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The 41st Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House

The 2013 Kips Bay Designer Showhouse

The 41st Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House opened its door last Tuesday, May 7th and will stay open to the public until Tuesday, June 4th. Eighteen of the nation’s most celebrated interior designers and architects participated in this year’s show house. Each designer spent weeks transforming an assigned space of the impressive Sharp Townhouse, at 161 East 64th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues in one of New York City’s most picturesque neighborhoods.


The 2013 participating designers and architects include: Andrew Suvalsky Designs, Barbara Ostrom Associates, Christopher Peacock, Dineen Architecture + Design PC, Eve Robinson Associates, Felicia Zwebner Design, Garcia / Maldonado, Inc., Gomez Associates, Huniford Design Studio, Jack Levy Design, Judy King Interiors, Kathryn M. Ireland Textiles & Design, Kristen McGinnis Design Inc., Monica Rich Kosann Photography, Nievera Williams Design, Robert Brown Interior Design, Sara Story Design, Stephen Mooney Interiors, West Chin Architect, PLLC.

“We are honored to have such an accomplished team of designers and architects and look forward to seeing how each chooses to transform their assigned room. With this impressive team, we hope to surpass this year’s fund-raising goal for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club which has a tremendous impact on both our region and the nation’s youth.” Bunny Williams, celebrated interior designer, and this year’s showhouse chair.
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Out On The Town: This Month’s Hottest Events

Clockwise: David Patrick Columbia and Vyna St. Phard (Doyle New York), Felicia Zwebner, Bryant Keller, Jennifer Duneier (Irene Mamiye Gallery), Thom Filicia (Mandarin Hotel), Solstiss Lace showroom, Nicky Haslam and Vyna St. Phard (Baroncelli), Irene Mamiye 
and Stephen Dweck (Irene Mamiye Gallery).

Kips Bay President’s Dinner
One week ago at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the annual Kips Bay President’s Dinner raised over $500,000 for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. It was a great evening that gathered New York’s influencers and design elite including Dennis Basso, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Tony Ingrao, Randy Kemper, Vicente Wolf, Thom Filica, Bunny Williams, Margaret Russell, Mario Buatta, Richard and Marcia Mishaan, Jim Lebenthal, and James Huniford, among many others. The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club choir also treated guests to two performances throughout the evening, the first was ’96,000’ from the Broadway hit In The Heights, the second was ‘The Prayer’, originally performed by Andrea Bocelli.

James Druckman, Tony Ingrao, Margaret Russell, Randy Kemper, Richard Mishaan, Jennifer Steinbrenner, Bunny Williams, Jamie Drake, Daniel Quintero
Tony Ingrao, Margaret Russell, Randy Kemper
Richard Mishaan, Margaret Russell
Thom Filicia
Bunny Williams
Richard Mishaan, Marcia Mishaan
Mario Buatta, Patricia Sovern
Susan Henshaw Jones, James Lebanthal
Jennifer Steinbrenner, Daniel Quitero
Michael Bruno, Lizzy Fraser, Mario Buatta
Kips Bay Boys & Girls
Photo courtesy Patrick McMullan
Irene Mamiye Soho Gallery Opening
New York-based artist Irene Mamiye opens a gallery space at 89 Spring Street in Soho to showcase her fine art photography, furniture from the Chroma Collection, design and video. Mamiye is best known for incorporating various digital imaging techniques into her fine art photography. Inspired by light, color and movement, her work explores the intricate relationship between her complex personal history, the camera’s unique relation to reality, and the visionary possibilities of digital imaging. Mamiye’s work has been exhibited in prestigious national venues, including: Phillips De Pury & Company, Sotheby’s, Art Basel/Miami, HW Gallery in Naples, Hamburg Kennedy NY and East Hampton, 212 Gallery in Aspen, and Cheryl Hazan Gallery NY. 
Irene Mamiye
Irene Mamiye Gallery in Soho
Irene Mamiye and Stephen Dweck
Felicia Zwebner and Charles Mamiye
Bryant Keller and Suzanne Eason
Alberto Villalobos and Mercedes Desio
Dana and Jennifer Duneier
Felicia Zwebner, Bryant Keller, Jennifer Duneier
Randall Tarasuk and Charles Pavarini III
Jack Lynch and Steven Stolman
Michael Gabriel and Eric Hilton
Elyse Mamiye
Nina Reeves and Beth Mitchell
Alyson Mamiye, Lisa Mitchell and Nicole Cohen

Photos courtesy Norbert Schramm