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Showing posts with label IFDA SELECTS. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
Look for IFDA SELECTS at NY NOW, August 21st, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
IFDA SELECTS takes ICFF By Storm, Awarding Best In Show in Ten Categories, May 2016
Today, we are fortunate to have the talent of new member Catherine Ruvolo here on the blog. We are grateful to Catherine for her time and effort documenting our day at ICFF with IFDA Selects. Let's give a warm welcome to Catherine as we include her with the all-volunteer core of industry talents in our New York Chapter. Please follow#IFDASelects on social media for updates.
ICFF Best in Show winners from IFDA New York Selects:
May 14-17, 2016
by Catherine Ruvolo, IFDA member
by Catherine Ruvolo, IFDA member
The mood
was set and our senses were immediately stimulated as we entered the 28th
annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair Design show. Designers, architects, retailers, manufactures, and
merchandisers come to this design hub every year from all across the globe.
Both veteran and inaugural booths take the stage while they show their latest display
of contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor
furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and
bath for residential and commercial interiors. Among the team of judges include legendary interior designers, artists, and architects. We joined forces to choose
the best of the best at the show, across isles of beauty and inspiration. Follow us
and tune into who we voted as "Best In Show". These designers and manufactures
were one of over 500 exhibitors who débuted their latest product to the
creative masses. Every inch and corner you turned hosted more and more design fuel
for the soul.
Judges included--
Judges included--
Rose Ott, Iliada Bass, Justin Shaulis, Amy Figueroa, Stacy Garcia, Michelle Slovak, Debbie Viola, Lisa Blecker, Catherine Ruvolo
The winners of the 2016 ICFF Best in Show:
Flooring
Judge: Rose Ott
SHORE | Flooring and innovative Rugs
Founders Louie and Gill
This young duo is right out of the Royal College of Art in London.
After graduating two years ago, they developed floor covering woven out of
silicone cord (one of the most environmentally friendly products). Their
products are hand woven, waterproof, UV resistant, non-slip, easy to clean, and
extremely durable. Not to mention; they will turn heads of everyone who
experiences them!
Kitchen
Judge: Amy
Figueroa
GALI | compact kitchen prototype
Student Designer Ana Arana
We were gaga over this kitchen pro-type designed by Ana Arana, an
Architecture and Design Student from Spain. This compact unit is not only
visually interesting, but this is THE kitchen of the future. Cook top, several
storage options, mini fridge, and sink all designed into one beautiful unit.
She nailed this kitchen design! Judge Amy calls this winning design “creative,
innovative, efficient, and compact tiny kitchen. It is amazing for single
occupancy living with a very clean lined, modern feel”. Bravo Ana!
Decorative Accessories
Judge: Amy
Figueroa
ADD+ | Bruno Lamoureux| ADD+ Packs
Designed to give the home furnishings world a qualitative alternative
and functional décor, Add+ has redesigned and reinvented how we can live in a
space. These malleable and interactive wall units allow us to limitlessly
create wall units and systems. This is a
“creative, fun, custom, modern, decorative accessory that is easy to install
and adds character and conversation to any space”.
Textiles
Judge: Michelle
Slovak
Jude | Jude Cassidy Textiles| Hand
woven Irish Textiles
This young talent left us appreciating the beauty of hand craft and
attention to detail. From Saintfield, Ireland, Jude Cassidy is the voice and
visionary for this luxurious, yet subtle and soft textile line. We were honored to award her Best in Textiles as this was her first appearance at ICFF.
Interior Designer, Michelle truly loved the product for their “elegant hand
woven, innovative combination of fibers including hand painted gold foiling”.
Wallcovering
Judge: Lisa
Blecker
Fliepaper | By: celebrity
photographer Don Flood| Astek Wallcovering
His wall coverings will truly make any wall a work of art! From
Magnified beetles, iconic architectural elements, and colorful florals, Don
Floods photo printed wall coverings are show-stopping. These bold designs are
simply inspired by unexpected found objects, then printed during an
eco-friendly process. “This L.A. artist’s work is innovative, unique, flexible,
and customizable”.
Innovative Booth
Judge: Catherine
Ruvolo
Larose Guyon | Audree Larose and
Felix Guyon| Objects and Luminaires
This creative couple took their first trip from Canada to ICFF this
season! Their booth gave the most minimalist, yet impactful and powerful stage
to their stunning lighting and decorative objects. This cascading paper
installation created the perfect moment for their trend-setting pieces.
