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Some of our Favorite Design Pieces Out There
Discover a small selection of some of our favorites pieces created by members of our inspiring design community.
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Mexico: A Design Oasis for Inspiration
Read all about WantedDesign’s exclusive trip to Mexico for creatives to network and experience the best of the city’s design and craft scene.
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Navigating Paris Design Week with Claire and Odile
We had a chance to spend time in Paris to visit Maison & Objet and Paris Design Week, particularly busy this year. Besides meeting with friends of the Industry, we had a chance to discover many young talents spotlighted at Maison & Objet, or in different locations in the city, from Mobilier National, to the…
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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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A Recap of WANTED at ICFF 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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ECO Solidarity Returns with New Proposals to WANTED at ICFF2023
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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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 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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