The 2017 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala Showcases An "All That Glitters" Event

The Annual Lenox Hill Neighborhood Gala 

written by Board Member, Su Hilty

 David Kleinberg

posing with the root cellar designs' duo at their table

Young Huh; Alix Lerman

It was a glitzy, glamorous night last Tuesday on April 18, 2017 as the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala hosted their annual black-tie fete.  The event is hosted each year at the historic, former bank in Grand Central Station, now Cipriani 42.  The space sets the tone with its gorgeous architecture and soaring ceilings.  Renowned interior designers and artists from all over the United States are invited to decorate a table and using the annual theme as their guide.  This year, 40 tables were turned out in the "All That Glitters" theme showing extravagant and creative designs.  

While I did not meet John Manice, long-time Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Board Member; I did have the opportunity to chat with renowned interior designer and Design Committee leader Geoffrey Bradfield, one of the two people honored during the evening.

Take a look at my recap of the fabulously designed tablescapes, each uniquely different, but truly inspired by this year's theme. While my focus was on the tables, I did manage to highlight a few designers and supporters.

Let the magic continue...please enjoy the overview.  I do hope you'll plan to attend the gala in 2018, and not only to support this wonderful neighborhood house, but in support of the talented design community, our dear designer friends and associates! For more inspiration, please follow hashtags #LHNHgala on social media.

About Lenox Hill Neighborhood House:
Since 1894, the Neighborhood House has served those in need who live, work or attend school on the Upper East Side.  It provides an extensive array of effective and integrated human services—social, educational, legal, health,housing, mental health, nutritional and fitness—which significantly improve the lives of 15,000 people in need each year.

 Michael Wainwright

Selina van der Veest

 Roric Tobin

 Andrea Stark

 McMillen, Inc.

 Byron C. James

Cathy Kincaid

 Rebecca Vizard

 Louis Navarette

Sedgewick & Brattle

 Paloma Contreras

 Dennis Rolland

 Villalobos Desio

 New York School of Interior Design

 Janus et Cie

 Grace Rosenstein

About IFDA
The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA), founded in New York City in 1947 and now with 14
chapters worldwide, provides a professional forum for communication and interaction among its high-profile members.

The IFDA, a nonprofit volunteer-run association, also promotes career advancement and educational opportunities and is structured to increase public awareness of the furnishings and design industry through specialized programming, networking and service to the community.

IFDA NY and Designer Lighting Forum (DLF) event at Hafele Showroom was enlightening and educating about new technologies in lighting

If you missed the recent IFDA/DLF event, 

you missed out! But, no worries we have the details to bring you regarding last week's lighting workshop at the Hafele Showroom called  

The Illuminating Residential Projects II 

The Designer Lighting Forum of NY (DLFNY) hosted this event and workshop at the Hafele Showroom on 26th Street in New York City, and an impressive crowd turned out.  The event catered to residential designers, and served to educate those in the industry on the basics of lighting design, including color temperature, color-rendering index (CRI), lumens, heat output, line vs. low voltage, and other key considerations for understanding lighting design as it relates to interior design. Please check out the conversations over on social media by following the conversations using hashtag 

#DLFNY

Lead by experts in the industry, the professionals worked in small groups with attendees to explore different light sources and how they interact with common household materials. Hands-on experience with the different lamps (LED, incandescent, and halogen) made it easy to assimilate the technical differences between each light source.

We learned that the Philips bulb is an impressive LED replacement bulb for incandescent lights.  It's clear, cool and dims warm like a much loved incandescent.

See what a few who attended the workshop 
had to say about the experience...

"I took a series of lighting classes with my degree but in my experience no one has ever made understanding photometrics so easy.  Beyond that, I learned much about LED lighting - what to look for and what to be wary of when specifying products.  The DLF Hafele event wasn't just about information sharing, it was about empowering people to use it!"
-Andrea Brodfuehrer, 
Principal von b interiors, Inc.
IFDA NY Chapter President

"This was a MUST SEE for any and all interior designers needing a bit of guidance and understanding of emerging lighting trends, technological innovations, and product development."

-Principal interior designer Charles Pavarini III

"We are entering a stage in lighting design where every designer who specifies lighting will need to be well versed in the three C's of light: Color, Control and Consistency of light quality.  I think the DLF event at Hafele was a great start to help people understand the C's and hopefully attendees walked away with an increased comfort with the technology."
-John Newman, Principal LOOP Lighting

An expert in the lighting field, 
John lead the Hafele workshop,

Please Mark Your Calendar 
for two upcoming events hosted by the Hafele showroom 

on March 18th & 19th:

Celebrate “ SPRING” and The Architectural Digest Home Show with Hafele:

on

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Reception : 5:30 pm

Presentations: 6:00pm

Hafele NY Showroom Spring Event 

5:30pm – 8:30pm  

presentation featuring these 2 Industry Game Changers.   

Michela O’Connor Abrams, President of Dwell Media

The New Face of Affluence

Joe Wheeler, Associate Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design

FutureHAUS” -  The Kitchen of the Future  1.0 AIA LU

AND,

Thursday , March 19    

5:00pm – 9:30 pm

Open House Celebration 

for the Architectural Digest Home Show

Cocktails & Appetizers

Join us  in sharing good food, drink and great company. 

Come meet Kitchen Manufactures, Dealers, Designers and Hafele Experts.