THE BEST OF NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK
NOHO DESIGN DISTRICT
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The best installations during this year’s Design Week were those in the Noho Design District presented by Sight Unseen. Centered in Noho, THEE hub of downtown creativity, there were so many amazing installations. So many indeed, we found it hard to attend everything, but somehow, we did! Here are our TOP PICKS: |
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| |above: the Legge brothers, Makers & Brothers| |
| The Irish duo behind Makers & Brothers presented an interactive showcase of contemporary Irish craft and design. In a small pop-up workshop, set up inside the front window of The Standard East Village Hotel, the Wicklow woodworker James Carroll crafted a series of three legged wooden stools based on an old Irish milking stool archetype. As stools were produced, they were placed out for use around the room and the floor became full of wood chips, the physical manifestations of the process there for all to enjoy! |
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| Reflecting the creative diversity of Berlin’s unique and vibrant design scene, this hand-picked selection of “Berlin products” curated by Mark Braun, featured a wide range of objects by 16 designers living and working in the city. The unique objects ranged from interior solutions to home accessories for modern living spaces. The designers taking part in the exhibition included: Werner Aisslinger, Mark Braun, Uli Budde, Coordination Berlin, David Geckeler, hettler.tullmann, Ronen Kadushin, Aylin Kayser, Läufer + Keichel, llotllov, Osko Deichmann, Zascho Petkow, roomsafari, Maria Volokhova, and Hermann August Weizenegger. |
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| |above: Lukas Peet’s pendant lights| |
| American lighting brand Roll & Hill‘s temporary showroom featured the company’s full collection, along with new products for 2012, including Blow by Lindsey Adelman, Mini Endless by Jason Miller, Rudi Series by Lukas Peet, and Silk Road by Jonah Takagi. Our favorite was Lukas Peet‘s Rudi Series–a series of pendant lamps that literally hang from their electrical cords knotted around the metal tubes. Inspired from jewelry and named after Peet’s father, the lamps are made from bent brass that hold handmade cold cathode lamps. They looked amazing when illuminated; the space was transformed into a gold color. |
| The Future Perfect | Partners & Spade, Great Jones St + 2 Cooper Sq. |
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| |above: Jason Miller’s Modo Chandeliers | |
| The Future Perfect exhibited both in its Great Jones St. flagship and at a satellite space at 2 Cooper Square showcasing new, limited-edition pieces from the studio, as well as new scrapwood and aluminum work. A custom large-scale installation of Jason Miller for Roll & Hill along new projects form various other designers.Partners & Spade hosted an exhibition of 30 children’s chairs from the collection of Mondo Cane Gallery and a chair workshop by Alabama Chanin. You can still check out the chair collection until Jun 10, Sat & Sun. |