Galleries: Trends & Inspirations
The Art of the Tabletop
This year’s DINING BY DESIGN (DBD) vignettes and tabletops at the Architectural Digest Design Show were awe inspiring. The annual fundraiser helps fight HIV/AIDS and is hosted by DIFFA – the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. DBD raises nearly one million dollars annually and hosts thousands of designers, notable guests and avid supporters. Photos by Alan Berry
INC Architecture & Design
“Us Is More”
Imperfect patches of color converge to create a playful landscape. These vibrant, expressive gestures elevate simple forms and materials. Alone, they are rather unremarkable, but together they are unforgettable. At this table, and at life’s core, us is always more.
Black Artists + Designers Guild
She carries the love and ruin of man in the belly of her eyes. Between life and death on the brink of disappearance. Our theme represents the silent hope binding us together. If she is diminished, the whole is compromised.
Damour Drake presents Kingston Design Connection
Damour Drake designed a dining room inspired by the Hudson Valley. Owner/principal designer Maryline Damour developed Kingston Design Connection, a program to showcase Hudson Valley design. The room includes art and furnishings by artists and makers working in the region.
David Scott Interiors for Roche Bobois
David Scott Interiors and Roche Bobois invite guests to an elemental dining experience aboard a luxury liner cruising the Atlantic. Thoughtfully crafted for modern entertaining, an ambient seating area splashed with hues of ocean blue and warm sunshine yellow transitions to a dining area that evokes natural light reflecting onto wave-like water formations.
Felderman Keatinge + Associates
“No Dream Is Too High” – Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, Felderman Keatinge + Associates believes this symbolizes the human ability to dream infinitely and achieve greatly. Drawings by Stanley Felderman depict a future world.
Gensler + Knoll + EvensonBest
“You Are Beautiful” is a celebratory reminder to all those individuals living with HIV/AIDS that they are BEAUTIFUL both inside and out, that they deserve enduring happiness and most importantly, that they are not alone in their fight.
Herman Miller + Studios Architecture + WB Wood
An obsessive examination of what makes dining experiences authentic: personal connections built within a digital world; tensions between craft + technology; the gaze/dining as voyeurism; experimenting with materials as tangible and emotional design elements; a study of the ideal table shape to foster communications.
IA Interior Architects “Past + Present + Future”
It has been 35 years since the discovery of the AIDS virus in 1984. Since that time, we have seen a tremendous increase in awareness, education, activism and enhanced treatments but still have a journey ahead. Our room celebrates how far we have come and examines how much more there is to do.
Interior Design Magazine
“Together in Unity!”
Continuing our use of bold graphics and inspiring messages, this year’s table urges you to see the good in others and help those in need – truly the symbol of what we need in today’s world.
Lucinda Loya Interiors
Named one of Vogue’s 125 influential tastemakers and one of Salonniere’s best party hosts, interior designer Lucinda Loya envisioned a stunning kitchen to bring together her passion for dining and entertaining. A partnership with German Kitchen Center and Luceplan, the contemporary culinary space will encompass the beauty and comfort of making guests feel welcomed and the host at ease.
McKenzie Liautaud | Robert Verdi
Where the river meets the sea, jewelry designer @MckenziLiautaud and tastemakers @RobertVerdi invite you to marvel at the beauty of pearls and the creatures that create them. Guests perch on pearl stools at a table set with silver and crystal beneath twinkling stars.
Novitá Communications
Our installation aims to connect the power of reading with the feeling of empathy. In a time when information is consumed at lightning speed, it is important to remember the influence and role of reading in helping us all to step into shoes of others.
New York School of Interior Design
The intent of this installation is to reshape the viewer’s perception of HIV/AIDS. Infinity mirrors enforce the abstract idea of perception and point of view, while HIV statistics are transformed into freestanding sculptures. Sculptures will be mirrored endlessly; this is symbolic of not becoming another statistic. One in seven Americans living with HIV are unaware of their infection.
Parsons School of Design
Gandhi once said, “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” People overlook how small changes can add up to make a big difference. Whether it’s an act of kindness or leading a community, taking a stance is what can shake the world. The wall material is moldable, allowing the user to make an imprint through touch, thereby raising awareness of breaking the stigma that is centered around HIV/AIDS.
Patrick Mele for Benjamin Moore
This dining room is a celebration of old-world glamour executed with contemporary verve and panache! A confectionary palette of berry, cream, gold and silver creates a frothy feel, in a balance with exuberant trompe l’oeil details and artisanal creations throughout.
Pratt Institute
“Stronger Together”
We focused on kinstugi, a Japanese ceramic technique in which craftsmen repair broken pottery with a gold or silver lacquer, resulting in a more beautiful whole. By applying this technique to our design, we hope to illustrate that we are all stronger when we work together.
Rockwell Group
Rockwell Group’s immersive is inspired by The Peacock Room, James McNeill Whistler’s masterpiece of interior decorative art. Featuring a digital wallcovering and custom handmade peacock-feather tablecloth, we created an abstracted, modern interpretation of this opulent space.
Roric Tobin for Modern Luxury
“A Night in Korakuen”
As the gardens of Japan take natural elements and give them form, structure and beauty, so do the pieces from Roric Tobin Designs showcased in this artistically inspired setting. Thanks: ABC Stone, Christofle, Fine Arts Furniture, Bronson Johnson, Kravet, Romo & Stark Carpet.
School of Visual Arts
Inspired by a composition of flowers, we have used materials to induce a flowing interior, aiming to create a quiet and peaceful dining space. The flower pistil represents hope, and the petals represent us – they are unified entity that need one another. The same idea extends to humanity – we are all connected and together we grow, supporting each other to protect our future.
Stacy Garcia
The soft, subdued tones of winter collide with the explosion of color that is spring. Designed by Stacy Garcia in collaboration with Crypton Home Fabric & Calico. Florals in collaboration with Sahola Flower Fashion Boutique.
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Inspired by their hometown of Austin, Texas, Tito’s Handmade Vodka is bringing that Texas flair to NYC. So grab a seat, toast a Cocktail, and strum your guitar. We’re in Texas ya’ll.
Ultrafabrics designed by Stonehill Taylor
Designed by Stonehill Taylor for Ultrafabrics, “Journey” refers to nearly four decades of research and human achievement in the fight against AIDS. With colors and patterns evocative of the body and being, the swirling, layered centerpiece speaks to hope and optimism through ceaseless scientific and technological advancements.
Walker Ridge Constructions
Hurricane Maria tore across Puerto Rico like a chainshaw in the sky. Our manifesto is to cultivate a sustainable Puerto Rico: to rebuild lives, to empower the senior community living with HIV and to facilitate inclusive communities for all. Welcome and be a part of our sustainability initiative with our designers and creative minds to project a larger common goal for Puerto Rico.