HOLIDAY HOUSE 2014: Gala Night

reporter/photographer: Miguel Dominguez

Iris Dankner, with Honoree Myra J. Biblowit, President of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF),
and Co-chair of Holiday House, Christopher Hyland, giving a cheer to the guests at the event.

November 19 was the night of the Opening Gala at Holiday House NYC.

Everybody's mood and behavior was like that of one big family reunion on New Years Day. Great, great fun was had by all, especially me. It was one of those events where photographing the revelers really added to the merriment, not just for me, but for all of my subjects as well.

Barbara Schorr, Holiday House Director of Production and Events,
handing out rose buds to the participating designers of the show house

HOLIDAY HOUSE 2014: Interiors Review

reporter/photographer: Miguel Dominguez

November 18, on the eve of the opening night gala, Press Day at Holiday House NYC took place.

From November 20th through December 21st, at the Academy Mansion, the designer's show house benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, is one of the best holiday outings to make for an inspiring and highly enjoyable cultural treat.

ALAN TANKSLEY Reception for MATT AUSTIN

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

Alan Tanksley with Matt Austin

On April 3rd at his studio right across from the Flatiron building, Interior Designer Alan Tanksley had a wonderful get together for his friend Matt Austin, in order to promote some of Alan's very charming sculptures.

KLUB DURAVIT: A night of Jazz & Champagne with KLAUS MUELLER

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

It was raining cats and dogs the night of April 31st, but that wasn't enough to deter fun lovers from coming to a real hot Champagne party at Duravit.

German manufacturer Duravit is inviting designers and architects with a new initiative: Klub Duravit, created specifically for the design community. It's a ‘thank you’ for Duravit supporters and offers designers intimate access to the brand with special events, gifts, giveaways, and more.

ATELIER COURBET: New Designs in Textiles by ANNA KARLIN

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On May 18th, Interior Design Magazine, which had done a cover on Anna Karlin stools, arranged for a presentation of Anna's new designs in fabrics, being executed by the prestigious Hosoo of Kyoto, and what better place to do it in, than at that den of luxury, Atelier Courbet, which carries other lines of the Hosoo output among its treasures.

Anna Karlin stools

MANSION IN MAY: BLAIRSDEN Show House

reporter and photos: Miguel Dominguez

copy: Mansion in May

Just having opened on May 1st and ending on the 31st, Blairsden is the sort of venue that interior designers are always dreaming they could do from top to bottom. A lot of them would consider such privilege the highest point of their careers. Located in at the end of the New Jersey Gladstone train line and within one hour from Penn Station in New York (For information on how to get to Blairsden, please click here), it's one of the best Spring outings one can have this month, for not only seeing the beautifully designed rooms is as much a cultural experience as going to the Metropolitan Museum, but the house has an extensive terraced garden and is surrounded by acres of hilly parkland, turning the visit into a very relaxing day in the country.

As with all Show Houses, always planned to benefit charitable projects and/or organizations, this particular project of the Women's Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) benefits the expansion of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a new Pediatric Autism and Child Development Center of the Goryeb Children's Hospital at Morristown Medical Center.

AVENUE Antiques Art & Design: BEST IN SHOW

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On October 12th at the Armory on Park Avenue, four days after the grand opening of AVENUE Magazine's Antiques, Art , and Design show, a panel of five illustrious experts in the Decor industry had a discussion on the exhibited items they considered to be the best offerings of the show.

Panelists Ellie Cullman, Darren Heanult, Amanda Nisbet, and David Scott with moderator Susanna Salk standing

HOLIDAY HOUSE Kick Off Party

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

On October 22nd, the Holiday House NYC benefit for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation had its kick off party at the Academy Mansion, where the show house takes place every year. It's a nice gathering for the people and companies from all the architecture and interior decor related industries involved, before they start the hard, exhausting work of putting each of the rooms together.

Holiday House will run from November 21st to December 18th, with their Gala Opening on November 20th, which I already covered and will be posting in the near future with a link to this article as well.

Holiday House Co-chair Christopher Hyland with Founder/Chair Iris Dankner  flank Sara Gore.
To see article of Hyland Magazine's awards event, click here

JOHN LYLE New Designs in Luxury Furniture

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

John Lyle shows off his wall sculptures and a
treasure of a side table with a quartz top

John Lyle is a sculptor/designer who specializes in luxurious appointments for the home. Most of his pieces, including furniture, are hand made of metal (he's very partial to bronze), but he also likes to play with more organic materials such as shagreen and linen on some of his pieces.

So, on July 24, Holly Hunt, the showroom where some of his work is on display, had a rather intimate (read exclusive) presentation, unveiling his newest designs for his friends on the trade.

INTEGRATING ANTIQUES IN CONTEMPORARY SETTINGS

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

April 30th was the date when Agostino Antiques, Ltd. had a presentation to discuss the incorporation of antiques in contemporary interior design, taking place in their showroom at the Decoration & Design Building.

ALTAGAMMA: ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY EXCELLENCE 20th Anniversary Book Launch

reporter: Miguel Dominguez  •  text: Rizzoli

Cristina Morozzi, who curated the Altagamma Collection,
with Armando Branchini, the Vice Chairman of Fondazione Altagamma

M to M of M/M (Paris) book signing

reporter: Miguel Dominguez

The Payne Whitney House, which is the official venue for the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, was the place where Rizzoli New York had a book signing on March 3rd.

M to M of M/M (Paris) was the book featured, a 528 page monograph from the Design Studio of Mathias Augustinyak and Michaël Amzalag, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. This book records hundreds of their projects in Fashion, Music, Art, Graphics, and Visual Styling. In it are featured collaborations with a spectrum of creative worlds, including fashion works with Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Yohji Yamamoto; music works with Benjamin Biolay, Björk, Kanye West and Madonna; magazines such as Vogue Paris, Arena Homme+ and Interview; art projects and exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern and Guggenheim Museum.