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A retrospective to mark the 50th anniversary of the country's premier show house, the lavish book Iconic Rooms: Kips Bay New York Decorator Show House at 50 (Gibbs Smith) is out this month. The book features 175 images from the past five decades, resulting in a visual master class on what makes well-designed rooms iconic. The Kips Bay Show House is exceptional not only because it serves as the top fundraising vehicle for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, which provides after-school and What Becomes an Icon The latest must-have tome for the design enthusiast's library. By Anne Lee Phillips 48 Clockwise from top: Library, Juan Pablo Molyneux, 1985. Bedroom, Jamie Drake, 2007 (Photo by Nick Johnson.) Iconic Rooms: Kips Bay New York Decorator Show House at 50 (Gibbs Smith). Bedroom, Charlotte Moss, 2019 (Photo by Michael Mundy). enrichment programs for Bronx children, but also for its pivotal role in the design industry. As Bunny Williams, who has attended every Kips Bay show house since 1973 and designed several rooms, writes, "It is a vehicle for this country's top designers to showcase their very best work and an opportunity for all visitors to get inspired by not only the interiors, but the latest sources, artists, and vendors." It can serve as a career launcher and career CARLOS EGUIGUREN