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Snack Time
The Milan Furniture Fair always tosses up a a coterie of quirky designs. I’ve been pouring over the Milan coverage in preparation for my trip to New York with Herman Miller’s ICFF team. I wonder if...
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New York, New York
The Herman Miller team is gathering in New York City today in preparation for the launch of ICFF tomorrow. Look out for us at the Herman Miller stand (booth 1624). I’ll be blogging live so feel free...
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ICFF Report: Setting Up
ICFF kicks of this morning. The Javits Centre is brimming with activity right now as last minute tweaks are made to booths all over the floor. I’ve just had a wander around and there’s some great work...
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ICFF: Giveaway
It’s getting busier and buzzier now that the Fair is officially open. Janel Laban, executive editor of Apartment Therapy just dropped by…it’s going to be a day of interesting meetings! I also wanted...
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ICFF: What’s New?
That’s the question lots of people are asking. There’s the George Nelson Basic Cabinet Series which we posted on earlier this week. There’s also Klein Reid’s elegant new lamp. They designed it just...
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ICFF: George Nelson on EBAY
While all the action may seem to be centered squarely on New York there are a number of online events all of you can participate in. Check out the George Nelson 5-drawer cabinet with door that we are...
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ICFF: Herman Miller takes Times Square
Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration. What we have done is place our ad on one of the electronic billboards in Times Square – the one above Toys “R” Us in case you were wondering. Maybe next year...
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ICFF: Herman Miller, Barneys, Eames and Operation Design
In my wanders last night I also visited Barneys…not to shop but to admire the window. Really. Operation Design gave artists Eames molded plywood chairs to paint and the results are amazing. If you...
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ICFF: NoHo and SoHo
ICFF is part of New York Design Week – a whole 7 days devoted to all things design. NoHo Design District blossomed this year, sprouting up just north of SoHo (hence the name!). Very convenient for...
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ICFF: From the Floor…
Andrew Furmanski of Studio 96 just dropped by to admire the new Nelson pieces. He’s looking for a side table for his new media room. His suggestion? Why not cut a Nelson Bench in half. The metal legs...
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ICFF: Eames Demetrios at ABC Carpet Tonight
Come join us at ABC Carpet & Home (888 Broadway) tonight for an evening with Eames Demetrios (who coincidentally just droppped by the booth. He must have felt his ears burning). Eames will be...
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ICFF: Airstream, Metropolis Magazine and Emily Pilloton
Check out Emily Pilloton’s Design Revolution Road Show. The exhibition is held in a refurbished Airstream and covers design that empowers people. There’s a great interview with Emily inside the...
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ICFF: And the Winner is…
Kevin, an undergraduate at Yale won today’s give away of the Klein Reid tops. He looks pretty happy about it! The other two winners are Matt (below), a student at Kendall, and Mary (bottom), a kitchen...
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ICFF: Herman Miller/Pratt Collaboration
What do you get when you get when you tell students at Pratt Institute to immerse themselves in another culture and create products that demonstrate they understood what the experience was all about?...
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Eames at ABC
Eames Demetrios chaired a talk with local designers last week as part of ICFF at ABC Carpet & Home. It was the perfect opportunity to road test the news Eames Molded Plastic Chairs. As you can see...
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Inspiration: Designer Ghislaine Vinas
Ghislaine Vinas, who recently won Benjamin Moore’s 2010 Hue Award, is based in New York and was one of our visitors at the Herman Miller stand during ICFF. Ghislaine’s interiors are a warm take on...
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The Miller House and ICFF
This week is a busy one here at Lifework. I’ll be in Columbus, Indiana for a few days visiting the Miller House (pictured below) and then to New York for ICFF (where we’ve got lots of exciting new...
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ICFF: The Herman Miller Stand
Day 1 here at ICFF and it has been a very busy morning. I finally got to see the new Eames Aluminum Group (EAG) pieces and they are pretty amazing. It’s been fun watching people almost double-take as...
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ICFF: Meet and Greet
We had a busy day yesterday with bloggers from all over the blogger-sphere dropping by our booth. It was great to finally put faces to names. Definitely look out for Jaime Derringer ‘s ICFF round-up...
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ICFF: Home Office Roundup
It may be named for its focus on contemporary furniture design, but ICFF always offers up a few accents and accessories that inspire my home-office-product-loving heart. Take a gander at a six smart...
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