Art
Judge: Debbie
Viola
Frates | Doug Frates| Blown Glass
How could we not highlight this American based pattern, blown and
colored glass artist? His custom, one of a kind pieces are sure to entice any
viewer from all angles. Artist and judge Debbie calls these masterpieces
“innovative and creative use of color, form, and pattern. His art branches from sculptures, to shelves,
to unique installations”.
Bath
Judge: Justin
Shaulis
THG and Vitraform | Sink faucet and
Mirror| Paris
The show was blooming with trend setting bath design and new
forerunners, but TGH in Paris stole the show with their sleek and classic
design in their sink, faucet, and mirror trio. Shaulis was inspired by this
revolutionary piece and “aspirational luxury. The tangible price point is just
one of many reasons this bath design is on trend and sophisticated brand
collaboration”
Lighting
Judge: Iliada
Bass
Veronese Paris | YSA| Tristan Auer
We were awed by the lighting exhibits at the show, however, this piece
truly inspired us. Taking the functionality of lighting to the next level, this
piece is the epitome in art and function working in harmony. Iliada coins this
piece best in show thanks to its “layering of textural glass in a sophisticated
way. They married LED technology with classic Murano influenced techniques”.
Furniture
Judge:Stacy
Garcia
Suite NY |Marble Table| Angelo
Mangiarotti
We were wowed by this beauty. We adored her intriguing shape, strong
presence, and clean lines. While we were catching so many glimpses of beautiful
design during the show, this table took the cake. Suite NY never seizes to
disappoint us! “The contract of material choice and playfulness of its design”
kept us going back for more”.
This
years’ ICFF show was filled with luscious materials, inspiring designs, and
trend setting concepts. We were honored to present these awards to the best in
Show this year. All of their different stories and backgrounds are utterly
exciting, but all come to share the common goal to captivate their audience and
pave the way to an even richer design world!
Monday, May 9, 2016
BKLYN DESIGNS 2016--On the Hunt For Innovative Design With IFDA Selects!
BKLYN DESIGNS, 2016
IFDA NY chapter was out and about last Friday in Brooklyn for the annual BKLYN DESIGNS. Our hand-picked judges are talents from the design industry who scoured the show to award Best In Show in ten categories. A special thank you to member Julie Schuster for this guest post/recap of a fantastic day, and to Claudia Giselle Tejeda for the Instagram take over plus these lovely photographs! A very warm congratulations to those selected:
IFDA Selects at Brooklyn Designs, May 6, 2016
guest post by Julie Schuster
follow these design talents and our judges on instagram at
@aalgazedesign; @roseott; @barbarhaberman; Jan Girard; @carolyn_cirillo; @schusterdesign @mhhandb_dumbo; @claudiagdesign; @hohlhome; Mimi Levitan
Friday was an early morning. Under cloudy skies, zipping off on the subway to midtown with the rush to “off to work” travelers, I was meeting a bus to make the trek from Manhattan to the Brooklyn Designs show in Greenpoint. As part of the adjudication panel for IFDA Selects, I had no idea how wonderfully the day would turn out.
This burgeoning start up show, in its second year, is a showcase for much of the growing arts and crafts scene in Brooklyn, running May 6 – 8. The location was flooded with natural light from all of the surrounding floor to ceiling windows. Nearly all of the venue’s displayers are local to the area, giving one a great opportunity to get an overview of the array of creativity developing here. The venue had running CEU presentations all day in their theater and Naula created a wonderful Press Room for
Our team to meet and discuss the categories and winners.
The judging panel was treated to a gourmet lunch courtesy of AJ Madison Appliances in their beautiful kitchen display booth, courtesy of Tulley Road Caterers, featuring locally grown and sourced delights. The evening concluded with a cocktail party for attendees and show vendors alike, giving everyone an opportunity to mingle and enjoy the wonderful location together. All in all, an amazing day!
WINNERS AT BKLYN DESIGNS:
CATEGORY: Furniture
WINNER: Krivens
Partners – Propeller Table
JUDGE: Richard
Segal
CATEGORY: Gourmet
Housewares
WINNER: Signe Yberg
Ceramics
JUDGE: Claudia
Giselle Tejeda
CATEGORY: Innovative
Booth Design
WINNER: Naula
JUDGE: Barbara
Haberman
CATEGORY: Mimi Levitan
WINNER : Earthly
Design – Hemp based/Eco friendly fabrics
JUDGE: Mimi
Levitan
CATEGORY: Green
Sensibility
WINNER: Sawkill
Lumber Co.
