IFDA NY chapter friends turn out for the annual Benajamin Moore HUE awards

IFDA NY Chapter's 

Recap of the stunning 

Benjamin Moore 2014 HUE® Awards

Benjamin Moore CEO Michael Searle with

honorees Trina Turk & Martin Lawrence Bullard

IFDA board members 

Tamara Stephenson & Claudia Giselle

select snapshots courtesy IFDA's Deborah Martin

IFDA NY members Deborah Martin, Gregory Allen Kramer & friends

IFDA board members Andrea Algaze & Deborah Martin with honoree Mario Buatta (The Prince of Chintz)

 IFDA NY Take A Seat chair contributor designer 

Gregory Allen Cramer with Deborah Martin

 Simon Doonan kept the audience giggling throughout the evening!

designer Patrick Hamilton; Claudia Giselle & Martin Lawrence Bullard.

A big shout out to IFDA NY's Silver Sponsor Benjamin Moore.  We are pleased to announce the 2014 Benjamin Moore annual HUE dinner and award ceremony was festive and fun.  Each year the paint company generously honors talents in the industry for their usage of color.  This year's event was set in the  Highline Ballroom in New York City with Simon Doonan (Barneys Creative Ambassador-at-Large) on stage leading the charge.  There were many IFDA NY chapter members and friends of the chapter in attendance.  

Six designers were awarded with live music performances by Nate Campany & The Serenade.  For the first time, Benjamin Moore partnered with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA, non-profit trade association of America’s fashion) to introduce a new category to the HUE Awards, the CFDA Trailblazer Award.  Fashion designer Trina Turk was recognized for her exceptional use of color in her designs that extend from fashion to home collections. Others honored include Jeff Andrews Design, EverGreene Architectural Arts, Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design, Bergmeyer Associates, Mario Buatta. For more details, check the Benjamin Moore write up here.

Noted IFDA NY chapter members and friends attended and just to name a few -- Deborah Martin, Andrea Algaze, Claudia Giselle, Tamara Stephenson, Gregory Allen Cramer, Darren Varden, Patrick Hamilton, Hearst's Kate Kelly Smith, Jamie Drake, Bob Upton!

IFDA NY member, Jamie Drake brings Hollywood glamour to the 7th Annual Designer Visions Showhouse

the 7th annual 

Designer Visions Showhouse 

with views from

Jamie Drake's project for 

for House Beautiful magazine.

written and photographed by Tamara Matthews-Stephenson

IFDA NY Chapter member, Jamie Drake has been a great support to the IFDA NY Chapter over the years, and we continue to be his fan.  We are lucky to have gotten a sneak preview of Drake's designs at the 

Designer Visions Showhouse where he brings his sophisticated sense of color and combining for House Beautiful magazine in this lovely, historic Art Deco building, Walker Tower in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.  The home is a homage to color, Art Deco sensibilities, and yet it feels fresh and new.  These pink colored walls are pure perfection, and Benjamin Moore's paint sets the tone for an elegant, sophisticated interior.  

Jamie Drake’s muse for the design is a “Client” who works at a major fashion magazine.  She is edgy, elegant and exudes a timeless sensibility.  She is the granddaughter of the entertainer, Josephine Baker, and loves to entertain at home with her daughter.  

paint sources: throughout apartment walls and trims painted by Jonathan Kutzin of America Painting. The trim & ceilings throughout painted in Opal Aura: Semi-Gloss & Flat, and unstained doors Teal in Semi-Gloss;  living room walls Salmon Peach from Color Preview Collection by Benjamin Moore Paint.

House Beautiful is known for profiling designers with a great sense of color, and it is no surprise they invited Drake and his team to design this apartment.

sources: Paramount Sofa in Onyx Fabric by Glant with Metallic Cord with Tape in Antique Gold Trim from Samuel & Sons by Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman.  Pillows (on Sofa) Covered in Couture Atelier Metallique N 13 in Noir D’Or Fabric by Glant with Fine Metallic Twist in Braun Gold Trim by Samuel & Sons, Barbados in Garden Multi Fabric from Donghia, and New Silk Twill in Sea Coral Fabric from Jim Thompson by Arabelle Taggart

Nenuphar Table Black Patinated Bronze Hubert le Gall 21^st21st

period chairs in the dining room set the tone

sources: Antique Deco Chairs Covered Fadini Borghi’s Palmarola Anice, Pierre Frey

Round Henry Dining Table w/Andes Granite Top, Bronze Base Egg Collective 

  We have an even deeper respect for Drake after taking note that he allows his design team to shine, giving them creative license and crediting them for their work.  

 The apartment boasts incredible views. the above light fixture on of Drake's designs

While on the topic of supporting designers, 

we hope you will attend our IFDA NY chapter annual 

Rising Stars of Design event, 

which will be in the stellar Christopher Guy showroom in New York City in November.  

Details here soon, 

but please mark your calendar for

November 19!

Congratulations to Jamie and his team!