BDNY (Boutique Design New York) continues to be a major industry event for hospitality designers and affiliated professionals. This two-day event attracted over 10,500 industry attendees at Jacob Javits in Manhattan and provided a broad range of cutting-edge products, design discussions, and networking events.
Over 700 exhibitors showcased inventive furnishings, lighting, textiles, and more for hotels, restaurants, spas, clubs, cruise ships, and next-gen living interiors. This year’s event was an inspiring showcase for designers, architects, brand leaders, developers, and purchasing agents eager to interact with the industry’s lighting manufacturers and suppliers.
Max Cohen of 2nd Ave Lighting, stated, “BDNY is the most relevant national trade show for the hospitality industry these days. This event offers highly qualified attendees looking for superior custom lighting solutions to make beautiful design statements in boutique hotels, resorts, casinos, and other highly sought-after destinations. We always look forward to this show and the opportunities it presents.”
Bluebird Lighting offered custom and architectural lighting solutions specializing in the hospitality space; Arteriors offered an eclectic selection of lighting with artisanal quality and craftsmanship.
“BDNY has become synonymous with innovation in hospitality’s boutique design sector, offering a unique platform where creativity meets business,” said Keisha Byrd, vice president and brand director, Hospitality Design Group at Emerald. “This year, we’re excited to introduce even more interactive elements, Designed Spaces, and leading-edge products that will fuel the creativity of our attendees.”
Sonneman introduced outdoor lighting under the Inside-Out brand, and Suspenders, an infinitely expandable decorative architectural lighting system.
Harry Moshos, Executive Director of Business Development for WAC Lighting, explains, “WAC, Modern Forms, and Schonbek brands offer products in every lighting category ranging from luxury to upscale to price sensitive and from decorative to ceiling fans to landscape and architectural. We provided a glimpse into our ceiling fan category with our Modern Forms 72” Wynd stainless steel ceiling fan on display, great for marine and coastal environments. We are known for being a reliable running line manufacturer with many in-stock options that benefit our contract and specification customer base who are always seeking quick ship solutions in budget.”
Mario Contract Lighting offered a nice array of fine fabric portable lamps, while Oxygen Lighting featured some cool lighted mirrors.
According to David Singer, President of Arc Light Design, “Webster defines ‘Boutique’ as a small shop or company that offers highly specialized services or products. With few exceptions, the majority of exhibitors were not boutiques, but rather offering products and services that were essentially cataloged items— neither bespoke, specifically specialized, unique, nor specifically related to Hospitality. It is clear that the ‘Boutique-ness’ of a designed project is achieved through the efforts of the designers to use these standard products in a unique and specialized manner.”
Arkansas Lighting featured some unique cage-style pendants to complement their handsome portable line, and CA Lighting also exhibited an appealing array of stylish table lamps.
Richard Ancas, President of A&D Projects, Inc. and Ancas Lighting, a sales agency for the industry, explained, “BDNY is one of my favorite shows in NYC. It is well attended by designers and end-users, and more importantly, I always score big projects. It is exceptionally well-run by Paul Bienkowski and his team.”
BDNY’s four immersive Designed Spaces, created by leading designers and sponsoring manufacturers, showcased visionary concepts meticulously crafted to inspire and offer a place for attendees to take in intimate panels on top-of-mind topics.
“We dedicated a section of our booth to showcase our custom capabilities with both domestic options for shorter lead times and off-shore options for projects that are price sensitive and with longer runways,” continued Mr. Moshos. “BDNY is one of the premier venues of our industry to meet and network with Contract/Hospitality customers.”
Secto Design, a Finnish family-owned company, showcased a timeless wooden lighting collection, sustainably handcrafted from certified birch wood.
“As one of the leading trade events for hospitality’s boutique design community, we are thrilled to feature creative content that is inspiring and innovative, including the debut of Dine & Design, a new F&B-focused feature and a robust schedule of talks with industry leaders and up-and-comers. We continue to provide a platform that ignites creativity, starts conversations, highlights the latest trends, and showcases leading-edge products,” said Keisha Byrd, VP and Brand Director, Hospitality Design Group.
Some of the many lighting exhibitors included: Coronet, Elegant, FireFarm, Hinkley, Hubbardton Forge, Hudson Valley, Palaceck, and Remington.
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