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Entries in Brooklyn Designs (2)

Thursday
May162013

Local Talent at Brooklyn Designs

Cabinet by Eric Manigian

Brooklyn has been the hotspot for an outpouring of small-scaled artisan studios in the last few years.  To celebrate this creativity, Brooklyn Designs has hosted an annual exhibition of local furniture and accessories designers. 

This year, the selections reflect superb craftsmanship and a strong affinity for presenting materials in their best possible light. As shown above, Eric Manigian designed a tall display cabinet out of walnut.  He followed the tree’s veins to create the natural edges of each door, thereby creating a stunning, unique piece. 

Coffee tables by From the Source

From the Source, another local company, used contrasting woods of rosewood and mangowood to create these overlapping coffee tables.  The Kai desk below is also of mangowood but oxidized to give it a unique gray finish. 

Kai desk by From the Source

Additionally, many designers are following green methods and using reclaimed woods as their building blocks for their furniture. Aellon designer, Daniel Husserl, reclaimed the woods from an old Indonesian boat that was going to be junked and transformed it into a striking oval table with radiating strips of wood. 

Coffee table from Aellon

 

Interested in learning more about furniture design? Take a look at Sheffield School's Complete Course in Interior Design.  At Sheffield, you will learn how to transform a space, create color schemes, and select furniture, lighting, and accessories.

Wednesday
May012013

On the Radar: NYCx Design Week

View of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan

New Yorkers are gearing up for a big city-wide design month in May called NYCx Design.  Different venues in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens including galleries, museums, warehouses, and stores, will offer access to current designers across several fields. 

The Collective Design Fair will kick off the design month on May 8th at Pier 57, a huge industrial space.  The Collective, comprised of designers, curators, gallery owners, and collectors, founded and curated this design fair to showcase contemporary art and design. Some of the exhibitors will include:

  • 21st Twenty First – will present limited edition furniture.
  • Casati Gallery – will show mid-20th century Italian furniture.
  • Modernity –a leading design gallery in Northern Europe will display mid-century Scandinavian furniture – including those of Hans Wegner, Alvar Aalto.
  • Wexler Gallery - showing fine art, sculpture, glassworks, and furniture

Ecosystems sofa-tableBrooklyn Designs begins their annual exhibit on May 10-12. Held at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The show will display local designers of furniture, lighting, and accessories. In the above photo, Brooklyn-company, Ecosystems, displays their versatile furniture called the BADA - a table that transforms into a sofa - great for tight spaces. 

City museums are presenting special exhibits as well:  Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) offers After the Museum: The Home Front starting on May 10th. This show will examine the museum’s role in presenting design to the public and how it could change. The MOMA offers an exhibit on applied design until Jan. 31, exploring the many diverse areas a designer may choose to work in – including video games, bioengineering, consumer products and furniture.

For more events and information, please check out the NYCx Design website. 

 

Interested in learning more about interior design?  Take a look at Sheffield School's Complete Course in Interior Design.  At Sheffield, you will learn how to transform a space, create color schemes, and select furniture, lighting, and accessories.