A three-day Designer Trunk Show featuring jewelry, light fixtures, home accessories and furniture by Glide, Mio, Nüf Design, Ran Lerner, Umbra and Yasuko Azuma. Each day will include two daily sessions: 11:00am - 3:00pm and 3:00pm - 7:00pm. During the Trunk Show, complimentary gift wrapping will be offered, as well as beverages and festive spiced cookies.

Thursday, December 8, 2005

11:00am - 3:00pm: Ran Lerner, Product Designer - Originally from Israel, Ran Lerner is a versatile designer who currently resides in New York City. His product designs include lighting, furniture and home accessories, which are sold in both the private and mass markets.

3:00 - 7:00pm: Paul Rowan, Co-founder, Vice President & Designer for Umbra - Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Umbra is the worldwide leader in contemporary affordable design for the home. The U+ studio line of upscale picture frames, kitchen and bathroom accessories, and furniture will be highlighted.

Friday, December 9, 2005

11:00am - 3:00pm: Yasuko Azuma, Jewelry Designer - Yasuko Azuma incorporates gold and fine gemstones to create intricate bracelets, rings and pendants. She also incorporates a traditional technique, from her homeland of Japan, to create textured surfaces.

3:00 - 7:00pm: Yeon Soo Son and Yoyo Wong, Co-founders & Designers for Nüf Design - Nüf Design was launched in 2000 by Son and Wong, who have designed numerous interiors in New York City and Shanghai, as well as playful yet sophisticated furniture and light fixtures.

Saturday, December 10, 2005

11:00am - 3:00pm: Dave Liatti & Stephen Feuerborn, Co-founders and Designers for Glide - From their Brooklyn-based studio, Glide creates, packages and distributes limited edition studio productions. Their playful and engaging products include the interactive "TwistTogether" lamp and the high-tech "Mod Cabinet" with fingerprint access.

3:00 - 7:00pm: Isaac Salm, Business Managing Director & Designer for Mio; Jaime Salm, Creative Director & Designer for Mio - Based in Philadelphia, Mio provides sustainable designed goods, including three-dimensional wall coverings, seating, lighting and organizers.

A collection of highly detailed lacquerware by the Japanese artist Atsuo Yamagishi. Ideal for everyday use, this lacquerware has a uniquely durable and "breathable" finish from the urushi tree. These pieces seemingly change with time - the finish becomes slightly transparent, as the colors deepen and glow.

Location: 5th floor

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One - Guerrilla Tea features a new series of photographs by the performance artist and photographer Pierre Sernet. These photographs feature randomly selected guests, from various cultures, sharing a bowl of tea with the kimono-dressed Sernet. For each ceremony, a conventional teahouse has been replaced with a portable cube to create a "conceptual space" that bridges cultures and environments. (Photographs: Pierre Sernet copyright 2005)

Location: 4th floor

Italian Trade Commission, Regione Toscana and Toscana Promozione will present two unique and simultaneous exhibitions of Tuscan design focusing on products for the home. These products express Tuscany's special culture and lifestyle.

The first, The Shape of Values: Ten Designers Interpret the Tuscan House, celebrates ceramics, crystal, stone masonry, furniture and small decorative objects from ten exciting designers. There will be interactive displays to explain the art of Tuscan manufacturing, as well as actual prototypes.

The second, The Tuscan Lifestyle: Art of Making, will display more than 80 traditional and innovative artistic objects created by 35 Tuscan handcraft companies for the kitchen, dining room, study, living room and bedroom. The Tuscan take on style, form and materials will be explained.

These shows were created by ARTEX (The Tuscan Region Center for Artistic and Traditional Crafts) and Consorzio Casa Toscana.

Location: 4th & 5th floors

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Mastering Form and Function: Inspirational Designs by Richard Hutten highlights some of Richard Hutten's newest designs - including furniture, products and light fixtures. This exhibition focuses on the steps of designing such pieces, from inspiration to prototypes to the finalized design.

