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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Contact: David Granoff
Broward: 954.920.7997
Dade: 305.945 7496
dgranoff@dcota.com

HISTORY IN THE MAKING
BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Boca Raton Museum of Art in South Florida - First fine art museum in the nation to exhibit installations of interior designer showroom furniture

ELITE SHOWROOMS FROM THE DESIGN CENTER OF THE AMERICAS - DCOTA COME TOGETHER FOR OFF-THE-WALL- ON-THE-WALL BONAFIDE ART SHOW IN A NO-SIT-IN-CHAIRS ART WORLD

FIRST CULMINATING IN AUCTION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN'S ART EDUCATION
DCOTA SHOW

THEME: INCORPORATING THE INFLUENCES OF ARTIST CHARLES HINMAN
(Hinman exhibit opens – April 9th)

There was a time, not that long ago when the cognoscenti of the art world didn't consider black & white photography art! So hard to believe today, that some people don't even know it! Today of course, fashion too holds a place in the greatest museums in the world. One only has to look at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Exhibition or for that matter Giorgio Armani's recent glorious tribute to his Collections at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Now clothing, even contemporary at that, is considered art. Here we are, once again in South Florida on the cutting edge: This whimsical exhibit from the showrooms and creative forces of DCOTA is News. And Worthy!

A Charity Auction Hosted by DCOTA to benefit Children's Art Education
SHOWROOM CONTRIBUTORS – CHAIRS ON EXHIBITION

EG CODY – Art Deco Chair - This Wooden Structure (1925 – 1930)

JUDITH NORMAN COLLECTION – Reproduction of a Mahogany Ball and Claw Chippendale Side Chair (1740 – 1797)

HENREDON INTERIOR DESIGN – Ebury Chair – Hardwood with Mahogany Finish (1714 – 1795) Georgian

J. BATCHELOR – Bride Chair – This wood structure, split peel rattan weave finish c1935 was designed by Jean-Michael Frank & Adolphe Chanaux

WILLIAM SWITZER COLLECTION - Reproduction of "Jackie O" Chair, Louie XVI Style from the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis

JOLO ENTERPRISE – Contemporary/Zen Arm Chair, Black Finish with Micro fiber Fabric, Designed for the new Millennium

SARMIENTO & ASSOCIATES – Reproduction of a Savonarola Chair, Chestnut Wood – Carved and Finished by Hand – XV Century, Reproduction By: TARPAC

BRUNSCHWIG & FILS – Empire Chair – Italian Version of a French Design

CARRIAGE HOUSE – Chair – Cherry Stained Hardwood, Designed by Rodrigo; a very well known Peruvian architect.

BAKER KNAPP & TUBBS – Baker Sheild Black Chair, Mahogany, S scrolled arms with wheat sheath carvings. An English 18th Century Duncan Phyfe Style

DECOTATIVE CRAFTS– A hand-painted English style armchair with antiqued black and green finish with gold leaf accents

MICHAEL WOLK (Chair designer) – The Pelican Chair – Introduced in 1994 as part of the "South Beach Collection,"
A fully upholstered swivel lounge chair.
Produced by: Directional

ALIVAR– (Manufacturer) Barcelona Chair (Reproduction) Square Steel Frame, Hide Supporting Straps covered in Leather, Capitone finishing. Designed by: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

PP&M ASSOCIATES – The Peruvian – an armchair upholstered on the seat and back

DATE:
PRESS RECEPTION – Thursday, April 15, 2004 from 6 - 8 pm
FOR PRESS CREDENTIALS RSVP: David Granoff/PR Mgr. - dgranoff@dcota.com or 954.920.7997 or 305.945.7496

BACKGROUND ON EXHIBITION AND ITS CURATORS:
As the world keeps getting smaller apparently so does it's artistic counter part: Nickie Siegel and Janet Ruffolo are not only extremely talented and in-demand Interior Designers on Call (DOC) right here at Designer Center of the Americas (DCOTA) but are also long-time active members of The Boca Museum of Art. In October '03, DCOTA's astoundingly creative thinker, as well as incredibly generous and always socially conscious General Manager Joan Kerns Kauffman assigned David Ranofsky and Lyn Forster, two of her highly creative marketing managers to come up with 'something' wonderful that had to be unique, a first, and as always her requisite - it had to benefit those in need.

'Creative' already had their artistic eye set on doing something at the museum in Boca. As the saying goes, to make a long story short, Nickie & Janet made the necessary introductions, and with extreme foresight, Boca Museum's Executive Director George Bolge, decided what was originally first conceived as a traditional 'Silent Auction' reception for one night morphed it into the practically 2 month long exhibition and instillation.

Many of the Top Class Designer Showrooms at DCOTA couldn't sign on faster, immediately embracing the concept while almost in unison proclaiming it "Fabulous!"


A Charity Auction Hosted by DCOTA to benefit Children's Art Education

The Boca Museum of Art
Opens to the Public
Friday, April 16th – Sunday, June 6th '04
(Open Daily – Call for Hours: 561.392.2500)
Boca Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real Mizner Park

Design Center of the Americas, the world's largest international free-standing, interior design campus housing 775,000 square feet of exclusive designer products and showrooms featuring more than 5,500 unique lines of fine furniture, fabrics, art, antiques, kitchen, bath, flooring, lighting and more, is located at 1855 Griffin Road in Dania Beach, Florida.

DCOTA is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and the second Saturday of each month from 10am to 4pm.
For further information, please send e-mail requests to dcota@dcota.com