Inside Broadway and Beyond | New York Social Diary

Inside Broadway and Beyond | New York Social Diary
Thomas Burak for Scandia Down.
Thom Filicia for The Urban Electric Co.
Later that evening Ms. Browning welcomed more than 200 designers, city officials and guests to 583 Park
Avenue to toast New York City's design excellence. Tables at the Design Happening Kickoff Dinner were
individually sponsored and designed by several creative designers including DeJuan Stroud, Thom
Filicia, David Rockwell, Eileen Kathryn Boyd, James Rixner and Harry Heissmann.
Among those attending: Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Jamie Drake, Charles and Clo
Cohen, Randy Kemper, Tony Ingrao, Andrea and John Stark, Emma Pilkington,
Alex Papachristidis, John Barman, Kelly Graham, Barclay Buttera, Christopher
Spitzmiller, Steven Gambrel and NYC & Co. CEO George Fretitta.
The dinner served as the official thank you to House & Garden's advisory board, partners and talent
associated with Design Week, which will raise money for a gift to the city in the form of a green rooftop. A
portion of the Design Happening ticket proceeds will benefit the House & Garden Green Roof Project - a gift
to the city of New York as part of the magazine’s mission to support sustainable and affordable housing.
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