28 May 2010, Posted by admin in Design Brief, 0 Comments

the best of the international contemporary furniture fair

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) swept through the Javits Convention Centre  recently and it was design overload per usual. It can be exhausting traversing all those booths so here are the Design Brief’s top five picks from the show.

Roll & Hill

Launching at ICFF, Roll & Hill is the brainchild of Jason Miller, who is already famous for his antler chandeliers. Focused just on lighting, Roll & Hill will produce fixtures from some of the who’s who of American contemporary design talent. Standout pieces include the Excel floor lamp by Rich, Brilliant, Willing with adorable matching sconces. The lights use compact fluorescent bulbs with a gold diffuser to banish that pasty fluorescent glow. Ingenious.

Excel Floor Lamp by Rich, Brilliant, Willing

Successful Living by Diesel

Fashion brand Diesel has collaborated with lighting brand Foscarini and furniture brand Moroso to create a collection for the home called Diesel Successful Living. Presented at the ICFF by the Manhattan distributor The Future Perfect, the range is a cross between vintage and rock. Must-have pieces are the Nebula white sofa with matching Cloudscape chair–think dreamy 70′s Californian beach vibe.

Cloudscape Chair by Diesel Successful Living

Lindsey Adelman

Lindsey Adelman makes custom light fixtures in Manhattan with glass globes blown in Brooklyn. The Branching Bubble chandeliers are spidery and organic and  industrial all at once. Due to their modular construction, the armatures are available in an infinite number of configurations, and the abundance of 14k gold foil only adds to their enchantment.

Branching Bubble chandelier by Lindsey Adelman

Neo-Utility

Exquisitely curated, Neo-Utility takes the little things and makes them somehow better. For their debut at the ICFF, Neo-Utility presented the ShapeMaker Toy Blocks by Miller Goodman, two designers from Brighton, England. So cute, and I think the video explains it best.

John Reeves

A unique voice, John Reeves’ CAS1 side chair is produced without synthetics from sand cast 100% recycled aluminum and oak. The casting process allows for optimum efficiency, as any mistakes can be melted down and cast again. Thoughtful and beautiful.

John Reeves CAS1 Side Chair

–Mary Wallis