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ICFF 2009: ECCO Design Dynamic Lux Ribbon CCFL Lamp

A few years back when CFL bulbs first came out onto the scene and the media and eco-proponents were pushing the public to adopt the energy efficient lighting solutions, many people balked due to a cre...

Green Style: Luximo LED Task Light

We saw this new task light at ICFF and had to stop and take a pic. it's slim, it's elegant, it's bright and it's part of the leading edge in LED design. Winning the 2008 Lighting for Tomorrow award...

GrayPants: Scrap Lights
ICFF 2009

They call themselves "young talented Seattle dumpster-diving designers" and their Scrap lights were the most aesthetically impactful design we saw at the entire show that used low impact materials. ...

Gardenside: Premium Teak Furniture
ICFF 2009

This booth had something we'd never seen before: a full wood bathroom (sink, tub and all!). We stopped to chat with Laurie and Daniel, who run Gardenside and take pics. More info and pics below.....

Florence Edmond & Aboubakar Fofana
ICFF 2009

This booth was a little confusing to source, but we met Florence Edmond from Martinique and loved her pillows as well as this amazing bedroom by Aboubakar Fofana of Mali. Both are part of AfriqueAu...

Kreme Life: Wallpaper
ICFF 2009

This was the brightest booth we saw! Another new entry this year, Cadee Wilder founded Kreme Life just last year and produces stunning wallpaper that is low VOC, eco-solvent, and designed & manufac...

IKEA's New PS Collection
ICFF 2009

click thumbnails for larger picsThis year, IKEA had a big, beautiful booth at ICFF filled with the upcoming PS Collection. It was full of interesting pieces with more than a few that we could see bei...

Shimna
ICFF 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics Shimna came to ICFF this year with their beautiful wood furniture, and we took notice — particularly of the Liffey bed (shown above) with its underbed storage d...

Ferm Living
ICFF 2009

We've long been fans of Trine Anderson's colorful, retro designs for Ferm Living, and when we passed Ferm's booth at ICFF, there was certainly a lot to love. But our favorites were definitely the...

Andrew Moe: Handmade Furniture from Reclaimed Lumber
ICFF 2009

This was one of our favorite new booths. Andrew Moe showed off a super simple line of ash furniture, The Oslo Line, made of reclaimed lumber that had relatively low price points, compared to the su...

ICFF 2008: Mio

Last year, Mio captured our interest with their Nomad cardboard room divider. This year, the Philadelphia-based company launched three new concepts at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair â...

ICFF: iPod Bed Frame Rocks You to Sleep

There's nothing like a little mood music to help you get romantical in bed. Instead of getting up to find that perfect tune, Okooko's bed frame lets you simply roll over and hit play......

Blogging The San Francisco Chronicle: Green at the ICFF

Some members of AT's team were at ICFF this year—you can read a few of their dispatches here or here or here. We'd noticed a strong green bent ourselves, so it was illuminating to see the fair ...