The Crossroads
From the established to the emerging, The Crossroads offers a snapshot of American design in its many shapes and forms. United by entrepreneurship, individuality and a love of making, this showcase of designers and studios from across the country kick starts a conversation about what American design can mean.
The Crossroads, centered at the heart of the Fair, is in collaboration between the ICFF brand directors, Rockwell Group and Founder David Rockwell; and independent Curator and Editor Pei-Ru Keh.
The Inspiration
Sustainability, in its complex and multifaceted form, serves as the focal point of The Crossroads’ second iteration. This year’s exhibition will spotlight the way designers seek to preserve long-honored craft traditions, together with how they push the boundaries of circularity to consciously re-think the legitimacy of material use. It will also highlight the different ways creative communities can make design more accessible to all, whether through more inclusive cultural representations or deeper community-wide engagement. By considering the concept of sustainability in both a formal and ethical sense, The Crossroads hopes to spark new ideas on how the American design community can make its way forward with respect, fellowship, and meaning.
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Creative Direction:
David Rockwell and Rockwell Group
Editor/Co-Curator:
Pei-Ru Keh
ICFF Brand Directors:
Odile Hainaut & Claire Pijoulat
Program Curator:
Tiffany Jow, editor-in-chief of the design journal Untapped,
Lead Partners:
Designtex
Skram
Partners: Loose Parts, Alexis & Ginger, Colony, Liora Manné, Okaterra, Office of Tangible Space, Talbot & Yoon
Contributors: Daniel Michalik, Elodie Blanchard, Kamilla Czegi, Like Minded Objects, Lichen, Madeline Isakson, MushLume Lighting, Sahra Jajarmikhayat, thehighkey
