ICFF Report/ 2013

ICFF, 2013, Right: Tom Dixon Fan Chair in Black, Picture courtesy of Tom Dixon

At Emeco, the new Parrish chair designed for the new Parrish Museum , NYC, Silo shots courtesy of Emeco

Left: Dirk Vander Koolj's Chubby Chair, Made out of Recycled Plastic, Right: Crates, Photography: Marcus Hay

Amazing designs both at Tom Dixon, Left: Grid vases, Right: Drum stools, Vase shot courtesy of Tom Dixon

Left: Stone Chopping Board by Tom Dixon, Right: Booth at Tom Dixon, ICFF, 2013, Photography: Marcus Hay

Fab.com's very colorful stand at ICFF, 2013, Photography: Marcus Hay

At Vitra's stand, but does not appear to be stocked by them Flower Me Happy pots by Danish Designer, Meyer-Lavinge

Left: Cool tables from Canadian Furniture Company Bensen, Left: Folded Trays by Mexican company, Panoramica

Left: StrokkeAustadtad's The Woods Autumn glass sculpture, Right SkLO vases from Czech Republic

Left: Garth Roberts Sticks and Mirrors series, Right: Cuboid 47 Coffee table by Pelle Designs

Wire Side Table by Iacoli & McAllister, Left: Silo image courtesy of Iacoli & McAllister, Right image courtesy of Design Sponge

It was on another rainy day last Sunday (There's been a lot of these recently) that I made the trek up 11th Ave from my office to ICFF at The Javitz Center. As usual I only had a few hours to get around but as usual it did not disappoint. 

There were a lot of evident trends, the main one for me seem to be the return of copper and other metallics and the exploration of crates and packaging as inspiration for the silhouettes of many new lines. A huge amount of wire and thin structures seemed obvious. See all images above. 

Glass was making a huge impact in beautiful colors and organic shapes with an emphasis on hand blown.  

Tom Dixon was the standout for me with new product that is both exciting and sexy. 

I had a great afternoon and can't wait for ICFF, 2014.