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The International Contemporary Furniture Fair is one of the largest international furniture design fairs in the world. This year over 500 exhibitors from 34 countries attended. There were a few reoccurring themes we noticed this year: bright colors, re purposed materials, raw wood and Danish Modern influences. The most prevalent theme we saw was geometric lighting (similar to Bec Brittian’s work).
ICFF will open to the public next week, so if you’re in the New York City area head over to the Javits Center and check it out. Whether or not you get the chance to see these inspiring works in person, check out our list of the best designs at ICFF. [ICFF]
[Council, Matthew Fairbanks, Emeco, John Beck, Groundwork]
Humanscale
Founded in 1983, Humanscale is well-known for their design and innovative products. At this year's ICFF they debuted LED lights with Thin Film technology, allowing for a variety of shapes and uses. [humanscale]
Stefan Bishop
Los Angeles-based designer Stefan Bishop utilizes wood in unique ways, highlighting the material's natural qualities. [stefanbishopgoods]
Blue Dot
Founded in 1997, Blu Dot is an internationaly known furniture design studio. They strive to bring good and afordable design to as many people as possible. bludot.com
Marc Troteau
Marc Troteau is a furniture and lighting designer who creates one-off objects, limited edition pieces and site-specific artworks. marctrotereau.com
Steve Oh
Korean/American, Steve Oh, studied Industrial Design at The Art Center College of Design, in 2011 he made his first ICFF debut with his Accent table. osteveo.com
John Ford
John Ford employs the most advanced wood engineering and machining techniques in his design and manufacturing. He strives to not only make comfortable chairs but ones that "take on another dimension." [john-ford]
Apparatus Studio
Partners Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson create playful lighting fixtures with aged brass, painted glass and found objects. The design are created by hand from salvaged components and contemporary materials. [apparatusstudio]
AREAWARE
New York City Areaware produces housewares and everyday objects. They specialize in functional yet quirkey pieces that can be bought on their website, areaware.com
Bend
Founded by Gaurav Nanda, a designer and entrepreneur, Bend specializes in wire furniture and accessories. Their newest line is Geometric - featured here. [bendseating]
Matthew Hilton
Matthew Hilton stared his design studio in 2008 in a hopes of gaining more control over his design, manufacturing and marketing process. Hilton's line is licensed through De La Espada and can currently be seen at the DDC showroom in Manhattan. [matthewhilton]
Søren Rose Studio
Søren Rose Studio not only specilizes in limited edition items and product design, but they design interiors from commerical and residential spaces as well. [sorenrose]
Mary Wallis
Along with Bec Brittian, Mary Wallis is a designer at Lindsey Adelman Studio. Which makes it no surprise that her designers are equally as beautiful. [marywallis]
Dunn
Rhode Island-based, Studio DUNN, was founded in 2012 by Asher Dunn. The company strives to create sustainable pieces using high-quality domestic timer from sustainable forests and recently began implementing 90% recycled aluminum in their designs. [studiodunn]
Lindsey Adelman Studio
Founded in 2006, Lindsey Adelman Studio focuses on hand-blown glass and brass lighting fixtures. But recently, they have started creating jewlery, vessels, tiles and wallpaper. [lindseyadelman]
