A Very Busy Fall, we announce our upcoming Rising Stars of Design on Nov 19 and more good news from the interior design industry...

In the throes of a busy Fall season, 

we have important news, 

recap photos and upcoming events to share...

the design industry is bustling with activity this season with a plethora of events and celebrations.  We can count numerous programs, talks and cocktail gatherings where IFDA chapter friends are out and about showing their new collections, gleaning advice and sources and celebrating together.  

With Highpoint Furniture Market just days away, we are happy to note two IFDA NY chapter members' involvement at Market:

IFDA NY's VP Communication
interior designer/blogger TamaraStephenson 
will take Highpoint's Instagram keys on Sunday, October 18th
Follow along all day with musings from Tamara as she spots quality, unique and stellar design at Highpoint

IFDA NY Member Nancy Fire, HGTV Home Design Director will take over the Highpoint Furniture Market's Instagram keys 
Saturday, October 17
Nancy offers Suite Spot Tours 
Sunday, October 18th from 9-10am
 Register for Nancy's Tour

And, don't miss Nancy's seminar: 

Let’s Take it Outside:

Hot Outdoor Trends & New Products

Saturday, Oct. 17 2-3pm, Suites at Market Square

Top Floor Seminar Room (SAMS 1-1014)

More important news from the IFDA NY Chapter-- 
please mark your calendar for our annual 
IFDA Rising Stars celebration 
where we name and award talents in the industry. 

2014 Rising Stars with Rose Hittmeyer

IFDA Rising Stars
Thursday, November 19th at 5:30pm
At Lapicida
with MC Justin Shaulis Inc.
Lenzing Fibers Event Patron
More soon about this exciting celebration of rising talents in design soon.  

And, please take a look at some of our favorite meet ups so far this fall...

What's New What's Next at the New York Design Center

a celebration of design on all floors of this design building with book signings, educational talks and new launches.  

photo--Curate Kravet team, Charlotte Moss new book, IFDA ladies, Kim Kravante's new casegood furniture Marbella at the Bright Group, Christopher Guy event with NYC&G with Bergdorf Goodman, Libby Langdon advising on the business of design

Kips Bay Annual Boathouse Bash

kicking off fall with this sophisticated sit down dinner, dance and silent auction fundraiser for this important neighborhood program

photo--with IFDA member James Rixner and his table of guests

 during tabletop week, the Fifth Annual Art of the Table at Bilotta Kitchen and sponsored by Traditional Home magazine

with kitchen vignettes by five talented designers--Byron James, Jen Goering and Stephen Czeck, Patrick Hamilton, Timothy Button & Glenn Gissler.  Year after year this event proves to be one of  NYC's fall highlights, taking place in this beautiful kitchen showroom in the A&D Building.  Bilotta Kitchen paired up again this year with Traditional Home to hand pick five of the industry's biggest talents.  Each design team stylized one the showroom kitchens showing the world of possibilities in kitchen design. 

GUEST POST: written by board member, Rose Ott - a recap of What's New What's Next at the New York Design Center

GUEST POST:

text & photographs contributed 

by IFDA NY Board Member Rose Ott

The New York Design Center's 6th annual "What's New What's Next" was bustling last night with excitement and activity featuring new product introductions, informative lectures and book signings. 

First stop was AERIN, celebrating of the opening of the first AERIN showroom in New York.  Her luxury lifestyle brand of furniture lighting, fabric and accessories has her touch of sophistication and femininity.  AERIN was on hand to greet visitors and sign her beautiful book, AERIN at Home.  

Next stop was Sedgewick and Brattle with Thom Filicia and Domino magazine celebrating the kick off of "Rooms With A View", the showhouse that Thom chairs in Southport, Connecticut as well as new product by Sedgewick and Brattle.  

On to the fabulous cocktail reception at Currey & Company for the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island Project Design.  Here we were given us a sneak peak at Phase 2 designer concept boards and a chance to meet noted designers Suzanne Costa, Brain Patrick Flynn, Philip Gorrivan and Leslie Segrete and hear how they were inspired to create this home away from home for families with seriously ill children.  The showroom was jammed packed and the boards were creative and beautifully displayed among the incredible light fixtures at Currey & Company.  

Our very own IFDA Board Member, Kim Price, met us at The Bright Group where her latest KAVANTE furniture pieces were unveiled.  Here she is with her Canyon Credenza.  Kim explained how the piece was brought to life with "an artful display of Birdseye Maple, and is complex in design yet simplistic in style with a unified architectural quality. Sleek and functional, eight drawers are concealed within an overall geometric pattern resulting in a captivating sculptural form. Like the peaks and valleys of a canyon, these faceted drawer faces are reminiscent of nature¹s architecture at work." Positively beautiful.

Moving along, we attended Cliff Young's panel discussion, "Making it Memorable: How to Infuse Personality into Every Room" with Editor in Chief of Elle Decor Michael Boodro and interior designers Robert Couturier, Richard Mishaan, and Markham Roberts and gained some helpful tips when working with clients.  

Finally, we ended the evening ensconced in the smell of fresh backed cheese puffs at Grange Furniture with Tori Mellott, Traditional Home Senior design and Markets Editor with a panel discussion about incorporating modern touches into traditional design.  The featured designers Chad Graci, Katie Lydon and Dana Walter were challenged by Tori to take a modern piece and show how they would incorporate it into one of their own more traditional designs.  

If the energy at this year's What's New What's Next is any indication of what the world of design has in store for 2014-2015, we are in for a treat!

Rose Ott is the VP Social Media for the IFDA 

as well as an Allied Member of ASID.

To read more about Rose Ott's designs, 

please visit Rose Ott Interior Design