Filed under: Design, etc, News & Trends
The international home design community descended on Manhattan's Javitz Center Sunday for the opening of the Winter 2011 New York International Gift Fair. Our team of bloggers hoofed it up and down the aisles scoping out the new lines of some of our favorite designers, while I stood and lusted after John Robshaw's bedding -- it's so hard not to shop for yourself at the gift fair.
Photo: Jen Jafarzadeh L'Italien
At the Working Class Studios booth, our first ShelterPop and SCAD Design Challenge winner Corey Green stood with his winning design, the balloon vase. He was often surrounded by a crowd of onlookers wanting to know the inspiration behind the vase -- his mother used to get on him for not watering the flowers and he wanted to invent a visual reminder of dissipating water. "Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Justin Bieber?" many onlookers asked. "All of the time," he'd say.
Photo: SCAD
But the most common question was: Where do I put in an order? Unfortunately, the vase won't be for sale until August when Working Class Studios completes its production.
The ShelterPop team dined with Corey after the gift show at Ovest Pizzoteca on West 27th, and we were equally charmed by him and all of his other exciting designs to come. Go Corey!
But enough about us. We're covering the gift fair all week on ShelterPop, and we're really excited about all of the products and trends we're uncovering. Our first batch of stories are five of our favorite exhibitors. Enjoy!
HomArt: California Style We Love
French Bull: Pop and Fun For Your Table
OXO: Dreaming of Storage
Vagabond Vintage: Old Stuff Made New
Oly: Glamour Done Right
Check back everyday for more great NYIGF stories.