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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Gaia&Gino Vases Raise $11K for Charity

by Staff | posted 10:00 am

The 15 limited edition vases by Gaia&Gino, based in Istanbul, Turkey, were designed by Harry Allen who had the idea for a “vase that can be dressed.”

Monday, December 19, 2011

Frank Lloyd Wright in Gingerbread

by Laurel Petriello | posted 11:00 am

This month, the Arizona Biltmore Resort played host to a gingerbread house competition, “Miracle on 24th Street,” to benefit the state’s Make-A-Wish Foundation chapter.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

10 Questions With… Jamie Drake

by Ian Volner | posted 12:00 pm

Designer and Hall of Famer Jamie Drake was at Manhattan furniture emporium Suite New York for the opening night of the Pink Swan Project. Interior Design cornered him for a bit of shoptalk.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Nordic Design Phillips de Pury Lee Mindel

Lee Mindel Stages Nordic Design Auction for Phillips de Pury

by Arlene Hirst | posted 12:00 pm

The principal of Shelton, Mindel & Associates, which just won a National Design Award from Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, the National Design Museum, has curated and designed “Important Nordic Design,” for the auction house, which will list the pieces in London on November 17.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

10 Questions With… David Mann

by Ian Volner | posted 11:00 am

The founding partner of MR Architecture + Decor takes our hard-hitting questionnaire.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

NYDC Celebrates 85th Anniversary with Annual Masquerade

by Staff | posted 12:00 pm

The 1920′s “roared” into Manhattan last Thursday night as the A&D community assembled in full costumed regalia for the 6th annual New York Design Center, celebrating the 85th anniversary year of 200 Lex.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Blaanc Borderless and Caeiro Capurso Team Up to Tackle Rural

by Nicholas Tamarin | posted 11:00 am

Inspired by the work of Mexican architect Juan José Santibañez, the two youthful firms are joining forces with the affordable housing pioneer to start Adobe for Women Association, an organization that is planning the construction of 20 sustainable houses in the indigenous village of San Juan Mixtepec, in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Rob Lowe Valspar Paint Hands for Habitat

Rob Lowe Lends a “Hand” to Rebuild Haiti with Valspar

by Staff | posted 2:00 pm

The actor and paint manufacturer unveiled Valspar Hand for Habitat, an initiative to auction the handprints of celebrities to benefit Habitat for Humanity’s relief efforts in the crumbled Port-au-Prince and neighboring towns.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Suite New York Thinks Pink for Breast Cancer

by Deborah Wilk | posted 12:49 pm

Margherita Missoni, Karim Rashid, and Kelly Hoppen are among those donating Swan-chair designs to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Evan Dando & The Lemonheads Headline DIFFA Gala

by Staff | posted 12:00 pm

DIFFA/Chicago (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS/Chicago) is cranking up the energy—and the volume—on the classic black-tie industry event by stripping away the cummerbunds and going rocker chic for its 23rd annual fete Believe Rock N Gala to kick off NeoCon.