Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 Part II

Cathy Kincaid 2017 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala

With so many beautiful tables, it was impossible to fit them all in a single post so today I bring you the finale of the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017. Cathy Kincaid Interiors‘ Lemon Drop table featured one of my favorite fabrics, Schumacher’s Citrus Garden on the table,

Cathy Kincaid Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017coordinating beautifully with Parish Hadley for Lee Jofa‘s Mingo on the chairs. Sebastian Li created the enchanting centerpiece tree.

Cathy Kincaid 2017 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala

Bunny Williams’ versatile Campbell dinnerware for Ballard sat on charming wooden chargers.

Cathy Kincaid Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Inspired by beautiful blooms, Sam Allen‘s table was the essence of spring. Christopher Spitzmiller‘s platinum luster ginger jar held a centerpiece of beautiful faux quince branches from Diane James Home with fragrant hyacinths in his faux bois cachepots.

Sam Allen Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017Schumacher’s Shimmer Sheer on the table added subtle sheen and Diane James BLOOMS white roses served as the gift on Christopher Spitzmiller marbleized plates.

Sam Allen Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Amanda Lindroth took us the Bahamas with her Island Hopping table.

Amanda Lindroth Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

Featuring her signature coral and white striped tablecloth and covetable raffia chargers, you can easily imagine an al fresco dinner at Hope Hill, her beautiful home in Lyford Cay.

Amanda Lindroth Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

Michael Bargo created a table of Forbidden Fruit for Janus et Cie and Architectural Digest, the event’s media sponsor.

Janus et Cie & Architectural Digest Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

Eve cracked glass and glazed apples served as reminders of the temptation in the lush Garden of  Eden.

Janus et Cie & Architectural Digest Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Grace Rosenstein‘s Getting Fresh table for Serena & Lily started with the brand’s Lemons wallpaper, with which she wrapped her gifts (on the chairs and not visible here).

2017 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Grace Rosenstein for Serena & Lily

With Serena & Lily tabletop offerings, it was a great inspiration for spring and summer entertaining.

2017 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Grace Rosenstein for Serena & Lily detail

Selina van de Geest referenced her British heritage with her table, The Crown, celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. I always admire her clever and layered tabletops at these events.

Selina van der Geest, NL-GB Inc., Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

With the buzz around the Netflix series and the Queen’s recent birthday, it seemed particular appropriate. Influenced by the understated glamour of the Royal Family, van der Geest added gold rope on the chairs from Samuel & Sons and offered guest gifts of Coronation Tea and Biscuits from Buckingham Palace.

Selina van der Geest, NL-GB Inc., Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 details

Selina van der Geest, NL-GB Inc., Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Plaza Flowers‘ All That table was indeed just that!

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 Plaza Flowers

Bursting with an extravagance of purple and lavender blooms and branches, it was a luxurious and lush display of amethyst.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 Plaza Flowers detail

Marc Eliot for swoop, the exclusive event design affiliate of Cipriani, channeled purples and fuschia for his Midnight Magic table.

Marc Eliot for Swoop Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017Anchored by a dramatic architectonic orchid filled centerpiece, the table glistened with deep jewel tons and texture.

Marc Eliot for Swoop Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail
In keeping with the evening’s theme, McMillen Inc.‘s creativity shone with their Star Bright table, proving all that glitters in the universe is gold, including seven newly discovered planets.

McMillen Inc. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

As they explained, “Just forty light years away in an ancient galaxy, these planets orbit a glistening pink star.” Rich red and gold fabrics from Osborne & Little and Romo with Samuel & Sons trim made us excited for a galaxy far far away.

McMillen Inc. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Inspired by his old neighborhood of Brooklyn, Michael Wainwright’s Crossing Brooklyn Bridge was an homage to the beautiful structure that is a dominant feature of downtown views.

Michael Wainright Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

Michael actually handcrafted the bridge himself of porcelain finished with 24k gold and platinum, stretched over a crystal glazed East River. All the elegant tableware if from his collection.

Michael Wainright Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

As Thom Filicia‘s table title explained, Spring is in the Air.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 Thom Filicia

With Ashley Woodson Bailey‘s Frida Blue fabric, he set a table with accessories courtesy of Sedgwick & Brattle with napkin rings and chargers from Jung Lee NY.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 Thom Filicia

Louis Navarette designed a Dream Garden where, as evening falls, adventure and mystery awaits in a wooded scene.

Marc Eliot for Swoop Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detailInspired by a visit to Sasha Meret‘s studio, whose sculpture serves as centerpiece, Navarette imagined “Glittering dew on nighttime blooms, the light from a silvery moon and candles as we see that all that glitters in in your eyes.”

Louis Navarette Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Montana Timchula Interiors‘ table proclaimed Not all That Glitters is Gold.

Montana Timchula Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017Inspired by the intrinsic beauty of the natural world, the tablescape celebrated nature with silver dipped seashells, a giant clam shell and a Crowned Crane, all from Creel and Gow with china from Mottahedeh and tablecloth fabric from Quadrille.

Montana Timchula Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Tamara Stephenson and Susan Young of Root Cellar Designs created a table of Tropical Treasures. Channeling the tropics, nature and sea life, they employed their new Exotica Collection of fabrics and wallpaper designs for the table linen, chair covers and dinner napkins.

Root Cellar Designs Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017Lenox’s Casual Radiance plates and Serena & Lily baskets completed the tropical scene.

Root Cellar Designs Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Designer Grace W. Kaynor created a table Birds of a Feather Glitter Together for Sotre, her eclectic New Orleans shop.

Grace W. Kaynor for Sotre Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

With a vibrant Manuel Canovas tablecloth, she added texture and variety with Kronbali Juju hats.

Grace W. Kaynor for Sotrep Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Jared Hughes and Nina Nash designed a table of Subversive Composition for Mathews Furniture + Design. On a tablecloth handpainted by Kristen Giorgi of NG Collective Studio, dinnerware by l’Objet sat beneath a towering profusion of pink peonies.

2017 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala Jared Hughes & Nina Nash for Mathews Furniture + Design

Byron James‘ table Silver Rain was inspired by Langston Hughes’ poem, “In Time of Silver Rain.”

Byron James Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

Christofle chargers and Michael Aram accoutrements accentuated the silvery scene.

Byron James Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 detail

Roric Tobin for Bradfield & Tobin displayed an exuberance of rich red roses with dramatic uplighting.

Roric Tobin of Bradfield & Tobin Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017

Frank Alexander‘s Extravaganza was a table of glittering gold.

Frank Alexander Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017all photos by Stacey Bewkes for Quintessence

Congratulations to all the designers at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017, including any perhaps not featured in my rush to cover as many tables as was possible. Stay tuned next for the debut of an exciting new video series!

4 thoughts on “Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala 2017 Part II

  1. I am once again amazed by the detail in these works works of art!! Beautiful! A feast for the eyes.

  2. Just when I think “THIS” is the best…there is yet another…absolutely fantablelous!! franki p.s. I have the gold paper doilies!!!

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