Interior Design Show 2012_2

.

PHOTOS BY SCOTT NORSWORTHY

The Interior Design Show was in full swing today!  I was so pleased to have participated.  Here are a few photos of the finished exhibit for Door Studio and Swiss awning company Stobag International.  I had designed a pavilion with a patio in order to encapsulate qualities of a well considered modernist house, incorporating a rift cut white oak island and bench, exposed douglas fir joists, crisp white walls, and environmentally responsible carpet from Interface.  The exterior cladding is also white oak, in refined panels with a hairline reveal, as though this mini-building were a piece of furniture.  The space showcases a stunning 10' x 20' lift and slide door, a sleek motorized awning with custom designed stripes that were sewn with impeccable craftsmanship, high end exterior doors, and automated screens. The 'patio' is defined by two 'Cafe au La' screens, that can glide effortlessly upward on counterweights to increase protection from the elements.  The components have German and Swiss engineered details, with local finishing and assembly. 

IDS 2012 - Door Studio and Stobag International

.

THE EARLY STAGES

The Interior Design show opened today - IDS 2012 - heralded by the kick off party last night!

I am thrilled to be a participant at this year's IDS, having designed the booth for Door Studio and Stobag International.  I designed the booth to have a clear architectural approach, creating a 10'x20' pavilion flanked by a 10'x20' 'patio' covered by an awning.  More on the design very shortly, when I have the finished photos to post!  I definitely wouldn't mind having it dropped off to my house as my own personal little garden studio....

I'm impressed by the effort and investment displayed by all of the exhibitors, not to mention all of the internationally renown guest speakers scheduled to speak throughout the show.  I attended the Conversations In Design event for the morning session, hearing inspiring talks by industry visionaries Eero Koivisto, Michele Caniato, Amy Lau, Michael Bruno and Claus Sendlinger.

It was fascinating to witness the mad assemblage of parts during the days leading up to the opening party - cranes and forklifts everywhere, full sized tractor trailers parked on the exhibit floor, shirtless installers, huge packing crates cheek to jowl, shipping containers being stacked, light rigging being hoisted dozens of feet into the air, suspense over late deliveries, electricians working like mad, huge rolls of carpet for the aisles being deployed, designers buzzing around anxiously, the IDS team valiantly trying to keep everyone organized - what a feat.

Sketchbook 29

.