up in here

bernhardt design, a furniture company with american roots, presented some fantastic work at icff 2010 and they just all happened to be in my favorite colors. the swiveling pillar chair by brad ascalon was my favorite. also shown were curio table and corvo chair. the booth was spacious and allowed attendees a spot to rest and take it all in.

lean with it

icff studio and bernhardt design choose up and coming designers to present prototypes at icff in hopes of finding a potential manufacturer. one of my favorites this year was montgomery design's floor lamp. i love the extreme clean look with a hidden lighting element.

men in black

black is back. kartell threw a "welcome black" party on monday night during new york design week. featured was philippe starck's newest for kartell, the ghost buster chest of drawers, as well as his mr impossible chairs and bloom lighting by ferruccio laviani. watch out for the black trend. its in full force!

all lit up

spanish company lzf showed off some really nice handmade lighting at icff 2010. i especially loved the tilt floor lamp and the air table lamp.

concrete jungle

on saturday night during new york design week 2010, i checked out areaware's store for their 5th anniversary. the new york based manufacturer is one of the biggest young american designer cheerleaders out there. confetti system provided some cool decorations and areaware gave out canvas bags stuffed with info and a silicone key keychain by harry allen

she's got it going on

patricia urquiola is the number one designer at icff 2010. here she views the booth for her collection with hansgrohe. urquiola showed work with a variety of companies and sat down for discussion with linda tischler of fast company. she discussed interior work with car manufacturer bmw and store design for h&m. the designer left us with a little inspiration stating she doesn't believe in advice and when someone gives it to you, do the contrary. nice. check out the interview below.