From May 12 - May 18 New York City will be the host of hundreds of exhibits, openings, shows and parties that together make up the New York Design Week. Anchored by the ICFF show at the Javits Center, this is the pre-eminent U.S. design event for the year. If your event is not included on this list, send us an email!

Kick off the Design Week in style by joining Core77 as we present visionary lighting and installation designer James Clar. Mr. Clar will present some never-before-seen prototypes, and discuss his ideas and inspirations in an informal setting with hundreds of designers and design fans.

Musickal stylings courtesy of los P.bears and complimentary cocktails throughout the night will make for a memorable evening.

Full details are avialable online. Entry to this event requires an RSVP - please add your name to the list.

A Material ConneXion Symposium
May 13, 2005
Tishman Auditorium
66 W. 12th St.
Malfatto: Imperfect Design for a Better World? This intriguing one-day symposium will explore a current cultural phenomenon: the movement, among consumers, away from the type of clean, supremely functional aesthetic that only industrialization could realize and towards unique, sensual objects that make explicit the human origins of their manufacture. Why is it that the world is being flooded with carbon copies of consumer icons, and how do we distinguish one device from another? Why are we faced with a maze of utilitarian objects that all look alike? What is the appeal of the hand-manipulated, unique object? These questions - as well as the relationship between experimental and "big business" design, and that between the developing and industrialized worlds in the context of design's globalization - are among those that the speakers will address in this lively and heated debate.

THE APARTMENT Builds An Apartment - The After Party
Housewarming May 13th 7-11pm
Exhibit Hours: May 14th -17th 11-6pm
213 West 23rd Street, 7th and 8th North
Just 12 months after THE APARTMENT unveiled /THE APARTMENT Under Construction/ in its raw, unframed and deconstructed form during last year's ICFF, they are pleased to announce its reincarnation with the event - /THE APARTMENT BUILDS AN APARTMENT - THE AFTER PARTY/. Revamped and reconstructed, what was once the YMCA's basketball court has been transformed into a sprawling 7,500 square foot designer loft. THE APARTMENT's philosophy of fine living will be on full display as every last detail will be attended to with THE APARTMENT's signature romantic minimalist approach. Everything, from toiletries and gourmet food products to kitchen appliances and linens, from cleaning products and audio/visual equipments to magazines and DVDs, will be a selection of their favorite products.

British Influence curated by Max Fraser
Party May 13, 6-9pm
The Conran Shop
407 E.59th St, NYC
More than 7,500 home products, from mid-century classics to contemporary pieces, brought to you by Sir Terence Conran. Opening party for British Influence, curated by Max Fraser. Focus is on young, emerging design talent from the UK, including Berber Osgerby, Pearson Lloyd, and Paul Cocksedge. RSVP is a must to rsvp4@bdeonline.biz

Starck: The Transformation of the Bathroom
Party May 13, 6-8pm
AF New York
22 West 21st St, NYC
A symposium on Philippe Starck's tremendous impact on modern bathing.

ICFF: International Contemporary Furniture Fair
May 14 - 17, 2005
New York, NY
The 17th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair will transform New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center into the international design community's destination of choice. North America's premier event for contemporary design, the yearly Fair draws the most diverse assemblage of design professionals to an etraordinary display of the world's cutting-edge modern furniture, a rigorous curriculum of programs, and a full calendar of ancillary exhibits and features. During the four days, the Fair's 145,000 net square feet (14,500 net square meters) will teem with more than 18,000 interior designers, architects, retailers, facility managers, wholesalers, store design professionals, hotel and restaurant designers, manufacturers, students, and members of the general public.

Programs at the Javits Center
May 15, 2-3pm
Barber Osgerby with I.D. magazine
Julie Lasky, editor in chief of I.D., interviews Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, two of Britain's leading young designers.

May 16, 10am - 5pm
Design Entrepreneurs: Connecting Cultures
Metropolis magazine continues its annual ICFF tradition of delving into a single topic from a variety of perspectives with this fullday conference. Hosted by Metropolis editor in chief, Susan S. Szenasy.

May 17, 11am - 12pm
The Module is the Message
Allison Arieff, Dwell editor in chief, on the modern modular house with Charlie Lazor of Blu Dot and the new FlatPak House and Chip DeGrace of Interface FLOR.

