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SHOW DIRECTOR'S LETTER
Two Brands,
One Roof
Since reassuming the role of ICFF show director in September 2019, it has been a pleasure
to communicate with so many customers. The perspectives that you have so generously shared
with me about the fair and how you'd like it to evolve have helped shape our short-, medium-,
and long-term thinking.
ICFF remains North America's major platform for global design with 600 exhibitors covering
10 categories: furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wallcoverings,
accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath. More than half of the exhibitors will be new to the fair in
2020, and 45 percent of exhibitors will be from outside the United States, representing 35 countries.
Over and above these unique design resources, we are excited to bring 200 more exhibitors to the
Javits Center in May 2020 with the colocation of WantedDesign Manhattan. Announced last October,
the ICFF-WantedDesign Manhattan colocation brings together two unique brands under one roof,
creating a not-to-be-missed business-to-business design event for architects, interior designers,
developers, and retailers. After nine successful years at the Terminal Stores building, WantedDesign
Manhattan co-founders Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat are excited to embark on the next chapter
for the brand at the Javits Center. Collectively, the ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan teams are
committed to fostering the growth and the distinctiveness of each event as we respond to everchanging industry needs.
The WantedDesign Manhattan colocation is one of 12 special features currently planned for ICFF
2020. Additional features include Contract Pavilion, ICFF Studio with Bernhardt Design, ICFF Schools,
Four Hotels in Bergen by Claesson Koivisto Rune, ICFFxFloat Studio, ICFFxEmeco, ICFFxRizzoli,
ICFF Talks, ICFF Awards, ICFF Public Day, and NYCxDESIGN Awards. Details on each will follow
in my future show director's letters.
Please plan to join us May 17-20 for ICFF at New York's Javits Center. And in the meantime, please
share your ICFF thoughts, desires, and aspirations by contacting me at phil.robinson@icff.com.
Thank you and regards,
Phil Robinson
ICFF Show Director
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Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Show Director’s Letter
Viewpoint: Joan Blumenfeld on interior design’s gender problem
Product Briefs: Acoustic Solutions
Designer You Should Know: Betsy Vohs
The Nordic Studio BV | Minneapolis
design intersections
lighting as an amenity
LiveRamp
Matrix: Innovative Materials
Matrix: Lighting
Matrix: Tile & Stone Preview
Designers Select: Products for Amenity Spaces
Exhibition: Eileen Gray
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Contract Magazine - February/March 2020 - Show Director’s Letter
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Contract Magazine - February/March 2020 - Viewpoint: Joan Blumenfeld on interior design’s gender problem
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Contract Magazine - February/March 2020 - Product Briefs: Acoustic Solutions
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Contract Magazine - February/March 2020 - Designer You Should Know: Betsy Vohs
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Contract Magazine - February/March 2020 - The Nordic Studio BV | Minneapolis
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