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Thursday, November 8, 2012

The live-auction lot curated by Emmy-winning Mad Men set decorator Rena D'Angelo, including a Jonathan Adler vase.

Lights! Camera! Auction! Comes to Brooklyn

by Ava Burke | posted 1:48 pm

Film Biz Recycling, a nonprofit that works with New York’s film and television industries to recycle, repurpose, and donate used set materials, is holding its annual fundraising auction this Friday, November 9th, at the Bell House in Brooklyn.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Avant-Garde Chinese Design Showcased in London

by Tashween Ali | posted 11:46 am

This November, Themes & Variations, London’s powerhouse of Post-war and Contemporary Design, presents “Chinese Design Today.”

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Royal Botania’s Contest Winner Slated for Design Trust Art Auction

by Tashween Ali | posted 2:49 pm

Last month, Belgian outdoor furniture manufacturer Royal Botania called upon artists, designers, and creatives at large to submit designs that used the company’s curvaceous D-Lux chair as a blank canvas for its “Dress Up the D-Lux Contest.”

Monday, October 29, 2012

Hickok Cole Raises 110K for Washington Art Scene

by Staff | posted 10:21 am

Washington, D.C.-based Hickok Cole Architects recently raised a record $110,000 at their annual Art Night show, with post-event sales expected to reach $120,000.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Photographer Debby Hymowitz beautifully captured each of the chairs that were designed by the 20 interior designers, architects and design icons that generously donated their time and talent. Here, a glimpse at the chairs that are up for auction this year.

Designers Doing Good: SUITE New York’s 2012 The Pink Jalk Project

by Lauren DeBellis | posted 12:18 pm

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, SUITE New York is celebrating its third annual The Pink Project with an online auction of twenty custom GJ Chairs, originally designed by Grete Jalk in 1963.

Monday, September 24, 2012

SOFTlab, Pentagram, and Arup are the Belles of the Beaux Arts Ball

by Matthew Powell | posted 1:11 pm

Since it co-opted the annual Beaux Arts Ball in 1990, the Architectural League of New York has commissioned emerging architects to create a themed environment for the event, a lofty affair that dates back to 1913

Friday, September 21, 2012

The D-Lux chair by Royal Botania. Image courtesy of Novita Communications.

Call For Entries: “Dress Up the D-Lux” Contest

by Ava Burke | posted 3:49 pm

Belgian outdoor furniture manufacturer Royal Botania is challenging designers and artists from New York City and the tri-state area to use its D-Lux chair as a blank canvas—for a cause.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

OHNY Preview: Inside Six Designers’ Homes

by Matthew Powell | posted 11:24 am

Six participating OHNY designers and architects previewed their apartments during last week’s “What’s New What’s Next” showcase held at the New York Design Center.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Mark Goetz of TZ Design designed the “Flor House Pet Hummingbird” chair.

Fighting AIDS With Art

by Matthew Powell | posted 11:00 am

Explore the 33 works created for Interior Design and Interface’s Idea Lab 2012: Carpet Art Benefit.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Over 400 Celebrate the Idea Lab Carpet Art Benefit

by Meghan Edwards | posted 4:10 pm

More than 400 members of the A&D community came out to support Idea Lab 2012: Carpet Art Benefit, which raised nearly $16,000 with the remaining unsold pieces to be auctioned off at a later date.