national stationery show coverage will continue throughout the week, but i wanted to add 5 more stand-outs booths today, starting with linda + harriet, who debuted a gorgeous new calendar (the bottom half of which detaches to become a post card) and greeting cards this year. i always love liz’s work but her new calendar…
this year the lighting at icff was really strong- and with a heavy accent on organic glass forms. some of my favorites are above and below- i hope you’ll enjoy. stay tuned for more from the stationery show, icff and a biz ladies post at 2:30 today. john pomp‘s booth blew my mind. john really…
this year’s icff showcased some really beautiful woodworking- something i find myself increasingly interested in. some of my favorites in this theme were shimna, scott braun and larimore. each designer approached the material differently, but with an equally beautiful result. first up is shimna, and designer aaron huston’s beautiful furniture. i loved the way aaron…
for me, this year’s stationery show was mostly about strong, consistent designers churning out more strong work. i think the recession prevented too many new designers from showing, so i found myself going back to my designers i was already familiar with to see their beautiful new work. the smaller show size meant i got…
i couldn’t end the day without mentioning one more great designer that is part of the european design scene: one of my current favorites, jaime hayon for baccarat. jaime has such a wonderful whimsical sense about his work and i’ll never forget stumbling upon his work at the milan show in 2007. it was like…
textiles are my favorite part of any show, so i was happy to see so many beautiful fabric ideas in the british section (note: this section is dedicated to designers working in the uk, not necessarily from there) of icff this year. my instant favorite in the textile design category would be chae young kim….
to put it simply- contemporary british designers do wallpaper really, really well. these designers were the bulk of the reason i spent 2 hours in this 3 row section alone. catherine hammerton, tracy kendall and clarissa hulse are so good at what they do. (so was lizzie allen but unfortunately they weren’t keen on people…
alright, first things first- i loved so many of the hanging pendants i saw in the british design section. i also loved their wallpapers (more on that later), but i wanted to kick things off with these incredible pieces by chun wei liao and daisuke hiraiwa. based in the uk, both designers experimented with creating…
whew. to say that i’m already ready for the weekend would be a massive understatement. i managed to get ICFF done in one day (that’s gotta be some sort of record for me) but then spent all day and night editing through over 1200 pictures to find the best pictures of the best products. this…
i spent two full days at bklyn designs this weekend, but if you have 10 minutes (or some time to browse a photo set), you can get a great tour of the show and its highlights right here. the first video today introduced us to a handful of fantastic artists showing this year, and in…
this year’s bklyn designs was the best it has been in years. i was fortunate to be on the judging panel this year and i really felt like the show as a whole listened to those of us calling for newer, edgier and more innovative design. this year’s show was smaller than previous years but…
i always wish i had an endless fund for traveling that would let me jump from city to city and country to country to check out all of the great design shows every year. but thankfully artist paola serrao of rephilosophy (who created our milan design guide), offered to share some of her images from…
i was so bummed not to have more time to check out design shows in canada, and one of the great ones i missed was ‘radiant dark‘. thankfully one of my talented dinner buddies, karyn of the fantastic workroom shop/workshop space in toronto, covered some of the cool pieces at radiant dark. you can click…
this is my last canada post for the morning and then it’s on to sneak peeks and the final episode (and final products) of design by the book! [the ceramic abstract birds and laser-cut headboard were from the room of erin mccutcheon, einav mekori, annie tung and andree wejsmann. birds may not be everyone’s favorite…
i could go on and on about the ‘come up to my room‘ show at the gladstone hotel, but i’ll try to keep my comments concise and let the images do the talking. one of my favorite rooms at the show belonged to artist and illustrator derrick hodgson. the room was full of tiny characters…
this weekend i hopped on a porter flight (what a seriously cool airline- that’s their lunch box above) up to canada to speak at the interior design show in toronto. although i was only in town for a night, i got a great peek into the world of canadian design and i was absolutely thrilled…
today is a special day partly dedicated to faythe levine’s handmade nation. coming up later this morning there will be an interview anne conducted with faythe and cortney, and then we’ll get a special sneak peek into each of their homes after that. then it’s on to paris with part four of anne’s regional roundup…
last week i was asked to walk the ‘accent on design’ section of the ny gift fair and pick my favorite booths for a “blogger’s award” given out this year. i was bummed that i wasn’t able to spend more time at the show, but i was excited to see so many spectacular booths focusing…
ok, so i lost the bugles war about 10 minutes ago and am now enjoying the breakfast of champions. so while i indulge in my guilty snack pleasure i wanted to share these lovely new pieces from three of my favorite booths at the gift fair this year: brooklyn’s klein reid, soda by amy, and…
this morning i’m reporting live from the brooklyn courthouse at the foot of the brooklyn bridge. i’ve got jury duty this week so i’ll be writing from my wooden bench while i try really hard not to eat the entire contents of the vending machine outside. because it’s probably not the best idea to start…
