Celebrity Jurors Sign On For BKLYN DESIGNS™ 2009!

Applications Being Accepted

(Brooklyn, NY—November 24, 2008) Are you ready for unique handcrafted pieces, impeccable craftsmanship, and top-notch interior and furniture designs from some of the finest Brooklyn talent under one roof? Then get set for BKLYN DESIGNS™ 2009! The show is already taking shape with a hot panel of celebrity jurors eager to select the crème-de-la crème of the borough’s emerging and established talent to showcase at this annual event presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The 2009 show will take place May 8 – 10, 2009.

Producers are concentrating the show in one select location to create a rich mélange of designers at St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn. The group of 40 winners that will be chosen by the celebrity panel of jurors will make up this edition of the show, which is already rumored to be a can’t miss event for the spring.

In addition, the BKLYN DESIGNS celebrity jury will return to further study the work of the show’s artisans and choose up to five finalists to represent “The Best of BKLYN DESIGNS 2009” at the world-renowned International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), one week later. These finalists head to ICFF as representatives of the BKLYN DESIGNS scene and put their pieces on the world stage with exhibitors from around the globe, including Denmark, Italy, Thailand, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The 2009 celebrity jury panel includes: Wendy Goodman, New York Magazine is interior design editor, as well as the contributing style editor of Departures magazine, and a contributing editor at Elle Décor.

Arnold Lehman, Brooklyn Museum, is director of this, the second largest museum in New York City.

Stephen Treffinger, The New York Times, is currently a writer for the Times, a contributing editor for Domino Magazine and Lucky Magazine, and a freelance journalist forHome and Abroad.

Grace Bonney, Design Sponge, editor, and freelances for House and Garden, New York Home, Food and Wine, Better Homes and Gardens, CITY Magazine, Time Out New York Kids, Architect, The New York Post, Everyday with Rachel Ray and others.

Peter Barna, Pratt Institute, provost, is also the principal of Light and Space, a New York City lighting design firm with a client list that has included AT&T, Xerox Corp., Marriott Corp., Guggenheim Museum, NBC, GE, Samsung, IDSA, and PE.

David Aldahaff, The Future Perfect, owner, contemporary furnishing stores in Williamsburg and Los Angeles.

Christopher Coleman, Interior Design Specialist, based in DUMBO, Brooklyn, who combines substantial practical experience with imagination and energy.

Christina Yang, Guggenheim Museum, senior manager of public programs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Jill Fehrenbacher, Inhabitat, founder of Inhabitat.com, as well as a freelance designer and green design consultant based in New York City.

Karen Singh, Interior Design, market editor for Interior Design Magazine.

BKLYN DESIGNS™ 2009 is sponsored by Two Trees Management, Pratt Institute, Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, Benjamin Moore & Co., Con Edison, AIA, ASID and IIDA. The 2009 show’s official media partners are Interior Design Magazine and New York Magazine. BKLYN DESIGNS™ receives support from Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Brooklyn Delegation to the NYS Assembly, Speaker Christine Quinn and the Brooklyn Delegation to the NYC Council and the New York City Department of Small Business Services.

For more information about BKLYN DESIGNS, “The Best of BKLYN DESIGNS” or for an exhibitor application visit http://www.bklyndesigns.com. Interested companies can contact auster*events for sponsorship and marketing opportunities at 718-243-1414.