From the 16th – 19th May 2009, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Centre in New York City will host the 21st annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This year there will be 642 exhibitors from the following areas : designers, manufacturers, representatives of contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, kitchen and bath for residential, home/office, contract. An estimated 26,000 people will swing through the doors over the three days. When it comes to design shows, New York tend to do it with style.
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Whether its an office space or the front lounge in you house your furniture says a lot about you. Contemporary furniture can be made to fit into any modern office or living space, whether it be square, oval or circular you will find a piece that fits into your life. Contemporary designers like to use modern building materials such as aluminium, glossy polyester, lacquered wood and plastics which have all been known to be combined together. This all makes great looking modern furniture that adds elegance to any room.

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Mexican designer Joel Escalona has really divided opinion with his latest piece ‘Dancing Tables’. The limited edition designs have invoked plenty of discussion. The ‘Dancing Tables’ were inspired by Escalona’s roots and culture. You can see the physical resemblance of a dancing senorita’s dress. The Dancing Table is also accompanied by a Dancing Carpet and Dancing Plate. Love it or hate it, Joel’s work has certainly made furniture worth talking about again.

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Upon my wanderings around the interweb, I sometimes stumble upon some astounding sites that open up a new sense on how I perceive design. One such site is the awesome blog of Paintalicious, a site dedicated to contemporary digital art, media and which showcases ‘an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists and emerging talent.’ I thought I would bring some of their powerful imagery over to UKCF Blog and allow our readers to share in this vivid digital experience for themselves.

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Well we’ve had the toy, the big budget film, the cartoon series and now the furniture. Yep, Transformer Furniture, is going to be something a lot of us will be talking about in the future. The concept is that you can create the look and feel of the furniture to your own mood or creative experience. The end product of how the design looks will be completely reliant on how the person who has bought the furniture shapes it. I do have one slight negative vibe from it though, speaking as a parent who has kids, and having them in the same environment as a piece of furniture that slides and folds a lot, is not a good idea, I’ve been to A + E with a two year old who lost in a fight with a sliding drawer. It’s not pretty, believe me, still let’s not spoil our admiration of transforming contemporary furniture.
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This week has seen UKCF launch a brand new look and feel to our main website and also the blog. Although we did receive lots of comments and praise for our old design we wanted to continue to push the boundaries of giving our visitors in the ultimate user experience.

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