One of my favorite places to visit when I am a tourist in any city, if it exists in that city, is an Aquarium. Once I’m inside, I immediately head to the jellyfish tank, to be mesmerized by the beauty and motion of these mysterious sea creatures. It is no surprise then that I was immediately drawn to the Merenda Wallpaper booth at the recent ICFF / NYCxDesign event when I saw their fantastic wallpaper covered with exotic Jellyfish; a design which they call Medusa. Lets take a closer look.
Foscarini, a leading Italian design and manufacturing company that produces masterful and innovative decorative lighting, is one of my favorite showrooms to visit in NYC’s SoHo design district. The company was founded in 1981 on the famous glass-blowing island of Murano in Venice, Italy, and their award-winning and iconic designs are the results of passionate collaboration with world-class designers. To create light is the central vision of each Foscarini project, never losing sight of the connection between the form and the function of illumination. Continue reading Eye On Design: Foscarini’s Lumiere Table Lamp→
I saw this fabulous Pink Metallic Mesh Dress in a shop on Greene Street in SoHo when I was party-hopping during the Open Showrooms evening that closes out the two-week long NYCxDesign event.
Every Spring, NYCxDesign runs for two weeks leading up to the ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), but the Saturday evening prior to the kick off of ICFF is a festive night of open showrooms down in SoHo. Anyone who’s been to Open Showrooms knows that it means one thing; parties, and one of the best parties is hosted by Italian lighting designers Foscarini, which is where I like to start my evening. Continue reading Eye On Design: Orbital Floor Lamp By Ferruccio Laviani for Foscarini→
