JAVITS CENTER
ICFF: International Contemporary Furniture FairMay 20 - 23, 2006Jacob Javits Center, NYCThe 18th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Saturday, May 20 Tuesday, May 23, 2006, will transform New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center into the global design community's most-visited mecca. North America's premier event for contemporary design, the Fair draws the most diverse assemblage of design professionals to an extraordinary display of the latest examples of design on the cutting-edge, as well as a rigorous curriculum of programs and a complete calendar of ancillary exhibits and features. During the Fair's four days, 145,000 net square feet (14,500 net square meters) of the Javits Center will abound with more than 21,000 interior designers, architects, retailers, facility managers, wholesalers, store design professionals, hotel and restaurant designers, manufacturers, and students. Members of the general public are welcome on Tuesday, May 23 when the ICFF is open to all comers.
CHELSEA
Terra Matter ConferenceMay 19, 2006The Equitable Center,787 Seventh Avenue, NYCTo explore these questions and others, Material ConneXion presents TERRA MATTER, a different kind of design symposium. Featuring: Yves Behar, Dror Benshetrit, Kenneth Cobonpue George M. Beylerian, Michael Braungart, Natalie Chanin Andrew Dent, Jill Dumain, Janet Echelman Leslie Hoffman, Michele Oka Doner, Sergio Palleroni Gaetano Pesce, Laetitia Wolff.
New furniture by Karim Rashid for CasamaniaSunday May 21, 5-7pm 2006Karim Rashid Shop, 137 West 19th St, NYCJoin us to celebrate new furniture by Karim Rashid for Casamania.
The Apartment Loves _____ curated by CitizenFriday May 20-23, 2006The YMCA, 213 W. 23rd St, #7/8N , NYCBRIEF: the four day exhibition coincides with this years ICFF, and presents the work of artists and designers who offer us new ways of seeing "this is no longer about function and form, this is about meaning."
MEATPACKING/TRIBECA
Meatpacking District Design Week 2006May 20-22, 2006Meatpacking District, NYCMeatpacking District: Design Week '06 will feature a series of exhibitions, panel discussions and cocktail parties during the ICFF. Details continue to be developed. For more information please email: Abe Curko, abe@abenyc.com
FIRST ANNUAL MOBILE LIVING CONFERENCE/EXHIBITIONMay 21 - 23, 2006Skylight Studios, 275 Hudson St, NYCThe future has arrived. From new designs by America's classic Airstream Trailers, Adam Kalkin's Push Button House shown at Art Basel Miami, to Shiguro Ban's Paper Tube Architecture featured in MOMA's Safe Exhibition. Organized by David Shearer and Miguel Calvo this curated event is presented by Exhibitions International and International Design Network Foundation. Mobile Living will exhibit the unparalleled advancements in our society that have manifested our modern nomadic lifestyle. Mixing design and technology this will be a groundbreaking presentation, running concurrently with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), May 21-23, 2006 and presented at the fantastic Skylight Studio, the opening night party is Sunday May 21st from 8- 11pm. Mobile homes, mobile phones, mobile computing, transportation, indoor and outdoor furniture are all topics addressed in the show. Special educational components include a film series, lectures and panel discussion, special exhibition components will also be presented.
Essenze and Saatchi & Saatchi Bring New Zealand to New YorkMay 20 - June 30, opening party May 21 6-8pmSaatchi and Saatchi, 375 Hudson Street, NYCEssenze is the strategic distribution partner of choice for New Zealand's best designers. New Zealand founded and based, essenze is well respected by their local designers and is responsible for the global marketing, distribution and sales of the products that represent the cream of New Zealand design. The founding partnership has complementary skills and a wealth of experience and business acumen. Clare Mora, one of the founders of essenze, has been a long time advocate for New Zealand design around the globe. She has brought to essenze very strong, long-term relationships with the supplying designers. The designers, by virtue of New Zealand's geographic isolation, have developed a culture of innovation and resourcefulness, along with an implicit passion to always be the best. Captured with exacting manufacturing standards are designs that reflect this culture, displaying the flexibility, range and bravura of the New Zealand spirit.