ICFF Opening night party at MoMA
Party May 14, 7-9pm
11 W.53rd st, NYC
ICFF Opening Night Party presented by GLM with Bernhardt Design, in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. Tickets $50.

The Third Annual: DOWNTOWN
Opening Party: May 14, 5-7pm
Exhibit Hours: May 14 - 16, 11-7pm
Drive-In Studios
443 W18th ST.
The third annual DOWNTOWN—New York City’s premiere design event—is a unique showcase for international design companies. This three-day event serves an innovative platform for furniture, lighting, rug and accessory designers to present their new collections during New York Design Week. Downtown has proven to be an effective, enjoyable way to do business in the world’s largest design market.

I Saloni WorldWide
Exhibit Hours: May 14 - 16, 10am-6pm
Piers 90 & 92
711 12th Avenue (at 50th & 52nd Streets)
Complimentary bus links with Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
i Saloni WorldWide - the name of the export version of i Saloni - will feature a wide range of furnishings of the most innovative contemporary designs, produced by 60 of the most important Italian manufacturers. Admission to this show is free and it is open to the public.

The exhibit will feature "Pesce for Lunch," a special display invoking the style, fragrance, flavor and color of Italy by Gaetano Pesce. Lauded for his use of color, functionality and warmth, Pesce's creation will feature oceans of olive oil and seas of stock overhung by parmesan cliffs and forests of basil and rosemary. Mountains of pizza, acres of calamari, expanses of spices and mounds of polenta, create a backdrop for beds, wardrobes, tables and lamps made out of tomatoes, risotto, cheese, mozzarella, salami, prosciutto and herbs.

Dutch Village
May 14 -17 10am - 7pm
Stephan Weiss Studio
711 Greenwich St, NYC
Dutch Village: Innovative traditions in design from the Netherlands presented by Design Academy Eindhoven and Royal Tichelaar Makkum at the Stephan Weiss Gallery From this temporary settlement in New York, new ideas, prototypes and projects from young designers graduated at Design Academy Eindhoven and designs by, amongst others, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerius and Job Smeets for Royal Tichelaar Makkum, are presented, showing a good example of the cooperation between innovative design, craft and industry.

Explore Fulton Market
May 14, 3-6pm
Fulton Market area, NYC
On behalf of Design Insight Inc. and the team at Explore Fulton Market, we would like to invite you to a fun fresh day in our area. Several shops, studios, galleries and restaurants in the Fulton Market neighborhood will be at your service.

Dutch Design
Exhibit Hours: May 14-17
The Javits Center, ICFF
Artifort & Lande present new furniture lines during the 17th International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Artifort presents selected designs from their wide roster of designers, such as Michiel van der Kley, Nel Verschuuren, Jeremy Harvey, Bert van der Aa, Patrick Norguet, Pierre Palin, among others.

Moooi launches at DWR in New York
Party May 14, 8-11pm
142 Wooster at Prince, NYC
Design Within Reach launches new products by Marcel Wanders / Moooi at their Soho Studio in New York during ICFF, with more Moooi products to follow in September 2005. RSVP to soho@dwr.com by Thursday, May 12.

Left Edge: Fresh California Design
Party May 14, 5-10pm
Built
22 Howard St, NYC Party
Opening party for the Left Edge: Fresh California Design, exhibition at the Javits Center and for Jodie Winsor's modern organic art.

De La Espada
Party May 14, 6-9pm
33 Greene St, NYC
Wine and cheese party to celebrate launching of Luna table and chairs.

FontanaArte
Party May 14 -17, 6-9pm
33 Greene St, NYC
A Piero Russi designed showroom for lighting and furniture from the likes of Gio Ponti and Renzo Piano. Cocktail party each night.

Cappellini
Party May 14, 7-10pm
152 Wooster St, NYC
Opening night reception.

Una Piccola Peep Show
Party May 14, 7-9pm
Ingo Maurer
89 Grand St, NYC
Opening night reception.

Interiology
Party May 14 - 17, 5:30-7:30pm
476 Broome St, NYC
Italian Cocktail hour to promote Abitare II Tempo, a forthcoming interior-design and decor trade show in Verona, Italy.

