Jack Lenor Larsen, Hampton resident and founder of LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton will be honored at The New York School of Interior Design with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Thomas Woltz with receive the school’s first Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design at its annual Spring Benefit on Wednesday, April 18th at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan.

Larsen is a visionary, scholar, world traveler, and an authority on traditional and contemporary crafts.  Founder of his eponymous firm in 1952, he has designed thousands of hand-woven fabric patterns and textiles in natural yarns, many of which are associated with the Modernist architecture and furnishings and are in collections of major international museums. More than a textile designer, the 85-year old Larsen is also recognized for LongHouse, his spectacular home, which is located on 16 acres in East Hampton, New York.

Details: The New York School of Interior Design 2nd annual gala dinner will be held at The Metropolitan Club at 1 East 60th Street on April 18th.

** For more information and tickets: 212-472-1500 ext. 430 or visitwww.nysid.edu<http://www.nysid.edu/>.