Every May in New York City, the flowers bloom, the cold winter weather becomes a distant memory, and thousands of thousands of avid design fans flock to the Javits Center for the tens of thousands of square feet of the newest and coolest from the design world. We attended ICFF expecting the usual whirlwind, but were pleasantly surprised by the amount of thoughtful, green, and engaging items we found. Like anything else, ICFF is a mixture of the good, bad, and the boring, but we found ourselves pleased by the diamonds in the rough that demonstrated a greener, more thoughtful approach to design. Read on for our highlights from ICFF.

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ICFF lobby at the Javits Center

Sibir Designs CD Lamps

DForm Booth

“Hungry” Silverware Chandelier by Fabbian

Jill with Tord Boontje’s Little Field of FlowersRug for Nanimarquina

New children’s collection of organic cotton bedding from Amenity

Rick Lee’s Habby-Like Owl Lamp – We’re going to commission him to make a Habby lamp for us

Iannone Sanderson never fails to impress with their eco-friendly, thoughtful and beautiful wood furniture

Metropolis Magazine’s booth was the hit of the show

Metropolis booth’s green roof

Molo’s booth- soft seating with plants

Mixko’s eye-catching lamps were one of our favorite discoveries at this year’s ICFF

Thout’s Electrical Cord Lamps

Corona Solar Light by Emi Fujita and Shane Kohatsu

Eco-friendly Kids Furniture was all the rage at this year’s ICFF. This collection from Nume was one of our favorites.

More awesome kids furniture from P’kolino

We just couldn’t get enough of the eco kids furniture this year – there was SO MUCH on display. We especially like this chalkboard take on the bent-ply classic.

The Moroso booth was impressive

Organic LED ““Archimedes’ Dream” Lamp by Makoto Tojiki

Noodle Design photo lamps