Private Belgian Chocolate Design & Tasting at Neuhaus

Belgian Chocolate Neuhaus NYC location at 500 Madison Avenue

High end contract furniture supplier D'apostrpohe invited some of their favorite interior designers to participate in an absolutly hands on presentation held by luxury Belgian chocolate shop Neuhaus on March 28th. The private after-work event consisted of 6 designers learning about the history of Nehaus as well as tasting their popular assortment. Wearing an apron and chef hats, we each customized our very own oversized chocolate egg, filling it with more chocolates and decorating it with chocolate frosting. 

Dining by Design: DIFFA 2013 Tablescapes

An AR favorite designed by Ali Tayar
for Interior Design Magazine & Wolf Gordon

The annual Dining by Design tablescapes for DIFFA took place at this years Architectural Digest Home Show at Pier 94 from March 21-23. The tablescapes represented the creative vision of each participating designer or organization. The Dining by Design media sponsors were: The New York Times, Manhattan Magazine and Architectural Digest. The theme this year was sustainability, with the hopes that each designer will repurpose or recycle as much of the installation as possible.  The tables and designs ranged from very simple and plain to absolutely creative.  All the tables are featured below.

Ralph Rucci's Launch Party at Holly Hunt

Thursday March 7 was a particularly busy night for the interior design social scene as many popular design showrooms throughout NYC opened by their doors late to host cocktail industry gatherings at the same time.  Holly Hunt's showroom hosted an interesting event, we wanted to be there and were also excited about Ralph Ruccis's new furniture line. 

Hijo Nam's Opening Reception at The Gabarron

Repurposing common elements for fine art happens in Hijo Nam's art pieces, inspired by mysterious landscapes and spiritual motifs.  Hijo Nam exhibited her collection 'Cicles" at The Gabarron Foundation, Carriage House Center for the Arts with an opening reception that reached capacity followed by a performance by Argentinean Tango Music composer, Piazzolla.