Bside 2005_ THE BACK LOT
Opening Party: May 14, 2005 6:00pm – 6:00am
Exhibit Hours: May 14 – 17 12:00pm - 2:00am
Crudo Bar
54 Clinton Street
A panel of architects and designers from New York and the Globe unite in an off-site co-operative exhibition during the ICFF in New York City. Bside is the unification and celebration of progressive thought for contemporary living. Bside invites you to enter THE BACK LOT, an alternative trip to the main stream, at Crudo Bar in the Lower East Side.

Participating Designers
Intoto - Joe Doucet, Janet Doucet - www.intotonyc.com
54 Dean Todd Seidman, Paul Galli - www.54dean.com
DESU Design David Scott - www.desudesign.com
Courtney P. Hewitt - www.wallpaper.com
To22 Todd Bracher, Efe Buluc, Mark Goetz - www.to22.com
Touch Design Studio. Michael Marra , Peter Valois - www.touchdesignstudio.com
Third Eye Studios Marc A. Thorpe, Greg Hess - www.3estudios.net
Brian Shabaglian -

Perimeter Editions
Exhibit Hours: May 14th - May 22nd, 10am -6pm
THE APARTMENT
101 Crosby Street
THE APARTMENT presents the US launch of Perimeter Editions - a new London-based Furniture and Design Venture that re-edits and reissues furniture by 20th century Modernist masters as well as produces exclusive objects and furniture by contemporary masters. The selection process is based on one guiding principle Ð original and witty designs in which the design elements never overpower the functionality and comfort of the objects. THE APARTMENT is pleased to present Perimeter's first collection - an impeccable group of reissued works by the influential Paris-based Swiss born designer Janette Laverrire as well as 2 of France's most talented young designers, Adrien Gardre and Eric Gizard.

DESIGN in DUMBO and the ICFF
Exhibit Hours: May 14-17
Dumbo, Brooklyn
Along with twelve other Dumbo businesses, City Joinery hosts DESIGN in DUMBO, 3 days of "open studios" during the 2005 ICFF. Stroll the neighborhood and stop in to see what we're doing.

artworks: an art consultancy + artist cooperative
Exhibit Hours: May 14, 7-9pm
re:place studios
611 broadway, suite 613b
cocktails + hors d’oeuvres

Domestic Violence
Party May 14, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Moss
146-150 Greene St, NYC
Moss, Flos, and Philippe Starck invite you to join us for the preview of our special installation Domestic Violence, a project by Philippe Starck for FLOS. rsvp required.

Value Meal
Party May 14, 8-10pm
Exhibit Hours: May 14 - Aug 13
The Center for Architecture --AIA NY Chapter
536 LaGuardia Place, NYC
Now showing: Value Meal --Design and (over) Eating, which explores design's potential to address the obesity epidemic.

SUBLIME American Design
Exhibit Hours: May 12-14, 11am - 7pm
Party May 15, 6- 8pm
26 Varick Street, NYC
Celebrate the latest and greatest in American design. Please join us for our 2005 ICFF Main Event featuring some of todayâs top and emerging talent. New designs from MKS, William Earle, Scott Winslow, Shawn Ian Bruce in addition to exclusive commissioned works by Critz Campbell, Elizabeth Paige Smith, Matthew Hoey, OSO Industries, John Pagliaro, Farrago Design and Fred Bernstein. SUBLIME is pleased to showcase the latest in furniture, lighting and home accessories by these designers plus many more. (rsvp required)

SHAdi + company
Party May 15, 7-10pm
675 Hudson St. #5N, NYC
An evening of cocktails celebrating SHAdi + company's presence at the ICFF since 1989. Take a tour of our showroom/studio, where we will be showcasing our furniture and lighting designs, as well as our custom interior architecture portfolio.

DWR Champagne Chair Tour
Party May 15, 6-8pm
408 W.14th St, NYC
RSVP to w14th@dwr.com by Saturday, May 14.

VINYL for [N] EVER
Party May 15, 7-10pm
Artsee
863 Washington St, NYC
4 years ago Les Marrons, an emerging design company directed by Frederique Thiollet and Nicolas Roseillier, came up with a collection of flower vases made of vinyl. After a successful launch, the collection found its way into many design stores around the USA and attracted the attention of the San Francisco MOMA. With the production already in progress, Les Marrons felt that marketing was taking away from the creative dynamic of the team and concentrated on other projects, letting the collection slide. Later on, with a stock left on their hands, they started to consider ways of recycling it, and it was then that they were faced with the facts about vinyl. But since the past cannot be undone, they have decided to donate these vases, and are asking for your cooperation by taking care of one of them for the years to come and let it be a reminder for responsible designing and consuming. With collaboration of sound composer Daniel Grabala.

