Swag

September 14, 2018

Diffa Picnic by Design

Diffa: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS held its seventh annual fund-raiser September 5 at the lounge and terrace at the Viacom Building in New York. This year’s event featured baskets that re-imagined Broadway shows. BKSK Interiors designed a disco-theme basket inspired by Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. The display featured a poster and signed playbill, two Riedel stemless champagne flutes, a 48-inch-diameter faux sheepskin rug, and two tickets to see the musical and go on a backstage tour.

Photo: Erik Bardin

Inspired by Mamma Mia!, McCory Interiors designed an Aegean teal-hued basket that highlighted the brand’s woven coverings, cushions, and napkins. Additional items included a picnic basket with a cooler in Duralee fabric, bottles of Ouzo and Moschofilero Boutari wine, a jar of olive tapenade, a marble mortar and pestle, and a CD of the cast recording.

Photo: Erik Bardin

Mikel Welch Designs crafted an Africa-theme basket that paid tribute to The Lion King with a variety of condiments and kitchen items. The basket also had a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and two tickets to the Disney musical.

Photo: Erik Bardin

NPZ Style & Decor took inspiration from Chicago The Musical by presenting a 1920s Prohibition-theme basket. The basket was handwoven with French gold vintage thread and decorated with feathers, a red lips mini sofa inspired by Mae West, and the original 1975 musical vinyl with Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon. Additional items included gold ombre martini glasses, two black ceramic dinnerware sets with brass flatware, a brass cocktail shaker, and a Prohibition era cocktail book.

Photo: Erik Bardin

Vanessa Deleon Associates drew inspiration from both the 1961 film and 2013 stage production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the basket. Items included a vintage Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tag necklace, a 24-inch trolley suitcase by Co-Z, two Breakfast at Tiffany’s ticket pillows, a Ty Silk cat, and a Tiffany ribbon gift box blanket.

Photo: Erik Bardin

Edible

The CTO: Chief Tasting Officer gift set from Mouth contains spiced candied pecans, a D.I.Y. cold-brew kit, a grapefruit hibiscus cocktail mixer, and more, and is available in two sizes: small, $79.50, and large, $146.25.

Photo: Courtesy of Mouth

Edible

Good Karmal sells gourmet all-natural caramels that are wrapped in a paper printed with a fortune, which can be customized with logos, marketing messages, and more. Past corporate clients include Nike, Microsoft, and Facebook. Pricing starts at $12 for a sampler of six caramels.

Photo: Courtesy of Good Karmal