The Under Cover light from Le Klint is a great series of fixtures that lets you change the pattern of the interior shade whenever you want. The shell comes in acrylic or glass and the shade is made of plastic. There are 50+ shades available, even some from Marimekko. And the shades can overlap, layer on layer, to create new and more complex patterns. And I am sure you can print your own patterns at home. It is the ultimate home accent for those who have short design attention spans.

I’ve seen Ango’s work online numerous times, but this was the first time I got to see the fixtures in person, and Ango did not disappoint! The light to the left is made out of hundreds of empty silk cocoons, which have been gathered by Thai farmers. Equally beautiful is the hanging lamp to the right.

I was impressed by some of the student work presented by the Department of Furniture Design at RISD in a collection called “Crystallized”. Each student worked with Swarovski elements. My favorites included Annika Schmidt’s Ice Branches chandelier, and Kallie Weinkle’s Winged Chandelier.

Sean and I are dedicating the next few days to highlighting the best of this year’s ICFF. There was some great work on display, especially in the lighting category. As an architect, finding good light fixtures can be a really difficult job (there just aren’t that many!). I was really impressed with what I saw this weekend. Just an overview (clockwise from top left):

A brooding fixture from Josh Urso Design. Josh creates furniture and lighting fixtures with resin impregnated materials. The Puff light is available in sizes ranging from 9″ to 10′ in diameter.

Ridgley Studio Works creates lights using the gabion wall system. Interesting!

David Trubridge’s Squirt and Twist lights.

Loved the REi Huggable pillow lights by Diana Lin. They are made of silicone rubber and are lit by LEDs.

A creative use of netting by Suhyun Hwang. The Lemon Tree and Orange Tree fixtures, each made with hand folded colored netting.

An old favorite of mine – Niche Modern. Always gorgeous fixtures.

Teresa of Small Things emailed us a while back about her new line of jewelry, Bits and Pieces. I like the simplicity and the iconic imagery. Each design is available as a bracelet, ring or necklace.

Blueprint has been doing it right for a long time now. The Afterhours Series appeals to the victorian gaslight aesthetic and nice type work. And their Ad Archive is absolutely worth checking out.

Paul Isabella wrote to us about his “el credenza”, which is both a piece of furniture and a light fixture. You move the lamp around the top of the credenza by inserting it into a grid of holes. Certain holes turn the lamp on, others turn it off. A memory game, of sorts! Paul is a furniture design major at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

The Soaker Mid by Nike, is another great little mash-up of a shoe. It combines the water draining sole of a river shoe with the upper of a half-court shoe half-boot. The mid looks like you can only wear it if you are out splashing around and having fun, nothing else would be allowed.

iannone:sanderson is no more (James Sanderson decided to pursue his architecture career), but Michael Iannone is still pushing forward and will be debuting some new pieces at ICFF this year. Here’s a sneak peak at one of the newest pieces – the Mod Lodge Sideboard – whose kirei board doors peak out from underneath a graphic cut into a wood veneer laminate. I like the graphics from their earlier pieces better, but these are lovely all the same. You can check iannone out at booth #2518 at ICFF.

Last but not least from our BKLYN DESIGNS faves, check out this beautiful desk by Elucidesign and some funky lights from SSD. I think the “Childhood Memories” fixtures would look great in a kid’s room.

There were two other exhibitors that I loved, but my pictures just don’t do their work justice, so I will point you towards other bloggers who covered them:

Platform via Design*Sponge.
Brave Space via Inhabitat.