"If I knew there would be this kind of turn out, we would have written better plays," joked Israel Horovitz, the internationally acclaimed playwright, as he addressed the full house on Wednesday night for the premiere of the Red Rope Playhouse at the Westside Theater. Hosted by Chopin Vodka with 10 Cane Rum, "Ex-Lovers - An Evening Reading of Short Plays," presented in partnership with New York Magazine and ...

At first glance, this earthenware apple by Tatsuya Okazaki ($55) resembles a charming tabletop accessory. But, take off the top and it becomes a sugar pot with a wooden spoon which cleverly rests inside as the apple's core. For more original gift ideas, visit Destination: Japan, a collection of lifestyle products created by emerging and established Japanese designers and ...

It’s hard to get out of the hot seat when you have Simon de Pury around. That’s the lesson that actress Michelle Monaghan got last week at the Portraits and Polaroids art auction to benefit Free Arts NYC, an organization that provides underprivileged children and their families with art and mentoring programs. Sponsored by 7 For All Mankind and Vanity Fair, the event is known for its high ...

Your favorite couple is getting married. As you scroll through their wedding registry filled with the requisite china, silverware and perhaps even a blender, you wonder if any of these gifts are meaningful enough. If tradition dictates that you give something for the home, why not something for its walls? Susan Spiritus, a fine art photography dealer, works with many clients interested in purchasing art ...

For Julie Panebianco and Topaz Page-Green, the term power lunch may have been redefined. Concerned about the growing number of impoverished children that went hungry at school every day, the friends joined forces in 2005 to create The Lunchbox Auction to raise money for two hunger relief organizations. Celebrities, designers, musicians and artists were asked to design personalized lunchbox art to be donated to an online auction to ...

Collecting art is kind of like falling in love. It all starts with a little spark. So to capture some of the excitement from the Fall photography auctions at Sotheby's this week (which brought in over $12 million), Notes on a Party hosted an intimate art event at the private home of Demetra Marcus on Wednesday night. With our co-host Margo Spiritus, we invited world renowned photographer ...

Event designers always cringe at the thought of corporate signage clashing with their artistic vision. If only all messaging was as beautiful as Blik, the award winning product line of surface graphics. With Prose, the company's newest offering, the writing is on the wall....literally. You can submit your favorite ...

Over the years, I have planned many celebrity parties and I'll admit that I have been starstruck on a few occasions. But, who I consider to be my biggest celebrity sighting may surprise you - it's not a Hollywood actor or music superstar. I'd ...

During a time when women did not go to dinner parties without escorts, Eva Zeisel was crossing continents in search of creative independance. And, at 100 years old, the world renowned designer is still a force of nature. Best known for her organic, ...