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Artecnica Tables, John Derian Art & Bambu Newbies
Gift Fair 2009

More from the Gift Fair last month. These three were lovely eye candy, while two were also functional. The tables are actually sort of old designs that look really fresh to me in these colors, the a...

Ochre's new Canvas Line & Utility Canvas
Gift Fair 2009

The Gift Fair last month had a number of highlights, which we're going to spit out this week. The first two (and they are not in any order) are two companies that share the same name and a lovely at...

The Magisso Cake Server by Maria Kivijärvi
Gift Fair, Summer 2009

This is Miika's company's newest product with more revolutionary goodness from Finland. You may remember that he was the one behind the fabulous Magnetic Kitchen Cloth Holder that we found in Toron...

Kate Henri: Hot, Colorful, Organic Pillows

More color for April! Another find of the past few months has been Kate Henri pillows and rugs. Walking past the Kate Henri booth at the Gift Fair, I HAD to stop and take pics. I loved the color a...

Margo Selby: Stunning Colorful Pillows & Textiles

I found these wonderful, colorful pillows in January at the Gift Fair, but have waited to write about them probably because I needed a bit of spring to push me. Margo Selby is a Brit, has won an awa...

Felix Populi: The Brini Maxwell/Ben Sander Experience
Gift Fair 2009

It's hard to classify Felix Populi, but we'll try. Conceived by Ben Sander and starring his alter ego, Brini Maxwell, Felix Populi is a homewares company that does big, bold, happy pillows and hous...

Style de Vie: Vintage Paper Ephemera
Gift Fair 2009

Most everything at the Fair was new, except for these vintage maps from Style de Vie. I really responded to these old prints. They made me feel comfortable and safe. Style de Vie sells all sorts of...

Pablo Pardo: New Lighting Designs
Gift Fair 2009

New and cool from the Gift Fair last week. Pablo Pardo seems to be branching out by tapping new designers and marketing them under his own name. The results are promising. They had this amazing n...

Kelly Wearstler's New Bedding for Sferra
Gift Fair 2009

I was at the Gift Fair this week when I came around a corner on the lower floor and ran into some beautiful bedding that I'd never seen before. Turns out it was a new line by Kelly Wearstler with S...

Excel Floor Lamp: by Rich, Brilliant & Willing
Gift Fair 2009

I was at the NY Gift Fair on Sunday and Tuesday, and despite the economic slowdown and the relatively quieter Fair, the show was the most beautiful I'd ever seen. In addition to many of the same ta...

Trends: Wood! Chunks, Slabs & Planks
Maison&Objet 2009

click for more pics More from the Paris trade show, Maison&Objet — “Oh duh,” you think, “of course you make tables out of wood.” Not necessarily in some circles, where slick design...

Gift Fair: New Designs from Areaware

click for more pics Hanno the Beechwood Gorilla has been popping up in New York City shop windows since he debuted in December. Designer David Weeks and Areaware showed off the new smaller Hanno Jr....

Gift Fair: Log Bowls from Loyal Loot

click for more pics We were thrilled to finally see Loyal Loot's log bowls in person at the Gift Fair! Surprisingly light-weight, the tiny bowls are hand-crafted from a variety of tree species (recla...

Gift Fair: Design House Stockholm

The Gift Fair is a great opportunity for us to understand the breadth of certain company's wares — though we are well aware of Design House Stockholm's products, it is rare to see the entire ...

Gift Fair: Dwell Studio's Geometric Direction

click for more pics It's Dwell Studio's 10th Anniversary and they're playing homage to some of their early geometric-centric designs with their new collection for 2009, unveiled at the Housewares Gift...

Gift Fair: Modular Servingware from Menu

click for more pics This collection of modular porcelain dishware is from designer Christian Bjorn for Menu — the same Danish company that brought us Henriette Melchiorsen's Rubber Vase. These ...

Gift Fair: Kikatsu Glassware by Shizuyo Seagusa

We've loved these glasses in Masa's booth before, but today we had a new lens and were able to get really close so that you could see how fine these things really are. Made in Japan, these glasses ...

Gift Fair: New Designs from Jonathan Adler

click for more pics The bright colors and bold shapes of Jonathan Adler's designs can be somewhat overwhelming when they're all in a booth together at the Gift Fair — they can also be really f...

Gift Fair: Plover Organic Cotton Bedding & Textiles

click for more pics Here's another good find from the Gift Fair — Plover Organic. Block-printed organic cotton bedding, table linens and fabric by the yard that has personality! The patterns f...

Gift Fair: U+ Collection from Umbra

click for more pics We zipped through the Gift Fair at the Javits Center on Sunday and snapped some pics of our favorite new products. New to Umbra's U+ Collection are a round coffee table and a pe...

Miniature Concrete Buildings by Pull+Push

We have a thing for miniature buildings. Fans of Art Department's ceramic buildings and modern dollhouses we can't help but like the miniature urban elements and buildings from Pull+Push. Small det...

Wire Organization: Karl Zahn's Smart Kleat in Production!

Remember Karl Zahn's prototype design for the Smart Cleat? We learned it is in production and will soon be available for purchase from Charles & Marie......

Anemone Lamps by Heath Nash

South African designer Heath Nash has created a unique flatpack lighting design out of carefully folded Tyvek. The two sizes of Anemone lamps are flexible and amazingly versatile in person — t...

3D Eye Chart Pillow by Heather Lins

Some of our favorite new designs from our trek through the New York International Gift Fair this weekend came from newcomer Heather Lins. Heather was one of three designers chosen for A+: The Young ...

Gift Fair: Slideshow 2

Here it is. The last of the Gift Fair posts. In addition to the Artecnica booth (pictured above), you'll find almost all of our remaining shots from the Accent on Design portion of the Gift Fair in ...

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