Celebrating the Kips Bay Decorate Show House

The 40th anniversary of the Kips Bay Decorator Show House kicked off on Monday night with the President's Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental. Nearly 500 guests filled the ballroom, including: Margaret Russell, John McEnroe, Dennis Basso, Lauren Dupont, Bunny Williams, Jeremiah Goodman, Charlotte Moss, Doug Wilson, Thom Filicia, Bettina Zilkha, Peter & Jamee Gregory, Valentin & Yaz Hernandez, as well as gala co-chairs Jamie Drake, Aerin Lauder, Victoria Hagan and Richard Mishaan. The evening was sponsored by Architectural Digest.

Jim Druckman, Bunny Williams, Jamie Drake, Aerin Lauder, Richard Mishaan



Charlotte Moss



Richard Mishaan and Margaret Russell



For the first time, this year's showhouse, chaired by Bunny Williams, will be in a luxury high-rise on the west side, the Aldyn on Riverside Boulevard between 62nd and 63rd Streets. The space measures 11,488 interior square feet and 7,480 exterior square feet and will present the work of thirty-two designers, including some of our favorites:
Alexander Doherty Design; Andrew Tedesco Studios Inc.; Brian del Toro Inc.; Brian J. McCarthy Inc.; Bryant Keller; Bunny Williams Inc.; Charles Pavarini III Design; Charlotte Moss, LLC;
 Chuck Fischer Studio, Inc.; Coffinier Ku Design; David Kleinberg Design Associates; David Scott Interiors; Gunn Landscape Architecture and Vert Gardens; James Rixner Inc; Jamie Drake/ Drake Design Associates; Laura Bohn Design Associates; Lynne Scalo Design; Mark Hampton LLC; Monica Rich Kosann Photography; Neal Beckstedt Studio; Patrik Lonn Design Inc.; Raji Radhakrishnan/ Raji RM & Associates; Robert Schwartz and Karen Williams for St Charles; Scott Sanders LLC; Shawn Henderson Interior Design; Susan Zises Green, Inc.; Thom Filicia Inc.; Timothy & Associates Interior Design; Todd Alexander Romano; Zoya Bograd of Rooms by Zoya B.

Victoria Hagan


The show house will be open to the public May 16-June 14, seven days a week. Over four decades, the show houses have raised more than $17 for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.


All photographs by Patrick McMullan.