Last night, Bloomingdale’s 59th St Flagship was aglow with holiday festivities. Joining the annual window unveiling and wintery activations for the first time ever was DIFFA’s Holidays by Design tabletop display and auction. As a part of Bloomingdale’s “Give Happy” Holiday campaign, the 4th floor features 12 stunning tabletop vignettes, designed by leading designers Nate Berkus, Rockwell Group, Drake/Anderson, Karim Rashid, Ghislaine Viñas, Daun Curry, Stephanie Goto, Elaine Griffin, Lizzie Tisch x LTD by Robert Verdi, Hariri & Hariri Architecture, Dufner Heighes, and Kim Seybert on display through December 12. Each tabletop showcases spectacular products from top Bloomingdale’s brands like Baccarat, Bernardaud, Juliska, L’Objet, Royal Copenhagen, Waterford, and Wedgwood.These one-of-a-kind tabletops will be up for bid on CharityBuzz, through December 9. Proceeds from the auction benefit DIFFA and aid in its mission to raise money and awareness for those living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS, homelessness, food scarcity, and mental health issues.
DIFFA & Bloomingdale’s Launch Holiday Tabletop Auction in NYC
ROBERT VERDI
Robert Verdi is a fearless entrepreneur, celebrity stylist and television personality. As a leading lifestyle expert, Robert has worked with talents like Eva Longoria, Bethenny Frankel, Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Wiig, Joy Behar, Ana Ortiz, Sandra Bernhard, Mariska Hargitay, Bobby Flay, Fantasia, Joely Fisher and Sami Gayle. Famous for his wit and wisdom, Mr. Verdi has become one of the most recognizable faces in the world of fashion and design today. Verdi’s credits include his eponymous network show The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi, She’s Got The Look, host of Surprise by Design, Full Frontal Fashion, Fashion Police and E! Entertainment News Red Carpet; Style expert for The View, The Today Show, Martha Stewart, CNN; and cameo roles in The Devil Wears Prada and The September Issue. Verdi makes waves in the media, both on-line and in-print, profiled on the cover of The New York Times Style Section, The Daily, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and featured frequently in publications like OK! Magazine, Life&Style, US Weekly, and InStyle. In 2014 Robert Verdi launched Great Bag Co. and his signature series, The Model M. For news and updates, follow Robert on-line @RobertVerdi and @GreatBagCo www.robertverdi.com/ www.greatbag.co/