Paris In New York

WantedDesign...The New Buzz

For the second year, WantedDesign is opening its doors during the ICCF week in Manhattan in the beautiful landmark building, Terminal Stores /The Tunnel, on 11th Avenue and 28th Street. 

Created by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, WantedDesign is the central point of exchange for the international design community during the New York design Week. Booths, panels, events and workshops bring together international designers, architects, interior designers, craftsmen, curators,...in a very convivial and interactive atmosphere. "Its format reflects what New York is: multicultural, convivial, provocative, contrasted, innovative, full of energy and talent".

2012 WantedDesign is presenting Belgium's Tamawa, who is using bakelite spheres as a single material to create colorful products from home accessories to watches and jewelry.

From New Zealand, David Trubridge will showcase his latest design, from Giant pieces to his outdoor collection and all-new Mini-Grow range of radically scaled-down kitset light, continuing to push design boundaries while maintaining a commitment to sustainability and minimizing environmental impact. 

Creativity and design research from Latin America will be presented by Heidi Jalkh, a Colombian designer based in Argentina, and Mexico-based Adan Carades, who will reveal his latest chairs and rug designs.

French silver company Christofle, a symbol of luxury and refinement, will present a preview of their upcoming NYC new flagship within a 300-square-foot display at WantedDesign. The display, created by Stéphane Parmentier, will feature several design elements from the flagship store. The Meisenthal International Glass Art Centre / CIAV will exhibit for the first time in the US some recent collaborations with designers experimenting in new glass possibilites.

Also will be featured the French, up and coming designers Ionna Vautrin, Pierre Favresse, POOL, NOCC, A+A Cooren in the exhibit Nouvelle Vague, curated by Cedric Morisset as well as recent graduates from ECAL Romain Lagrange or Olivier Dolle, who combines traditional craft and contemporary design for his collection of wood furniture.

May 18-21 at Terminal Stores, 11th Avenue between 27th and 28th Street, New York

Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion opens May 11 for 2 weeks only - All New 4K Restauration

For its 75th anniversary, one of the legends of the cinema, GRAND ILLUSION now looks and sounds better than ever thanks to all-new restoration! Film Forum will be showing the restoration in 35mm, with newly-revised subtitles by Lenny Borger capturing the wit of the Renoir-Charles Spaak screenplay like never before.

During the First World War, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German POW camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are sent to a seemingly impenetrable fortress which seems impossible to escape from.

at Film Forum until May 24

Zadig & Voltaire: New Store on Madison Ave.

This parisian rock n'chic brand is opening its 4th Manhattan store just right at the corner of the Mark Hotel.

From the beginning, Zadig & Voltaire encouraged another way of thinking about Fashion and Style in general and has truly created a quickdraw and a very recognizable figure: jeans, a cashmere sweater, a pair of boots and a leather jacket .The brand is now known for its customized cashmere, as well as colors and markings Rock’n Roll.  

Thierry Gillier, founder of Zadig & Voltaire  loves to say :" Zadig woman is modern, chic and relaxed. She totally appropriates the brand, she overlays, models, adjusts... and reinvents her own style everyday. She has an emotional bond with the brand that goes beyond the universe of Fashion: Zadig brings her personality in value. She feels good, strong and powerful with her cashmere sweater ELVIS!"