ICFF was really tight and focused this year. Given that the market is still not back to normal, only the “best of the best” exhibited.

The 22nd Annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at New York’s City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a worldwide wonder for design disciples. North America’s singular showcase for contemporary design, the fair draws the most intrepid seekers of design trends to an extraordinary exhibition of the most inspired models of design on the forefront, as well as thought-provoking programs and a schedule of supplementary exhibits and features.

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This post was inspired after watching Tom Ford’s A Single Man, set in 1962. In the film, George, an English professor at a small college—played by Colin Firth recieves a pencil sharpener from his student Kenny— played by Nicholas Hoult. George picks yellow, Kenny red, which George says represents rage and passion. Gotta love products from the 60′s, that’s perfection and passion for you.

Disclaimer: Images in this set were discovered on the world wide web.

Looking back at 2009, one of the most inspirational elements for us has been the New York architecture. We want to pay homage to nyc-architecture.com for their great historic photo archive. From the successful Mason Fisk Building to the photo above we recently captured for client Qjames Bespoke, we say thank you New York. Stay tuned for our new upcoming project, 174 Jackson Street with Meshberg Group. Photo by Christopher Cortez | Copyright © 2009 Cortez Groupe, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Holiday Window Vignettes

Bergdorf Goodman always puts together very entertaining and dymanic holiday windows, this season their vignettes show traces of inspiration from M.C Escher and Lewis Carroll. The windows tell a rhythmic story, allowing you to take a look at each chapter from birdseye view. The details are incredible…

Got to take a little peak inside, but I wanted to show you what the store looks like at night when the vintage neon signs turns on. Iconic…  Read more

Photos by Christopher Cortez | Copyright © 2009 Cortez Groupe, Inc. All Rights Reserved.