By Ângelo Gomes

Each year, ICFF sets the stage for a remarkable education component with its series of ICFF Talks.

The schedule of May is :

Saturday, May 16, 2015

A Decade of Launching Design Careers: A Reflection
12:00 p.m.

Explore the search and discovery of emerging new talents, the inspirations, the challenges overcome and unique achievements in design that brought the finalists to ICFF Studio over the years – and in some cases catapulted them into amazing success stories and even stardom.

Moderator: Bernhardt Design TBD

Studio Printworks with Kiki Smith
2:00 p.m.

FINE ART – DECORATIVE ART: A Cross Pollination
For seven years the New York based wallpaper firm Studio Printworks has collaborated with some of the world’s great contemporary artists to create fine art wallpaper. These artists include Kiki Smith, Rob Wynne, Michele Oka Doner, Mark Fox, Shahzia Sikander, assume vivid astro focus, Christopher Makos, Paul Solberg and others. Join the discussion with artists, curators and Studio Printworks president Dennis Shah and design director Temo Callahan. A demonstration of hand-screen wallpaper printing will be featured.

Moderators: Dennis Shah, President, Studio Printworks, Temo Callahan, Design Director, Studio Printworks

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Laufen, Design Intelligence
12:00 p.m.

Design moves in a field of tension between art, architecture and emotion. In the case of the bathroom space, the products are serious – almost part of the architecture, and strongly connected to the building itself. Successful design is defined by sustainability, functionality and importantly lasting aesthetics, as they are not easy to change with fashion changes. To understand the process of bathroom design involves not only the properties of the materials used, but also the production processes and know-how of the manufacturer.

Please join Marc Viardot, Director of Marketing and Products for Laufen, and internationally acclaimed architect and designer, Roberto Palomba as they explore the intelligent integration of people, materials and production processes so that high-quality, emotional and functional bathroom spaces arise. With this deep understanding of the industrial design process between architects and manufacturers, design professionals gain valuable insights into bathroom culture and how to leverage design intelligence to create their own unique room environments. We task designers to avoid automatism, predictability and to challenge the material world in their own way to bring forth unexpected beauty and authenticity.

Presenters: Marc Viardot, Director of Marketing & Products, Laufen and acclaimed architect and designer, Roberto Palomba

Cleasson Koivisto Rune on Designing Tables
2:00 p.m.

“Evolution; Designing tables by CKR ”
Balanced, surprising, robust, light, iconic, architectural, extruded, striped and fundraising. The table is a non-static static. Join CKR in this lively discussion on table design.
The office’s design work spans from jewelry to large buildings – and over 30 unique tables. Represented in Sweden, Japan, France, Germany, USA and Uruguay, their architectural language has been called ‘the epitome of the aesthetics of the new millennium’ (Paola Antonelli, Design Curator at MoMA). Their furniture and product designs have been produced in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, England, Italy, USA and Japan. Claesson Koivisto Rune are the subject of five biographical publications, and their works appear in some 130 design/architecture books.

Presenters: Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune

Monday, May 18, 2015

Brazil: A Fresh Perspective
11:00 a.m.

Join three of Brazil’s leading designers, brothers Sergio and Jack Fahrer of São Paulo, and Costa of Rio de Janeiro, and Carlos Junqueira, founder of ESPASSO, the NYC showroom specializing in modern and contemporary Brazilian furniture, as they discuss the latest Brazilian design trends, the international design market, and how culture and sustainability are influencing design.
Moderator: Lauro Andrade, founder of DW – São Paulo Design Weekend.

Panel: Sergio Fahrer, Jack Fahrer, Carlos Junqueira, www.fahrer.com.br
Sergio Fahrer started his career in an unusual way. He is a musician and when he was studying in Los Angeles at the Musicians institute of Technology. He discovered his most intense vocation while working at the school’s guitar shop. Sergio Fahrer’s design was born based on the technique of musical instruments construction. That technique became a trade mark of his creations. Considered one of the most expressive names in Brazilian contemporary design, Sergio was always interested in the use of new materials in his creations.

