5.6.08 | New York, NY | The International Contemporary Furniture Fair comes to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, NYC, May 17-20. More than 25,000 interior designers, architects, retailers, designers, manufacturers, representatives, distributors, and developers will be attendance and more than 600 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors.

5.6.08 | New York, NY | Nieuw Amsterdam—a coalition formed by a group of New York’s leading design retailers and Dutch design companies—will present exhibitions featuring work by The Netherlands’ leading contemporary designers and companies. These exhibitions will be complimented by presentations from leading Dutch companies at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). The event will take place from May 17 to May 20, 2008 at seven locations throughout the city. Six of the city’s leading design retailers, including Cite, Matter, Property, M2L, Moss and Suite, will showcase work by young Dutch innovators.

5.6.08 | Denver, CO | Denver IIDA will hold its fourth annual Prêt-A-Porter Fashion Show, Friday, May 16 at Mile High Station, 2027 West Colfax Ave., Denver, CO.  A cocktail reception begins at 7:00 pm and the fashion show begins at 8:00. Thirty seven teams from interior design firms, architectural offices and design schools will use architectural finish materials to design garments for the fashion show. For more information, contact Kristin Anderson at kanderson@knoll.com

5.6.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Peter Wege, retired Steelcase executive, will receive the Edward J. Frey Sr. Distinguished Achievement Award from Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes at the annual JA West Michigan Hall of Fame event May 29 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Ave. NW for his service to the community in the areas of education, philanthropy, religion, social service, arts and science.

5.6.08 | Houston, TX | California Sustainability Mayday 2008, a two-day workshop, will feature facility experts analyzing the latest in sustainability trends and best practices. Presented by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the International Facility Management Association ­ in conjunction with the State of California and the Northern California chapters of IFMA, the U.S. Green Building Council and the International Interior Design Association, the workshop will be held May 13-14 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1209 L St, Sacramento, CA. www.californiamayday.com

5.6.08 | New York, NY | Moss will present several installations during New York Design Week, May 18-June 8, at 150-152 Greene Street, NYC. Three main exhibitions will feature Dutch designers and workshops, and span four centuries of Dutch design. The exhibitions include:

• Robber Baron, the complete Suite tales of power, corruption, art and industry, cast in bronze
• Pyramids of Makkum
• Made by Beesephemeral constructions by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny

5.2.08| New York, NY | Opening Night at the A&D Building will be held May 19 from 6-8pm at the Architects & Designers Building, 150 East 58th St., NYC. The evening will include the debut of four new showrooms; Listone Giordano by Margaritelli, Smeg USA, GE Monogram Design Center, and St. Charles Kitchens of NY, as well as new product introductions and demonstrations. RSVP online to: www.adbuilding.com/openingnight or call 646.746.7229

5.2.08 | Washington, DC | Kay Sargent, Principal for IA Interior Architects, will lead a seminar titled 'Integrated Security Design' on May 1 at the IFMA Industries Forum, an event being held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center Hotel in Denver, CO, from April 30 to May 2, 2008. Ms. Sargent will share emerging trends regarding integrated security inthe built environment. She will also discuss the types of securityrequired, and review common security breachesand how to avoid them.

5.2.08 | Seattle, WA | The Northern Pacific Chapter of IIDA will host the 3rd annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 27, 2008, at The Rainier Golf & Country Club, located at 11133 Des Moines Memorial Drive South, Seattle, WA. The event will support the newly formed charitable organization "LEVEL", dedicated to bringing the design and building community together to support local health and wellness projects. Event registration is available online at http://www.iida-northernpacific.org.

5.2.08 | New York, NY | Humanscale’s eighth annual Faces in the Wild art auction and design competition will take place on May 13, 2008, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., in the company’s New York City showroom located at 11 East 26th Street, 8th Floor. Artists and designers—including Yves Behar, Black + Blum, Scott Henderson, Karim Rashid, Marcel Wanders, and Scott Wilson of MNML—have created and donated approximately 50 pieces of animal-inspired artwork. Humanscale will double and donate all winning bids to World Wildlife Fund. Humanscale  founder and CEO Bob King has served on WWF’s National Council since 1999. As a company, Humanscale is dedicated to environmental sustainability and continually strives to design, engineer and manufacture products that consume less of Earth’s limited resources. To view and bid on select artwork online, visit www.facesinthewild.com between May 5 – 12, 2008.

5.1.08 | Las Vegas, NV | Lightfair International will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, May 26-30, 2008. The event will feature 500 exhibitors of architectural and commercial lighting products and over 200 hours of educational courses. Students wishing to be involved with the conference have numerous opportunities with the debut of the LFI Student Outreach Program. Free student registration and one free seminar, as well as discounted rates and a variety of conference opportunities are available to interested students. Contact Brianne Jones, Conference Coordinator, at briannej@lightfair.com or 404.220.2221 for more information.

5.1.08 | Mian, Italy | I Saloni 2008  reports a record number of visitors- –348,000- an increase of 29% over last year. 210,000 attendees came from abroad, pointing to a market that’ is increasingly more open. 2,450 exhibiting companies covered an area of 230,000 square meters, showcasing the latest in domestic furnishing, in various styles, ranging from classic to modern to designer at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition.

5.1.08 | New York, NY |Material ConneXion will host Taction, an exhibition designed by Fabric Images Inc., a Chicago-based, worldwide supplier of printable and non-printable fabric architecture, during the 2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Fabric Images, Inc. will create a unique architectural installation of Instincts, a new line of poly-dimensional sensory textiles. The exhibition, which will also celebrate the opening of Fabric Images, Inc., NYC, will be on view at Material ConneXion at 127 West 25th Street, 2nd Floor, from May 14-June 15, 2008.