New
York – Design – ICFF - Claesson Koivisto Rune. A small architectural exhibition of Swedish
architects Claesson Koivisto Rune’s design for the new building for the
Contemporary Art Gallery Inde/Jacobs in Marfa, Texas, including custom designed
furniture and accessories was set up in a booth at ICFF.
Above. Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto
and Ola Rune.
Contessanally - Attracted by: Love
their work and delighted to find them all together for a photo.
Design
– ICFF - Claesson Koivisto Rune
Model:
Inde/Jacobs Gallery in Marfa, Texas
Book:
Claesson Koivisto Rune in Marfa The Inde/Jacobs Gallery - published: Summit
Books – photos: Ake E:son Lindman
Design
– ICFF - Emeco – Jasper Morrison - Alfi
Chair. “Alfi is a highly comfortable,
well made chair for public spaces and wherever else an impression of relaxed
uniformity combined with visual and physical comfort is needed. It was inspired
by the woven cane brasserie chairs you see on Parisian sidewalks. The Emeco
wood filled reclaimed polypropylene seat combines beautifully with the ash
wooden leg structures, providing a rich play of materials and finishes. It's
one of the most comfortable chairs I have designed.” explains designer Jasper
Morrison.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: Have been following Emeco since their first collaboration with
Philippe Starck’s for his Hudson Chair. Plus - I love Jasper Morrison’s designs
and have been following him also since his Thinking Man’s Chair for Cappellini in
the early 1980’s.
Design
– ICFF - Emeco
Emeco
– Madson and Gregg Buchbinder
New York Design Week – Design – Tom
Dixon. London furniture designer Tom
Dixon with his Melt Pendant distorted spherical, half-metallized lights that
create an optic effect and cast luminosity on their surroundings.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: At last a smiling photo
of Tom whom I have been following since his S Chair for Cappellini in 1992. I love
the way he promotes British Design will cool, in fact he was awarded an MBE by The Queen in 2000. He has always been keen on using innovative technologies,
such as 3D printing for sustainability and for what
the Italians describe as Kilometro Zero or No Carbon Footprint.
Design
– ICFF – Tom Dixon
Tom
Dixon – detail - Lens Pendant Light
Design
– ICFF - Antolini
Antolini
– Labyrinth –Irish Green Natural Stone Installation – designed by Antonio Facco
Antolini’s
Sergio Miglioranzi, Giulio Cappellini and Antonio Facco
Contessanally - Attracted by:
Anything Giulio Cappellini does,
discovers or endorses is always something special and worth a visit.
Seen
at ICFF Nicholas Dodziuk and Jeffrey Bernett
Design
– ICFF – twenty2 – Pratt Institute
Deep
#D Wallpaper Collection – Bloom – LuzElena Wood (M.S. Interior Design ’13)
Design
– ICFF – twenty2 – Pratt Institute – Deep 3D Wallpaper Collection. twenty2’s
and Pratt Institute’s groundbreaking, 3D wallpaper collection, “Deep!”. twenty2,
the design and printing studio of Kyra and Robertson Hartnett, has teamed up
with Pratt Institute to release a curated collection of lush, 3D wallpapers in
five different styles. In 2011, Pratt Institute Visiting Associate Interior
Design Professor and Yale Architect, Sarah Strauss, developed the graduate
seminar, Pattern and Ornament, focusing on pattern, surface ornament and
tiling, and invited twenty2 to critique and mentor Pratt Interior Design
students. Over the past four years, twenty2 has been collaborating with, and
challenging these students to push the design limits of pattern repetition and
dimension, and are excited to now bring the best of these designs to life.
Above.
Sarah Strauss and Kyra Hartnett.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: Wow! 3D wallpaper. What fun!
Design
– ICFF – Potterton Books
Wallpaper
and Interior Design Scrapbooks - 1960s
Design
– ICFF – Potterton Books. Potterton
Books are international specialists in Fine and Decorative Arts, Design and
Decoration books. Their main headquarters is situated in the beautiful grounds
of an 18th century house in North Yorkshire, England, and was founded in 1980
by Clare Jameson, above, who is widely regarded as a leading authority in this
field. They also have bookshops in London and New York. And, they also curate
private collections and libraries.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: I love books and bookshops and was attracted by the Wallpaper
and Interior Design Scrapbooks of the 1960s, complete with an overview of the
taste of the times.
Design
– ICFF – Todd St. John
Relief
Credenza - hand cut and
fitted solid wood shapes - Walnut with blackened steel base
Room
Divider 01 – Solid Brass
Design
– ICFF – Todd St. John. Todd St. John is a graphic designer, image-maker, and
animator. This is his first furniture collection, which is made in Brooklyn. In
the surfaces and forms of all his work, whether furniture, product, graphic
campaign or illustration, reside the crosscurrents of his varied experiences
and interests in texture, scale, light, movement, image, abstraction, and
materiality.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: the “jigsaw Puzzle-ness” of the designs.
