Attending ICFF has become an annual event for me and just like any other anticipated "holiday", it is with a mixture of excitement, anticipation and just a tinge of concern (will it be as good as last year?) that I arrive at the Javits. The other constant is that I'm part of a crew — a big team of us hit the show and we generally have a post-game wrapup of our favorites; the things we'd take home if we could. This year, I'm sharing our wishlist with everyone... More
We've already proclaimed our love for the Tools at Schools desk as our fav overall pick from this year's ICFF show. But there were plenty other desks that offered a bevy of storage solutions for small spaces inside compact form factors, with new designs and some revived from the past... More
Attending ICFF has become an annual event for the Apartment Therapy team, and just like any other anticipated "holiday", it is with a mixture of excitement, anticipation and just a tinge of concern (will it be as good as last year?). The other constant is that we're part of a crew — a big team of us hit the show and we generally have a post-game wrapup of our favorites; the things we'd take home if we could. Here's a roundup of our favourites from the whole team that attended the 2011 show...
It may be named for its focus on contemporary furniture design, but ICFF always offers up a few accents and accessories that offer inspiration for the home-office-product-loving heart. Take a gander at a six smart items that caught our eye at the 2011 show in NYC over the weekend. More
Of all the cool stuff at ICFF this week, these new lights by Peter Stathis stood out by a mile. Gregory has the full report from two meetings with Peter:
"We got a special early preview of some new high efficiency, high design offerings from JOBY this morning. Primarily known for their GorillaPod tripods and lights, we admit we were surprised with the whole new design direction of this duo of new lighting options, the Trapeze and Obus." >> Go To Full Post

Though natural materials and sleek, futuristic furnishings were big trends at this year's ICFF, there was certainly no shortage of color, especially when it came to wall and floor coverings. Check out these ten head turning collections from international designers, both big and small. More
The Gypsy Wheel, an audio system designed by Wang Jinsheng (he stopped us in our tracks last year with his water fountain turntables), was pieced together using salvaged automotive parts, coupled with audio speakers and drum kit hardware. Certainly one of the more unusual designs from this year's ICFF show...
If you live in New York and these chairs look familiar, there's a reason for that: Fermob's outdoor chairs can be found in Bryant Park, the High Line, and the sitting areas around Times Square. Their line of bright neon aluminum and steel furniture is designed by Federic Sofia and inspired by the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, and this year they walked away with an ICFF Editor Award for Best Multiple Production. More
We saw a plentitude of desk designs on the show floor at this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair, but ironically the one that stuck out from the rest wasn't designed for home office use, nor designed by one of the usual suspects from the design world. No, our favourite design from this year's ICFF show came from the minds of 44 middle school children... More
ICFF provides the opportunity to meet young designers who are at the very beginning of their careers, when anything is possible. Twenty-four-year-old John Green flew over from the UK to show his furniture, and although his tiny booth was tucked away in a remote corner of the hall, he already had a well developed collection in production, he'd begun talking to US distributors, and he was ridiculously cute and optimistic about his future.





































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