Housing Works Hosts Second Annual Design on a Dime at Moore Building

Photography by Alejandro Chavarria on February 7th, 2017 in Lifestyle

Miami, FL – February 4, 2017 – Housing Works, a leading AIDS-service and advocacy organization, hosted its highly-anticipated fundraising event, Design on a Dime, at the Moore Building in the heart of the city’s Design District. The two-day, star-studded benefit raised $320,000 in support of the organization’s mission to end AIDS. For the second year in a row, participating interior designers and influential tastemakers created over 25 one-of-a-kind room vignettes with designer furniture, art and home décor merchandise, which was donated directly from top brands and sold for up to 80% off retail during the ticketed “VIP Cocktail Hour & Sale” on Saturday, February 4th. The cocktail reception and preview sale were followed by the “Chairman’s Dinner” where philanthropist and socialite Criselda Breene and celebrity photographer Iran Issa-Khan were honored. Event guests included James Huniford, Barbara Becker, Christina Getty, Sam Robin, Blaine Trump, Michael Boodro, Criselda and Jonathan Breene, Fabian and Martina Borgomanero Basabe, Elaine Griffin, Martin Amado, and Dana and Gary Shear. Honorary Chairs included Andy Cohen, host of “Watch What Happens Live!,” Cristina Saralegui, journalist, actor and talk show host, and tennis player and entrepreneur Venus Williams for V*Starr Interiors.