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This weekend the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Jacob K. Javitz Center in New York
One of my favourate products is Rapsel’s Arne bath tub - its name directly communicates to the curves of Arne Jacobsen’s furniture

Another notable product is the Bamboo Basket Chair by Isamu Noguchi: a result [...]

You must’ve heard it around the blogland, dwell is having the 3rd Annual Dwell on Design on June 5-8, 2008 in Los Angeles. It includes Conference (June 5-6) , Exhibition (June 6-7), and Home Tours (June 7-8).
Here are the highlights of the events:
Conference: June 5-6
More than 50 incredibly talented and diverse speakers ranging from legislators [...]

To celebrate its 90th anniversary Electrolux are looking for 90 Electrolux kitchen owners across Europe – all with a special story to tell. To become an Electrolux Kitchen Star, take a picture of yourself in your kitchen, e-mail the picture together with a short description of when you felt like a star in your kitchen. [...]

I am pleasantly surprised (agian) by this new “Enlaced Antibodi” from Patricia Urquiola for the Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso. Very elegant, modern and practical addition to the outdoor series that she is creating lately for different companies
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A report with great images can be seen on designws.com
I like what Andrée [...]

Designer Michael Roberson, photography by Lee Boden for The Washington Post

Designer David Mitchell, photography by Lee Boden for The Washington Post
Designer Kelley Proxmire, photography by Lee Boden for The Washington Post
Designer Victoria Neale, photogrpahy by Lee Boden for The Washington Post
A former Georgetown boy’s school is the [...]

I thought I would let you know about the Decoration + Design International Seminar Series being held in Melbourne 17th/18th July 2008 in conjunction with the Decoration + Design Trade show & also Furnitex. Amongst a round up of International Industry leaders I will be hosting a 1 hour seminar about the Phenomenon of Blogging [...]

Milan 08: at the furniture fair last month MDF Italia presented Vita interactive by Massimo Mariani , an infinitely variable, computer-generated storage system that can be customised to each client’s requirements. (more…)

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The huge Exansaldo space in Zona Tortona is just across the street from Superstudio Più, so it was a natural progression to drift into more great design from established companies and the excellent That’s Design exhibit that featured student work from all over the world. Stockholm’s Konstfack was well-represented, showing a knitted radiator [...]

Kera is a solid brass rhino, plated in polished chrome by Scott Wilson (MNML) in conjunction with Kohler. This 27lb piece is part of Humanscale’s Faces in the Wild live and online auctions that take place May 13 to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund.
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Design Factory Brainport Eindhoven.com was another lively exhibition of work from the Netherlands in the Zona Tortona area of Milan. Among the work of the many young designers represented, we were most drawn to Anna Ter Haar ’s stools and Julien Carretero ’s colourful concrete bench. It was fun to see [...]

I have decided to post a list of art and design events in New York city at the beginning of each month. I am hoping that this list will grow and you the readers will contribute to this ongoing posting:
April Events:
Murakami
Brooklyn Museum
April 5-July 13, 2008
more info
Tribeca Film Festival
April 23-May 4th, 2008
more info
Color Chart: Reinventing Color, [...]

The New Media Consortium (NMC), “an international not-for-profit consortium of nearly 250 learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies,” highlighted data mashups as an important emerging technology in its 2008 Horizon Report. The report estimates that it will take 2 to 3 years (PDF) for mashups to [...]

Brooklyn Flea Slideshow
Despite the blustery day, the first day for Brooklyn Flea was packed with people. Brownstoner counted around 20,000! After all the positive press, we knew it would be busy. The first day saw a mix of vendors selling old and new, with the most popular vendors selling used furniture, housewares, coffee, and vintage [...]

Amy Stewart is coming to the HSNY
April kicks off ‘National Gardening Month’ and ‘Million Trees NYC Month’ - Here is a short list of lectures and events in April happening all over the city. Do you know one that’s not on the list? Post it in the comments and [...]

I’m sorry, but HOW FABULOUS AND CHIC IS THAT PAINTING???
I’ve known Christopher Milne since college at the Fashion Institute in New York circa 1980s. He is a dear, deep and funny man. And although I have not been able to see him in person even though he’s one of the few people I [...]

I have decided to post a list of art and design events in New York city at the beginning of each month. I am hoping that this list will grow and you the readers will contribute to this ongoing posting:
March Events:Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today MOMA New YorkMarch 2–May 12, 2008more info
50th Annual [...]

THE LAST NIGHT OF THE SHOWFLYERPRODUCER JORJA FOXCRITIC REVIEWSINGER LELAH FOSTER
JORJA FOX ON KTLA
With only three performances left, Feb 29th, March 1st and March 2nd. You can’t afford to miss this fantastic show. Produced by Jorja Fox of CSI fame.
The show includes one of my oldest friends singer Lelah Foster who is amazing.
Playing at the [...]