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Bill McCuddy, Jerome Chazen, Barbara Tober, John Loring, Paige Rense, Alfred Taubman, Toshiko Takaezu, Holly Hotchner, and Ron Arad
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The Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) held its 2006 Visionaries! Awards gala benefit at Pier Sixty in New York City on November 15 and raised $1.5 million for exhibitions and programs.
Honorees were the philanthropist and entrepreneur Alfred Taubman; editor-in-chief Paige Rense; artist and designer Ron Arad; and ceramic artist Toshiko Takaezu. Their remarkable achievements have established new benchmarks of excellence and exemplify the forward momentum of the Museum.
Visionaries! annually celebrates exceptional, culturally engaged corporate executives and bestows lifetime achievement awards on extraordinary artists and designers who have advanced the fields of art, craft and design. The event is MAD’s most important annual fundraiser and helps underwrite exhibitions and educational programs. Event co-chairs were Jerome A. Chazen, chairman emeritus of the museum, and Barbara Tober, chairman of the MAD Board of Trustees.
Alfred Taubman, Corporate Honoree, one of the nation’s foremost real estate developers, is the father of the regional shopping center, served as chairman of the international auction house Sotheby’s for almost two decades. The major focus of his philanthropy is in art, health care and education. Among his arts activities, Taubman is a major benefactor and leader of The Detroit Institute of Arts, has served on the board of the Whitney Museum of American Art, recently funded a major expansion and renovation of the University of Michigan Art Museum, and is a founding member of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of America Art.
Paige Rense, Lifetime Achievement Award, created the iconic Architectural Digest more than three decades ago, defining the genre of the shelter magazine. As its editor-in-chief, Rense has turned AD into one of the most financially successful magazines in the world. Her influence on the international architecture and interior design industries reflects that.
Ron Arad, Visionary!, a central figure in contemporary design, is one of the most influential and innovative designers and architects of our time. A self-taught sculptural furniture maker and designer, he works across the fields of art, architecture and design.
Toshiko Takaezu, Artist Lifetime Achievement Award, is an internationally renowned clay artist whose signature closed, vertical vessels have become her hallmark. She draws continual inspiration from the natural world, and eastern and western techniques and aesthetics. |
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Toshiko Takaezu and Jack Lenor Larsen
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John Loring and Paige Rense
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Ron Arad, Paige Rense, Bill McCuddy, Toshiko Takaezu, and Alfred Taubman
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Holly Hotchner and Barbara Tober
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Joan Jedell and Adrienne Landau
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Julie Taubman and Christopher Mason
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Alfred Taubman and Jerome Chazen
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Carolee Friedlander, Lella Vignelli, Massimo Vignelli, Arlene Hirst, and Chee Pearlman
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Linda MacNeil and Dan Dailey
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Holly Hotchner and Ron Arad
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Judy Taubman and Barbara Tober
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Tommy Simpson, Karen LeFleur, and Wendell Castle
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Tim Hotchner, Virginia Kiser, and A.E. Hotchner
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Michael Graves and C. Virginia Fields
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Stuart Lasdon and Nanette Laitman
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James Zemaitis, Marc Benda, Lee Mindel, and Reed Krakoff
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Massimo Vignelli, Carolee Friedlander, Eric Dobkin, and Barbara Shuster
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Rory and Elie Tahari hosted a party for Lara Shriftman and Elizabeth Harrison at their fabulous house downtown, for the PR and event-planner gurus and their new book Party Confidential.
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Aby Rosen and John McDonald
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Eliuzabeth Harrison and Lara Shriftman
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Ann Jones, Lara Shriftman, Ron Howard, Cheryl Howard, and Rory Tahari
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Fisher Stevens and Ann Jones
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Richard Johnson and Sessa von Richthofen with Michelle and Chris Barish
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L. to r.: Elizabeth Harrison, Rory Tahari, Cricket Burns and friends; Rita and Sophia Schrager
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Jim Clarke and Fisher Stevens
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Ron Howard, Lara Shriftman, and Cheryl Howard
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Brooke Davis, Tory Burch, Samantha Boardman Rosen, and Rory Tahari
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Olivia Chantecaille and Jason Strauss
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More than 600 people attended Montefiore Medical Center’s Global Women’s Health Awards Gala held earlier this month in the United Nations Delegates Dining Room. Actor Chris Noth was the emcee.