BDDW
Party May 15, 7-10 pm
5 Crosby st, NYC
Handmade American furniture with a modern sensibility.

De Vera
Party May 15, 3-8 pm
5 Crosby st, NYC
Exotic antiques and glass boutique that stocks wares from all over the globe.

The Karim Shop
Party May 15, 6-8 pm
137 West 19th St, NYC
Recently opened flagship retail space devoted to designs by Karim Rashid. Event to debut the Triptych lamp.

Yigal Azrouel
Party May 15, 6-8 pm
408 W. 14th St, NYC
Boutique created by Studio Dror for the Israeli fashion designer. A reception to introduce Dror's new porcelain collection, the Vase of Phases, in black and white.

Joint Venture 2005
Monday, May 16, 7-10pm
After-party at Living Spaces 9pm­2am
Supreme Trading
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
See listings above for individual details, locations and times.

Metropolis's ICFF Party
Party May 16, 5-7pm
Splashlight Studios
529-535 W.35th St, NYC
This year, Metropolis's ICFF bash celebrates the young designers of Art Center, Anteeksi, the 2005 Next Generation competition, among others.

WOW!DESIGN at Felissimo
Party May 16, 6-9PM
Felissimo Design House, NYC
An annual exhibition of innovative furniture, home accessories and products by a refreshing group of international designers. In its second year, WOW!DESIGN features: "Whispering Sources, Radical Reduction" by Ed Annink, "The Flower House" by Leonardo Annecca and "Designed in Sweden" by Sweden's leading design visionaries, curated by Bradley Quinn. (rsvp required)

Whispering Sources, Radical Reduction
Party May 16, 6pm
Felissimo Design House, NYC
Ed Annink, principal of Dutch design studio Ontwerpwerk, multidisciplinary design, will present a selection of his product designs for well known companies such as Driade and Authentics at Felissimo Design House in New York. On exhibit will also be new products for a young company from New Zealand, Purple South, as well as new products for the Dutch innovative ceramic company Cor Unum. In addition, Annink will present new product concepts as prototypes: an 11 meter long woven table cloth, a set of 7 'non slippery' serving trays, 'birdie' wall decorations and a wallpaper design based on the work of William Morris.

Bulthaup
Party May 16, 6-9pm
578 Broadway, Suite 306, NYC
Kitchen design including COR and Gaggenau.

Chista
Party May 16, 6-9pm
537 Greenwhich St, 3rd and 6th fl, NYC
Rich collection of furniture, lighting, and tribal art objects.

Ted Boerner Inc.
Party May 16, 6-9pm
537 Greenwhich St, NYC
First namesake showroom for San Francisco-based designer Ted Boerner.

USM Modular Furniture
Party May 16, 6-9pm
28-30 Greene St, NYC
Modular, timeless design from this Swiss company.

Vitra
Party May 16, 6-8pm
19 Ninth Ave, NYC
Cocktail reception.

AF New York
Party May 16, 6-10pm
11 West 21st St, NYC
Starck X: The evolution of an Icon, the U.S. unveiling of Duravit's Starck X line and a celebration of Philippe Starck's ten years of collaboration.

Viromare Design
Party May 16, 6pm
547 West 21st St, suite 508, NYC
A reception "Mediterranean Journey, a series of home furnishings designed by Luigi Fiorentino, and the 2005 collection of wearable patterns designed by Emy Garguilo for mimimosa.

A&D Building
Party May 16, 5:30-9pm
150 E.58th St, NYC
More than 40 showrooms displaying products for the home from companies including Poliform, Holly Hunt, and Poggenpohl.

what you looking at?
Party May 16, 6-9pm
Spring
126A Frotn St, Brooklyn
New YorkÕs SPRING debuts first-time collaboration with Nicholas Rhodes, Director of Studies for Product Design at LondonÕs Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design. SPRING and Rhodes have partnered to present a group of innovative UK based product designers currently blurring the lines between art and utility with their thought provoking work. This show highlights what Nicholas Rhodes perceives as a growing British phenomenon generating product design with the same critical wit that has so far been largely confined to other radical forms of commercial design, in graphics, fashion and architecture.