New York International Gift Fair: Celebrate Object Fetishization!

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Published on Thursday, 16 August 2012 05:23

Written by Donna Cheng

If you’re like me, you appreciate something as simple as a cup of coffee.  But when you take a step back, you begin to appreciate how that cup of coffee is made with something like a Chemex coffeemaker or a Mileeta Joe Cone.

Design, object fetishization and caffeine (or whatever your Pavlovian reward of choice is) goes a long way to make us admire the intricate and appealing design of everyday items and tchotchke. 

And that is all celebrated at the New York International Gift Fair (August 18 – 22, 2012) at the Javits Center (655 W 34th St) and Piers 92 and 94 (711 12th Ave) where this year’s motto is “driven by design.”

Filling the entire Javits Center plus the piers, the NYIGF brings together over 2,800 different design firms from all over the world organized in 11 categories.  

Exhibits like:

• A+: The Young Designers’ Platform showcases prototype products from new and emerging talents compete for a special award.

• At Home focuses on… Well, the home, with furnishings and home textiles— traditional to contemporary, and indoor to outdoor.

• EX-TRACTS brings together the newest in body and skin-care products and design.

• Handmade is the industry's hallmark of design, craftsmanship, artisan, and original applications, in all media and across such categories as tabletop, ceramics, textiles, home decor, jewelry, apparel, and more.

Seminars are available for merchants looking to learn the ins and outs of importing goods, how design firms can set up their web presence and tracking the latest trends in design.

Below is just a small sampling of the many exhibitors featured at NYIGF:

• Authentic Models
• Catstudio
• Charles Sadek
• Chronicle Books
• Crabtree & Evelyn
• Martha Sturdy, Inc.
• Molla Space, Inc.
• neo-utility
• Hi-Di-Hi
• Island Dog Design
• Leathercraft Wonderland 

So whether you are a merchant, trying to market your own designs, or just want to see some of the latest and most innovative designs in consumer products, you can come celebrate the intricate seduction of product design and the mass appeal of the object at the New York International Gift Fair. 

From the cutting edge of technology to various classic craft forms, the Gift Fair features everything under the sun for professionals, wanna-bes and every kind of consumer.

To learn more, go to: http://www.nyigf.com

New York International Gift Fair
August 18 – 22, 2012

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001

Piers 92 & 94
711 12th Ave,
New York City, NY 10019

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