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From left, GJ Chairs customized by Rafael de Cárdenas, Harry Allen, and Deborah Berke.

If you’ve ever watched the eBay clock tick down to its single-digit seconds before clicking “Bid,” you know that timing is everything in the cutthroat world of online auctions. Unfortunately, the crucial final hours of Suite New York’s Pink Jalk Project auction to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation were initially scheduled for yesterday, as the East Coast continued to grapple with the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy. That grappling continues–the Suite New York Showroom remains closed and without power–but the auction has been extended until tomorrow afternoon, giving you one more day to score one-of-a-kind versions of Greta Jalk’s laminated teak plywood GJ Chair customized by 20 designers and architects, including Winka Dubbeldam, Kelly Wearstler, Harry Allen, and Maharam Design Studio. David Rockwell got creative with sparkly Swarovski tiles, while Rafael de Cárdenas united the usually disparate forces of op-art and floral chintz. Deborah Berke collborated with sign painter David Newcomb and decorative painter Alexa Davis of Lillian Heard Studio on a pink-bottomed chair that honors women pioneers in architecture and design (see the making of Berke’s chair in the below video). Bid to win here.
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Following its colorful collaborations with Jeff Koons and KAWS, Kiehl’s Since 1851 has teamed up with Kenny Scharf. The L’Oreal-owned apothecary brand has launched a limited-edition collection of its famed Creme de Corps that features label artwork by the artist. Better still, Kiehl’s is donating 100% of the net profits from U.S. sales to RxArt, which brings contemporary art to healthcare facilities, as part of a broader effort to raise $200,000 for children’s charities worldwide. The lavishly labeled lotion is available in three sizes (come on, pop for the one-liter megabottle), and prices start at $29.50. “Continued use for 10 days will provide a skin texture heretofore unattainable,” promises Kiehl’s. Not in the market for moisturizer? Snag Scharf’s “Squirt” (pictured), a signature character that he’s made available in collectible form for the project.

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Dwell is looking inward for its latest partnership. We hear that the shelter magazine-turned-bicoastal media empire will announce tomorrow that it’s teaming up with the American Society of Interior Designers. With a membership that includes around 18,000 practicing interior designers and 10,500 students, the trade group will move its national conference to Dwell on Design, which caps off Dwell Design Week in Los Angeles. The leaders of 500 ASID chapters nationwide and board members of the organization will join the eighth annual installment of modernism-infused home tours, product demos, and presentations, set to begin on June 21, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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Shopping and machining combine in Story’s latest concept store

In yet another stellar iteration of Story, Rachel Shechtman presents “Making Things,” a temporary concept store focused on the act of creation. Part retail experience, part educational series, Story partnered with GE to debut “GE Garages,” a community venture that hopes to provide professionals and novices alike with education…

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And the Emmy goes to…Derek Lam! OK, so the fashion designer won’t take home a statuette tonight at the 64th Primetime Emmys, but he could surely land a hefty discount on a new Audi S4. The maker of German-engineered luxury vehicles tapped Lam to design the green room at this year’s Emmys, which will be held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. He sped into action, defining the entrance with curving metallic fabric and tricking out the space with vintage furniture. The design elements nod to Audi vehicles and a company that Lam says shares his own brand vision of “modern luxury and uncompromised quality.” Get a closer look at the Audi Green Room tonight on “Backstage Live,” a slate of online programming that will run in parallel with the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted telecast.

(Photos: WireImage/Charley Gallay)

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