Architectural Digest Home Design Show

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Published on Monday, 15 March 2010 01:22

Written by Lynne Shannon

The 9th annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show is running March 18-21, 2010 at Pier 94 in New York City. This event features the best in home products from nearly 300 established and up-and-coming brands, showcasing the latest ideas and products for the home, from furniture and lighting to kitchens and baths.

“Home design continues to be an investment for consumers,” said Giulio Capua, Vice President and Publisher of Architectural Digest. “Our latest subscriber study shows that 56% of our readers are planning to spend an average of $43,000 on home renovation projects in the next 12 months. The Show is an important resource to connect the design community with these shopping-minded homeowners.”

The Show includes such features as:

Curated tours of the floor with members of the American Society of Interior Designers

Antiques and mid-century section, presented by 1stdibs.com, the most powerful online marketplace for antiques and mid-century design.

MADE section, where visitors can browse a juried selection of limited-edition and one-of-a-kind art objects and furnishings. The section has more than doubled in size from last year to include 80 artisans.

Complimentary one-on-one consultations with such design professionals as:

Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors
David Estreich Architects
DW Design & Décor LLC
Encore Décor Interior Design
Gleicher Design Group
Hanna Weyrick Design, Inc.
JMA Architecture Interior Design
Joseph A. Berkowitz Interiors Inc.
Leslie Christian Designs
Margaret Wilson & Company Inc.
Nugent Designs, Inc.
P. Balsar Kitchen Design
Phillip Ceradini, Architect
Sally Humphreys LLC
Spector DeSouza Architects PC
Valerie Onor Ltd.

Special Events include:

Cooking demonstrations and tastings by such celebrity chefs as:

Chef Julie Taras Wallach, Tipsy Parson, with a selection of dishes showing the best of Southern cuisine.

Chef Yoel Cruz, North Square, preparing a fresh corn blini with home cured salmon, crème fraiche, caviar and chervil.

Chef Aliyyah Baylor, Make My Cake Bakery, sharing her tips on how to prepare a beautiful cake and delicious frosting with items in anyone’s pantry.

Chef Damien Brassel, Knife + Fork, preparing an Irish cured salmon with an Irish stout glaze, accompanied with sun dried tea and homemade soda bread.

Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, Wallsé, Café Sabarsky, Blaue Gans and The Upholstery Store, preparing potato crusted scallops for the audience.

In addition, Dining by Design Table Hop & Taste Event features wine tastings paired with food from some of New York’s top restaurants.

Design seminars:

• Eco-friendly Decorating
• Small Spaces
• The Zen Home
• Fusing Two Worlds: Mixing Antiques with Contemporary Objects

Architecture & Design Film Festival Preview

Six Pound Chair, directed by Eames Demetrious
An American Synagogue: Frank Lloyd Wright, Mortimer Cohen and The Making of Beth Sholom, directed by James Sanders
Calatrava: God Does Not Throw Dice, directed by Catherine Adda

There is also a panel, "Architecture & Film: From Sketches to Celluloid".

New Features this year:

The Essential Home – Visitors can get ideas to transform their own urban digs at the 1,600-square-foot model apartment inside the Show. The home presents a “real-life environment” that displays the best in contemporary design from a variety of manufacturers.

Shop the Show with a Professional – Visitors can also tour the Show floor with an industry insider. Design professionals from the American Society of Interior Design (ASID) will be available for group tours every afternoon.

Mark Levinson Mobile Showroom – The finest in residential electronics and home theater spaces are on display inside Mark Levinson’s 1,000-square-foot traveling exhibit.

National Treasures: History in the Making Exhibit – This unique exhibition of sculptural objects and functional art created from "trees with a past," some dating to the birth of our nation, lets visitors take a journey through American history, providing a tangible connection between our nation's outdoor past and its artistic future.

Whether starting from scratch or searching for that one "something" to finish a room, the Show promises to introduce visitors to something they simply have to bring home, no matter what the budget.

For more information, visit www.archdigesthomeshow.com.

Architectural Digest Home Design Show
March 18-21, 2010

Pier 94
55th Street at Westside Highway, NYC

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