JUDGE: Scott Hohl
CATEGORY: Surfaces
WINNER: Peg
Woodworking
JUDGE: Rose Ott
CATEGORY: Tabletop
WINNER: Think
Fabricate – Brooklyn Plates
JUDGE: Carolyn
Cirillo
CATEGORY: Design &
Architectural Services
WINNER: Garrison
Architects – Pod Hotel
JUDGE: Jan Girard
CATEGORY: Lighting
WINNER: Popular
Architecture – Downside Up LED Suspension Light
JUDGE: Julie
Schuster
CATEGORY: Art
WINNER: Smash
Industries
JUDGE: Andrea
Algaze
Monday, March 21, 2016
Recap of last week's Architectural Digest Home Show with Best In Show from IFDA Selects
The Stellar Design Spotting Continues
with IFDA SELECTS at the
Architectural Digest Home Show
guest post written by Jessica Geller & Virginia Toledo of id 810
photographs by Rio Hamilton
We are excited to walk you through our extensive tour of the 2016 Architectural Digest Design Show and lead you through the best of the best. This year’s show was the largest to date in its 15-year history and took place at Piers 92 and 94 in New York City from March 17 through the 20th. We are honored to have been invited to judge the show’s top products along with many of our Rising Star peers and industry leaders, including noted designers Pryor Callaway, Vanessa DeLeon, Kevin Dumais, Nancy Fire, Dwayne Clark, Andrea Brodfuerer, Rio Hamilton, and Elissa Grayer, as well as IFDA Board Member Rose Ott.
We love this particular trade show for many reasons –
The Architectural Digest show is unique in that it’s open to the consumer. This points us in the direction of trends that appeal to the masses, lets us know what our clients have access to and are interested in, and we can even send our clients there to test out products and quality in person. We’ve even been known to purchase art off the trade-show floor for clients – nothing like instant gratification. The AD show size is manageable – more so than trekking through the Javits Center for days on end – so we get a great glimpse into a wide breadth of products and brands but our heads aren’t spinning afterwards. DIFFA’s (Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS) Dining by Design is paired alongside the AD Design Show, which is a great way to either start or end your day at the show, seeing how other designers and vendors highlight products in outstanding ways. And finally, we loved the MADE section. In fact, the consensus among the judges was that the MADE area provided the most unique and new vendors, and most of our winners and top contenders hailed from this section. Also worth noting was that most of the trades in this section hailed from Brooklyn, and we love supporting local craftsmen and artisans.
As judges on the IFDA Selects panel, we evaluated each exhibitor’s wares and selected the “best in show” in each of 10 categories: Wallcoverings, Textiles, Decorative Accessories, Lighting, Furniture, Flooring, Art, Kitchen, Bath and Innovative Booth Design. Now moving on...let's announce the very deserving winners, a mix of new names exhibiting for the very first time to seasoned veterans.
BEST IN WALLCOVERING
Sarkos
Judge: id 810
Judge: id 810
We'll start with our own category, Best in Wallcovering, a category we selected because we are known to be 'paper pushers' with our clients (in our opinion, wallpaper is always the way to go!). Our winner, Sarkos, is hand painted wallpaper made locally in Brooklyn but inspired by the designer’s Greek heritage. Brooklyn and Greece? Clearly a unique and killer combo. The owner and designer takes great care in designing the layout and pattern, and the fact that no two papers are ever alike made this a winner in our book. Sarkos gives other hand painted paper vendors and run for their money.
"Artisan quality. Handmade product. Method of pattern seaming. Made locally. The particular pattern and color chose is so unique - the color varies between green and gold because of the iridescence and shimmering quality."- id 810 Group
BEST IN TEXTILE
AVO
Judge: Andrea Brodfuerer
We were thrilled that Andrea Brodfuerer, aka Lady Von B, chose AVO for Best in Textile, because we were enthralled by this product and considered it for the Wallcovering category! The artist and designer hand paints dynamic patterns on cowhide – to be used as pillows, rugs and wallcoverings. The wall installation on display at the show literally drew the crowds in with the colors and patterns that the designer exhibited (and it might have had to do a little with the scent of natural leather, which was intoxicating to us designers!)
"We love the inherent utility and decorative applications of natural leather. Avo's hand painted leather wall tiles, rugs and upholstery offer a fresh spin you can feel good about." - Andrea Brodfuerer
BEST IN DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES
A Space Studio
Judge: Kevin Dumais
Another local, hand crafted, no-two-are-alike winner…Judge Kevin Dumais selected A Space as best in decorative accessories for their paper-thin ceramic plates and sculpted porcelain, all made in collaboration by two designers with a shared vision for looking beyond form and material. Their creative process derives from experimentation and evolution with a delicate hand.
"Creative process - use of materials. Delicate hand. Collaboration of team."