Hutten's radical and dynamic designs have made him one of the Netherlands' most internationally successful designers. He is a key exponent and founding member of the Droog Design group. His work is included in the permanent collections of Centraal Museum (The Netherlands), Vitra Design Museum (Germany) and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (USA), among others.

Location: 4th floor

Cranbrook Academy of Art was founded in 1932 with the goal of integrating art and life. Guided by these ideals, the graduate 3D Design program at Cranbrook has earned a world-wide reputation as an experimental laboratory for exploring product form. For today's young designers, the form and function of Modernism is no longer sufficient. Today's products "function" by telling a story and demonstrating a specific cultural point-of-view in a product landscape crowded with choices. The 2004-05 student work in this show represents some of the ways that a new generation of Cranbrook designers are using stories and storytelling to integrate contemporary art, life, and design.

Works by the following students will be featured: Aaron Blendowski, Steve Bowden, Jason Cornelius, Kelly Cullinan, Jared Dickey, Cassandra Holman, Duck Young Kong, Kathryn Ludwig, Paul Martus, Mark Moskovitz, Jada Schumacher, Erik Strom, John Truex, Warit Tulyathorn, Thanapong Vudhichamnong and Yifei Zha.

Location: 5th floor

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Design 21, LOVE/Why? challenges designers to find possibilities for love - as in kindness, beauty, happiness, actions and care - in the material aspects of our lives. This international exhibition will make its first viewing in the United States with "Part I," featuring works by invited professionals such as Yves Béhar, Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec, Tom Dixon and Marcel Wanders, and "Part II," by the 30 competition finalists.

Design 21 is an International Design Award that was launched in 1995 as part of the United Nations' 50th Anniversary celebrations by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Felissimo Group of Japan. Its goal is to promote the spirit of understanding and sharing amongst young creators of different cultures.

Location: 4th & 5th floors

Featuring live music on all floors by some of the city's most talented musicians. A preview of The September Concert, a citywide music festival held every year on September 11th, to bring communities together, to reaffirm our desire for peace, and to celebrate life and our universal humanity.

RSVP: specialevents@felissimo.com

For more information, please visit http://www.septemberconcert.org/

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Felissimo Design House and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) proudly present the "Dog Days of Summer," an exhibition and sale of drawings, paintings and photographs of man's best friend. Featuring artwork by:

Ron Burns
Brooke Bradford Churchill
Kim Hubbard
Nancy Soyer
Alexander Stadler

In conjunction with the exhibition, there will be a raffle full of excellent prizes, including Coach accessories, a Magis designer doghouse, feliciti housewares and much more! (Raffle drawing will be on August 10 at 8:00pm.)

Artists Reception
Wednesday, August 10
6:00 - 8:30pm


RSVP: specialevents@felissimo.com

Location: 4th floor

Felissimo Design House presents Tribute 21, a series of artwork conceived by Felissimo and developed by world-renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg. Tribute 21 features 21 artworks celebrating 21 humanitarian themes for the 21st century. The themes represent society's concern for peace, culture, social justice and a sustainable environment. Each piece is dedicated to a person whose contribution in the area marked a historical landmark and will inspire generations to come.

Tribute 21 lithographs are available for purchase. For inquiries, please contact mailto:service@felissimo.com

Location: 5th floor

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Felissimo Design House and Sara proudly present Karatsu Pottery.

Mixing shapes, colors and techniques, the Connecting through Clay, Karatsu Pottery exhibition highlights a variety of pottery vessels by four Karatsu-trained potters: Takashi Nakazato, a thirteenth generation Karatsu potter, his son Taki Nakazato and his daughter Hanako Nakazato, and Malcolm Wright, an American potter who studied in Karatsu. While these four artists share a common background of training, they have each developed their own artistic expression outside of the realm of traditional Karatsu pottery.

