The Rey Chair from Dietiker was one of our favorite items at this years NeoCon. Colorful, well crafted, stackable and sturdy, it wasn't a surprise that this design has stood the test of time. We asked if it was available... More

New from Maharam at NeoCon - two very different fabrics from two very different designers. They're both quite unique and interesting, especially for use in interiors...

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Chicago designers Gary Lee and Thomas McWalters launched their brand new line of furniture, TG Couture, for VENU at NeoCon this week...jump below for a first look:

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What will be the popular color choices for 2009? Sherwin Williams says "a global team of experts has spent months analyzing color influences, from consumer electronics to international street style, to identify the hues that will define architecture and design in the year ahead" and this is what they came up with...jump below for the colors:

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We spent the day at NeoCon yesterday, the big contract trade show at the Merchandise Mart. We'll be blogging the new and noteworthy - starting with B&B Italia, who featured this chair & sofa from Patricia Urquiola, called Hollow, and more:

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We were impressed with these at NeoCon, but have been waiting to blog them until they were available to the public. We just got the email that the Parametre site is up and ready for business, so here goes...

These soft wall room dividers that are lightweight, expandable and usable both horizontally or vertically, indoors and out. More

So good in person. The new woodgrain plynyl from Chilewich is most definitely not cheesy.

When we first read about the new plynyl, the old knotty wood Contact paper is what came to mind (which we do kinda love on its own merits, btw), but when we saw the entire booth done up at NeoCon we realized this is faux-woodsy in a whole new way. More

The Swedish giant was well represented at NeoCon, promoting their lower-cost alternatives for contract work to designers.

Judging from the crowd at their booth the interest level was high. Calculators were out and lots of business cards were flying. More

(NeoCon is the annual commercial interiors show held in Chicago. We attended last week and will be blogging trends and finds that can make the leap into the home.)

One of the award winners at the recent NeoCon 2007 was the Splinter chair by Winnipeg-based designer Matthew Kroeker for Chicago's Jane Hamley Wells. More

One of the prevalent trends at NeoCon which was impossible to ignore was the sixties mod lounge aesthetic. Seating that looks like it would not be out of place some spiffy 1968 first class airport lounge was everywhere. Some of our favorite examples of the genre were at Allermuir. The colorful textured fabrics, organic shapes and slim bases all worked together for a pleasant, retro modern vibe to their booth. More