7.28.06 | New York, NY | Interior Designers for Legislation in New York (IDLNY) will present a live “Designers on the Block” benefit auction on Sept. 14, 2006, which will offer attendees the opportunity to bid on services from interior designers including

• Bill Bouchey, Mancini & Duffy;
• John Bricker, Gensler;
• Shashi Caan, Shashi Caan Collective;
• Jamie Drake, Drake Design Associates;
• Rick Focke, HOK New York;
• Russell Groves, S. Russell Groves;
• Gary Lee, Gary Lee Partners;
• John Mack, HLW International;
• Nestor Santa-Cruz, SKB;
• Adam Tihany, Tihany Design;
• Calvin Tsao, Tsao + McKown;
• Barbara Zieve, Butler Rogers Baskett.

Proceeds from the event will support IDLNY, which is dedicated to establishing state-wide government-mandated standards for the interior design profession.

The event will feature cockails and hors d’oeuvres and will be held in the Mohawk Group’s New York showroom (71 W. 23rd St., 18th Fl.) Designers will participate in a VIP reception from 6pm-7pm. The auction runs from 7pm-9:30 pm.

Event sponsors include ASID New York Metropolitan Chapter, Doyle New York, Gensler, IFMA/GNY Chapter, KnollTextiles, The Mohawk Group, and Steelcase.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call IDLNY at 518.463.6765.