Multimillionaire New Yorker Hospitalized After Manic $20 Million Shopping Spree [The Rich]

With a $100 million fortune made from selling miniature ceramic houses, Ed Bazinet is one of New York’s richest men. His TriBeCa apartment is worth $28 million, and he was featured Richistan, Robert Frank’s 2007 book about the super-wealthy. Two weeks ago, he suffered a manic break and purchased a whopping $20 million worth of expensive kitsch over the course of five days at the New York International Gift Fair. More »