Xpand Dining Table

Taking my prize for most simple, yet effective innovation at this year's ICFF was this space saving table from Austrian Xpand System. Available in 7 different types of wood and three different sizes, each table features an accordion structure in the center that is invisible when the table is closed and sturdy when expanded. So long as you don't get crumbs in the crevIces, this …

La Grande Bibliothèque de Montreal

Back in the ‘70s, there was a public service campaign in the United States called R.I.F. – Reading Is Fundamental, which encouraged school-aged children to read more books. Apparently the government of Quebec feels the same, but also wants its citizens to read in a beautifully constructed, modern dwelling. The brand new Bibliothèque Nationale, which opened two weeks ago to huge fanfare and people lined …

OOH OOH

No doubt the most playful and light hearted exhibitors at ICFF were the San Francisco based, nights-and-weeekends collective LIFT. They presented OOH OOH, a larger than life upholstered gorilla that disassembles to become three comfy loungers. Lounging above are LIFT's Nick Cronan, Eric Bergman, and Pichaya Puttorngul (left to right).