Model Citizens NYC Exhibition

by Alexandra Polier The latest satellite event to showcase clever designs like Charles Constantine's Memento coffee table/coffin (pictured at right) in competition with ICFF this weekend is Model Citizens NYC 2009, a forum for independent designers at Exit Art, just around the corner from the bigger fair's Javitz Center home. Like the American Design Club, Model Citizens is an exhibition society with a mission of …

Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers-Contest and Interview

We recently sat down with Timothy O'Donnell to talk about his new book, "Sketchbook," a look at the role sketchbooks play in the creative process. We also have a copy to give away—see the end of the post for details. Cool Hunting: As a designer you've kept your own notebooks for a long time. What role do they play in your design process? Tim O' …

Design on a Dime: Interview with David Cafiero

Particularly relevant in the current economic climate, Housing Works Thrift Shops' fifth annual Design on a Dime benefit takes more than 40 of the world's top interior designers and challenges them to create inspiring room vignettes using only donated materials. (Sills Huniford's 2008 vignette pictured at right.) Visitors can then choose to buy the merchandise at 60 to 80 percent off the retail price. As …