March 2, 2011

Design Stars to Headline Housing Works Annual Benefit

Robert Doyle READ TIME: 4 MIN.

NEW YORK - On May 5, 2011, Housing Works will present its seventh annual Design on a Dime interior design shopping benefit at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. This year, Design on a Dime's founding chair, designer James Huniford, will be joined by an incredible group of co-chairs, including:

  • Iman (Founder and CEO of IMAN Home Fabrics)
  • Lara Spencer (Host of The Insider and celebrated designer)
  • Nate Berkus (Designer and Host of The Nate Berkus Show)
  • Charlotte Moss (Acclaimed designer and author)

    In addition, over 50 of the country's top designers will put together new home furnishings, artwork, and accessories to create unforgettable room vignettes. All items will be sold for 40 to 60 percent off retail pricing with proceeds benefiting Housing Works, New York's largest community-based AIDS service organization.

    Design on a Dime offers a rare opportunity to see the work of an array of high-profile talents under one roof. Designers include:

  • Andy Cohen (Host of Bravo TV's Watch What Happens Live)
  • Miles Redd (Creative Director of Oscar de la Renta Home)
  • Katie Lydon (one of Elle D�cor's "5 designers to watch")
  • Katie Ridder (one of House Beautiful's "Top 100" designers)
  • Lara Spencer (celebrity design clients include Kathy Griffin)
  • Nathan Thomas (Top Design winner)
  • Yetta Banks (VP of Design and Planning for MTV Networks)
  • Robert Passal (acclaimed designer and contributing Editor of Men's Health Living)

    Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.

    With the support of sponsors such as Traditional Home, HSBC Private Bank, Valspar Paint, and SFERRA, Design on a Dime 2011 will raise funds for Housing Works' newest residence, the Jefferson Avenue Housing Program in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

    The Jefferson Avenue Housing Program, the beneficiary of this year's Design on a Dime, will provide 12 apartments for homeless New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. The residence, which will have a green roof as well as other environmentally friendly features, will be located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, one of the New York communities hardest hit by AIDS. Funded in part by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Jefferson Avenue is slated to be completed by 2012.

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    DETAILS:

    Event Date/Times:
    Private Preview, May 5th 6pm - 7pm

    Opening Night Reception, May 5th
    7pm-10pm

    Free To The Public Sale: May 6th and 7th, 10am - 6pm

    Event Location:
    Metropolitan Pavilion 123 West 18th Street
    (between 6th and 7th avenues)

    Ticket Information:
    Ticket pricing for the opening reception starts at $150. To purchase tickets, visit www.housingworks.org/dime or call 347-473-7457.

    For more information, visit www.housingworks.org.

    by Robert Doyle

    Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.

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