Design & DrinksMay 21, 2006, 7-10pm Trak-kit showroom, 675 Hudson St, #5N, NYCEnjoy drinks and dj spinning great music at theTrak-kit showroom. Trak-kit is the world's first audio-video mobile architecture system for flatscreen tv's.
The SHARP Panel DiscussionsMay 20-22, 2006, 4pm dailyBumble and Bumble, 415 W. 13th St, 3rd fl. NYCSaturday, May 20: The High LineModerator: Jacqueline Khiu, Design Editor, Surface Panelists: Meredith Taylor - Friends of the High Line, Zoe Ryan - Van Alen Institute, Erik Botsford - Department of City Planning, Tom Jost - Field OperationsSunday, May 21: Design-The Next GenerationModerator: Barbara Bloemink, Curatorial Director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design MuseumPanelists: Marcus Fairs - Icon Magazine, Piers Roberts & Rory Dodd - Designersblock, Brigit Lohmann - DesignboomMonday, May 22: Women in Architecture and DesignModerator: Wendy Goodman, Design Editor, New York MagazinePanelists: Clodagh, Winka Dubbeldam - Archi-tectonics, Amale Andraos - Work Architecture Co.
autoMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 805/803 Washington Street, NYCNew line of quilted furniture in multiple styles and colors from Utility Canvas.
Bodum Cafe and HomestoreMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 413-415 West 14th St, NYCFree check-in point for Meatpacking District - Design Week. We welcome you to the neighborhood with a complimentary cup of Bodum Premium Blend coffee and a map of the neighborhood events and activities.
BucklerMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 13 Gansevoort St, NYCThe Helio Project: a preview of lifestyle furniture that meshes with the aesthetics, culture, and vibe of the newest wireless provider.
The High Line at Carlos MieleMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 408 West 14th St, NYCView the model of the newly-begun High Line park previously featured at the MoMA now in the window at Carlos Miele.
CostantinoMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 306 West 13th Street, NYCFrom the Forests of Lebanon: 13 Objects by Karen Checkerdjian.
Established & SonsMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm Stella McCartney, 429 West 14th St, NYCThe U.S. debut of Established & Sons, a new, dynamic British furniture design and manufacturing company.
Design Within ReachMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm DWR, 408 West 14th St, NYCCelebrate Icons of American Style and Design at DWR Featuring the 50th Anniversary of the Eames Lounge & Ottoman by Herman Miller and Introducing Capital E by Levi's.
Michael Angelo's Wonderland Beauty ParlorMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 418 West 13th St, NYCFlavor Paper in Wonderland - The new collection of Flavor Paper's distinctive wallpaper designs will be featured at this venue.
Gansevoort Open Air Market presented by PeroniMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 50-68 Gansevoort St, NYCFeaturing the U.S. Debut of designersblock, featuring the Best of Milan 2006 at this unusual Open Air Gallery hosted by Karkula, Florent and PM.
Go Fish GalleryMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 675 Hudson St, NYCHosting the solo-exhibition of Mark Badzik and featuring the newly opened Go Shop designed by gallery owner Ivy Jeanne Brown and John Findysz.
KarkulaMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 68 Gansevoort St, NYCPresenting Paola Lenti Bliss Textile, Danskina Paper Rug, Moooi City System and Atlantico.
Milk GalleryMay 20-22, 2006, 12-6pm 450 West 15th St, NYCMilan: Made in Design - An exhibit of more than 120 objects that represents the design, aesthetics, functionality and lifestyle associated with Milanese culture and products.
