An Excuse To Go To New York (As If You Really Need One)

One of my favorite trade shows is the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, or ICFF, and it begins in New York this weekend. Ordinarily, these kinds of shows are closed to the public, open only to retailers, designers and architects. But ICFF will admit the public next Tuesday, May 20, so if you are a contemporary design junkie, this is the day to play hookie from work and hop the train to New York.

I won’t be going myself, but my friend Grace at Design*Sponge is previewing lots of great products that will be on display, and she will be blogging from the show this weekend. Just enter “icff” into her search box.

Among Grace’s previews, I love the furniture coming from Iannone Design Ltd., which is known for its intricate carvings into the sides of credenzas, dressers, and tables.

Also, I was excited to see that Thomas Paul has new rugs. I have a fabulous pencil holder of his design, as well as a mouse pad/notepad. One of these adorable rugs would certainly complete my workspace.