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Visiting Design Parade 2023
By Odile Hainaut, WantedDesign Co-Founder Design Parade Hyeres and Toulon has always been one of Odile's favorite design destinations to visit during summer time. Every summer, Villa Noailles organizes the Design Parade festival in two events. Design Parade Hyères to share contemporary creations in design and Design Parade Toulon for Interior Design. Like every year,…
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Best of Schools and Students at WantedDesign Manhattan 2023
For the second consecutive year, WantedDesign Manhattan presented the Schools Showcase at the Javits Center, a program which serves as an opportunity for international design schools to present the work of their best students. Besides getting to be part of the main design trade event during NYCxDESIGN, these emerging designers had the change to receive…
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Best of Launch Pad at WantedDesign Manhattan 2023
Design Milk, along with Clever, were the official media partners for the WantedDesign Manhattan Launch Pad 2023 platform, sponsored by American Standard, and we’re happy to share the winners: Good Growing for Furniture/Home Accessories and Studio Waah for Lighting. The winners were selected by a jury led by Clever podcast host Amy Devers that included: Giulio Cappellini, Founder, Cappellini; Andrea Cesarman, Co-founder, Design…
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A Recap of WantedDesign Manhattan 2023
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North America's premier contemporary furnishing design fair, and WantedDesign Manhattan, as a ‘show within the show’, finished with a rave response from exhibitors, editors, manufacturers, academics, buyers, architects and designers, and other members of the design community. With an emphasis on original and sustainable design, the two fairs held…
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67 Emerging Designers from 19 Countries showcase their Work at Launch Pad 2023
Original design and fresh ideas are at the forefront when 67 emerging designers join us at WantedDesign Manhattan 2023 as part of Launch Pad. These exhibitors will represent 19 countries from around the world; Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United…
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2023 Look Book studios announced
Excitement is building for the upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North America's premier contemporary furnishing design fair, and WantedDesign Manhattan, a ‘show within the show’ dedicated to high-end North American studios and international emerging designers. Taking place at New York's Javits Center May 21-23, 2023. Presented with media partner Dezeen, Look Book is a…
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ECO Solidarity Returns with New Proposals to WantedDesign Manhattan 2023
ECO Solidarity returned for 2023 with an exhibition and two panel discussions at WantedDesign Manhattan, May 21-23 at the Javits Center. The initiative featured design with empathy through the work of designers and studios from nine European countries addressing the most pressing conditions of human health in response to the environmental and humanitarian crises. This…
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What we saw at Design Weekend São Paulo
With international travel plans back to a pre-pandemic schedule, there were three design events the second week of March (at least that we know of): Design Week RD in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Arctic Design Week in Rovaniemi (Finland) and Design Weekend São Paulo (Brazil). We were invited to the latter and to discover this…
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A Recap of our Upcoming Residents
With the guidance of the WantedDesign team and a workspace at Camp David, part of the Industry City campus, the IC + WantedDesign International Residency program offers its residents a chance to immerse themselves in this creative community to build or strengthen their network, take inspiration from New York City, as well as nurture and…
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Design for Tomorrow: Exploring The Volume of Color
Ultrafabrics brings leading voices in curation, design and editorial to discuss the past and future of neutral color palettes Contributing editor: Jeroen Bergmans, Ultrafabrics On the first day of WantedDesign Manhattan 2022, high-performance fabrics manufacturer Ultrafabrics sponsored a panel discussion with design industry thought leaders to explore the use of neutral color palettes and rebuke…
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In Praise of Real World Connection: A Design Conversation with Jerry Helling and Ini Archibong
We sat down with Jerry Helling, Creative Director of Bernhardt Design and designer Ini Archibong when they reunited at ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan this past November at the Javits Center.
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What LIXIL's Jean-Jacques L’Hénaff Looks For in Emerging Designers
“A generous amount of empathy” is one key thing Jean-Jacques L’Hénaff, leader of LIXIL Global Design for the Americas, looks for in design talent. WantedDesign is honored to have Jean-Jacques as part of the Launch Pad 2021 jury. Over the past 25 years, Jean-Jacques has built and managed international design teams in the US and…
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What Design Icon Giulio Cappellini Looks For in Emerging Designers
Design legend Giulio Cappellini has been a supporter of WantedDesign from year one. He has been a much-valued mentor for emerging designers in WantedDesign programs, including serving as a jury member for Launch Pad for multiple years.
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