In addition to this exhibition, Felissimo Design House will also host the following events:

Opening Reception: July 11, 6:30 - 8:30pm, Includes pottery wheel demonstrations by Takashi Nakazato and his daughter Hanako.
Panel Discussion: July 18, 6:00 - 8:30pm, Discussion of pottery traditions and techniques in Karatsu, Japan. Panelists to include Malcolm Wright and Hanako Nakazato with Harris Salat as moderator. $8 per person payable at door.
Tea Ceremony: July 25, 3:00, 3:30, 6:00 and 6:30pm, Interactive tea ceremonies using Karatsu pottery. First two sessions to be conducted by Pierre Sernet and the second two sessions by tea master Greg Kinsey. Space is limited.

RSVP required for events: specialevents@felissimo.com

Location: 4th and 5th floors

A celebration of the Japanese tradition of Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, which occurs on the yearly reunion of Orihime and Hikoboshi, two lovers separated by a river of stars. For this festival, people traditionally wish for a clear sky on July 7th so that the two fated lovers can meet. They also make wishes for themselves on small strips of colored tanzaku paper and hang them on bamboo branches. Bamboo plants and tanzaku paper will be available for guests to make their wishes.

For the first day of our celebration, July 7, Rev. Mitsutaka Inui, who is a Shinto priest and the Chief Officer of The International Shinto Foundation, will be present to explain the traditions of Tanabata. His introduction will be followed by Miko-mai, a Japanese ceremonial dance, which will be performed by shrine maidens. There will be two sessions, 4:00 - 5:00pm and 5:00 - 6:00pm.

RSVP required: specialevents@felissimo.com

Location: 1st Floor, 4th Floor (for July 7 only)

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In conjunction with Tanabata, Felissimo Design House will host Alexander Stadler as he explains the first step in his whimsical book "Four Steps to Love." This book outlines a simple program for finding the soul mate you deserve by putting your best foot forward.

RSVP required: specialevents@felissimo.com

Location: 4th floor

Felissimo Design House presents the thesis work of this year's graduating MFA students in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

Highlights include: Ann Nolan's jacquard designs inspired by the patterns of lace; Daniel Tetteh's airplane upholstery that integrates traditional Ghanaian symbols; Shelly Bremmer's formed-leather handbag prototypes, and other student projects exploring more abstract values around textiles, such as how they reflect on sensory experiences, promote healing, and express feelings of isolation.

Established in 1992, RISD's MFA program in Textiles is an intensive two-year degree program renowned for emphasizing both technical mastery and a fine-art sensibility.

Location: 4th floor

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An exhibition and sale of original abstract sketches, prints and glass by Swedish artist Michel Östlund. Presented in conjunction with The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine's exhibit of Östlund's large-scale portraits of the apostles exploring the characteristics of human nature.

Location: fifth floor

The annual WOW!DESIGN exhibition features innovative furniture, home accessories and products by a refreshing group of international designers. This year's exhibition presents:

The Flower House - a prefabricated and transportable house by architect Leonardo Annecca

Whispering Sources, Radical Reduction - a retrospective of products and wall coverings designed by Ed Annink

Designed in Sweden - a selection of works by Sweden's leading design visionaries, curated by Bradley Quinn

Image courtesy of Museum of London.

Location: 3rd, 4th & 5th floors

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Felissimo Design House proudly salutes the 35th anniversary of the Trisha Brown Dance Company and their collaborations with artist Robert Rauschenberg and composer John Cage, by highlighting Mr. Rauschenberg's Tribute 21 artworks along with select Tribute 21 Plates designed by Mr. Rauschenberg, Ms. Brown and Mr. Cage.

Tribute 21 began in 1994 as a concept conceived by Felissimo and developed by world-renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg, who created 21 artworks celebrating 21 humanitarian themes for the 21st century. The themes represent society's concern for peace, culture, social justice and a sustainable environment. Each piece is dedicated to a person whose contribution in the area marked a historical landmark and will inspire generations to come. "Dance" is dedicated Trisha Brown and "Music" is dedicated to John Cage.

