe and boutique — seeks to be more than just a hub for artsy types.
June 23, 2021

Berkeleyside
West Berkeley creative space doubled in size during pandemic
In February 2019, when Ciel Creative Space opened its doors in a former West Berkeley print house as a place to help big companies market, promote and conduct their business, it checked off a goal set by one of its co-founders, Cecilia Caparas Apelin, back in 2012.
June 18, 2021

ETurbo News
Ciel Creative Space completes expansion of Bay area’s unique, multi-purpose studio, sound stage and artistic sanctuary
Ciel Creative Space, a unique, multi-purpose artistic sanctuary where creative minds can explore, collaborate and produce, has announced the completion of five new studios, more than doubling the space’s size to now span an entire city block.
June 17, 2021

For Immediate Release
Ciel Creative Space completes expansion of Bay area’s unique, multi-purpose studio, sound stage and artistic sanctuary
A wholly women-operated business co-founded by Cecilia Caparas Apelin and Alexis Laurent, Ciel Creative Space now encompasses over 40,000 square feet of studios and workspace designed as a haven for creatives in art, fashion, tech and entertainment to create, produce, entertain, teach and connect.
June 16, 2021

SiliconValley.com
California reopening photos: Here is what June 15 looks like in the Bay Area
With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, Bay Area residents are working, playing and celebrating.
June 15, 2021

The Mercury News
California reopening photos: Here is what June 15 looks like in the Bay Area
Today, June 15, 2021, California has officially reopened. Here in the Bay Area, we’ve been living under fluctuating coronavirus restrictions since March 2020, when a shelter-in-place order was instituted.
June 2, 2021

BayBeat
Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley Expands its Multi-Purpose Artistic Sanctuary
Ciel Creative Space is back—bigger than ever.
The unique, multi-purpose artistic sanctuary located in Berkeley is now offering more than 40,000 square feet of studios and workspace—more than twice its original size—for creatives in art, fashion, tech and entertainment to create, produce, entertain, teach and connect.
May 26, 2021

Authority Magazine
Women Of The C-Suite: Cecilia Caparas Apelin of Ciel Creative Space On The Five Things You Need To Succeed As A Senior Executive
Hire people who are aligned with your mission. One thing that I’ve done with my team, is empower them to allow their passions to come through in their work. This is when people perform the best when they feel connected, passionate, and aligned, and this is what gets us through the more difficult parts of the job.