Martha Stewart Says She Is ‘Not Marie Kondo’ at High Line Benefit

On Tuesday night in New York, Diane von Furstenberg stood on the High Line with her husband Barry Diller, sunglasses on, wind from the spring day blowing her hair back. They were there for the elevated park’s annual signature benefit — which doubled as a celebration for its 20th anniversary. She and Diller received honors on behalf of the Diller-von Furstenberg Foundation that night, for the millions of dollars they’ve donated to the New York City attraction over the years, and their involvement on the board and family’s general support. But von Furstenberg was nonplussed about the hullabaloo surrounding her accolades. “I don’t care about the award,” she said. “I love the idea that this exists.” Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller  Paul Zimmerman/REX/Shutterstock She said she “just happened to be there when they started it,” when the opportunity to back the High Line arose in 1999. Since then, Prince Alex von Furstenberg has joined the High Line’s board, Diane von Furstenberg hosted the park’s very first fund-raiser when she moved her store into the Meatpacking District and Diller has donated more than $15 million to the cause. “There was only one family we could honor,” said cofounder and executive director of Friends of the

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