- Kevin Dumais
BEST IN LIGHTING
Luke Lamp Co
Judge: Elissa Grayer
We love a great story and the one behind Luke Lamp Co is just that…While Luke was trespassing at an abandoned railcar facility he came upon some old industrial light fixtures. He set up an etsy shop, got noticed by a big-time blogger, and sold out immediately. Instead of scouring around for more vintage lighting, Luke decided to create his own – inspired by the past and embracing the modern, his unique lighting is both sculptural and practical. Judge Elissa Grayer chose Luke Lamp Co as best in lighting.
“unusual, beautiful, flexible light fixture has texture, personality and style. It asks to be touched and felt. LED Lighting inside the rope glows with soft, cool light." - Elissa Grayer
BEST IN FURNITURE
Erikson Aesthetics, EAE Daybed
Judge: Pryor Callaway
Judge and furniture designer Pryor Calloway knows a thing or two about furniture, so we were excited that she was given Best in Furniture as her category, and her pick did not disappoint. Erickson Aesthetics was given the top honor for the EAE daybed, which as Pryor pointed out, is beautifully proportioned, and beautifully crafted with a hint of playfulness. The metal joints are plated plumbing hardware, and while we’ve seen plumbing parts pop up in furniture and home décor over the past several years, the plating on Erickson’s metal in combination with rosewood and leather lends a whole new feel.
"The EAE daybed is beautifully proportioned, beautifully crafted with a hint of playfulness. The metal joints are plated plumbing hardware." - Pryor Callaway
BEST IN FLOORING
Woven Concepts
Judge: Nancy Fire
Judge: Nancy Fire
The category Best in Flooring was awarded by Judge Nancy Fire to Woven Concepts, a family business that dates back four generations (and currently being run by females for the first time – we happen to love women in business!). The “Odessy” rugs are multi-dimensional, multi-textural, repurposed silk and wool, hand-knotted based on NASA imagery. It has a distressed vintage texture paired with a contemporary design.
"Beautiful woven rugs with color and texture that tell their own story especially in their dimension." - Nancy Fire
BEST IN ART
Costantini Design, Screen Series
Judge: Rio Hamilton
Furniture designer William Stuart of Costantini Design won Best in Art for his breathtaking paintings on layers of screen. As with most art, words don’t do the work justice, but Judge Rio Hamilton’s enthusiasm and excitement over the art had all of the judges eager to see and judge for ourselves. The image is painted on different layers of the screen, adding texture and dimension unlike any other art we’ve ever seen.
Judge: Rio Hamilton
Furniture designer William Stuart of Costantini Design won Best in Art for his breathtaking paintings on layers of screen. As with most art, words don’t do the work justice, but Judge Rio Hamilton’s enthusiasm and excitement over the art had all of the judges eager to see and judge for ourselves. The image is painted on different layers of the screen, adding texture and dimension unlike any other art we’ve ever seen.
"Quality of work. Style of art. Universal appeal. High end." - Rio Hamilton
BEST IN KITCHEN
Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchen
Judge: Dwayne Clark
With spring upon us and summer quickly approaching, getting outside is at the forefront of all our minds, and Brown Jordan Outdoor has hit the nail on the head with their kitchen line, which looks less industrial and more like an indoor kitchen. We love a product that can blur the line between indoor and outdoor living for its ability to get us northerners outside more in the few short months that the seasons allow. Judge Dwayne Clark was particularly taken with the line’s unique ability to change the finishes and door styles, something not often found in an outdoor product. And of course, designers love customization!
"The unique ability to change finishes of door styles, all the while benefitting as an outdoor product." - Dwayne Clark
BEST IN BATH
Rohl, Jorger Aphrodite faucet
Judge: Vanessa DeLeon
Rohl’s Jorger Aphrodite faucet’s fluted detail was inspired by an heirloom pocketwatch. What makes this faucet so elegant and classic is that the grooved detail and curves follow all the way down to the base. Judge Vanessa De Leon chose this as best in Bath for Rohl’s attention to detail and innovation.
"Love how innovative.Color combos. Detail in the finishes. Crystal detail." - Vanessa DeLeon
INNOVATIVE BOOTH DESIGN
Paul Thomas & Pavarini Design
Judge Rose Ott was tasked with choosing the most Innovative Booth Design, and what a hard job that was this year. Ultimately she chose Paul Thomas and Pavarini Design for the “beautifully curated space with bright pops of color drawing the audience in." The purposeful placement of partitions peeked passerby’s curiosity, beckoning them into the space, and the faux green grass on the floor and furniture were a playful touch.
"The marriage between art and furniture. Beautiful curated space with bright pops of color drawing the audience in." - Rose Ott
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