Holiday House, founded in 2008 by interior designer and breast cancer survivor Iris Dankner, is a showhouse where top designers and lifestyle brands showcase their talent to raise critical funds for the prevention and cure of breast cancer.
Iris Dankner was inspired to combine her two passions — interior design and fundraising for breast cancer research — when she saw a lack of high profile interior design events in the New York City area benefitting this great cause. After its inception in 2008, Holiday House became the first designer showhouse in New York City to benefit a breast cancer organization, attracting talent from across the country to transform the historic Academy Mansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side each fall. Holiday House has since created a summer expansion in the Hamptons and is now established as one of the premiere showhouses in the country.
Since partnering with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), Holiday House has granted over a million dollars to this renowned charity that invests 91 cents of every dollar to support its mission of ending breast cancer by advancing the world’s most groundbreaking research.
HOLIDAY HOUSE LONDON
In 2017, Holiday House celebrated its tenth year of showhouses with the inaugural Holiday House London. The organisers decided to take Holiday House to London because it is known for being a stylish city with a long history of beautiful interior design and is home to many revered companies that create exquisite home décor. Twenty seven leading architects and designers such as Fiona Barratt Interiors, Nina Campbell, Justin Van Breda, Sophie Paterson Interiors, Rachel Laxer Interiors and others took part.
OLEG KLODT ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Oleg Klodt Architecture & Design studio designed the central zone, namely the entrance hall and staircases in one of the two buildings. In this exhibition space, Oleg Klodt, the founder of the company, and Anna Agapova, partner and head of the design department, presented their own furniture and lighting collection, O&A London, as well as a textile collaboration with Holland & Sherry.
The key focus of these collections is on materials and textures, as they unite the interior. Harmony is the essence of the design concept. Created space made it possible to feel the interdependence of nature, people and the external environment.
O&A LONDON FURNITURE COLLECTION
The O&A London furniture collection was created by the leading design team of Oleg Klodt and Anna Agapova. With their focus on the very finest details and combining time-honoured and pioneering methods and materials, they are renowned for producing one-off pieces that harmonise effortlessly with their setting. This is the hallmark of O&A London.
The minimalism and precision of O&A London pieces can be traced back to the luxuriance of the Art-Deco and late Modernism movements and to the clean, sharp lines of Bauhaus. By cherry-picking attributes from these iconic moments in history, O&A London has created something classically-rooted for the contemporary interior. It is a collection that can be said to question the very role of furniture; a fundamentally sculptural approach that embraces the very latest technologies in a skilful balance of ideas and materials, of form and function.
Furniture presented at Holiday House London:
‘Inspiring Talks’ was a series of public talks hosted by Oleg Klodt Architecture & Design. This week of debates brought together leading figures from the worlds of architecture and design in Covent Garden, London. At the events space — a pop-up showroom — we presented O&A London collections, our collaboration with Holland & Sherry and architectural studio projects.
POWERFUL WOMEN IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Zaha Hadid once commented: “I always had to do everything ten times better to achieve recognition.” This talk brought together accomplished women working in the creative industries to discuss their own experiences of gender in the workplace and wider trends.
Speakers:
— Anna Agapova, head of design at Oleg Klodt Architecture & Design
— Stacie McCormick, artist
— Stéphanie Langard-Dumont, visual artist
— Stella Arion, fashion stylist
Moderator:
— Helen Chislett, London Connoisseur founder
«IT WAS A VERY EDUCATIONAL EVENT AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS YOU ASK YOURSELF»
D. Harrison, Bert Frank
TECHNOLOGIES IN INTERIOR DESIGN
The last decade has seen an explosion of innovative technology in interior design. At this public talk we looked at why the art-technology connection is important and speakers discussed their craft and where they draw inspiration. As part of the conversation, Oleg Klodt introduced the design and realisation of the new furniture collection.
Speakers:
— Oleg Klodt, chairman of Oleg Klodt Architecture & Design
— Michael Vasku, creative director of Preciosa Lighting
— Jasna Jevremovic, senior associate Case 3D
— Grant Pierrus, founder of Interior Style Hunter
Moderator:
— Alexei Markov, actor, confidence coach
“THANK YOU FOR ORGANISING SUCH AN INTERESTING EVENT. WE WERE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND ENJOY USEFUL, INFORMATIVE TALKS. ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT WITH OLEG PERSONALLY. BEST OF LUCK!”
M&R
EMOTIONS BEYOND INTERIORS
This event explored the connection between interior design, human health, and how our environment fundamentally affects our emotional wellbeing – from colour and lighting to physical layout. The discussion ranged from the new generation of ‘smart’ buildings to how the design sector is evolving against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty.
Speakers:
— Anna Agapova, head of design at Oleg Klodt Architecture & Design
— Helen Chislett, founder of London Connoisseur
— Mathias Kiss, artist/designer
— Angel Monzon, creative director of Vessel Gallery
— Monique Stamp, director at Riviere UK
— Regis Mathieu, founder of Mathieu Lustrerie
Moderator:
— Becky Sunshine, design journalist
“WONDERFUL TALKS AND A GREAT PANEL! THANKS FOR A LOVELY EVENINGS!”
Faust PR
PHOTO REPORT
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