after the success of FAB.com‘s disrupting design competition back in april during milan design week 2013, the online design store is pleased to announce a second call out for product concepts which is taking place during the international contemporary furniture fair (ICFF) in new york.

 

designers from around the globe are invited to present their ideas, portfolios and prototypes to a panel of experts at the jacob k. javits convention center (655 W 34th street) on tuesday, may 21st, 2013, from 1PM – 3PM.

 

the jury will listen to each creative’s pitch and nominate the top products presented to be put into production and sold on FAB. the NYC panel includes:

 

bradford shellhammer, founder and chief design officer, fab.comdavid trubridge, lighting designer, distributed by wakanineeames demetrios, director, eames officeben watson, executive creative director, herman millerharry allen, founder, harry allen designlucy swift weber youdovin, special projects and licensing, the josef and anni albers foundationdan rubinstein, editor in chief, surfacejerry helling, president, bernhardt designjill singer, co-founder, sightunseen.comalan heller, president and founder, heller inc.

 

‘we were so impressed with the designers we met in milan that we decided we couldn’t wait to do the whole thing all over again,’ says bradford shellhammer, FAB’s founder and chief design officer. ‘at FAB, we are constantly reinventing ourselves and rethinking what FAB can be. by directly engaging with aspiring designers to find the best new work out there, we’re hoping to help even more of our members find things they love.’

 

 

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if you’re interested in participating in FAB’s NYC call out find out more information at:http://blog.fab.com/post/50094780180/show-us-what-youve-got

 

to apply, designers must send an e-mail to: [email protected]

*please note that the judging is taking place within the ICFF, so designers must be registered to attend the fair. you may do so by visiting the ICFF website: www.icff.com

 

on the occasion of new york design week, FAB will also be announcing the finalists from the milan edition which saw more than 150 designers from over 30 countries pitch their aides to an international jury, of which 12 winning products have been success.