The 49th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York
Quiet Luxury is over. Maximal Luxury is the look, especially at the 49th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, the premiere interior design event of the season, and the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club’s largest fundraising benefit.
Since the black-tie benefit Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club President’s Dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street in April, the twenty-four top designers and architects nationwide have brought their unique vision to the gentrified landmark building chosen for the show.
“This year’s New York Show House is a testament to the extraordinary talent and professionalism of our participating designers, who have worked tirelessly these past ten weeks to construct their spaces,” said James Druckman, President of the Board of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. “We extend our sincere gratitude to all who support our mission to foster brighter futures for generations to come.”
The Charles Platt-designed townhouse located at 125 East 65th Street on the prestigious Upper East Side of Manhattan showcases the talented designers’ Alan Tanksley, Inc., Aman & Meeks, Barbara Ostrom Associates, Benjamin Vandiver Interiors + Lifestyle, Bennett Leifer Interiors, Beth Diana Smith Interior Design, Hollander Design Landscape Architects, Huma Sulaiman Design, Jeremiah Brent Design, Justin Scott Interiors, Kit Kemp Design Studio, Lucinda Loya Interiors, Margaret Naeve Parker, M.Naeve, McMillen Inc., Michelle Gerson Interiors, Mikel Welch Designs, Nina Seirafi Interior Design Inc., Patrick Mele Inc., Phillip Thomas Inc., Shawn Henderson, St. Charles New York, Swati Goorha Designs, Vanessa Deleon Associates and Workshop/APD.
Stepping into a plethora of challenges in style the interior designers and architects worked to create a home design based on their unique creativity and aesthetic. Each room was a witty creation of storytelling with objet d’arts, sconces, sensual lighting, handmade wallpaper, custom, and antique furniture, and works from fine artists Faith Ringold, Richard Serra, Ross Bleckner, Louise Bonnet, Carroll Dunham, Jacques Blin, Sean Scully, and George Braque. Proactively titled designer rooms were, “Le Fumoir Féminin”, “Smoke & Mirrors”, “Metamorphosis: A Journey of Transformation”, “The Coveted Kitchen”, “Steel Sanctuary”, “The Andes Club”, “On a Clear Day”, “An Opium Den for Halston”, “A Cotswolds Retreat”, “The Virtue of Curiosity”, “The Watering Hole”, “Old Guard / Avant-Garde”, “Modern Romance”, “Enchanted Roots”, “A Dining Room of One’s Own” and “Sculpted Serenity”.
The latest coveted trends are to be seen enriched by elite lifestyle brand sponsors Kravet, Benjamin Moore, Artistic Tile, Bokora Rug, Christopher William Lifestyle Technology, Cosentino, DEDAR Milano, E. Braun & Co., Francois and Co., IG Group Construction + Design, Kohler, The Shade Store, Vaughan Designs Inc., SilverLining Inc., Pooky Lighting, Rug & Kilim Showroom, Phillip Jefferies, Marc Phillips, JennAir and the New York Design Center.
For over 100 years, Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club has been successful in helping young people recognize their potential, and achieve while attaining the skills necessary for living in a complex urban city.
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club is home to an abundance of excellent after-school and summer programs for underserved youth ages 6–18 years old at 9 locations in the Bronx and a campsite in Upstate New York.
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club prides itself on afterschool and summer programs in the arts, character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, and sports fitness and recreation to more than 10,000 young people yearly.
The alumni boast achievers Ashanti, Denzel Washington, John Paul DeJoria, Will Reeve, Damar Hamblin, Yo-Yo Ma, Jennifer Lopez, Mario Lopez, Mark Wahlberg, Al Roker, and Ne-Yo among others in all sectors of professional life.
Tonight the Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York Preview party boasts a fabulous cocktail party at the Harold Pratt House and Peterson Halland and an opening walk-through of the townhouse with a chance to meet the designers and learn more about the inspiration for their interior designs. Kudos to the superb team of The Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York Chairs Jamie Drake, Corey Damen Jenkins, and Alexa Hampton.
“As we open our doors to showcase these stunning designs, we’re also opening opportunities for the kids of The Clubs to follow their dreams,” said Daniel Quintero, the Executive Director of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. “So come on in, be inspired, and know that every step you take supports our kids here in the Bronx.”
Get inspired, and see the sensational curated spaces, a must for interior design enthusiasts the Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York is open to the public for tours from May 2, 2024 — May 28, 2024, in Manhattan.
