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what’s in your drawers? and more from bklyndesigns

May 12, 2008 5:16 pm

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Though Friday’s gusty winds and perpetual rain weren’t the ideal way to kick off the BklynDesigns trade show, your faithful Style.com correspondent still made the trek out to DUMBO in search of new products and fresh talent. Located front and center at St. Ann’s Warehouse was Takeshi Miyakawa’s (master)piece, Fractal 23, “a playful modular drawer system where each compartment requires a consideration of what to store.” Formerly the model maker for Rafael Viñoly Architects, Miyakawa expresses a craftsmanship that’s supremely Japanese. His work immediately brings to mind the minimalist and boxy aesthetic of the Tokyo design firm SANAA, who designed the New Museum. At nearby Smack Mellon, the “wall sculptures” of Eric Johnston, a composite of wood and lacquer, also impressed. Johnston, who uses reclaimed wood found on the street, invoked the work of both Jasper Johns and Frank Stella. If the level of talent at BklnyDesigns was any sort of harbinger, next weekend’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair promises to be a smash hit.

—Karen Bookatz

Photo: Courtesy of Takeshi Miyakawa

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