Euroluce ­ August 2009
Our roundup of new lighting products from Milan’s Euroluce show includes web only extras you won’t see in print.

Euroluce ­  2007

KBIS ­ July 2009
Big-brand no-shows may have tempered the buzz of this year’s Kitchen & Bath Industries Show, but the prevailing mood was surprisingly upbeat. Many manufacturers played it safe by expanding existing lines or reengineering them to improve water and energy efficiency, while others embraced superficiality: new finishes, textured surface treatments, and an emphasis on flush installations.

KBIS ­  2008

Milan Furniture Fair ­  July 2009
As expected, attendance was down at Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile this April following several years of astronomical growth. While still the world’s premiere design event, the sobering times had manufacturers scaling back, and designers looking back.

Milan Furniture Fair ­  2008
Patrick Jouin Interview ­  2007
Milan Furniture Fair ­  2007
Milan Furniture Fair ­  2006
Milan Furniture Fair ­  2005
Milan Furniture Fair ­  2004

Chicago - Coverings ­ June 2009
This year’s Coverings began with bleak news, as the Tile Council of North America reported that 2008 sales totaled only 2.1 billion square feet of surfaces, a 21.5 percent — and $2.4 billion — decline from 2006 highs. Responding to the recessionary climate, exhibitors embraced conservatism. Tile makers showed off restrained patterns and color palettes or banked on enduring trends, like sustainability. 

Stockholm Furniture Fair ­ April 2009
Scandinavian design, known for its clean lines and economic use of materials, also draws heavily upon craft techniques and a sense of individuality. All these strands were on show at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, where colorful, multifunctional products had their day in the wintertime sun.

Stockholm Furniture Fair - 2007

IBS ­ April 2009
Although this year’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas drew a third fewer attendees than last year’s, the show still saw the introduction of a range of innovative products as the industry tries to make itself more environmentally friendly.

IBS - 2008

Bologna • Cersaie ­ February
Tiles are elevated to an art form at Cersaie, the ceramic industry’s annual fair in Bologna, Italy. Yet this year, bath and radiator companies also reinvented their goods to stunning effect, playing with form, color, and material.

Cersaie Review­  2008
Cersaie Review­  2007
Cersaie Review­  2004

CEDIA • Denver ­ January 2008
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s most recent Expo in Denver was a showcase for flat-panel TVs and their accessories, environmental control products, new architectural loudspeaker designs, and home theater products.

CEDIA - 2008
CEDIA - 2007
CEDIA - 2006
CEDIA - 2005
CEDIA - 2004

London • 100% Design ­ January 2009
In these shaky financial times, straightforward goods and tried-and-true techniques are in vogue. At London’s 100% Design, this proclivity was seen in the accent on craftsmanship and preference for such honest materials as wood, metal, and leather.

100% Design - 2008
100% Design - 2007

Udine • Promosedia - November 2008

Dubbed the chair capital of the world, the northeastern Italian city of Udine hosted its 32nd International Chair Exhibition from September 13th through 16th showcasing the best the industry has to offer in terms of technology, innovative use of materials, and of course, design.

Promosedia ­  2006

Promosedia International Design Competition - November 2008

Since 1997 the Promosedia International Design Competition has celebrated designers under age 40 who devise innovative approaches “the wood chair.” This year’s six finalists gathered in northeastern Italian city of Udine, where their designs—crafted by the best prototype makers in the Chair District—were exhibited and judged by a jury of designers, journalists, and industry notables.

Orlando • Coverings - October 2008

The premier exhibition of tile and stone in the U.S., this year’s Coverings, held April 29 to May 2, showcased an innovative mix from the world’s top producers featuring larger formats, color-through bodies, digitally printed patterning, textural surfaces, recycled glass, and advanced glazing. 

Coverings ­  2007
Coverings ­  2006
Coverings ­  2005

NeoCon ­ September 2008
A first in NeoCon history placed Herman Miller’s Teneo as Best of Competition. A flexible filing/storage system, Teneo represents a trend toward clean, adaptable designs. Also on the rise: collaborative spaces, live/work collections, smaller footprints, natural finishes, and ecofriendly everything.

NeoCon - 2007
NeoCon - 2006
IIDEX/NeoCon - 2005
NeoCon - 2004

 

ICFF  - September 2008
Typically following Milan’s supersize furniture fair, the launches at N.Y.C.’s smaller International Contemporary Furniture Fair can echo the Italians. This year’s more eclectic mix of furnishings and materials, however, was more likely to be touted as green.

ICFF - 2007
ICFF - 2006
ICFF - 2004

Las Vegas • Lightfair ­ August 2008
Alternating between the East and West Coasts, LightFair International, North America’s annual lighting-industry event, this year found itself in Las Vegas showcasing a vast array of luminaires, daylighting products, and control devices. It returns to New York City from May 5 to 7, 2009.

Lightfair International­  2007

Valencia ­ March 2008
From September 24 to 29, 2007, Habitat Valencia Forward showed off products that were as lively and colorful as the Spanish port city that played host.

Valencia ­ 2007
Cevisama ­ 2006

CEDIA ­ January 2008
To see what’s cutting the edge of residential technology, the annual Custom Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) trade event is the place to be. This year’s show drew nearly 30,000 attendees to Denver to discover the latest news in home entertainment, lighting, automation, and networking.

CEDIA - 2007
CEDIA - 2006
CEDIA - 2005
CEDIA - 2004

Coverings ­ October 2007

Coverings ­  2006
Coverings ­  2005

Brooklyn Designs ­ July 2007
Standouts at the show, now in its fifth year, pushed the limits of traditional categories such as children’s furniture and wallpaper.

Brooklyn Designs ­ 2006

Cologne • International Furniture Fair ­ April 2007
imm Cologne has the distinction of not only being the first furniture fair of the year, but one of the biggest. The ideal venue for Northern European companies to present their latest creations, imm also boasts one of the most international displays of furniture design anywhere.

Cologne Furniture Fair ­ 2006
Cologne Furniture Fair­ 2004

Bologna • Cersaie ­ March 2007
With more than 1,000 exhibitors in 2006, Cersaie showcased a dizzying array of tiles with trends toward historically sourced floral prints, kitschy patterns, and gleaming metallic finishes.

Cersaie Review­  2004

CEDIA ­ January 2007
It started out as a trade show built largely around multi-room music systems and home theater, but the annual CEDIA Expo, sponsored by the Custom Electronics Design & Installation Association, has grown into the signature trade event for a wide swath of custom electronics.

CEDIA - 2006
CEDIA - 2005
CEDIA - 2004

Eurocucina ­ July 2006
Just past the Salone del Mobile, at the end of a nearly mile-long walkway, the biennial Eurocucina kitchen exhibit held court at Milan’s new fairgrounds this past April.

Eurocucina ­ 2004