The Kips Bay President's Dinner

A crowd of prominent design elite, philanthropists, fashion designers and socialites gathered at Cipriani last night to celebrate the 44th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House and the organization's 100th milestone year of service. Simon Doonan was the emcee and notable guests included Martha Stewart, Aerin Lauder, Margaret Russell, Bunny Williams, Thom Filicia, Jaime Drake and Johnathan Adler. The black tie event raised over $900,00 to fund after school programs for over 11,000 children the Bronx Club supports.

Affordable Art Fair Favorites and Trends 2016

Every year there is a trend at the Affordable Art Fair that follows you home. This year's big trends were: 1) Found objects, 2) Black heavy frames 3)Interactive Art (scroll to the end for this one!) Expect to see paintings on mirrors and a variety of untraditional mediums. Athol Whitmore, for example paints on found materials. Also, by not looking closely at some of the pieces you were sure to miss something. It was a fun show! Below are some of the favorites:

Kips Bay Pre-Renovation Celebration

The Pre-Renovation celebration for the Kips Bay 44th Annual Decorator Showhouse took place on Thursday March 31st at The Carlton House Townhouse. With an "under construction" theme, designers mingled through the house previewing the spaces before the grand transformation.