In 2007 Jack Fahrer was invited by Sergio to join him to design furniture. Also a musician Jack’s background comes from music although he has studied and worked with fashion design for many years. From the union of the two brothers, the brand Fahrer was created. Ever since Sergio and Jack have been creating and designing together in a dynamic and collaborative process. The two are often invited to participate in corporate and social projects.

Guto indio da Costa, Rio de Janerio, www.indiodacosta.com
Guto Indio da Costa studied product design and graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Switzerland in 1993. He is design director of Indio da Costa A.U.D.T, an international awarded consultancy based in Rio de Janeiro which develops architecture, urban planning, design and transportation projects while operating with a multidisciplinary strategic-creative group of designers, architects and urban planners, supported by a variety of specialists. Guto Indio da Costa is a member of the Design Council of the State of Rio de Janeiro, ex. Vice President of the Brazilian Design Association (ABEDESIGN), founder of CBDI (Brazilian Industrial Design Council).

Connected: Materials in Design
1:00 PM

From the clothes that we wear, to the offices in which we work, to the homes in which we live, we are seeing a definitive move toward ‘Web 2.0′ and ‘the internet of things’. Connectivity has seeped into all aspects of our lives, and the rise of this connected way of living is more present than ever in the architecture and design community. From smart home products to technologically savvy architectural solutions, we explore the latest materials that are enabling this trend, with some demonstrations of working technologies for the audience.

Dr. Dent oversees libraries in New York, Milan, Cologne, Daegu, and Bangkok, an online database of over 5,000 materials, and the creation of content for trend reports and workshops. Since joining Material ConneXion, Andrew has helped hundreds of clients – from Whirlpool and Adidas to BMW and Proctor & Gamble – develop or improve their products through the use of innovative materials. A leading expert on sustainable materials, his insight has played an important part in creating a new generation of more sustainable products.

Presenter: Dr. Andrew Dent: Vice President, Library & Materials Research, Material ConneXion

Leading New York Voices in Commercial Design
3:00 p.m.

Three leading New York-based designers of interiors for workplace, education, and healthcare will discuss the current outlook in commercial design. All three designers are engaged in workplace interiors, and each are in leadership positions directing interior design and strategy for major New York firms. The designers will discuss process, from collaborating with clients to executing beautiful, innovative, and healthy interiors. How is hospitality influencing the design of other commercial interiors? How do designers meet client expectations in an increasingly competitive environment? How is excellence in design achieved without compromising the creative process with the pressures of time and budget? How is technology incorporated, and what is considered ground breaking in contemporary commercial interiors?

Moderator: John Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, Hon. IIDA, Editor in Chief, Contract Magazine

Panel:
Sara Agrest, AIA, IIDA, Director of Interiors at Dattner Architects
Michael Bonomo, IIDA, Creative Director—USA at M Moser Associates
Rachel Casanova, Director of Workplace and Principal at Perkins + Will

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Design and the Hand
11:00 a.m.

Women in the midcentury often collaborated with industry, in an era when a “handcrafted look” warmed the rigorous geometry of modernism. This panel considers parallels with today’s design field, in which “handmade” has become a marker of good design.

Moderator: Jennifer Scanlan, Curator

Jennifer Scanlan is a New York-based independent curator focusing on contemporary art and design. Her next exhibition “Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today,” will be on view at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, from April 27 – September 28, 2015, after which it travels to the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.

Panel: Will include both established and emerging designers, company owners represented at ICFF, journalists, and scholars of design history.

Chef and Jeff
1:00 p.m.

Master chef Daniel Boulud and world-class designer Jeffrey Beers have been collaborators and friends for more than 15 years, a relationship that has resulted in several top-flight restaurants, including db Bistro Moderne in New York and Singapore, and db Brasserie in Las Vegas. In a candid and casual conversation, the two discuss the secrets of a successful collaboration, their work process, and the secrets of creating a successful restaurant.

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