Häfele LED Lighting Making News

Lighting as it should be: 

Bold, Bright, Brilliant &

Environmentally Responsible

 

Lighting is a fundamental part of any design and will noticeably affect the overall feel of a project. LED lighting has transformed our industry and thus the spaces we design.  LED lights have an extremely long life, radiate little heat and, as a result, use less energy while conserving energy and reduce unnecessary waste. In addition to being very energy efficient, LED lights can be very functional – and even tunable.

Our IFDA NY Chapter sponsor Häfele America Co. offers LED lighting which is ideally suited for all your design needs and boasts rich and saturated color that dramatically illuminates any room via a wide variety of switching options.

A designer favorite, the company's Loox LED Lighting System is entirely plug and play.  From accent and task lighting to innovative strips, fixtures and pucks, Loox brings unique illumination to any interior area.  It's engineered to make lighting your designs easy, flexible and reliable.  All that's needed to install is a choice of light, a driver and a standard electrical outlet.  It doesn't get much easier than that!

Häfele’s designer-friendly system is also user-friendly and can be controlled on any smart device via select components or an easy to use mobile app. Offered in multiple finishes to match your preferred aesthetic, these lights provide a chic finishing touch any project or space.

Bringing the Scoop After An IFDA NY Members-Only Tour of Kravet's Studios in New York City

 Barbara Barry's Chalet new collection for Kravet Couture

New Developments for Kravet Fabrics: 

What We Gleaned from our Studio Tour

 in New York City

written by IFDA NY Chapter's Hermine Mariaux

photographs courtesy of  Kravet

Chalet collection with Barbara Barry

Last week, members of the New York Chapter took a private tour of the Kravet fabric studios here in New York City.  It was an 

exclusive event where we were able to witness textile creativity in the making at its best and most exciting. Highlights of the tour include these new developments --

 1. Big surprises at Brunschwig & Fils with a collection moving  into a more exotic new look in richly deep colors and an abundance of sumptuous beading and embroideries.

2. A revival of large scale “Indiennes” –prints first created by the French after imports from India and the Spice Route reached the West.

“Worn” velvets, yarn dyed and stried add unexpected patina.

3. Kelly Wearstler, the British designer and one of Kravet’s star licensees, preparing a 5th collection of neutral textiles, focused on textures of the natural world. Stunning new furniture finishes, among them a slate gray and a nude lacquer are stand-outs soon to be featured throughout Kravet’s showroom universe. 

4. Aerin Lauder, Lilly Pulitzer, Jan Showers and Echo are other brands in the works by a company whose creativity seems without bounds.

5. Barbara Barry, another high performing designer at this reading introduces her latest “Chalet” collection in Kravet Couture. Rendered in the soft colors of Edelweiss, alpine streams and winter grays, her subdued palette expresses the natural beauty evocative of the mountains.

Check out these images from Barbara Barry's collection 

with Kravet Couture, very beautiful indeed!

antler tiebacks

IFDA Selects Chooses The "Best Of" at NY NOW

Winter 2016 Awards  at NY NOW With IFDA Selects  Andrea Algaze, Julie Schuster, Richard Segal, Claudia Giselle Tejeda, Andrea Brodfuehrer, Scott Hohl, Jessica Robb, Shari Chamish, Rose Ott, Rose Gilbert, Samantha Coppola.  On January 31 at NY NOW, eleven fantastic industry talents, comprised of both members and board members of the IFDA NY Chapter, were hand-picked to judge in nine categories at the show in New York City.  The judges chose a BEST-IN-SHOW winner in their category.  It was a fun and productive day, and the judges met up early Sunday morning to walk the aisles on a hunt to choose their favorites in their categories.  Winners were announced the next morning at the IFDA Color Event at NY NOW.   Please note the winter 2016 winners...  TEXTILES:   Kevin O'Brien Studio   INNOVATIVE BOOTH DESIGN: Two's Company  ART: Itinerant Studio  GOURMET HOUSEWARES:  Klein Reid  LIGHTING: Sage Green Life  FURNITURE: Mr. Brown  GREEN SENSIBILITY: Eangee Home Design  TABLETOP: Kiss That Frog  WALLCOVERINGS: Tempaper Designs This winter's judges included:  Andrea  Brodfuehrer, von b interiors; Richard Segal, Metropolitan Home Hardware & Bath LLC.; Shari Chamish, Shari Chamish Designs; Rose Ott, Rose Ott Interior Design; Samantha Coppola, Senior Experience Student Mepham High School, Julie Schuster, Schuster Design Studio; Jessica Robb, Robb Media Partners; Andrea Algaze; Design Concepts; Claudia Giselle Tejeda, Claudia Giselle Designs; Rose Gilbert, RBG Communications; Scott Hohl, Hohl Home Furnishings.  About IFDA SELECTS: IFDA SELECTS was created to support and promote the design industry by highlighting innovative and creative products to various categories. For information on IFDA NY membership or to learn about upcoming events and programs, visit www.ifda.com

IFDA SELECTS Heads to Fall 2015 NY NOW and AWARDS BEST IN SHOW!

