Every year, thousands gather from across the globe at the Javits Center in New York City, home to ICFF – the International Contemporary Furniture Fair – during NYCxDESIGN. With over 450 booths featuring work from established and emerging design brands, this year definitely did not disappoint. From circular design processes to subversion of materiality, the three days were full of excitement, good conversations, and most importantly, great design.
Virginia Sin presents two new lighting collections, Obel and Stria. Two flavors of ceramic lighting – one with panels held delicately in space with brass hardware, the other featuring clay woven together to form vessels of light, with a glow softly peeking out.
Nik Bentel returns with the Loopy Chair, with steel, fiberglass, and upholstered options that spark a sense of unrestrained fun. From the Capitalism Knife: Transit (which hauntingly resembles a MetroCard), to his puffer jacket bag, the studio always finds a way to find humor in the heart of the city.
Gantri launches Gantri Made, a system for designers to produce lighting in an elegant and functional way, with lightning-fast lead times of 10-12 days to print, produce, and ship out. This way, designers don’t have to store stock, overproduce, and manage inventory – it’s all part of the circular system of Gantri Made.
Morpho is defined by nature and Art Nouveau aesthetics, taking the vertices of a dragonfly wing or a baobab root and celebrating these evolving designs through furniture. Considered details and top quality craftsmanship make this an immersive and calming experience, a forest of plants bringing some life to a largely foliage-free show.
Now this was impressive. MycoWorks has created a mushroom-based leather with an incredible feel. The material is super soft, the appropriate amount of give, and best of all, natural growth patterns – just like real leather.
Fernweh returns with a comprehensive collection, showcasing the Oxbend Windsor Chair, alongside the Fjoon Chair and Oxbend Chair. Well-produced, balanced, and honest, these chairs are constructed to last, with timeless design that will extend use for decades to come.
A-N-D Lighting, based in Vancouver, creates large-form lighting that is just as experiential as it is functional. We saw a turn towards immersive spaces this year, seamlessly blending the lines between exhibition and walkway.
Picking up a couple editor’s awards during their time at ICFF, Fine Lumens presents smart, glossy lighting, cradling orbs in delightfully-colored brackets and showcasing the Plat Table Lamp, which has a charging station built into the top.
Molo is best known for flexible systems of paper, ballooning out to multiple times their original size, utilizing a honeycomb shape and proprietary blend of fibers to create elegant scalable walls and accessories. These pieces can be used in a multitude of applications, bringing all the senses together as we interact with responsive, adaptable architecture.
Based in Vancouver, Luminaire Authentik pairs glossy metal pendants with soft orbed lighting, creating a layered look. Showcasing some matte variants as well, the nod to natural forms and an attractive color palette serve to add a timelessness to the collection.
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