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From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this biweekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know.
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Design Happenings
Design on a Dime’s 20th anniversary event raises $1.25M
Last week, Housing Works hosted its annual Design on a Dime benefit in New York, with a grand total of $1.25 million in proceeds raised in support of the non-profit’s mission to combat HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Held at the Metropolitan Pavilion, the three-day shopping extravaganza kicked off with a dinner honoring Alessandra Branca, designer and founder of Branca, as well as AD100 interior designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, journalist Tamron Hall, and Bloomingdale’s. Spearheaded by founding chair James “Ford” Huniford, the event comprised inviting vignettes conceived by nearly 50 design teams, including the AD PRO Directory firms pictured above. Other highlights included the Brunschwig & Fils Bazaar, a quintet of fantastical rooms done up by Robert Couturier, Sarah Vaile, Roxy Owens, Isabel Ladd, and Nick Olsen.
TEFAF returns to the Park Avenue Armory
The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), the showcase of contemporary art, jewelry, antiques, and design objects, returns to New York from May 9 to 13. Over 91 dealers, galleries, and other international exhibitors will be taking over the Park Avenue Armory. Top of our list? French dealer Galerie Patrick Seguin’s Jean Prouvé presentation, Berlin-based Sprüth Magers’s dedicated Anne Imhof showcase, local purveyor Demisch Danant’s 20th-century French designs, and more. AD PRO Directory members—we’ve scored your free ticket to the fair. The access code will be hitting your inbox next week.
Dispatch from High Point Market
Last week, Jeremiah Brent, Carrier and Company, and Thomas O’Brien were among the designer set that descended on North Carolina for High Point Market’s spring edition. The most buzzed-about introduction at the fair among industry buyers and suppliers were the new US tariffs—but there were a few notable launches that placed close behind.
Leaning into the chocolatey earth tones saluted in this year’s Color of the Year selections, several manufacturers unveiled lines grounded in dynamic charcoal-brown palettes. “We’re calling it ‘Brack,’” says Adam Dunn, SVP of Design at Four Hands, of the smoked tone of its shou sugi ban-inspired debuts—the Sadira coffee table and Tuscola side table among them. Arteriors is playing in the palette too, as seen in its alluringly knotted Juri outdoor collection and the iron-dripping Ilaria cocktail table. Meanwhile, at Bernhardt’s posh new High Point showroom, the “brack” colorway appeared as an elegant cross-stitch detail on the just-launched Vaughn sofa.
In need of a dose of color, I headed to Jaipur Living, where the new Manchaha collection’s spirited palettes and storied motifs enveloped the showroom entry. Hand-knotted using wool and bamboo silk, the one-of-a-kind rugs are the carte blanche canvases of Jaipur Living’s master weavers using the manufacturer’s leftover materials.
Other fair favorites? The handblown Belluci lamp, part of Wildwood’s new Italia collection of limited-edition artisan lighting and accents, was a delight. And Carrier and Company added some substantially scaled stunners to its line with Century—the 1940s French-inspired Cyrus cabinet with hutch among them.—Mel Studach
