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Interiors: BKLYN DESIGNS 2010

By Jenna Kilzer Posted |May 10, 2010 11:44:41 AM

This past weekend Nina and I attended the BKLYN DESIGNS 2010 show put on the by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce that brings together Brooklyn’s most talented furniture and home furnishings designers. All the products and designs are created and manufactured out of Brooklyn, including the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Greenpoint Manufacturing Design Center to name a few.

It is wonderful to see local designers being supported by their community so that they can continue to thrive and grow.

Just a few of the designers featured at the show:

CASA KiDS is designed by Roberto Gil, an architect and designer originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. They use a lot of DwellStudio product to show off their wonderful designs. They had adorable miniature versions of all their furniture at the show and they even made a small versions of our Garden Crib Set!

Grow House Grow is a wallpaper company that tells a story with each design it creates.

The pattern on the left is "Ms. Treat" in the Teaberry colorway is a represntation of Mary Treat (1830-1923), "an Amercian-born naturalist devoted to the understanding of carnivorous plants".

The pattern on the right is "Ms. Ward" in the Wedewood colorway and is the story of Mary Ward (1827-1869) who "was encouraged to nurture her love of nature from a young age. Born into a renowned scientific family in Co. Offaly, Ireland, she was educated at home with her sisters and by the age of three had developed a penchant for collecting bugs".

WUD furniture design was founded in 2002 by Corey Springer on the basis of creating innovative designs that "satisfy the taste of today's sophisticated and modern consumer".

RAM Metals creates to-the-trade custom made architectural metal designs ranging from planters to furniture to architectural metal.

Comments

Anupama

posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:17:18 AM America/New_York

I was at BKLYN design on Sunday- we go every year and enjoy it immensely. Not this year, however. A comment on the exhibit being child friendly, as touted by the show-- my 5 month old was very hungry and I went to a corner where there was no booth, and out of the way of others to feed her. I sat down on a random chair that was placed in the corner (it was not part of an exhibit), when a security guard came up and insisted I get up, she "needed the chair". Have you tried to stop feeding a hungry baby? I stood up and continued to feed the baby from a standing position. The security guard stood over the chair like it was the most precious piece of furniture and 5 minutes later, carried it into the press room. I could have sat on it for the 5 minutes it took to feed the baby. I did try to complain to the the guy in charge of security before I left, but didnt really get an apology. Happy Mother's day BKLYN Design! Child friendly indeed~! They really should know better in a neighborhood filled with kids, and with the demographic they are trying to reach....

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