Inspired Design… Tired Feet!

Touring the fabulous NY Now Show 
guest post written by IFDA NY member Dwayne Clark

Here we are at the end of a beautiful and restful summer with fond memories of the beach, the pool, loads of sun, and of course copious amounts of cool drinks to keep us “hydrated”.  One harbinger of the new season is the ever exciting Fall NY NOW Home, Lifestyle + Gift Market. Walking the aisles and experiencing all that is new and fresh in the world of home and lifestyle products and design puts us right where we need to be to start the Fall season off right!  Every market our group of talented judged from all over the world of design chooses their favorites in all different categories… Some new, some tried and true. Here are this Fall Market’s very talented winners.

FABRIC:

The beauty of Belgian Linen never goes out of style. We adored LIBECO’s sumptuous fabrics. Judged by Hermine Mariaux

INNOVATIVE BOOTH DESIGN: 

WASARA CO, LTD was truly inspired!

Judged by Barbara Haberman

BEST IN ART AWARD:

MITCHELL BLACK’s Multi layered approach to fantastic artwork  hit the right note with “Grand Central”

Judged by Dwayne Clark

BEST IN GOURMET HOUSEWARES: 

PETERMAN’S BOARDS AND BOWLS, INC. Creates rich, variegated housewares.

Judged by Briana Ryan

BEST IN LIGHTING:

PABLO DESIGN is truly a winner… The Lana line is LUXE

Judged by Julie Schuster

BEST IN FURNITURE: 

ACRYLUSO BY LASER EDGE DESIGNS was the clear winner here for their Black Opaque Coffee Table

Judged by Darrin Varden

BEST IN GREEN SUSTAINABILITY: 

EQUAL PROJECT BY MSY INC.

Judged by Lisa Blecker

BEST IN TABLETOP: 

BUNGALOW5’s Non –Traditional table top design just wowed us!

Judged by Andrea Algaze

Congratulations to all our winners! 
Such an inspiring show where the true winner is those of us walking the aisles and understanding the future of design…. The IFDA is truly thankful!  It was a great experience judging New York Now for IFDA Selects.

sitting left to right:
Masaya Akiyama MSY, Spencer Peterman Peterman's Boards and Bowls, Michele Jurado Peterma's Boards and Bowls, Shinako Shima, Wasara 
Standing left to right:
Shinako Shima, Wasara 
Lisa Blecker Resource Furniture, Darrin Varden Darrin Varden Design, Kathryn Richardson Libeco, Luca Rensi Bungalow 5, Briana Ryan HG Stones IFDA Lynai Jones Mitchell Black, Antoinette Arnold Mitchell Black, Barbara Haberman, IFDA Blair Hutkin PABLO, Julie Schuster Julie Schuster Design Studio

*a special thank you to IFDA NY chapter member Dwayne Clark for spearheading this day at NY NOW, writing the blogpost and taking over the keys to the IFDA NY Instagram for the day.  
About Dwayne: 
Dwayne Clark is a talented agent in the interior design industry, and owner of Interior Design Management Group.  Clark boasts a client base of prominent interior designers, and has earned the trust of celebrities, showrooms, manufacturers, and designers alike. Dwayne’s connections stretch to major television networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, as well as HGTV, Travel Channel, and widely popular interior design publications such as Traditional Home.  Please follow along with Dwayne Clark's social media postings using hashtag #LifeIsGoodAndGettingBetter

IFDA NY Chapter rings in 2015 with a festive celebration, a new President, and all hosted by our Rising Star Michele Varian.

Ringing in 2015 

with the IFDA NY Chapter

at Michele Varian's Soho store!

 the IFDA NY chapter held their annual transitional meeting, which was the first meeting in 2015 then a kickoff celebration this past Wednesday.  Michele Varian, this year's IFDA NY Rising Star honoree for category of product design, generously hosted the large group in her gorgeous shop at 27 Howard Street in Soho.  The chapter thanked current president Kara Marmion for keeping watch over the helm in 2014 and the celebrations marked the beginning of new president elect Andrea Brodfuehrer's reign.  Andrea created and printed brand new bound booklets for all board members, which set the tone for an engaged conversation.  2015 promises to be a stellar year for the organization as the board navigates a full calendar of events with the community. 

 

Following the meeting, friends of IFDA turned out to celebrate with chapter and board members in Michele's store, which is chock-filled with gorgeous artisan made wares, many of which Michele designs herself. Please stop into  Michele Varian situated on a quiet corner in Soho.  Michele has many programs planned for the new year, including a busy line-up of pop up shops and even a floral exhibit and sale during Valentines Day week.

Su Hilty, New President, Andrea Brodfuehrer, and new 

FIT student liaison member Elaina Hon

 Rose Ott, Jan Girard, Julie Schuster

 a lovely gnome was given away as a raffle prize

 Andrea Algaze, Rose Hittmeyer 

and Michele Varian

Our Dream PR Team,

Lisa McMahon and Sonia Anand 

members managed to sneak in 

a little shopping as well...

Michele Varian

27 Howard Street

New York, NY 10013