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.