Best of Modern Wallpaper: Trove
Spotted at ICFF - Trove's gorgeous, moody photographic wallpapers. The brainchild of Randall Buck (graduate of the School of the Art Institute, Chicago) and Jee Levin... ...
Spotted at ICFF - Trove's gorgeous, moody photographic wallpapers. The brainchild of Randall Buck (graduate of the School of the Art Institute, Chicago) and Jee Levin... ...
We blogged Tay Lighting last year, which was their first showing at ICFF, and were happy to see them back from London with new pieces. We thought that the Astilla pendants were great - embracing the r...
Good news for studio dwellers. New from the Blu Dot folks in Minneapolis, a sofa with a "hidden agenda" called the "One Night Stand". Simply remove the back cushions and flip the seat forward to revea...
I guess I was subconsciously seeking a task chair at ICFF - as I look through my photos there are plenty of images of chairs on wheels. So after posting the new Sottsass chair for Emeco this morning, ...
Great looking and comfortable, we were bowled over by the new armchairs designed by Ettore Sottsass. Shown by Vitra and produced by Emeco, these chairs have a pedigree and sense of quality which was i...
A riff on and reaction to the famous Random Light (also for Moooi), the Non Random Light is just as beautiful in person, and not surprisingly, makes quite a bit of a more classical impression. The ove...
One of the most attractive booths at the show was HBF, featuring a line by Yves Behar. Without fail, each time we walked by, there was a large group of attendees hanging out, relaxing on the large sof...
We were immediately drawn to the Nani Marquina booth. Shiny white floors were the perfect backdrop to the new rugs by the Spanish designer. Very whimsical, these folksy-feeling patterned rugs just sim...
To mark the 75th anniversary of the classic Alvar Aalto stool, Judy Ross has created a limited edition version of the stool with Artek. They are upholstered with Ross fabrics and are part of a numbere...
From the UK, O'Hare & D'Jafer were at ICFF showing ultra decorative, patterned pieces. Traditional materials used in unusual ways is one of the hallmarks of their style - a marquetry chest shown in fr...
Local Chicago designers, Alicia and Robert of Unison, sent us a little preview of the pieces they'll be launching at ICFF, which will be available in early July... ...
Designers, start your engines. The call for entries for the 2008 ICFF Studio/Bernhardt Design competition is open now; with a deadline of January 15. Selected designers win a spot to display their pr...
The newest addition to Shimna's line of trend-busting pieces is the Beam bed. Not unlike their seating options (a good selection can be seen on the AT:NY store post), the beam bed is blocky, sturd...
Something old, something new, all good looking would be our quick summary of Autoban at ICFF. The booth looked cohesive and very pretty, filled with pieces that were obviously done with quality con...
Hometown favorites Unison had a great looking booth at ICFF. Alicia Rosauer and Robert Siegel are the designers behind Unison and it was a pleasure to meet them and talk about their work and what's...
Designboom's Mart at ICFF gets big points for fun and making an impact. Located at the far end of the show floor, it was (literally) wall to wall designers. Packed in next to each other like diners i...
Tay Lighting, based in England, was showing at ICFF for the first time this year. The lighting company was started in 2000 by Tina Hancox and Lucy Quick. Their hand painted patterns on the glass g...
Amy Helfand is an artist (and a Chicago-girl now living in Brooklyn) who translates some of her work into Tibetan wool and Chinese silk rugs. She debuted a few new pieces, including the one above, M...
Healthy flat pack from In Modern. Simple, stylish flat pack furniture that is green AND economical. Indianapolis-based In Modern's booth at ICFF was filled with their rounded, friendly-looking piece...
The Brits do wallpaper very well. The old guard (Osborne and Little, Cole and Sons) is still going strong, but there is always room for more goodness. Here are four designers with their take on mode...
We like the new lighting designs from Niche Modern. Continuing with their established aesthetic, Niche Modern's hand blown glass lighting for 2007 somehow manages to feel both totally modern and ant...