Open House New York in association with the Meatpacking District InitiativeMay 21, 2006 450 West 15th St, NYCTake a guided Design Open House tour through the Meatpacking District sponsored by Moet Hennessey and Stella Artois
The Talk Featuring: Francois Girbaud and Yves BeharSaturday, May 20, 2006, 5:45pm Tribeca Grand Hotel, 2 Avenue of the Americas, NYCPresented by Surface Magazine. RSVP by May 17, 2006 at events@surfacemag.com
I.DoT New Lines in Italian DesignMay 20-23, 2006 The Waterfront/Tunnel 222 12th Ave, NYCThe third edition of the I.DoT project is about to launch in New York. The undisputed cultural capital of the western world will host the exhibition during the ICFF fair. The new I.DoT 2006-2007 will take up residence at the TUNNEL at THE WATERFRONT. I.DoT will transform the Tunnel into a large Temporary Museum Gallery where the American public will have an opportunity to appreciate the quality of the latest Italian offerings, a chance to see some of the latest trends unveiled at this year's Milan-Salone del Mobile.
SOHO
LAYERS, important new textile and ceramic work by Hella JongeriusMay 20 - July 16, 2006, party May 20, 7-9pmMoss, 146 Greene Street, NYCMoss Gallery will present a new collection of specially commissioned work by Dutch artist/designer Hella Jongerius. The exhibition focuses on a new, extraordinary and complicated textile, called "Layers", which Ms. Jongerius has been developing over the past two years with the noted American textile firm, Maharam. Incorporating many layers of various felts and woolens, laser-cut and then top-stitched together in a remarkable quilt-like fashion, these textiles, including a large number of one-off prototypes presented in numerous variations, will be applied to various furniture pieces created by Ms. Jongerius as prototype 'furniture sketches', and will include special hand embroidery. Exploring further this idea of layering materials, Ms. Jongerius is creating a number of unique studio ceramic pieces, which will extend her textile concept into another medium.
icing or cake? wear your couch, hosted by the apartment loves fabricaMay 20-23, Party May 20th 4-6pm, 2006The Apartment 101 Crosby St, NYCA storefront installation and socially interactive experience designed and created by Bethany Koby and Selwa Sweidan with Fabrica, the Benetton communications research center in Treviso, Italy. This installation is titled the "Icing or Cake? Wear Your Couch" and will be created in the two storefront windows of The Apartment on Crosby Street, in the heart of Soho. Wearable pieces will be produced and distributed during the installation at The Apartment. This is a simple and fun critique questioning the value of objects, as well as over-production and consumption. The installation deconstructs (literally) the lust for objects. The inseparable concepts of decoration versus function are highlighted, exposing the banality of objects.
DOM NEW YORK AND AZUREMay 20, 2006, 5-8pm66 Crosby Street, NYCDOM New York - The Soho-based source for high-end European furnishings - and the award-winning architecture and design magazine Azure invite you to celebrate the launch of the newly renovated showroom and several new product lines, including Belgian furniture company Vange. Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and meet Vange's rising talent, Alain Berteau. Come by the showroom to view new products by Vange, La Cucina Alessi, Valcucine, Tacchini, Res, Alpes and many others, and pick up your complimentary copy of Azure.
Lovegrove and Repucci ExhibitMay 20-21, Presentation May 20th 4pm, 2006Apple Store Soho, 103 Prince ST, NYCThe Concerto Table 2006 launch exhibit
The Conran Shop: Design ClassicsMay 19 - June 4, 200666 Crosby Street, NYCThe Conran Shop, one of New York's leading destinations for the best in contemporary home design will host Design Classics, an exhibition which highlights some of the most important and ubiquitous industrial designs spanning the last four decades, from the 1600's through the Industrial Revolution to present day. Design Classics will coincide with this year's ICFF International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City.
URBAN CAST-AWAYMay 19, 2006, 7-9pm47 Wooster St, NYCA ceramic art collection Dror Benshetrit created for M+F Girbaud. RSVP required at www.girbaud.com/ny-party.com
WILLIAMSBURG/BROOKLYN
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