The Tribute 21 Plate Project was initiated in 1996, with the intent to make the dreams of children around the world come true. The plates feature designs and messages by celebrities and influential people from all walks of life, carrying wishes and inspirations for future generations.

Location: 5th floor

Contemporary rugs and wall hangings are the focus of the exhibition, Mira Images from Oaxaca, Mexico, which fuses artwork by Mira Jokic and hand-crafted weavings by indigenous Mexican artisans. The collaboration combines Jokic's nature-inspired images with the artisans' eco-friendly dyeing and weaving processes to create an artistic product that connects cultures and fulfills the basic needs of living and working in harmony with the environment.

Location: 4th floor

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For the launch of the fourth in Alexander Stadler's Beverly Billingsly series, entitled Beverly Billingsly Takes the Cake, Felissimo Design House will host a book signing and children's event.

Stadler will read his newest children's book in a fun birthday party setting, which will be complete with colorful party streamers and cupcakes! And just as the main character Beverly Billingsly creatively decorates her friend's birthday cake, attending children can decorate Sugar Sweet Sunshine cupcakes with bright sprinkles and candies.

There will be two 75-minute sessions; the first begins at 1:00pm and the second at 2:45pm. Please send rsvp to: specialevents@felissimo.com

Location: 5th floor

Celebrate the start of spring by learning to make and present spring-inspired sushi. A chef from the acclaimed Sushiden restaurant will conduct the colorful demonstration.

Sushiden is known for its preparation of "authentic sushi," wherein the proportions between the rice and other contents are perfectly balanced. The flavors are therefore tasted together, not separately. In harmony.

Also, enter a raffle for a chance to win feliciti merchandise - including brunch trays and nyu-haku dishware - and a Japanese dinner for two.

RSVP: specialevents@felissimo.com

Location: 2nd floor

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Sample flavorful green tea extracts by Pure Inventions. All extracts are natural and promote good health and well-being.

The feliciti bottle is the perfect container for storing and presenting your favorite green tea extract combinations. During this two-day event, receive 20% savings on each feliciti bottle and green tea extract pair you purchase.

Location: 2nd floor

Created by Serbia-based designer Ivana Popov, Veil of Reality is an exhibition of her newest cycle of textiles.

Popov creates textile collages that beautifully combine an assortment of herbs, flowers, glittering powder, and transparent sheets. Fascinated by eastern culture, her textiles form a subtle dialogue of ancient rituals and traditions. Her bold mixtures of colors and shapes transport the viewer into the realm of tea rituals, flower ceremonies, and Tibetan mandalas. At the same time, Popov's textiles contain a type of organic sensuality and childlike joyfulness.

Location: 4th floor

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Wilma Carroll, author of The 2-Hour Tarot Tutor, will hold a book signing in the spirit of Valentine's Day and will offer easy tarot techniques for answering those unfathomable love questions. Plus, she will tell how the cards have predicted clandestine love affairs, the return of old loves, surprise engagements, and much more!

The 2-Hour Tarot Tutor is an intuitive approach for learning to read tarot cards in just two hours without memorizing meanings.

Location: 2nd floor

Featuring Summer Collections from:

2xist
b sweet
Borba
Burning Torch
DisRespectacles
Donna L'Oren
E.L.F.
Eberjey
Felissimo Design House
GOLA
Lilo
Love Tanjane
Meezan
Purp7e & Purp7e Agua
Rock & Republic
SALT Works
Scanty
scunci
SHAG

This is a private event for Press. By appointment only. Please call THINK PR to book an appointment at 212.343.3920

Location: 5th floor

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A collaborative exhibition that combines original designs and feliciti merchandise to create innovative "lifestyle settings." All featured designs reflect the elements of feliciti: peace of mind, healthy living and white gradations.

Location: 4th floor