Divine Design Dining Drama – DIFFA Delivers Big – Part 2

By Rio Hamilton - MAR 25, 2014 TUESDAY

Wednesday, March 20th, 2014 7:02pm 42 degrees

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Part Two – Here is dessert !

More than 500 design enthusiasts attended the divine cocktail event for DIFFA’s Dining By Design 2014 and the Architectural Digest’s Home Design Show. DIFFA celebrates its 30th year as one of the largest contributors of service and education programs for HIV/AIDS in the United States.

As in years past, the event brings together some of the most talented and celebrated individuals in the worlds of fashion, interior design, art, and architecture. The goal is to create spectacular, over-the-top dining environments that keep our sophisticated design community buzzing. Enjoy . . . . .

Brandon Owens drinking PATRON

Tina Brennan, Troy Hanson (westedge), Megan Reilly and Yasmine Spiro

Team Colombo Mobili just opened at 200 Lex

Laura Beckwith and Judy Casey

Mel (Housing Works) and Rio (Niedermaier)

Andrew the Photographer

Nicole, Drew, Emily and Anthony

(Voutsa) George Venson, Elizabeth Peng and Dustin O’Neal

Beto Oliveros and Eric Barsky

Echo MacKenzie and Jeffrey Nason

Jack Ovadia and Mel Alvarez

If you can’t fix it with duct tape or a glass of wine; it ain’t worth fixing.

No one looks back on their life and remembers
the nights they got plenty of sleep.

Ron Marvin and Corey Damen Jenkins

Michael Arguello

Biting your tongue has less calories than eating your words

Winsome Dustin O’Neal

Robert Passal and Steven Rappos

David Gittleman from Profiles

Blane Charles

3 is not a crowd – Jim Noonan, Quy Nguyen, Chelsea Fierst

David Gittleman, lovely blonde, lovely sandy blonde, Rio Hamilton

Judith , Michael and Al

the Hamiltons and the Michaels

Emily Schneider of head and hand pr

Nicole Hadddad, Katheryn Salazar, Rachel Blandori, Meryl Hamilton
and AnnBritt Newel

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time…Winston Churchill

Rio Hamilton

Rio Hamilton is a business development professional with vast marketing and sales experience.He specializes in brand promotion for the luxury interior design and lifestyle industries. Rio works with companies, individuals and groups on concentrated brand identity and elevation. He has a popular website that chronicles "the who's who" at design and fashion events throughout greater New York.