Gift for Life, the home and gift industries' nationwide charity, raised almost $8,000 for DIFFA via a holiday pop-up store that ran December 2 to 6 in New York. Dozens of industry suppliers and designers contributed product for the sale. The store concept was created by students from the Fashion Institute of Technology and LIM College, as part of an annual "Iron Design" Student Challenge hosted by the Retail Design Institute.
“This collaboration with the Retail Design Institute offered our industry a creative new way to support the fight against HIV/AIDS,” said Frank Joens, chair of the Gift for Life board. “We are delighted that so many of our industry’s top vendors donated products for resale through the Holiday Pop-Up Shop.”
Among the donors were Arcadia Home, Areaware, Baccarat, Baggallini, Christophe Pourny, Culver Glass, Cynthia Gale New York, Design Ideas, Design Memorabilia, Diane O’Donnel Contemporary Designs, diptyque Columbus Circle, Donghia, Edelman Leather, Gallery91, Global Protection Corp., Gumball Poodle, Harry Barker, HomArt, Jonathan Adler, Kata Golda, Kenneth Cole, Kravet, LAFCO NY, Lenny & Eva, Lenox, Maileg North America, Marc Blackwell New York, Michael Aram, Photos.com by Getty Images, Pico Design, Robert Allen, Scout by Bungalow, Semaki & Bird, The Silver Peacock, Solid Red Square, Spin Ceramics, Tory Burch, Trinky Things, Umbra, West Elm and Zolo.
