5.8.08 | Park Ridge, IL | Hilary Sopata, principal of Park Ridge-based Interior Visions Designs, Inc. will speak at NeoCon at the Chicago Merchandise Mart, room 1520, on Tuesday, June 10, 1:00-2:00. Her subject,"Designing Green in a Brown World," covers how designers can incorporate environmentally friendly options into their interior design projects. 

5.8.08 | Chicago, IL | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 8:00 am at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Sauganash Ballroom, Chicago, IL.  The event is sponsored by Paoli. A resolute defender of the environment, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for his success in leading the fight to restore the Hudson River. A book signing of his New York Times bestseller, Crimes Against Nature will take place 30 minutes following his presentation.

5.7.08 | New York, NY | Bond., a new multi-disciplinary design studio, will debut on Saturday, May 17 during ICFF, at the Pomegranate Gallery, 133 Greene Street, NYC, from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. The studio’s launch event, Bond..,will feature an exhibition of provocative and conceptual work from Director of Design/Founder Joe Doucet, and projects from his team of international designers.

5.7.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | ActionEmco will hold its annual Dealer Show on Thursday, October 16, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Agenda highlights include business seminars for registered dealers and vendor promotions for attendees.

5.7.08 | Miami, FL and Basel, Switzerland | Design Miami/Basel unites 28 international design galleries to present the most significant furniture and objects in the show’s three-year history. The show will take place at the Markthalle, Viaduktstrasse 10, Basel, Switzerland and will be open to the public June 3-5, 2008 from 11:00am – 7:00pm. Seven galleries will make their Design Miami/ debut. 

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