The fall season features dozens of openings and events all over town. Speeding around on buses and subways we dropped by to see new designs, to commemorate charities, to witness the artistry of music, to admire new merchandise.
Designers celebrated “Quarter Century Style” at the DDB Building Fall Market with panels, lectures, and new styles on display.
Designer Garrow Kedigian interviewed by journalist Wendy MoonanScalamandré’s updated showroomt Scalamandré, colorful designs in the Lelièvre collectionSuzanne Tucker designs at RosselliNew Aesthetic Decor Carlton Side Table and Marais Low TableFermoie Atelier with new Fermoie wallcoverings, as well as their collection of fabrics and lampshadesFrom the Above the Clouds collection at JAB Anstoetz GroupSoft textures at Anstoetz Group
Retailers introduced new merchandise—from wallpaper and pocketbooks to trendy lampshades.
Designer Katherine Bryan presented a table setting at ChristofleThe place setting features Christofle itemsBryan’s book was on displayClare V x Wallshoppe wallpapersItems from the Clare V collectionClare V green goodsClare V soft pouch and rollClare V socks designsClare V x Wallshoppe wallpapersClare V x WallshoppeThe Catifa Carta is made of layers of recycled paperPakuPaku table by WeShouldDoItAll in DWR’s new Winter CollectionSusan Clark’s Contra sectional in DWR’s Winter CollectionPinna table and Contra chair by Susan Clark at DWR
Guests were invited to preview and help support “Musical Bodies,” an exhibit scheduled to open next June at the Metropolitan Museum.
Musical Bodies exhibit sponsor Barbara Tober with Met Museum Director Max HolleinA whistler performed folk and classic tunesTapping out flamenco rhythmsBeatboxer vocal orchestrations
Charities benefited from galas, luncheons, and dinners.
Broadcaster Deborah Roberts keynoted the American Cancer Society annual luncheonBattery Conservancy table setting and goody bag ceramic potsA LANVIN reception benefits French Heritage Society Shop At LANVIN, a percent of guest purchases benefitted French Heritage SocietyGala Chair Jackie Weld Drake with Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe at the festive Gala Dance for Casita Maria
Further afield, in upstate New York, at a Ford Bronco show, owners of the vehicles showed off their cars and watched demonstrations of Bronco versatility. The sedan converts to an open convertible and the suspension resists tipping.
Preparing to convert the BroncoRemoving the back doorBack door removedOnly simple tools requiredOpen-air BroncoForklift demonstration shows flexible Bronco construction deterring a flip over
