March 26, 2018

Dining by Design (DBD) returned to the Architectural Digest Design Show in NYC last week with to raise funds for Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA). DBD raises almost $1,000,000 annually and hosts more than 40,000 guests and supporters.

The popular annual event welcomes local and international brands and designers who create and showcase a variety of tabletop/dining vignettes. More than 30 designers, architects, manufacturers and brands created this year’s designs, which were transformed from raw spaces.

Click HERE for a gallery of this year’s designs.

“In 2017, DIFFA granted funds to 31 organizations across the country, providing treatment and services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS,” said Dawn Roberson, event director at DIFFA. “Our ability to provide these grants is due to the significant support we receive from the design industry each year at events like Dining by Design.”

The event kicked off with Cocktails by Design and closed with the Gala Dinner.

“The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect millions across the country and around the world,” says Cindy Allen, DIFFA Board chair and editor-in-chief, Interior Design. “Dining by Design is DIFFA’s biggest fundraiser, showcasing the most thought-provoking and creative installations done by the industry’s greatest talent. The whole five-day event is a celebration of what we do best: dining designing, and making a DIFFA-rence!”

The 2018 DBD co-located with the support of theMart, and sponsors included:

• Event Sponsors: Benjamin Moore and Henredon+Hickory Chair
• Media Sponsors: Interior Design, The New York Times and Architectural Digest
• Diamond Sponsors: Crate and Barrel, FLORIM, Gensler+Knoll+EvensonBest and Sunbrella
• Platinum Sponsors: Franke; Steelcase, Turnstone, Coalesse, Designtex, FLOS, Empire in collaboration with Perkins+Will
• Gold Sponsors: Arteriors, Design Within Reach, Donghia, Florim, Herman Miller, Jeffrey Beers International+Maya Romanoff+AKDO+Walters, NBBJ with BOLD and West Elm, LUXE Interiors & Design, Porcelanosa, Ralph Lauren Home, Rapt Studio, Robert Allen Duralee Group, Rockwell Group, Tito’s Handmade Vodka
• Industry Sponsor: New York Design Center
• Media Partners: Manhattan Magazine and Exuberance

About DIFFA
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS raises awareness and grants funds to organizations that fight HIV/AIDS by providing treatment and direct care services for people living with or impacted by the disease, offering preventative education programs targeted to populations at risk of infection, or supporting public policy initiatives. DIFFA is one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the United States, mobilizing the immense resources and creativity of the design community. Since its founding in 1984, DIFFA has emerged from a grassroots organization into a national foundation based in New York City with chapters and community partners across the country that, working together, have provided more than $43 million to hundreds of HIV/AIDS organizations nationwide.

About DINING BY DESIGN
DINING BY DESIGN is DIFFA’s marquee event showcasing designers, manufacturers and creative individuals who bring their vision and passion to the table. Running from March 22 – 26, 2018, in conjunction with the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 92, DINING BY DESIGN features an array of dining installations on display for five days, and includes exclusive special events. All event proceeds go toward DIFFA’s work to fight HIV/AIDS and to raise awareness that the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over and demonstrate the power we have to combat this disease.