Party Pictures 11/28/05 - It's a jungle out there

It's a jungle out there

A couple of Thursday’s ago over at Doubles, Lynn Chase, the popular wildlife artist and environmentalist hosted The Penguin Party – A Black White & Red Night, to benefit her Chase Wildlife Foundation. Guests were asked to dress in penguin chic, with lots of beautiful black and white dresses seen throughout the room. The evening came complete with a special appearance by live penguins (singing for their supper, so to speak). The fun décor included blinking ice cube lights and (fake) penguins on the tables.

A Lynn Chase cachepot and cup with a Swarovski crystal

Mrs. Chase and Marianna J. Baker were the event’s Chairs, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lukas, Renee and Carl C. Landegger, Mrs. Danielle G. Luyten and Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff were Co-Chairs and Mrs. Jorie Butler Kent was Honorary Chair.

This year’s event honored Dr. Dee Boersma, Professor at the University of Washington, for her work with the Magellanic Penguins of Argentina. On hand were Lynn Chase and Dick Flintoft, Marianna Baker, Allison and Jay Aston, Joanna Baker, Alexandra and Gregory Landegger, Carolyn and Paul Zweben, David and Lisa Schiff, Angelene Pell, Sarah and Douglas Luke and Renee and Carl Landegger.

Lynn Chase is well known in her world for her beautiful porcelain and china creations – dinnerware, cachepots, giftware, furniture and other items. A portion of all proceeds from Lynn Chase designs are donated to the Chase Wildlife Foundation which the artist founded in 1988. the CWF was created to support a wide variety of projects intended to preserve and protect endangered species around the world and to maintain their fragile ecosystems. Visit her site here.

A few years ago someone gave me a couple of beautiful pieces from Lynn Chase’s portfolio of designs, including the coveted Jaguar design. The cachepot and cup are shown here along with a Swarovski crystal (another gift from a clever friend looking to add a little luster to the dull boy’s apartment).

Maryanne and Edward Scott

Lizzy Melitan and Benson Moyer

Dick Flintoft and Lynn Chase

Bill Dougherty, Ann Moran, and Teresa and Bob Simon

Angelene Pell and Lloyd Bowers

Lisa and David Schiff with Lynn Chase

Carl and Renee Landegger

Pam Howard and Wynn Laffey

Joe Robert and Mary Kegelman

Allison Aston and Valerie Stiassni

L. to r.: Lynn Chase and Marianna Baker; Heidi Schuster and John Helfst; Sarah and Douglas Luke.

Robert and Anne Colgin

Nina Sargent

Jay and Allison Aston

The Museum of Arts and Design honored Tiffany design director John Loring, Neiman Marcus president and CEO Burton M. Tansky, art collector and dealer Donna Schneier, and internationally renowned Colombian fiber artist Olga de Amaral with their coveted Visionaries! Awards at the Museum’s 12th annual dinner celebrating individuals who have advanced the fields of art, craft and design.

Burton Tansky and Jerome Chazen

Simona and Jerome Chazen, Barbara and Donald Tober, Marcy Carsey, Amy Fine Collins, Paige Rense, Andrew Rosen (Theory), Carmen Marc Valvo, Stefano Ricci, and David Yurman were among the 650 who honored this year’s award winners at the dinner dance at Pier Sixty of the Chelsea Piers.

Visionaries! is the Museum of Art & Design’s (MAD) most important annual fundraiser and helps underwrite exhibitions and educational programs throughout the year. Among the guests were designers and executives from more than 35 companies, including Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Elie Tahari, Gucci, Hermes, Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, Loro Piana, Paul Smith, and Prada.

Marcy Carsey, Holly Hotchner, Barbara Tober, Donna Schneier, Burton Tansky, Olga de Amaral, and Jerome Chazen

Guests from the art world included artists Dan Dailey, Michele Oka Doner, Ruth Duckworth, Linda MacNeil, Michael Lucero, and Tommy Simpson. Art patrons attending included Jack Benaroya, Sondra Gilman, Emily Fisher Landau, Fern Hurst, Ethel Lefrak, Sam Miller, Anka Palitz, Dara and Marc Perlbinder, Max Pine, Laura and Robert Sillerman, Patricia and David Spector, and Ellen and Bill Taubman.

John Loring and Arlene Dahl

C. Virginia Fields

Dan Dailey and Linda MacNeil

Donna Schneier, Burton Tansky, and Olga de Amaral

Holly Hotchner, A.E. Hotchner, and Virginia Kiser

Susan Krysiewicz

Marcy Carsey and Donna Schneier

Holly Hotchner and Jack Lenor Larsen

Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus with Linda MacNeil

Jerome Chazen and Nanette Laitman

Bill McCuddy, Paige Rense, and John Loring

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Dr. Tara Cortes, Dr. Cynthia Stuen, and Dr. Rosemarie Marks

The Lighthouse International held a “Centennial Silent Auction, Wine and Food Tasting” to celebrate 100 years of Leadership and to benefit the Lighthouse, at the Sol and Lillian Goldman Building of Lighthouse International on 59th Street between Park and Lexington avenues. All the proceeds will help support the Lighthouse to meet the growing needs of people with vision impairment. The Lighthouse is a fabulous organization which has been helping people of all ages to overcome the challenges of vision loss for 100 years!

Mimi Sheraton was honorary chair and there was a spectacular silent auction of more than 100 one-of-a-kind items. One of the highlights of the evening was a wine-tasting from many world-renowned vineyards, as well as tastings from the celebrated chefs of Aureole, Barbetta, English is Italian, Payard of Patisserie and Bistro, Flik International and Pete’s Eats.

The auction included jewelry from David Yurman, tickets to theatre and sporting events, including two orchestra seats to Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple,” and the latest electronic devices; luxurious health, beauty and home products and dining with such celebrities as Mimi Sheraton and Kitty Carlisle Hart.

Dr. Bruce and Susan Rosenthal

Diane Fisher and Eugenie Fuhrmann

Abbie Van Nostrand and Val Scansaroli

Bruce Arbit and Dr. Tara Cortes

Bill Duncan and Bill Follett

Rheanna Quinn Roddy, Dr. Tara Cortes, and Barbara Saltzman

Roger Goldman, Bill Follett, Dr. Tara Cortes, and Judy Van Nostrand

Jose Berra, Enid Nemy, Bill Duncan, and Robin Phillips

Brian Wood and Dr. Cynthia Stuen

Diane Fisher and Carol Katzka

Judy Van Nostrand and Eugenie Fuhrmann

Stuart Clancy, David Alai, and Richard Montier

Jim Forbes, Dr. Tara Cortes, and Dr. Luis Cortes

Dr. Cynthia Stuen, Michael Burke, and Emily Weisenbach

A few weeks ago, Lucky Magazine hosted its second annual Lucky Shops event at Gotham Hall. A portion of the ticket sales benefited Free Arts NYC, a non-profit dedicated to bringing the healing powers of the arts into the lives of abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families.