Iris Dankner survived breast cancer and decided she wanted to use her work to help others fight the disease. Both before and after her diagnosis, Dankner held a strong passion for design. She has since created a Holiday House, in which top industry designers transform more than 20 spaces in a mansion on East 62nd Street in Manhattan.

Dankner states, "I decided to combine my two passions—my passion for design and my passion to eradicate this horrible disease."

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