DIFFA DINING BY DESIGN 2013 - ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST SHOW

This year I was excited to be able to go to the Architectural Digest Home show with #BlogTourNYC - Modenus as a BlogTour alum. I saw some wonderful old friends and met some fantastic new designer friends from abroad amid very tasty Marys & Mimosas, a great event hosted by Veronika Miller of Modenus and the AD Home show.

Part of BlogtourNYC was DIFFA’s (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) Dining by design.. this is the part of the Architectural Digest Home show where amazing talent creates unique dining–scapes that inspire and amaze. A special treat was when Arteriors owner Mark Mousa and famed Interior Designer Barry Dixon gave us a personal tour!  The creativity this year was beyond amazing: jewel tone colors, layers of texture, bold graphics, and hints of old-world craft combined with modern touches....

Timeless geometric panels designed by BARRY DIXON for ARTERIORS 
(MARK MOUSA and BARRY DIXON in image) 



Focal wall of patterned dishes designed by MARC BLACKWELL

Colorfully graphic designed by BENJAMIN MOORE with DAVID STARK

Red Hot drama designed by NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN

Whimsical corset napkin details designed by RACHEL LAXER INTERIORS WITH ROBERT KUO

Intimacy created via Large scaled lighting element with FABRICUT 

designed by VERN YIP

Funky boot details in walls, chandelier and tablescape designed by 

KINKY BOOTS, MAYA ROMANOFF AND ROCKWELL GROUP

 

Paper walls designed by PARSONS AND 2MICHAELS

Nature inspired designed by ERIC WARNER FOR AESTHETE LTD. HOSTED BY TRACY REESE

Hershey kiss interactive wall designed by GENSLER AND HERMAN MILLER

Hollywood glamour designed by MICHAEL AMINI

Old World combined with MOD touches designed by THOM FELICIA

and my FAVE is where the walls and furniture 

were constructed out of wire hangers! Look closely....

 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY  MENTORED BY DAVID ROCKWELL AND BARRY RICHARDS

The DIFFA organization, who promotes education through the creative arts for peope suffering with AIDS, does a wonderful job organizing this event every year! For more inspiration, Click HERE for last year's Dining by Design post.