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FIU Trustee Rosa Sugrañes
and
Wolfsonian board member and gala chair, Michele
Oka Doner.
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Gala chair Iran Issa Khan and Wolfsonian founder,
Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. |
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More
than 600 cultural aficionados from around the world
celebrated The Wolfsonian's fifth-annual
gala and late-night party under the light of the
silvery moon on March 3. This year The Wolfsonian-Florida
International University, a museum of design and
the decorative arts in Miami Beach, honored five
individuals and one corporation for their outstanding
contributions to design and design education. The
event was part of the museum's signature fundraiser, “A
Very Wolfsonian Weekend,” which raised more
than $500,000. Funds will be used to support The
Wolfsonian's exhibits and educational programs.
The weekend's festivities began on March 2,
with a tribute to design legends Florence “Shu” Knoll
Bassett, Dan Paul, Michael
Graves, Nargis and Nasir
Kassamali, and Tupperware Brands Corporation,
represented by its chairman and CEO Rick
Goings. The Wolfsonian also announced the
creation of an annual award, The Florence Knoll Design
Award, which will be awarded in 2008.
The following day, more than 600 people attended
a gala sit-down dinner in honor of the “Florida
Design Legends” at the headquarters of Bacardi
USA. The gala was chaired by Wolfsonian Board chair Charles Cowles;
artist and Wolfsonian Board member Michele
Oka Doner; Bacardi CEO John Esposito,
and photographer Iran Issa-Khan.
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Chairman and CEO of Tupperware Brands Corporation,
Rick Goings.
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Nasir Kassamali.
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Design Miami Basel director, Ambra Medda.
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DACRA president and Wolfsonian advisory
board member, Craig Robins and daughter
Zoe. |
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Industrial
designer Carl G. Magnusson, Michele
Oka Doner, and Karla Dascal.
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Constance Collins
and Nancy Herstand.
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Advisory board
member, Robert Wennett with Rosa
Sugrañes.
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Laurinda and Alison Spear.
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David Webster,
Carolina Bilbao, and Larry Kramer.
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Jonathan Breene, Ugo
Colombo, and Criselda Breene.
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Photos:
Image 3: Sivia Ros
for The Wolfsonian-FIU. All others: Gustavo
Caballero-Getty Images for The Wolfsonian-FIU |
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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