IFDA NY Chapter's e-news summer issue is chock-filled with information and stories about our industry

With summer festivities abounding, 

we have the IFDA e-news serving up the latest in our design community to keep us informed!

If you have not seen the IFDA NY chapter's e-news recently it has gone through a beautiful overhaul.  
This summer's issue is now available, please check it out at 

IFDA e-news Summer 2015

Revamping the newsletter has been a labor of love, and in the hopes to better offer news about the design industry to our members and community.  Highlights in the summer issue that you need to know about include Member Spotlight of product and interior designer Stacy Garcia, Members Making News including highlight's from Charles Pavarini's backstage tour (including his exquisite room) at The Kips Bay Showhouse), highlights from our team at recent IFDA Selects, information on Tamara Stephenson's Root Cellar Designs launch, a recap of this year's Take A Seat chair charity auction, congratulations to new members, a special offer to travel to Maison Objet in September, and more.  

Please see details below about
a brand new partnership between IFDA NY with Maison Objet in September.  This is a special offer to travel to Paris together.  

Travel to Maison Objet in September

Offer includes:  Upon arrival at the airport Thursday morning a driver will be waiting for you for a private transfer to your hotel.

The Fontaine du Luxembourg ***, a unique boutique hotel located next to the Luxembourg garden and French Senate provides stylish rooms with period artwork. Each room is air-conditioned and sound proof, Wi-Fi equipped, flat screen TV with satellite channels and bathroom with bathrobes.

Five minute walk to the RER station “Luxembourg” direct line to Villepinte and MAISON&OBJET show.

A special IFDA guided visit to the wonderful Musée des Arts Décoratif is set up for your third day in Paris.  

A welcome cocktail will allow you to relax and meet other members of the IFDA.

Your free MAISON&OBJET badge will avoid the usual first day hassle at the venue.  

A “Paris Visit” card for 5 days will give you full unlimited use of the entire Parisian transportation system.
6 nights (double or single accommodations)
Daily Breakfast.
Welcome cocktail reception.
5 day pass for unlimited use of Parisian public transportation.
A driver waiting at international exit for a private transfer. Hotel/airport as well.
Guided visit of the Arts Décoratif museum
Free pass to the MAISON&OBJET show.
All taxes and service charges.

If you are not using accumulated miles to travel, contact patricia@froggytravel.com.

We have contracts with many airlines and will be happy to help you.

 $1,195.00 double occupancy / $1,890.00 single occupancy 

(upon availability)

Land only as described above. Price is per person & valid 2 months.

Rate is in US$ as of April 2015.  A $250 per pers. deposit is due at time of registration.

 LIMITED AVAILABILITY - BOOK NOW.

and a special thank you to the e-news sponsors and volunteers 
who help create this newsletter and the myriad programs IFDA NY chapter has to offer!

Chairs, Chairs, Chairs- IFDA NY chapter gears up for the big chair auction and hope you'll attend and bid on a chair

Part 4:
Designer's profiles for IFDA NY Chapter
Take A Seat
written by Tamara Matthews-Stephenson
of Nest by Tamara blog

IFDA TAKE A SEAT 
 is our first
event collaborating
with both the California and Japan chapters.
All three chapters are holding separate chair refurbishing events,
with proceeds helping Hurricane Sandy victims, 
as well as the Japan Tsunami,
and Chapter Professional Development.
 The New York event and chair auction is only a few weeks away,
and culminates on May 16 at the Lillian August Showroom in New York City. 

follow my pinterest board 

profiling all the designers

here

a chair see at one of my design travels

 Chairs, Chairs, Chairs...

we have chairs on the mind these days

Order your tickets 
here 
to attend 
our Take A Seat Gala Auction

Thursday, May 16, 2013

6 PM-8:30 PM

Lillian August Furnishings + Designs

12 West 20th Street

New York, NY 10011

Open to All

$20 per person

Please stop back for more updates here 

on the IFDA NY blog about our

event and follow us on 

Twitter at #IFDATakeAseat
check out our website here 
IFDA Take A Seat Facebook Wall 

Still more designs coming in as I write this --

hold the phone there are some beauties developing

with more designers in the NY Chapter working hard to up-cycle chairs

for the IFDA Take A Seat

charity chair auction

on May 16

take a look:

24. Dwayne Clark, 
 Clark Gaynor Interiors
www.clarkgaynor.com
providing comprehensive interior design and architectural services for residential, hospitality, and institutional client.  Located in Manhattan and Fairfield Connecticut.    