Dr. Irwin Merkatz, chair, department of obstetrics and gynecology and women’s health at Montefiore, was honored for his more than 40 years of contributions to the field of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health. Serving as the longest standing department chair in NYC, Dr. Merkatz has presided over the department’s unprecedented growth.
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Recipients of the Global Women’s Health Awards were Suzyn Waldman, first female broadcaster for the New York Yankees; Dr. Mitchell Besser, founder and medical director, Mothers2Mothers, Cape Town, South Africa; and Cara Stein, COO, William Morris Agency, and founder, William Morris Foundation.
Estee Lauder supermodel Liya Kebede, Goodwill Ambassador, World Health Organization, was the keynote speaker. |
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Dr. Irwin Merkatz and Cara Stein
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Penny Purpura, Jerry Kleinman, and Dr. Dominick Purpura
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Dr. Irwin Merkatz, Clarissa Merkatz, Sherry Kaplan, Kenneth Merkatz, and Ruth Merkatz
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Dr. Allen Spiegel, Rita Speigel, Dr. Irwin Merkatz, Dr. Irwin Merkatz, Ruth Merkatz, Penny Purpora, and Dr. Dominick Purpura
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Fern Schwartz and Dr. Irwin Merkatz
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Donna Gerardi, Chris Noth, Roseann Genovese, and Anna Villafane
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Liya Kebede and Chris Noth
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Tala Dowlatshahi and Timothy Aubry
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Dr. Spencer Foreman and Dr. Irwin Merkatz
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Angela Tarantino, Chris Noth, and Tara Wilson
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Dr. Marie Morel, Dr. Janice Whitty, Dr. Garfield Cluny, and Dr. Wendy Wilcox
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Carol Stone and Carl Glick
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Dr. Janice Whitty, Dr. Wendy Wilcox, Chris Noth, Judy Levy, and Jolie Lerner
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Dr. Dan Mishell, Ann Reynolds, and Tom Kirschbaum
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Aloma Geer and Yvonne Parker
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Dr. Irwin Merkatz and Chris Noth
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Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper opened their gallery for a private party to celebrate their 12-page feature spread in the December issue of House & Garden magazine. House & Garden’s editor-in-chief Dominique Browning and the interior design duo welcomed friends to get a peek at their fabulous East Hampton gardens that are featured in the issue.
Along with Ms. Brown, House & Garden’s Cynthia Frank and Mayer Rus, led the guests in raising their glasses to toast Ingrao and Kemper and congratulate them on their exquisite gallery and garden.
It was pouring outside on this night although it was warm and dry in the pristine white marble space was accented by autumn floral arrangements -- bittersweet and rustic Chinese lantern blossoms. Albert Hadley arrived early and chatted with Alex Papachristidis, Nina Griscom, John Barman and Kelly Graham Mark Gilbertson, designer Anait Bian, Dr. Peter Theodorou, Alex Wraith and Mark Langrish. Art expert Michel Witmer, Ella Krasner, Michele Gerber Klein, Rodolfo Valentin and his partner George Perez admired the designers’ extensive gardens that are filled with a remarkably beautiful collection of trees and of 17th century Dutch statues. As the evening closed, miniature s’mores and chocolate cake squares were served. |
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Allison Utsch and Michael Guthrie
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Amanda Nitke and Philip Gorrivan
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Dominique Browning and Tony Ingrao
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Albert Hadley and Dominique Browning
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Frederika Brookfield, Rich Braham, and Favie Bagnol
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Randy Kemper and Mark Gilbertson
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Roy Kean and Mark Langrish
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Kelly Graham and John Barman
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Jordan Maggio and Jennifer Norman
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Cynthia Frank and Michael Guthrie
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Mark Gilbertson, Nina Griscom, Leonel Pirano, and friend
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Tony Ingrao and Albert Hadley
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| Photographs by ©Patrick McMullan (H&S, Montefiore, H&G) |
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