“Continuing our use of bold graphics and
inspiring messages, this year’s table is powerful and memorable: Hope Love
DIFFA.”
New York: Architectural
Digest – DIFFA - Dinning by Design. In conjunction with the Architectural
Digest Design Show in New York, Dinning by Design is DIFFA’s - Design
Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS - the marquee event showcased designers,
manufacturers, and creative individuals to design an array of dining
installations. All event proceeds go toward DIFFA's work to fight HIV/AIDS to
raise awareness that the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over and demonstrate the
power we have to combat this disease.
Above. Interior
Design by Ali Tayar – produced by SilverLining Interiors.
Photograph credit Marion Curtis
StarPix
DIFFA Chairwoman and editor in chief
of Interior Design Cindy Allen and Margaret Russell editor in chief of
Architectural Digest
Gensler + 3form + Herman Miller
"To symbolize reflection and
togetherness, we created a heart that bonds two AIDS awareness ribbons. Book-ended by mirrored planes, they repeat
perpetually to honor the selflessness and generosity of those who support DIFFA
and the larger fight against HIV/AIDS.
Their infinite hearts save infinite lives.”
Rockwell Group + Knoll – Jon
Burgerman
“…the “ultimate whiteboard”
experience, an all white room with Knoll Piton stools surrounding a white Knoll
Reff table. Artist Jon Burgerman transformed every surface, embodying the
creative environment that Knoll products inspire.”
Artist – Jon Burgerman
Baccarat For Modern Luxury’s
Manhattan Magazine
“For over 250 years, Baccarat has
been a catalyst for celebration, an icon of exquisite moments. Gracing the tables of royalty, dignitaries,
celebrities and taste-makers, Baccarat turns every instance into a rare and
precious moment.”
The New York Times – Lladro – Darrin Varden
Design
“The written word, porcelain art and
great design each posses the power to touch, move and inspire. “Black and White
and Read All Over” is a love letter to the Gray Lady by Varden and Lladro in
their own artistic vocabulary.”
Darrin Varden
Design Within Reach – Icrave
“ We invite you to an imagined
poolside, somewhere in a Californian desert, as late afternoon turns to early
evening. The floating planes, bold
colors, and striking “shadows’ evoke Palm Springs’ utopian modernism and
transport you to a breezy retreat.”
Robert Allen @Home – Madcap Cottages
“Celebrating the launch of the
Madcap Cottages for Robert Allen @ Home Collection, “Into the Garden” is a
tented wonderland of floral fever and whimsy. Embrace pattern inspired by
far-flung travels, and step inside a sophisticated, fresh, fantastical
journey.”
Madcap Cottages’s John Loecke
and Jason Oliver Nixon
Luxe
Interiors + Design with Liaigre – Sasha Bikoff
“Christian
Liaigre is known for amazingly chic and sleek woodwork, so this space
translates that into something more vibrant that displays the furniture in a new
light with de Gournay’s “Le Eden” wallpaper transforming the room into a
rainforest.”
Sasha Bikoff
New York
School of Interior Design
“Action=Life:
A dynamic geometry evoking action, the triangle represents the three important characteristics of a fighter-strenght, courage and perseverance. The triangles shape and environment that
reminds us of the importance of fighting for those with HIV and AIDS.”
Gianna
Parisi, Samantha Pendleton and Shannon Epstein
3 of thestudents
together with Peter Agnew of the project
Mentor:
Tyler Wisler Professor: Rene Estacio
Pratt
Institute
“Hope is the
belief that positive things can happen.
It gives us the will to survive despite insurmountable obstacles, and
allows us to dream of a better day. We
use triangles, representing the symbol for Silence = Death, to stand for the
36.9 million living and infected with HIV and AIDS. Each triangle represents 10,000 individuals. The lighted centerpiece is the hope that as
time goes on and progress continues to be made, the number will decrease and
eventually disappear as a result of the work of DIFFA funded organizations who
work on this issue.”