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.

Remembering Albert Hadley, 1920-2012

The interior design community has lost one of its favorite stars. Albert Hadley died at the age of 91 in his home state on March 29, at his sister's home in Nashville. He had been the Lifetime Achievement recipient at the DDB's Stars of Design last fall.
His clients over a career that spanned six decades included illustrious names like Astor, Rockefeller, Getty, Whitney and Mallon, as well as former Vice-President Al Gore. His talent was first spotted by Van Day Truex when he was a student at Parsons; he was offered a teaching job there upon his graduation in 1949. For several years he worked for Eleanor Brown at McMillen before Truex introduced him to Sister Parish in 1962. His first project: curtains for the Kennedy White House breakfast room. They would later partner in the firm Parish-Hadley. Their collaboration continued for 33 years until Parish's death in 1994, although Hadley continued to run the business until 1999. Among the top talent he fostered during his career: Bunny Williams, Thomas Jayne, Mariette Himes Gomez and David Easton. He continued to work into his 80s, always knows for his broad knowledge of design history and sense of order, both architectural and decorative.
Revisit our three-part series on our afternoon with Hadley from last October.
Photo: Albert Hadley at home in New York. Fernando Bengoechea/Beateworks/Corbis Outline from the New York Times

Product Pick: Marvic Textiles at Zimmer + Rohde

The quintessentially British fabric house Marvic Textiles is renowned on both sides of the Atlantic, and its refined look can now be found at the DDB. Zimmer + Rohde now represents Marvic Textiles, so you can get your fill of vast array of styles from classic English country house look to cool Britannia contemporary.

"Marvic Textiles offers a wonderful range of the highest quality fabrics from variations on historic documents to eye catching contemporary wovens," said design icon Bunny Williams. "They are experts in collaborating with designers and love the challenge of working on special custom projects."

Other long-time enthusiasts include British designers Nicky Haslam, David Mlinaric, and Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, as well as Ellie Cullman, David Easton, and Katie Ridder, in New York.

In the News: Bunny Williams on 'The Martha Stewart Show' Today!

Interior designer Bunny Williams shares tips from her new book Scrapbook for Living on how to create a welcoming guest room and how to make the perfect bed featuring pieces from her BeeLine Home collection. Check it out today, Thursday, November 11, 2010 on the Hallmark Channel at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. CT) and 2:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. CT). The segment will be available for viewing online after today.