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.

Lexie Lew makes doggy beds for your best friend, and if that’s not enough, makes matching throw pillows for you! (By the way – the dog in the picture is just a stuffed toy – but it could breathe! How creepy is that?!)

I would liken Deth P. Sun to maybe someone like Maurice Sendak who wrote/drew Where the Wild Things Are. His drawings have that childhood fantasy with an undertone of darkness and gloom to them, which is probably what makes them so alluring. His show at GR2 in LA just closed, but his store is always open so go check out his work.

Cool new work from Hi Five (a collaboration between Kiel Mead and Michael Cummings). I like the graphic nature of the chairs, and the treatment of the wood used for the skateboards – it almost looks like fabric!

There weren’t many jewelry designers that I was super excited about at BKLYN DESIGNS (there weren’t many exhibiting to begin with), but I love these gorgeous pieces from Gabriel De La Vega. The textures and layers are fantastic, and the color combinations she makes with her stones (in pieces not pictured here) can be really stunning.

Love this spice rack from Desu Design. The wall connection is hidden from view, making the shelf float on the wall. I love how the olive oil bottle sits snug in the shelf. The spice rack comes with 15 spice bottles, but unfortunately doesn’t come with the olive oil bottle. Being that it is built to spec, it would make sense to me to include a bottle with the rack which you can refill when empty.

The other object in Desu Design’s display that I really liked was the Symbol Coat Rack, which you’ve probably seen before. It’s as lovely in person as it is in photo.

One of my favorite booths from BKLYN DESIGNS was Longoland. Longoland makes fantastical plush toys, each of which are individually handcrafted. Creepy and snuggly all at the same time.

Stay tuned Monday for our favorite picks from BKLYN DESIGNS. I browsed the exhibits earlier today, and there were some familiar faces and a lot of new ones. 2007 is the five year anniversary of BKLYN DESIGNS with a great cross-section of Brooklyn designers exhibiting.