ICFF 2017 – If you’re a designer or an aspiring one, you may want to keep these design talks at your agenda next month!
ICFF 2017 has a reputation to maintain when it comes to inviting the world’s most incredible designers and architects to gather under the same roof. And there’s no way its 29th annual edition next month would be disappointing. Taking place from May 21st to 24th, ICFF will provide visitors a unique four-day program that counts not only with the most innovative design exhibitions but also interesting design talks for the industry’s professionals.
The Javis Center in New York City will be an authentic forum of furniture design, where visitors can get access to the latest trends in the industry, at the same time, have a life-time opportunity to network with big fishes in the market, and get new perspectives on business.
So after some research we selected 5 conferences we believe to be of value to assist, it doesn’t mean the others aren’t, because it was pretty difficult to choose! If you have the time we totally recommend you to assist every single one of them but these are the ones you definitely can’t miss next month.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
1 – Made Away
12:30pm
In these uncertain and charged times it is important to reflect on the role that design can play in driving public discourse and fostering a more enlightened understanding of cultural differences.
Guests:
Enrico Bressan – Artecnica
Patty Johnson – Patty Johnson Design
Eero Koivisto – CKR
Peter Mabeo – Mabeo Furniture
Marc Thorpe – Marc Thorpe Design
2- New Generation of Leaders in Commercial Interiors
3:30pm
Four leading New York-based designers of interiors for workplace, hospitality, retail, education, and healthcare will discuss the current outlook in commercial design.
Guests:
Siobhan Barry – Partner and Executive Creative Director at Dash Design
Ricardo Nabholz – Interior Design Director at Mancini Duffy
Christine Vandover – Principal at HOK
Clayton Whitman – Associate Principal at CalllsonRTKL
Monday, May 22, 2017
3 – Virtual Reality & The Future of Architecture
12:30 pm
Virtual reality is rapidly becoming prevalent in the architectural industry as architects work with engineer, designers, and programmers, to design, visualize, and share unbuilt or historic work.
Guests:
Olivia Martin – Managing Editor of The Architects Newspaper
Justin Hendrix – Executive Director of NYC Media Lab
Christopher Mitchell and/or Thomas Dickerson – Founders of VR Architectural Modeling Software, Geopipe
Farzin Loth-Jam – Principal Architect and Founder of Farzin Farzin, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University
Roy Peer – Founder of Stimuli VR
4 – Curated Luxury Design
4:30pm
Exploring the elements within a design concept that combine to deliver ‘luxury’ within a space, from the role of texture, color and detail to the question of the relevance of trends.
Guests:
Simon Rawlings – Creative Director at David Collins Studio
Ani Brieger – Founder off Decorative Art & Design by Ani
Matthew Berman – Principal at Workshop/APD
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
5 – Decorating Interiors with Light
2:00pm
Current trends in decorative lighting, advances in technology such as LED, and the importance of GOOD lighting in interior design schemes.
Guests:
David Trubridge – Designer at David Trubridge Ltd.
Gabriel Kakon – Gabriel Scott
Scott Richler – Gabriel Scott
Brett Anderson – Focus Lighting
See also: Exhibitors You Can’t Miss at ICFF 2017