ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan: creativity, sustainability. The American vision
At the Javits Center in New York, from 21 to 23 May, the city hosts two of the most important design fairs in the United States: International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan....
ICFF, buyers on the rise
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) is North America’s leading fair for contemporary design. Its thirty-fifth edition, the first under the direction of Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, closed on May 21 with excellent...
Avant-garde flavor
New York rediscovers its ferment again this year, and becomes the main stage for contemporary design. The destination is Javits Center in Manhattan, where from 15 to 17 May 2022 over 300 exhibitors from...
Fresh new look
Developed under the direction of Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, the new strategy includes solidifying ICFF’s role as a business accelerator and clarifying its objective of being at the center of design culture, community,...
New York: ICFF and Wanted Design have been canceled
In a situation that is involving the whole world, New York too cancels its Design Week. In particular ICFF and Wanted Design Brooklyn and Manhattan have been eliminated, while NYCxDESIGN has postponed its festival...
Design Fairs: NY in the spotlight
To celebrate a return to physical presence and an exclusive co-location, the two eagerly awaited events of New York’s design week open their doors on 14-15 Novembre 2021. ICFF, the leading platform for contemporary...
Manhattan Epicenter
Selected by Emerald Group to rethink ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), one of the most important contemporary design events in the United States, Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat – founders of the parallel initiative...
What’s happening with fairs in 2021
“We have to face reality, even if it hurts.” Harsh but concrete words, those of Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse, to announce (today) the cancelation of the 2021 edition of Imm Cologne, which had...
10 design fairs in autumn 2021
The Salone del Mobile in Milan in September was only the beginning. After the pandemic pause, many design events are on the verge of a live comeback. From the Italian fair for the restaurant...
Design week: destination… New York
Back on a physical plane, alternating with virtual sessions. New York’s design week offers many events, talks, installations and exhibitions, in all 5 boroughs, transforming districts into promenades on design culture. From SoHo to...