Tradeshows

Wrapping up today, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and the offsite circuit presented an array of great chairs. Here are five standouts – from Fritz Hansen, Capdell, Phloem Studio and more – spotted at ICFF and Wanted Design.

Taking place from May 18 to 22, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair rounds out NYCxDesign, 12 days of design events throughout the city. Here are a few happenings – both at the fair and offsite – we’re excited about.

At Euroluce, the biennial lighting fair held in Milan last April, Philippe Starck revealed to Azure the dreams behind his three new fixtures for Italian lighting manufacturer Flos – and the challenges involved in creating them.

Later this month, the Montreal design show celebrates a milestone year by unveiling new products by local and international designers, including Bois Debut and Flowerssori, as well as a modern prefab house concept.

The Interior Design Show, held in Toronto last January, was filled with ingenious products and furnishings, the results of brilliant collaborations.

Two of the design world’s biggest names – Patricia Urquiola and Zaha Hadid – have done some heavy lifting, creating stunning marble products presented at Salone del Mobile in April.

At this year’s first major residential fair, the array of natural materials and finishes showed that 2013 is all about serenity.

From April 29 to May 2, these bold and beautiful tile and stone collections – including Sant’ Agostino’s latest line by Philippe Starck – will take over North America’s largest surfacing trade fair.

Back from the whirlwind design extravaganza, Azure editors have combed through hundreds of snapshots and selected 50+ standout furnishings and unforgettable moments captured during Milan Design Week.

Taking place April 21 to 25 in Philadelphia, the expo shines a light on the latest developments in architectural and commercial lighting.