Greetings From The Big Apple

Things were hopping at the New York International Gift Fair today and the PrairieMod Squad was scoping out all the cool, new stuff from around the world. Lots of felt, lots of bamboo, lots of lighting, lots of paper, pottery and cool kitchen ware. Cool places to check out include:

• dbO Home--handmade porcelain + stoneware

• Centrifuge Design--dynamic designed domestic furniture and products

• Adam Frank's Lumen--stainless steel oil lamp shadow projectors

• Dermond Peterson Design--fine art textiles

• Mio--Green designed lighting, furniture, wallpaper, etc.

• Artecnica--products that blend Art and Technology--Design With Conscience

We also saw some old friends including perch! with their wonderful ceramic apron vases and Lotta Jansdotter with her beautiful textiles and ceramics.

One of the biggest trends we saw over and over again were what we're affectionately calling "Baby Mod." Plenty of hip and excellently designed products for all sorts of tykes including:

• Oeuf--Loungers, clothes and furniture for all ages

• Ducduc--baby furniture, textiles and accessories

• Dwell Baby--bibs, stuffed animals, crib sheets, and furniture

We certainly soaked up more design than we could imagine possible and our heads will be swimming for awhile. We checked out the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection booth before we left and got a glimpse at some of the new products coming out in 2007 including the anticipated Haeger Potteries' version of "The Flower in the Crannied Wall" sculpture. Look for it in stores and on line in a month or two.

Well, we had a blast at the show and the squad will be JetBlue-ing our way back to Chicago. Look for more info and wrap-ups about the NYC Gift show in future post and podcasts!

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