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August 27, 2013

The ICFF Newsstand

Harry Allen’s Newsstand for the ICFF’s international media sponsors (Abitare, Domus, Frame, Interi, Intramuros, and Wallpaper*) cuts a friendly, if not curious, figure amid this year’s exhibitor booths. Constructed from Styrofoam insulation panels and colored painter’s tape, the igloo-like form comments subtly on the extreme packing and shipping measures many exhibitors must take for their […]

By: Nancy Nowacek

Harry Allen’s Newsstand for the ICFF’s international media sponsors (Abitare, Domus, Frame, Interi, Intramuros, and Wallpaper*) cuts a friendly, if not curious, figure amid this year’s exhibitor booths. Constructed from Styrofoam insulation panels and colored painter’s tape, the igloo-like form comments subtly on the extreme packing and shipping measures many exhibitors must take for their products to arrive at the Fair safely. Perhaps after the Fair, Allen’s idea may be adapted for other purposes, such as a flat-packed, easily assembled beer cooler.

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