As part of a lead-up to IDS 2012, my first posting featured the ‘must see’ exhibitors of Studio North.
Now, for part two of this four-part series, let’s tour the ‘rest’ of
the Nation’s finest Contemporary Fair ‘must visit’ booths! Shauna Levy
and her team of producers have once again pulled together a lively
design show that surpasses the year before. No easy feat. Over the next
five days, I'll explain the personal journey I'll be taking throughout
the exhibitor floor as I search out products for my clients, my studio,
and maybe a few for my home.
FLOS
Lighting
design giant FLOS is constantly introducing cutting edge design. I am
particularly looking forward to visiting their FLOS Power Station on the
IDS 2012 floor this year for one specific reason: the new “D'E-Light”
designed by Philippe Starck.
The minimal beauty of the FLOS D’ and the FLOS D’E Light2
Can anything be more beautifully designed in terms of aesthetics and
function? A chrome table light that charges your ipod, ipad or iphone
while providing you with directed light.
Prolific designer Philippe Starck
As
an added bonus, if you happen to be visiting on Trade day (Friday
January 27th), you can visit the FLOS Power station from 4:15 – 5:00 pm
and listen to informal discussions from Piero Lissoni, Fabio Novembre,
and Piero Gandini, CEO of of FLOS. While there, recharge your devices,
take in the avant-garde installation of the Soft Architecture wall, and
view the latest lights from Citterio, Bouroullecs, Osgerby & Barber!
The Soft Architecture Wall installation
Tomorrow: Countdown to the Interior Design Show 2012: Industrial designer Patty Johnson
Judith
Mackin is founder and creative director of punchinside, an interior
design firm in Saint John, New Brunswick. You can follow her regularly
updated blog on www.judithmackin.ca. Her design and décor studio, TUCK, is slated to open in April 2012. (photo credit: Kelly Lawson)
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