IIDA NY Sustainable Quilt Auction

Creativity and sustainability came in the form of custom quilt designs at IIDA's 7th Annual Sustainable Quilt Auction on 3/25/15. The event was held at the Open House Galley in SoHo, and celebrated all participants who collaborated to create usable quilts out of discarded fabric samples. This year's auction is benefiting Be Original Americas. 

Luxe's Gold List at Roche Bobois

Roche Bobois hosted an exclusive and vibrant evening along with Luxe Magazine last Thursday 3/13/15 to celebrate the 2015 Gold List. A live band played on ground level, while a DJ mixed beats under various glistening disco balls on the lower level facing the photo booth. Hors d'oeurvres were copious and the red carpet was busy. There were many bars located throughout the beautifully designed showroom, and a lot of space for guests to move and mingle. Easels were set up and designers were invited to paint their creativity on a canvas. The winner will get their creation printed on a textile to be used by Roche Bobois... (crossing fingers).    

Apparatus Studio Showroom Opening

On January 30th, Apparatus Studio stylishly celebrated  their grand showroom opening. Every angle of their beautifully designed showroom provided visual intrigue, from the displays to the bar and the presentation of the exquisite catering by Pinch Food Design.

29th Annual Hall of Fame

Interior Design’s  29^th Annual Hall of Fame took place at the Waldorf Astoria on December 4^th 2013.  It is the most anticipated event of the design world, celebrating prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to the design industry. Inductees who received an award this year include: Paul Masi and Harry Bates of Bates Masi+ Architects; Collin Burry of Gensler, Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu and Design Republic. A special Leadership Award went to Kenneth Wampler of The Alpha Workshops. 

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.

Game Changers for Metropolis at Axor

A group of six designers selected by Metropolis Magazine gathered with industry friends to celebrate Metropolis's 'Game Changers 2013'.  The event took place at Axor in the Meatpacking District. Game changers is an annual awards ceremony presented by Metropolis Magazine to honor designers who have presented innovative ideas for significant projects.

Game Changers definition written on the wall.

Hearst Designer Visions Opening Party

Designers on the red carpet at the Hearst Designer Visions Opening Party. 

Three magazines Elle Decor, House Beautiful and Veranda sponsored three top interior designers Matthew Patrick Smith, David Rockwell and Anthony Todd to decorate three distinctive apartments at 250 West Street, a former Hudson River waterfront warehouse for Hearst's annual event: Designer Visions. The installations were used as the setting for a film competition called "The 48 Hour Film Project" in which six film makers have to write and execute their films on location in just 48 hours. In the elite crowd of interior designers, editors and publicists we also met some of the actual  actors of the films produced which will premiere in October 29 at the 48 Hour Film Festival. 

Contemporary Ceramics Show at Cocolobo

On January 24th, Cocobolo held a party to celebrate their newly expanded space in the Lower East Side and to show their collection of hand crafted ceramics. Previously featured in Elle Decor, The collection includes lighting, furniture, sculptures, tiles and decorative objects. The event showed work from the following artists: Ayano Ohmi, Colleen Carlson, Stacy Cushman, Susue Goodelman, Sguzue Imai, Young Mi Kim, Peter Lane & Michelle Quan. 

Decorative objects and sculptures in ceramic

Living Art & Live Cooking at Bolon's Grand Launch

Models Performing at Bolon's Grand Launch

On January 24, 2013, Tribeca set the stage for Bolon's private grand launch of their NY showroom and headquarters. Guests were greeted with fantastic visuals that filled the venue with drama, a full bar, an exquisite food selection cooked right in the showroom, and the perfect setting for quality mingle.

Networking in Office Space at the Humanscale + Inspace Event

Photographs of offices spaces featured over the fireplace.

On Tuesday January 23rd, Inscape and Humanscale hosted a networking event for the design industry to show their line of innovative office design products. Humanscale office products are ergonomically designed to increase productivity, improve worker comfort and reduce injuries at the workplace. Inspace specializes in manufacturing smart office systems.

Novo Art's "Spice It Up" After Work Event

Mingling at the Novo Arts studio.

On January 15th,  Novo Arts hosted their "Spice It Up"  cocktail reception for designers at their east village showroom loft. Novo Arts is a multimedia art provider and fine art consulting firm. Designers and architects from top NYC firms filled the room while previewing the Novo Arts collection. The atmosphere was festive and inspiring, hosting the perfect ambiance for some quality afterwork networking and great conversation. 

The Equus Project Event at Ligne Roset

On January 8th, Ligne Roset hosted a cocktail party for The Equus Project in their Soho furniture showroom.  The event event was "an experience for all the senses."

“Natives”, part of Roberto Dutesco’s The Wild Horses of Sable Island Series

Holiday Party at Moroso in Soho

Designers get together at the Moroso holiday party in Soho.

Moroso refreshed their Soho showroom with a Holiday event for designers on December 20. A long day of work called for yet another holiday event and of course seeing new furniture is something to get excited about. Moroso is  collection of high quality Italian seating furniture that is edgy and whimsical.  Not only are these chairs and sofas well made and fun to look at, they also have a green factor. Moroso's furniture production process is environmentally conscious, nonpolluting, while using materials that are natural or as recyclable as possible.  Some favorites are highlighted below:

Urban Farms at the Greenbuild Event with Metropolis Magazine

Urban Farms are a thing of now and Brooklyn Grange taught us just that during a presentation at the Metropolis magazine  Green Build event at the Davis Warshow showroom in Soho on December 11.

Designing for a Cause: ScaleAFRICA

On August 2, ScaleAFRICA, a non profit organization dedicated to rebuilding schools in rural sub-Saharan Africa, held their third annual summer benefit at the LES's Above Allen at the Thomspon Hotel. There was an online auction of exciting gifts, including VIP tickets to Jay-Z's concert at the Barclays Center, admission to the show Sleep No More, and a vacation to Punta Cana, among others. The night culminated with a wonderful sunset performance by artist Reggie Watts. To find out more about Scale Africa's mission visit www.scaleafrica.org/

The Rooftop Lounge "Above Allen" at The Thompson Hotel in the LES

Bacardi was one of the event sponsors

SCALEAfrica founders Erinn McGurn and  Guy Baron

Sign up lists for the auction

With Reggie Watts

Reggie Watts performed at the event

Guests enjoying the sunset before the performance

The Ambiance at the SCALEAfrica Summer Benefit.

Olympic Themed Pool Party at Duravit

On Wednesday July 25th, Duravit converted their Madison avenue showroom into a pool party themed Olympic celebration along with swim footage, Olympic trivia, and all American sliders! Duravit is a supplier of bathroom ceramics, accessories and fixtures. Archtizer and Duravit's aquatic event was held in the perfect location... When it is time to re-do your bathroom in high style, visit Duravit for inspiration!

The tubs at Duravit were filled with beach balls! 

Hampton Designer Showhouse Preview Gala 2012

Presented by Traditional Home Magazine to benefit the Southhampton Hospital, the Hampton Designer Showhouse opens annually to the public to showcase high style interiors by A-list interior designers. The designers had less than 3 weeks to prepare their spaces. Noticeable design trends in the house are the use Mongolian sheepskin rugs and analogous colors schemes. This year’s showcase took place at 80 flying point road, with an exclusive opening preview gala on Saturday evening. The event was elegantly catered with live piano music by the pool.