ICFF designboom mart 2012 light installation by takeshi miyakawa
bring a designsouvenir™ home from NYC’s ICFF!
this year, the eighth edition of the designboom mart held at the ICFF in new york presents 35 designers, from almost as many countries, who are introducing their new products to the marketplace for the first time.
the designboom mart is a unique interactive platform for emerging and established designers to test their new ideas. over the years, many talents have been discovered during their participation in the exhibition, and have gone on to become industry celebrities.
as part of the cultural program of the ICFF, visitors have the opportunity to meet with the young avant-garde, and become familiar with their work, getting a first-hand chance to talk and discuss the wares on show with the creators themselves.
you can see, touch, hear about and purchase many intelligent, useful and quirky items for a symbolic price. make sure to bring enough cash!
ICFF designboom new york 2012 participating designers
johnny hermann (mauro savoldi) italy johnnyhermann.com | heart storming (chaemin shin, youngdoo park) korea heart-storming.com | eggram (sungpil hwang) korea eggram.com | aminimal (lana briscella, john briscella) austria / USA aminimalstudio.com | |||||||||
bridge / central (kenichiro oomori) japan kenichirooomori.com | peco mart (peco nara, mimi lee) korea pecomart.co.kr | nervous system (jessica rosenkrantz, jesse louis-rosenberg) USA n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com | miss sinclaire (lorea sinclaire) canada sinclaire.ca | |||||||||
logical art (yoo-kyung shin, hanhsi chen) UK (korea / taiwan) logical-art.co.uk | le mouton noir & co (george chia-chi lee, stella lichen lee, hyeonil jeong, fernando aguilar) USA lemoutonnoirandco.com | |||||||||||
abel design (yoon sung-mun) korea abelpartners.co.kr | revisions design studio (michele dugree, janna lies) USA revisionsdesignstudio.com | design studio labyrinth (doron hajdu, carmen dullnig) spain / israel / austria labyrinth-bcn.com | nail mountain studio (seth nagelberg) USA nailmountainstudio.com | |||||||||
tale (jonghwan kim, hyunsoo kim, vitna kwon, soyeon yang) korea tale-design.com | tunapaper (si-min oh, soo-jung park) korea tunadoma.com | |||||||||||
haniboi (han lee) taiwan haniboi.com | bold&lovely (nancy froehlich) USA boldandlovely.com | knock of neverland (kon) (yun seong kim, sung won kang) korea kondesign.kr | teev style (james kim) korea teevstyle.com | alex garnett UK alexgarnett.com | ||||||||
collabcubed (debbie glasserman, daniela gilsanz, emma gilsanz) USA collabcubedshop.com | jay saejung oh korea / USA saejungoh.com | studio pulttitie (hyerin jung, yong-sun bae) korea / finland pulttitie.tumblr.com | ||||||||||
proyecto tres y medio (diana arciniegas huertas, roberto acosta peralta, lina arango diaz, sebastian mendoza sarmiento) colombia proyectotresymedio.com | 322c (kenneth lee, xavier tsang) hong kong 322c.com | |||||||||||
speechless studios (jessica phillips andersen) USA speechlessstudios.com | /https://www.designboom.com/ny_mart_2012/sue (li chieh kao, tsu jung kuo, shin yu tsai, chih ching hou) taiwan /https://www.designboom.com/ny_mart_2012/sue.com | |||||||||||
yellow office (dong sub bertin) italy yellowoffice.it | benwu studio (hongchao wang, peng you) china / USA / UK benwustudio.com | combo colab (carolina cisneros, mateo pintó) USA combocolab.com | richard elaver USA designercraftsman.com | |||||||||
designboom mart booth #1866 ICFF (international contemporary furniture fair) jacob k. javits convention center 655 west 34th street
ICFF designboom mart 2012 LIGHT INSTALLATION by takeshi miyakawa
entrance into the ICFF designboom mart new york 2012 image © designboom
this year’s ICFF designboom mart 2012 features a special lighting installation created by japanese-born brooklyn-based designer takeshi miyakawa. composed of three undulating panels; two measuring 13′ long; one measuring 10.5′ long, all at a height of 3′, the sculptural work is suspended above the exhibition space. the hanging curtains of light draw their references from the aurora borealis and display designboom’s typographic logo, acting as a beacon amidst the expansive fair venue, visually defining the mart from the rest of the exhibitors.UPDATE – 5/21/12: for ‘I (heart) new york’, a separate lighting installation during NY design week, takeshi miyakawahas been arrested and is being detained on felony charges of reckless endangerment and the placing of false bombs. read more and sign the petition to free miyakawa and protect the rights of artists.UPDATE (5/23/12): after his attorney filed a writ of habeus corpus, the court held a second hearing for takeshi miyakawa on may 23rd, where a new judge released him without bail. the artist’s court date against his initial charges is scheduled for june 21st, 2012.
takeshi miyakawa’s lighting installation suspended above the designboom mart image © designboom
the designboom mart bustling with customers image © designboom
miyakawa’s three panel lighting installation visually defines the mart exhibition while illuminating the space image © designboom
general view image © designboom
the designers themselves are on hand to speak with visitors about their work image © designboom