1/30/09

We just can’t help it. We at LoftLife gravitate toward anything modern. So when we attended the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), we were smitten with the booth set-up by Alessi (winner of ‘Best Booth Presentation’) and Design House Stockholm. But not to be left out just because it doesn’t scream “sleek,” “shiny,” or “minimalist” is KleinReid, a Brooklyn-based porcelain design firm. Check out our favorite pieces below from the companies we fell for at the fair.

Alessi’s glassware selection that’s worth a thousand sips.

An Alessi garbage can keeps waste looking almost too cute to throw away.

Design House Stockholm’s mouthblown “Barbara” carafe/vase plays with your eye: The colored round crystal ball acts as a seal for the carafe function or can whimsically nest inside the vase’s base.

The “Block Lamp” from Design House Stockholm is the epitome of art+function.

KleinReid’s “StillLife (stet): Constance with Flowers, 11.5,” a one-of-a-kind porcelain vase with high gloss spruces up any bouquet of flowers.

Posted by Kyra Shapurji