ICFF 2011 Report

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York wrapped up another session last week, and while there's the inevitable overlap with what's just been unveiled at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, there remains the handful of stalwart US-grown companies, smattering of Brooklyn studios, enticing Noho design stores as well as the odd new Asian company you've never heard of popping up on your radar, to keep us ever faithful to this fair.

Among the halls of the Javits centre a few of our old favourites such as Council, Blu Dot and Bernhardt held their place as firms you could count on. But it was off-site that the city was able to show off its true design stripes. The Noho Design District, now in its second year, gave us the inevitable garage filled with young designers' work, while design stores such as Matter and Patners & Spade were our undisputed highlights of the fair, with their curated shows. As for our predictions for names you'll be hearing alot more of after this show: Atelier Takagi and Rich Brilliant Willing.

Pendant lamps by Objeti, a design and manufacturing company based in Cleveland, Ohio

Shelving by Objeti

Pendant lamps by Studio Takagi, at Roll & Hill

'Rainbow' from the Odds & Ends series, by Jason Miller, for Roll & Hill

Trestle, by Jonas Damon, for Roll & Hill

Cap desk lamp by Studio Gorm

Glass pendant lamp by Studio Gorm

Peg frame, by Studio Gorm. Three sizes of tabletops, with three sizes of legs, all of which require no additional tools to assemble and can be conveniently hung from a simple wall mounted peg rail

Pendant lamps by Hanna Krüger, from the School of Art and Design Kassel

Stools by Kevin Sethapun, at the ICFF studio, curated by Bernhardt Design

Lamps by Zorine Pooladian, at the ICFF studio, curated by Bernhardt Design

Stools by Jiyoun Shin, at the ICFF studio, curated by Bernhardt Design

'A-Pot Round' from Japanese company Molza

The 'Cloud Silver Rain' lamp from Japanese company Abovo

The 'Faux Bois' collection - aluminium tables and benches, by George Sacaris Studio

Lighting from Studio Lobot

2011 collection from Singapore-based company Air Division

Desktop organization courtesy of Amac

Wood sideboards by Studio Takagi, presented by US design company Council

Bernhardt Design presented Tools for School - a collaborative project with a group of eighth graders to dream up the classroom of the future

Tools for Schools presented prototypes of desks, lockers, stools and chairs (pictured), and prooved both that design deserves a place in education, and that young students deserve the opportunity to pursue design

Dunn studio presented their new Kingstown barstools this year

Dunn studio's Tessie chair

Folded felt table by Li Rong Liao, a student at Pratt Institute's Department of Industrial Design, which in collaboraton with Cappellini, presented a show of student work

Timbre Chairs by Jesse Trentadue, at the Pratt Institute

Chipboard Stool by Dana Oxiles, at the Pratt Institute

Side table by Fort Standard

Alarm Clock by Areaware

Sideboard by Brooklyn-based design studio Token NYC

Desk by Token NYC

Lounge chair by Token NYC

Studio and storefront Partners & Spade opened their doors as part of the NoHo Design District

Table lights inspired by Estes model rocket kits by Rich Brilliant Willing, shown at Partners & Spade

More of the show by Rich Brilliant Willing, presented at Partners & Spade, including his new Delta lighting series

Branch lighting by Rich Briliant Willing, who was awarded the New Designer Award at this year's ICFF Editor's Awards

'Soft Chemistry Flasks' by Lara Knutson, shown at The Future Perfect store

'Color Research' series by Oskar Peet, shown at The Future Perfect store

A garage on 55 Great Jones Street, cleared of cars and filled with design as part of the Noho Design District

Chandliers by Lindsey Adelman Studio at 55 Great Jones Street

End Tables, by Uhuru Design, at 55 Great Jones Street

Clock and mirror by Lukas Peet

Tables and lighting by Iacoli & Mcallister

Lighting by Fort Standard

'The Whole Story Photo Album' by Debra Folz Design, $150, from UseMe

'Hold Me' by Fort Standard, price available upon request, from UseMe

'One More Time', 14 floating frames mantel clocks created especially for Moss by Kiki van Eijk. Made out of bent wire, ceramic; battery-powered clock mechanism

'One More Time', 16 no screw no glue little clock created especially for Moss by Joost van Bleiswijk, out of precisely cut, slotted and interlocked segments of metal

Lighting by Peter Stathis studio and Joby, seen at Cite showroom on Greene Street

The Matter store showed their MatterMade collection Number 2 which includes work from designers such as Davd Weeks, Paul Loebach and Fort Standard

Shy light by Bec Brittain, part of the MatterMade collection

Range Life ocassional table, by Jonah Takagi, part of the MatterMade collection

Mette table by Marc Ganzglass, part of the MatterMade collection

Windsor Sette by Christopher Specce, part of the MatterMade collection

Elevate stools by Fort Standard, part of the MatterMade collection