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Design Milk
We’re excited to share that at this year’s WantedDesign Manhattan 2022 Launch Pad program, sponsored by American Standard, Erika Cross was the chosen winner for the Best of Launch Pad for the Furniture category! Design Milk was the official media partner for the competition and assisted in the jurying process.

Design Milk
Design Milk was the official media partner for the 2022 WantedDesign Manhattan Launch Pad program, sponsored by American Standard, and today, we’re excited to present the winner for the Lighting category: Tianning Zhao for his Astral lamp design!

designwell
ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan Mini-Recap: 8 Thoughtful Designs and Products. This year’s show proved to be a hotbed of sustainably focused and human-centered design.

Intramuros
For this post-health-crisis 2022 edition, the ICFF + WantedDesign thought big, and in synergy, in a sharing of spaces. In fact, 378 exhibitors – including 107 new participants -, from 23 countries, were present at the two shows to present the latest design innovations.

AN INTERIOR
In mid-May, design took center stage across the entirety of New York City as thousands of creatives gathered for ten days to celebrate NYCxDESIGN. In its tenth year, the festival included hundreds of events across all five boroughs, the largest of which was ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan.

Business of Home
It’s been a whirlwind week and a half for design devotees. From sheepskin-upholstered aluminum chairs to weatherproof side tables lined in brass fringe, here are some of the most memorable launches we saw throughout the city.

Design Milk
Best of ICFF + WantedDesign 2022: From Concrete Collaborative, Thatcher + More

Sight Unseen
New York Design Week, We Missed You — Here Are 25 Favorites From the Festival That Was

Architects + Artisans
SUSDESIGN Design Studio & Consultancy was founded by Ana Mestre in 2005, and focuses on sustainability-related activities: Sustainable interior and product design, research, education, and consultancy.

AN Interior
Pg. 24-27 | After Covid postponements, cancellations and downsizings, NYCxDESIGN is returning in full force this May.

DANIEL+LAUREN
SUSDESIGN’s story of no-waste chair at ICFF + WantedDesign ECO Solidarity

Wallpaper
With open-studio design crawls off the beaten path, a vibrant array of exhibitions and, of course, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) – which again joins forces with WantedDesign Manhattan to take place at the Javits Center – there will be plenty to see all over the city.

intramuros
Furniture, lighting, kitchen, bathroom, textiles, seats, wall and floor coverings, rugs, accessories, materials... WantedDesign Manhattan and the ICFF, the most important design fairs in North America, are back from 15 to May 17 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

Business of Home
As the weather warms up next month, design industry events are showing out in full force. Read on for BOH’s monthly calendar highlights, including conferences, trade shows, showhouses and design discussions.

ArchiProducts
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan will debut the best in new and innovative design-driven products for the residential, contract, and hospitality markets. These fairs bring over 300 established and emerging design brands from more than 16 countries worldwide.

Architectural Digest
Top Moments You May Have Missed From Design Weeks Across the Country This Year

The Design Edit
WantedDesign TDE's top picks from the New York platform for emerging designers.

INTERIOR DESIGN
The NYCxDESIGN Festival Returns With a Lineup That Reflects the City’s Unshakeable Spirit

Business of Home
Paloma Contreras’s collaboration with Visual Comfort, new debuts from Tomma Bloom, and more

Architonic
WantedDesign Manhattan is back, doing what it does best: nurturing fresh local and global design talent

Design Milk
Announcing the Participants of the 2021 Launch Pad, Hosted by WantedDesign Manhattan

Design Milk
ECO Solidarity Unites 8 Designers + 8 Institutions to Address Climate Change Through Sustainable Design

Design Milk
Odile Hainaut + Claire Pijoulat on Starting Your Career as a Designer, Wondering How?

iDea HUNTR
ECO Solidarity Unites 8 Designers + 8 Institutions to Address Climate Change Through Sustainable Design

INTERIOR DESIGN
WantedDesign Keeps Students Connected With Conscious Design Awards and Online Workshops.

Architectural Digest
From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design.

Home & Decor Singapore
From experimental furniture designs to ones that achieve perfect harmony and a creative use of materials, here are the main takeaways from New York’s annual WantedDesign show.

Cranbrook Art Museum
Nina Cho named recipient of WantedDesign's 2020 American Design Honors.

Architectural Digest
And the honor goes to: Nina Cho. The Detroit-based, Seoul-raised, and Cranbrook Academy of Art –educated designer is known for her clean-lined and contemporary work.

Darc Magazine
WantedDesign Manhattan announces 2020 programme.

Hospitality Design
Detroit-based Nina Cho receives the 6th Annual American Design Honors by WantedDesign.

Design Week
From an editorial influenced graphic style to a changing education landscape and a burgeoning international outlook, what defines design in New York?

Design Milk
Design Milk will once again be teaming up with WantedDesign to sponsor the 2020 Launch Pad at WantedDesign Manhattan in May 2020.

BUSINESS OF HOME
New leadership is shaking up New York’s Design Week, old-guard trade show ICFF and independent-minded festival WantedDesign are joining forces.

Design Boom
Camille Walala unveiled her largest mural to date commissioned by WanteDdesign for the industry city's design festival.

Fast Company
For the first time ever, the event’s large commercial show WantedDesign had a pavilion dedicated just to designers from Egypt who are currently recognized for overcoming myriad challenges to bring a unique perspective on craft and history to the rest of the world.

Metropolis
WantedDesign's founders Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat discuss with Metropolis Magazine the importance of having a platform for socially and environmentally responsible design.