Inhabitat Reports from BKLYN Designs 2009!
by Brooklyn Modern | May 10th, 2009
Jill Fehrenbacher and Olivia Chen
Yesterday morning, the Inhabitat team gathered in DUMBO for the opening of BKLYN Designs our favorite locally-grown furniture design show. In its seventh year, the annual showcase of locally-designed furniture provides visitors with sampling of the best in the borough. We saw lots of our old green BKLYN favorites such as Brave Space and Uhuru as well as plenty of exciting new faces and designs — and were especially excited to see what this year’s Pratt students had in store for us. This year’s show, while smaller than last year, proves once again that functionality, eco-sensitivity and beauty can come together under a smart designer. If you live in New York City, we hope you make it out to DUMBO before the weekend is over, to catch our BKLYN Designs Editors’ Choice Awards – which will be given out on our green design walking tour at 3pm on Sunday. To entice you, here are some of our favorite designs from the show…
Hugh Hayden showcases his colorful FUNiture
Recycled Sweater Stools by Sara Ebert (at the Pratt booth)
Buoy Chair by Evan Dewhirst (at the Pratt booth)
Hugh Hayden’s FUNiture Tennis Ball Chair





