Photograph
courtesy Stilvoll
Design
– ICFF – Stilvoll
Bjorn
Kersting – Crescendo C2 Maximus – American Walnut
Design
– ICFF – Stilvoll. The Crescendo C2
Maximus tables’ name is derived from the Latin “crescere – to grow“ and
“maximus – the greatest”. Designed by Bjorn Kersting it can be a standing-desk,
a workstation or a secretary depending upon the desired function. It is a
highly versatile piece of furniture, which unites uniquely traditional
handicraft with the needs of people of the 21st century. Made from 400 pieces
of wood each handcrafted from a piece of solid American Walnut. The height can
be adjusted from 52,4 to 127,7 cm and the top can be inclined and the center opens up
to reveal trays and compartments of different shapes and sizes.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: the aesthetics, the
workmanship and how very clever the design is; when the top slides open a
treasure trove of trays and possibilities arises.
Design
– ICFF – Voutsa
George
Venson – Grecian Urn Wallpaper
Design
– ICFF – Voutsa. Voutsa employs traditional painting techniques or experimental
application methods for their wallpaper and fabric collections. It is their vision to propel hand-painted
wallpaper into fresh new territory, simultaneously paying homage to its rich
history and traditionally decorative nature: no printers, no repeats, no
outsourcing. Every installation is one of a kind, permanent or removable. “As
Voutsa grows, it remains my desire to create wallpapers that ignite the eye and
activate a room, generating fantasy through brush strokes, abstraction and bold
coloration. In the end, I am merely
bringing life to our walls, and our walls to life.” Founder and designer George
Venson, above.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: the artisan-al brush-like and watercolor quality of this
digitally printed wallpaper.
Design
– ICFF – Dunn
Asher
Dunn - Architect’s Stool – steel, brass wood, leather
Design
– ICFF – Dunn. Established in 2010 by Industrial designer Asher Dunn, who won
the Best New Designer Award that year at ICFF.
The American designer is committed to the creation of beautifully
designed and meticulously crafted products, creating timeless pieces influenced
by love of nature. The new Architect’s Collection is a refined combination of
industry and luxury. The collection includes a stool with or without a backrest
and a cafe table.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: I have been following Asher, since 2010, so was pleased to see
the refinement and evolution in his work.
Design
– ICFF Studio
Bernhardt
Design and Emerald Expositions team up annually to present ICFF Studio each
May. This scholarship program is a juried competition created as a platform for
young designers to showcase their existing prototypes to manufacturers,
retailers, and the media.
Design
– ICFF Studio
Hines
Fisher – New York – Minun Stool
Contessanally
- Attracted by: the organic shape and slick-ness of the stools.
Design
– ICFF Studio
Laura
Yeh – New York – Lattice Chair
Contessanally
- Attracted by: how she tweaked/was inspired by the Bertoia classic chair, with
the graceful armrest curves and the pastel colors.
Design
– ICFF Studio
Tamer
Nakisci – Istanbul – Relax Porcelain Collection
Contessanally
- Attracted by: The concept of how, the random stack-ability of the plates,
embodies new scenarios each time you open your cupboard.
Seen
in the D and D Building - Kravet showroom
“The
Prince of Chintz”
Mario
Buatta
Design
– Wanted Design - Elish Warlop – Walnut Window Shades. Elish Warlop Walnut Window Shades are an
exploration of 3 dimensional tessellations; giving a flat pattern form. The shades hide and reveal what is behind
through a simple rotation of each bar.
When situated in front of a window they register different patterns of
light throughout the day. When situated
in the center of a space, they can both divide and connect depending on the
angle of rotation.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: the elegance of Warlop’s work.
Design
– Wanted Design - Elish Warlop. Architect Elish Warlop’s Design Studio is based
in Denver; she is a multidisciplinary design firm focusing on furniture,
lighting and architecture. Her work addresses notions of scale, repetition, and
engagement. Experimenting with modeling, prototyping, and testing the limits of
each design, is an important part of the studio's process.
Photograph
courtesy Elish Warlop
Design
– Wanted Design - Elish
Warlop
Loop Chair - felt/polypropylene
or polypropylene
Design
– Wanted Design - Elish Warlop
Line
Drawn Lamp – brass, cloth cord, LED
Seen
at Wanted Design – Matias Fernandez Moores, Tucker Viemeister and Harry Allen
Seen
at Wanted Design – Federica Carlet
Design
– Design Junction – Sahn Helmets - Classic Matte Sahn Helmets. The Sahn Classic is a simply styled, low
profile alternative to conventional urban cycling helmets. Its silhouette is
both visually striking and minimal, allowing the design to complement your
personal expression without pretension, gimmicks or complexity. It comes in
eight matte distinctive shades. The word Sahn is based on the word for
“without” – sans – and reflects the minimal approach to the company’s design.
Contessanally
- Attracted by: The elegance and simplicity of the design, the matte finish and
that the design evokes the classic riding hat.
Design
– Design Junction – Sahn Helmets
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