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May 20, 2016
Alberto Alessi on 100 Years of High-Design Housewares
As the company moves toward its centennial, Curbed sat down with Alberto Alessi, who's been working with the company since 1970 and is the grandson of the original founder.
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May 19, 2016
New York Design Week 2016: What We Saw, Loved, and Coveted
Now that NYCxDesign 2016 has come to a close, Curbed editors reflect on weeks of covetable furniture, home goods, and objets of all sorts.
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May 17, 2016
Sony Unveils Portable Home Tech Entertainment System During NYCxDesign
Items from the entire collection, which includes a wireless speaker, portable projector, and smart lightbulbs, are available now for purchase at the MoMA Design Store and online.
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May 16, 2016
11 Young Designers Chosen for ICFF’s 2016 Studio Class
As part of one of North America's biggest design showcases, ICFF, in partnership with Bernhardt Design, has chosen 11 up-and-coming designers for its 2016 Studio Class this year.
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May 16, 2016
Furnishing Utopia: Retooling Shaker Designs for the Modern Age
The Shakers settled in colonial America in the late 18th century and espoused celibacy, communal living, equality, hard work, and simple living. One of their enduring contributions includes minimalist, well-made, utilitarian furniture.
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May 13, 2016
NYCxDesign 2016: The 15 Best Instagrams From the Shows So Far
From seating at last week's Collective Design Fair to foliage at Wanted Brooklyn and colorful booths at Sight Unseen OFFSITE, here are the 'grams that will whet your appetite for more.
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May 12, 2016
ICFF 2016: 10 Marvelous Things to See at the Big Show
This weekend, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) once again takes over the newly upgraded Javits Center in New York City. Over 750 exhibitors are set to cover 165,000 square feet of the convention center, but here, we highlight a few intriguing releases to watch out for.
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May 12, 2016
Curbed Young Guns 2015 Winners at NYCxDesign: Where Are They Now?
With our 2016 Young Guns class just days away from making its debut, and New York Design Week well under way, we're checking in with two members of the 2015 class to see what they're up to during NYCxDesign.
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May 12, 2016
Zaha Hadid's Swarovski Centerpiece Shows at NYCxDesign
Swarovski's debut decor "Atelier Swarovski Home," which will be presented at NYCxDESIGN, includes a sculptural piece by Hadid that incorporates crystal and metal. The collection also includes works by Tord Boontje, Raw Edges, and Aldo Bakker.
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May 11, 2016
Ingenious Morphing Furniture Can Transform to Suit Any Space
If you've ever had to call a "sofa doctor" or pry a door off its hinges just to get an oversized couch or a bureau into your home, then you'll appreciate New York-based designer Ian Stell's ingenious and mesmerizing new collection of expandable and contractible furniture.
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May 11, 2016
Add These Reissued Midcentury Chairs to Your Collection
It's certainly an exciting time for chair collectors—Onecollection recently relaunched Finn Juhl's French chair—and now Danish furniture company Carl Hansen & Søn has reissued two designs originally created for a collection in 1950, just in time for New York Design Week.
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May 10, 2016
SFMOMA Architect Mario Botta Unveils Dazzling Architectural Vases
Mario Botta, the original architect of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, has teamed up with French crystal powerhouse Lalique to create Géo, a limited edition series of architectural vases.
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May 4, 2016
Collective Design Fair 2016: 10 Must-See Highlights at the Show
One of the first and finest shows to open during NYCxDesign is Collective Design Fair, which showcased the most innovative collectible works of contemporary design. Here, we spotlight some standouts.