the 2nd Annual Take A Seat is in the works, with a visual recap of last year's chairs!

For the love of design, 

creativity, 

collaboration 

and worthwhile causes...
please Save The Date 
Wednesday, May 14th 
for the 2nd annual IFDA NY 
Take A Seat chair charity auction


Plus, a look back at last year's gorgeous chairs, 
works of art created by talented designers and artists...

Rose Hittmeyer (right); Andrea Mihalik & Janell Wysock (left)

Christine Baumann (left) and Lois Croce (right)

Dwayne Clark & Bob Gaynor 

 This year, we promise a spectacular evening with special chairs designed by some of NYC's finest designers.  Please check out more sublime chairs from last year's first event in order to stir our creativity...

Scott Hohl (left); Andrea Algaze (right)

Irwin Feld (left); Anna Israel (right)  

 Nancy Fire (left); Stacy Garcia (right)

Mary Little (left); Jessica Geller & Virginia Toledo (right) 

Rose Ott (left); Florence Perchuk (right)

 Sarah Sarna & Tina Ramchandani (left); Sam Simon (right)

                 Michael Tavano (left); Tamara Stephenson (right)

Claudia Giselle Tejeda (left); Sara Touijer (right)

 Karim Rashid (left); Katharine Wood (right) 

Well, there you have a full visual recap of last year's chairs photographed just before they were auctioned off to an enthusiastic crowd.  We hope you will join us on May 14 for this special evening.  Please stop back soon for sneak peeks of this year's chairs while they are transformed by a talented bunch. 
Invitations coming soon!

IFDA NY Chapter members and friends meet up for cocktails!

written by IFDA NY board member 
Tamara Matthews-Stephenson

Let me tell you about

IFDA NY Chapter's
 Cocktails,

Conversation
& Connections

 Each month we organize a get-together at one of

NYC's fun and festive cocktail lounges. 
Our past CCC events have been at hot spots,
the Gansevoort
the Hurricane Club
 the Whaler's bar
the Top Of The Strand 

  last evening's meet up of IFDA NY chapter members and friends 

at the Whaler's Bar in midtown's Madison Towers

Check out my Out On The Town with IFDA 
pinterest board

If you have not attended one of our casual, fun evenings where

we meet to share a cocktail, talk "shop" and

connect after a day at the office,
we hope you
will join us soon.

 Our CCCs are a perfect opportunity to meet other

like-minded design industry folks.

the Strand in NYC

Take a look at friends who turned up to 
some of our past cocktail meet ups:

We hope to see you at
our next 
Cocktails, Conversations & Connections
stay tuned for the information here on the blog, 
as well as on our Facebook page!