ICFF designboom mart new york 2012

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