Phillip's Modern And Contemporary Editions Preview

On Saturday October 26, Phillips hosted an art reception featuring top contemporary work that was up for auction at their Park Avenue gallery. 

The Art of The Table Event

The art of the table event was a ceremony of tablescapes by designers Kent Brasloff, Schoeller + Darling, Michael Tavano and Darrin Varden in conjunction with Lenox and Bilotta's kitchen vignettes.  It was an appropriate setting for the delicious passed hors d'oeuvres and drinks. The event, which took place at the A&D building was also hosted by Traditional Home Magazine. 

Pool Side New York Magazine + Celebrity Cruises

On August 7th, the New York Magazine and Celebrity Cruises hosted their summer party at The Dream Hotel.  Amongst the fun goodies by celebrity cruises (towels and sunglasses) were some delicious vegetarian bites and amazing cocktails by Mixologist Junior Merino, "The Liquid Chef" (one of the best and most creative drinks I've ever had, ever).

ICFF 2013

Petta Thompson Wall Coverings 

Some ICFF 2013 highlights in pictures with some after-trade-show fun in Soho:

Design Event at Pallas Fabrics Showroom

On May 15,  KI furnishings and Pallas Textiles invited interior designers into their Chelsea showroom to create lap top bags with their collection of textiles. It was exciting to discover the beautiful selection of Pallas fabrics while deciding which patterns to choose to create a personalized hand bag. Stay tuned to preview my finished product in 6 weeks!

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.