DESIGN ON A DIME
Making a difference through creativity and design Troy Lighting and Corbett Lighting recently gave back at ELLE Decor Housing Works’ annual Design on a Dime, New York City’s popular design benefit held at the downtown Metropolitan Pavilion. The three-day event brought together more than 60 of the world’s top interior designers, architects and decorators to create one-of-a-kind vignettes from products donated by top design industry brands, which were then auctioned off for the charity Housing Works. Designers spent months conceptualizing their rooms and gathering donations to bring it all together in less than 24 hours for the event’s opening night. Designer Miguel Lewis utilized a variety of Troy and Corbett designs in his creative vignette, suspending fixtures of various sizes and styles at different heights to create an illuminating installation. At its center was Corbett’s exceptional La Scala chandelier. The crystal beauty, along with Corbett’s Tangiers hanging lantern, was surrounded by nine of Troy’s Mojitos, eight Porters in polished nickel and two Loz Feliz lanterns. This grouping was set against a geometric wall pattern and suspended above a golden fabric for extra warmth.
Designer Miguel Lewis’ illuminating installation at Design on a Dime
Hundreds of VIPs, designers and tastemakers attended the opening night reception, which was followed by a shopping extravaganza to auction off the designer items. Proceeds from last year’s donated items raised over $1.3 million to support Housing Works, whose mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS. This year, the money raised at Design on a Dime will benefit Housing Works’ newest supportive housing development, the Hull Street Residence in Brooklyn. This from-the-ground-up housing project will transform a vacant 6,000 sq. ft. lot into a beautiful and safe home for 26 single, formerly homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS.
Corbett and Troy Lighting’s La Scala, Tangiers, Mojito, Porter and Loz Feliz designs make up this unique display
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