          Forgotten Fauteuil   

inspiration is derived from a French Fauteuil that has sustained many years on the ocean floor. The framework represents the continuation of periods styles from past to present. The stately piece is suitable for any formal or relaxed setting from one coast to the other.  

23. Scott Hohl,
Hohl Home Furnishings
http://www.hohlhome.com/

Hohl has been designing and building his entire life.  An early love for wood has stayed with him throughout his career and continues to be the main material in which he works.  His work is heavily influenced by mid-twentieth century furniture. Clean and simple, Scott’s designs often have an interlocking, puzzle-like quality.

Twice Removed

Is about extending the usable life of materials.  Most products are only one step removed from a landfill. Hohl Home gives a second life by crafting pieces into something totally new, becoming Twice Removed. This piece is crafted from discarded shipping crates.  Having been used only once, for a very short time, this lumber was headed to the dump when intercepted.

Thanks: George Nakashima and James Krenov for inspiration

22. Karim Rashid
http://www.karimrashid.com/

 is a prolific designer of this generation. 
Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 40 countries attest to Karim's legend of design.

His award winning designs include luxury goods for Christofle, Veuve

Clicquot, and Alessi, democratic products for Umbra, Bobble, and 3M,

furniture for Bonaldo and Vondom, lighting for Artemide and Fabbian, high

tech products for Asus and Samsung, surface design for Marburg and Abet

Laminati, brand identity for Citibank and Sony Ericsson and packaging for

Method, Paris Baguette, Kenzo and Hugo Boss.

Karim Rashid's finished bench

IFDA NY is very excited to have been given one of Rashid's unique pieces in 
"recycled veneer", 
signed and offered for auction

21. Interior Designer, Stacy Garcia
http://www.stacygarciainc.com/

Northern Lights 
 is as eye catching a piece as the natural wonder. A combination of emerald greens and metallic shimmers, the Stacy Garcia fabrics for LebaTex sparkle and shine. Dazzle in Onyx, Cassiopeia in ‘Northern Lights’, and Vamp in Ebony all align to create this star piece.  

Garcia's "before" chair

20.  Christine Baumann
email info@christinebaumann.com

owner/designer Christine Baumann Interiors, LLC

New York based interior designer with a fun super hero-inspired themed chairs

Superhero's chair: 

Tie The Golden Lasso

Two small dining side chairs to be painted in a primary red (Superman Red), and upholstered in Superman Blue with Yellow welting.  Nail heads will adorn Superman and Wonder Woman's logo on the back.  These chairs will be tied to the leg with a golden lass

Baumann's "before" chairs

donations:

Dreams Upholstery

Robert Allen Fabrics

19. Sara Touijer, interior designer
stouijer@gmail.com

Touijer's "before" chair

Root Chair
 is the epitome of green design.  A re purposed, antique chair frame created a unique base for the planted concept of the chair.  Succulent plants in the seat and the moss upholstered back give the chair a creative and unexpected flair.

18. Florence Perchuk and team
Designs by Florence Perchuk

fperchuk@aol.com

The Peacock Emporer's Throne
 originally created for a Muglai Shah in India in the 17th century, was encrusted with peacock feathers and many jewels including 
rubies, pearls and emeralds. 

It had symbolic spiritual and healing attributes of

glory, fission, royalty, spirituality, immortality,
refinement and incorruptibility. Perchuk's chair
 is an antique Chinese side chair from her own family collection, 
and she offers a modern version of the Peacock Throne

Perchuk's "before" chair