New York gems

Paul Blum, Carl Barbarto, Maria Valim, David Yurman, Sybil Yurman, Carol Pennelli, and Lee Tucker

The Jewelry Information Center held its 8th annual GEM Awards, honoring Madeleine Albright at Gotham Hall last Friday night.

Alix Jurick, Scott Nehar, and Lindsay Price

Admiral Herbert Bridge and Edie Hilliard

David Grayson, Myriam Gumuchian, Richard Eiseman, and Patricia Grayson

Alice Eiseman Adelkind and Alan Adelkind

Matt Runci

Sybil Yurman, Madeleine Albright, David Yurman, and Tina Brown

Andrea Hansen and Heather Severs

Krista Collinsa, Helena Krodel, and Erin Cohen

Ed Ventimiglia and Karen Uzel

Jim Kerwin, Doug Dollan, and David Yurman

Robert Rottenberg

Richard Eiseman

Madeleine Albright, Simon Doonan, and Tina Brown

John Bridge and Justice Bobbe Bridge

Robert Verdi and Scott Nehar

Russell Simmons

Yael Lilienseld and Shauna Brook

Veronica Varekova

Photographs by Patrick McMullan

The week before Christmas, on December 18th, Helac and Wirth Art Advisory, inconjunction with Kitchen Habitat, presented the first of a series of “New Boom Collective” art shows. There were 20 emerging artists with works ranging in price from $450 to $10,000, and works in all kinds of mediums such as sculpture, paintings, collage, photography, video, drawings and even textiles.

H & W are partnering with brokers and organizing shows throughout Manhattan's vacant spaces. They will also be partnering with non-profit organizations to whom they will donate a large percentage of art sale proceeds. Fifty percent of the proceeds from this show were donated to the Food Bank of New York City.

More than 300 people stopped by over the course of the evening.

Soraja Helac, Kristy Leibowitz, and Sabrina Wirth sitting on Kristy's chairs that she made.
(photo: Pearl Gabel).

Reet Das in front of his painting.

Andres Serrano's girlfriend, Sabrina Wirth, and Andres Serrano

Soraja Helac, Gregory Crewdson, and Sabrina Wirth (photo: Pearl Gabel).

Dawne Marie Grannum, Sabrina Wirth, and Mohamed Yaktub (owner of the Kitchen Habitat where the show was held).

The Institute for Civic Leadership held a fundraiser at Cipriani's "The Vault" last Thursday night.

Ashley Melisse Abess and Michelle Varad

Andrea Ross, Candice Miller, Amanda Church, and Michelle Barish

Everard Findlay and Daren Khairule

Andreas Vaun Joseph

Brandon Miller and Mitchell Slade

Brandon Short

Bruce Wilpon, Todd Katz, and Ray Charles White

Carolyn Goldberg, Joanna Simone, Alison Markowitz, and Danielle Simone

Candice Miller, Lauren Gray, and Jacque Vicknell

Jen Insel, Samantha Levy, and Max Levy

Jeisa Chimiazzo, Oliver Ripley, and Nicola Steiner

Candice Miller and Jessica Wilpon

Michelle Barish, Kim Norcott, and Andrea Ross

Charles Moreau and Kira Cohen

Kelly Florio and Carolyn Zakrebski

Farzam Kamel and Mark Selden

Ngaere Durling, Peter Cocoziello, Charles Clarke, Charles Darling, and Rebecca Regan

Ryan Friedman, Robert Vecsler, Lesley Thompson, and Betsy Low

Joseph Meyer, Kirk Spahn, and Jared Kushner

Tayler Carson Sandvick

Whitney Sprayberry, Louis Levy, and Max Levy

Photographs by Patrick McMullan

Fashion executive Ken Wyse hosted a holiday cocktail/housewarming for himself, his new West Palm Beach digs, all designed by his best buddy Larry Laslo (NYSD HOUSE [1]). Among the guests admiring the Laslo touch: Anka Palitz, Tom Shaffer, Susan Goodfriend, Spencer Antle, Bob Dowling, Maribeth and Ellen Welsh, Myrna and John Daniels, Ross Meltzer, Earl Crittenden, Melissa Parker, Beth De Woody, Lee Bierly and Chris Drake, Laurie and Phil Sprayregen, Mickey and Alan Berman, Burt Minkoff, Dennis LaMarsh creating a buzzy crush reminiscent of the cocktail party scene from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”