Amy Helfand is an NYC-based artist who also makes absolutely beautiful rugs. We've been following her work for years and always enjoy checking in and chatting in person at ICFF. This year, one of the rugs shown at her booth had a bit of a twist... More

Based in Brooklyn, Egg Collective didn't have to travel far for their debut showing at ICFF, but their journey began years ago. The three designers met in school (architecture) in the Midwest and after graduation, went off to different cities to pursue work and life, always hoping to reconnect to work together. They recently made the moves necessary to start the collective and are forging ahead with their unique vision for the next phase of heirloom quality American furniture. More

Congrats to Theo Richardson, Charles Brill and Alexander Williams of Rich, Brilliant & Willing — they're the official Best New Designer of ICFF 2011! The award can be a designer's big break — past winners have included people like Ronan Bouroullec, Barber & Osgerby, and Jeffrey Bernett. While RB&W have already received a lot of press and attention over the past year, the award brightens the spotlight on the Manhattan trio. More

ICFF is often about clean lines, smooth finishes and minimal solutions and presentations, so it was an interesting shift to see so many pieces this year that embraced some heavy duty decorative detail. And not just surface-y printed on pattern, these were all about the texture and art of decorative embellishment — carving and inlay work. More

Quirk doesn't have to equal candy colors or hit-you-over-the-head visual humor — often it's the sly motif, the unexpected flash of irreverance in an otherwise staid color story or pattern repeat, that makes a wallpaper pattern design interesting...as well as something you can live with longer. More

Before Jeffrey Bernett worked for B&B Italia, Ligne Roset, Herman Miller, and Knoll, he was an unknown designer setting up his first-ever booth at ICFF and hoping someone would sign him. That year, he won "Best of Show" and a deal with Cappellini. Fifteen years to the date, other young hopefuls are in that same position, and Jeffrey's still coming back to the show to see what's new. That's the beauty of ICFF… More

Everyone has their "thing". The aspect of interior design that they can pore over longer and clip the most images of; generally what is the starting point of most daydreams of new room designs. For me, it's often rugs, wallpaper, fabrics, upholstery — if it has a pattern, I'm checking it out. So, discovering a bespoke rug source at ICFF was a double treat… More

When I cover a furniture fair or trade show, I'm often in macro-mode. I find myself wanting to examine and celebrate the over arching ideas that show up across collections; the colors, materials, shapes and styles that I see as examples of the zeitgeist of this moment in design. And, while I'm doing exactly that this year at ICFF, too (lots of posts are in the works), sometimes you need to just step back, shift to micro, and say: Wow, this collection was simply really beautiful... More

Super shine in silvertone was one of the design stories this year at ICFF - taking pieces of all shapes and sizes and giving them a blast of future facing fantastic-ness by envisioning them in shiny silver (or aluminum or platinum). From mirror-bright OTT shine to more subtle metallic glows, here are ten examples that illustrate how this look works overtime, style-wise: More

Tile is one of those objects that a photo doesn't do justice. Texture is what really makes tile alluring, and Mutina's new collection — on view at the Stone Source booth at ICFF — is all about the tactile surface. With Patricia Urquiola leading their design department, Mutina has signed some interesting talents to experiment with porcelain. More