International Contemporary Furniture Fair

The Brazilian Home Comes to Life with Experiential Design in the Heart of SoHo

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Friday, June 17, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ApexBrasil, The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – along with the support of seven Brazilian creative economy trade groups – brought the spirit of the Brazilian home to New York City last month at Casa Brasil, a sensory-packed pop-up 10,000 square foot exhibition of furniture and design, housed in an open-concept loft in the city's trendy SoHo neighborhood. Casa Brasil brought together 22 Brazilian designers and more than 65 companies specializing in furniture, lighting, stone, ceramics, coffee, wine and/or spirits to give visitors a completely immersive experience of "Brasilidade" – the unique essence of Brazil. The exhibition coincided with Brazil's presence at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, North America's leading platform for furniture design which annually brings together more than 300 established and emerging design brands from more than 25 countries, and which was simultaneously being held in New York City.

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  • Some of the participating Brazilian design companies at Casa Brasil included, but were not limited to:
    by Kamy creates sustainable textile products featuring designs inspired by multicultural communities across Brazil.
  • Uultis is one of the premier Brazilian furniture design studios, specializing in wood-based products for the home.
  • Their signature design style showcases the beauty of minimalist, functional design and the brand is renowned for high-quality craftsmanship.
  • Modalle specializes in furniture for living areas designed around customer experience, improving quality of life through design.

RIT students, faculty, and alumni ready to descend on Manhattan for Design Week

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After a three-year pause because of the pandemic, students, faculty, staff, and alumni from Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) College of Art and Design will descend on Manhattan this week for NYCxDesign—New York City's annual celebration of design that attracts hundreds of thousands from around the globe—which is marking its 10th year.

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  • "'RIT Success by Design' will celebrate the past, present, and future of design at RIT by highlighting its impact on the global design community through our remarkable alumni, current student successes, local and global assets, and future ambitions for growth," Owen said.
  • "It's great for RIT to be back at Design Week, and it is significant for the university to have such a formidable presence at one of the world's leading showcases for design."
  • RIT is among only a select few universities and design schools to be invited to Design Week in New York City.
  • For Metaproject 11, senior industrial design students spent last year designing products for Staach, which focuses on functional sustainable design.

Ornare was awarded the ICFF Editors Awards in New York

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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SO PAULO, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ornare, an international high-grade furniture brand, was given the ICFF Editors Award, one of the most important of its kind in the design industry, for the company's booth at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York.

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  • SO PAULO, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ornare, an international high-grade furniture brand, was given the ICFF Editors Award, one of the most important of its kind in the design industry, for the company's booth at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York.
  • This year, Ornare took first place in the "kitchen" category and also received the Best Booth 2021 award at ICFF.
  • That is why being given the ICFF Editors Awards is a great honor", says Mr. Murillo Schattan, founding member and CEO of Ornare.
  • Ornare's sophisticated projects can also be found abroad, in cities such as Miami, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Hamptons.