It happens every May—the design community gears up for its big showcase of contemporary furniture and design in North America, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, produced by George Little Management. With an impressive array of products from 17 countries, style and design really matter here—not just in the products themselves, but in the presentation. This year the show went for warm orange carpet for the show floor, which gave the Javits Center a comfortable, inviting feel.
FAD Lighting's booth had the look of a cool, deconstructed cube with a silvery charcoal finish and—appropriately enough—it was lit by the company's pieces. From the ledge with a planter-like setting along the outside edge to the interior appointments, the cube made use of a variety of lighting designs.
Fresh from a massive furniture show in Milan, the Italian contingent put together an impressive pavilion displaying Italian design. The Federlegno-Arredo (Italy's governmental association for the furniture industry) organized the section, whose series of booths were housed in a sleek, modular, white structure of sheet metal and fabric. Black and white graphics depicted Michelangelo's David, Venetian arches and other illustrations of Italian culture. Set up like casual sidewalks, the aisles were lined with large white plastic planters by manufacturer Serralunga. Amongst booths of furniture and home design was a kitchen and cafe as well as a center for Italian publications.
The center of the Italian section featured the installation Italia: Amore Mio, which paid homage to country's food, fashion and automobile design. The exterior was a huge circular wall of semi-sheer white curtains and the inside was lined with racy red drapery and a sheer cube curtains.
For the third year in the show's fifteen-year history, an installation went up in the hall and stairs that link the Javits Center's main floor to its North Pavilion. To help move people through the space, Release 1 created this year's connector—an angling wooden table with running benches dotted with simple shaded lamps that ran between the two spaces. Showgoers could relax and socialize or read and the wood surface purposely encouraged grafitti—a fun way for people to draw attention to a booth, a Web site address, or just a doodle.
—Mark Mavrigian
FAD Lighting's booth had the look of a cool, deconstructed cube with a silvery charcoal finish and—appropriately enough—it was lit by the company's pieces. From the ledge with a planter-like setting along the outside edge to the interior appointments, the cube made use of a variety of lighting designs.
Fresh from a massive furniture show in Milan, the Italian contingent put together an impressive pavilion displaying Italian design. The Federlegno-Arredo (Italy's governmental association for the furniture industry) organized the section, whose series of booths were housed in a sleek, modular, white structure of sheet metal and fabric. Black and white graphics depicted Michelangelo's David, Venetian arches and other illustrations of Italian culture. Set up like casual sidewalks, the aisles were lined with large white plastic planters by manufacturer Serralunga. Amongst booths of furniture and home design was a kitchen and cafe as well as a center for Italian publications.
The center of the Italian section featured the installation Italia: Amore Mio, which paid homage to country's food, fashion and automobile design. The exterior was a huge circular wall of semi-sheer white curtains and the inside was lined with racy red drapery and a sheer cube curtains.
For the third year in the show's fifteen-year history, an installation went up in the hall and stairs that link the Javits Center's main floor to its North Pavilion. To help move people through the space, Release 1 created this year's connector—an angling wooden table with running benches dotted with simple shaded lamps that ran between the two spaces. Showgoers could relax and socialize or read and the wood surface purposely encouraged grafitti—a fun way for people to draw attention to a booth, a Web site address, or just a doodle.
—Mark Mavrigian
FAD Lighting's booth showcased its products within a cool deconstructed architectural setting.
A special display devoted to Italian design had a huge circular wall of semi-sheer white curtains.
Italian designers were showcased within a sleek white section within the expo. The pavilion's information center had a spare chic look.
Release 1 built ICFF Connector—a long wooden table that ran the length of the hall and stairs linking the main floor to the North Pavilion of the Javits Center.
