Tuesday, May 24, 2011
by Laurel Petriello | posted 1:00 pm
New York City lights up each May as thousands of designers, architects, retailers, and enthusiasts flock annually to the epic tradeshow. This year’s event definitely battled less-than-stellar weather, but the show managed to turn out some new stars and showcase classic talent.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
by Laurel Petriello | posted 12:00 pm
Editors from an array of global design magazines voted this weekend for their favorite exhibitors and products at this year’s 23rd annual ICFF in New York. Honored at the Exhibitors Reception, 16 companies took home the awards.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
by Laurel Petriello | posted 3:00 pm
In preparation for the launch of their first U.S. showroom, the Italian lighting manufacturer is rockin’ a totally tubular art installation titled, “Evolution,” in their new SoHo digs.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
by Ian Volner | posted 1:00 pm
Tonight, at its SoHo storefront, the Italian housewares company is celebrating “Dressed,” its latest kitchen collection, with a featured appearance and video installation by the renowned Dutch designer.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
by Ghislaine Viñas | posted 12:00 pm
Some of the most interesting design to be seen in New York during ICFF maybe the “off-road” locations. Last Friday, I hoped on my bike and headed to the NoHo neighborhood and, more specifically, Great Jones Street to the old lumber building to check out NoHo Design District.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
by Ghislaine Viñas | posted 10:00 am
Francois Chambard, the designer behind UM Project does not disappoint this year at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Chambard breathes life and personality into his furniture pieces; they are humorous and serious all in the same breath.
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Friday, May 13, 2011
by Annie Block | posted 12:00 pm
Hayek teams up with Springs Global for a new brand of sustainably minded furnishings debuting this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center in New York.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
by Laurel Petriello | posted 7:46 pm
If you were given limitless possibilities, how would you personalize a white, letter-sized sheet of DuPont Corian? The surface manufacturer posed this concept to 25 renowned designers from across the globe in effort to curate an original exhibit honoring the 25th anniversary of French design magazine Intramuros. The exhibit, aptly titled “Carte Blanche,” showcases distinctive works produced from a single A4 sheet of Corian Designer White.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
by Laurel Petriello | posted 2:40 pm
Last night, New York’s A&D Building, in conjunction with Interior Design, held its annual ICFF soiree, Opening Night. Hundreds of design-hungry attendees flocked to the design center ascending all 11 floors to see the season’s latest arrivals at each suite. Several manufacturers debuted fresh new showrooms, expansions, or renovations, and, while all were inspiring, one stood out as the highlight of the evening: Poliform.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
by Laurel Petriello | posted 3:19 pm
The Brooklyn-based furniture design manufacturer recently teamed with crystal mogul Swarovski to create limited “Crystallized” editions of two of their most popular accents tables, the Omni and the Z. Each piece is hand made, numbered, and thoroughly adorned in multi-faceted, glittering crystals. The tables are available in white or black, in either a matte or high-polish finish.
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