come see the booth...

so the last day of our run at the ICFF is tomorrow. it's our 2nd year having a booth here, and we feel like we learned a lot, a lot of great contacts, and gave us a lot of confidence going into last summer.

as we've talked about, a ton of time and effort went into making our booth this year, from creating & constructing the floor plan to nearly breaking our necks to get the perfect shot for brochures. from the looks of how he maneuvered on that ladder, we think philip may actually fight crime as spider-man in his spare time...

super hero or no, our ICFF team did a fantastic job putting everything together, and if you're not one of our friends from the trade who got a sneak peek over the weekend, we hope you'll get a chance to see us at Booth #1244 tomorrow when it's open to the general public.

here's a preview just in case you can't make it. hope to see you there.

Just a quick reminder...

In the realm of neighborhood news...

Spring/Summer is always a busy time, and near our Dumbo location things are no different. We just finished welcoming a lot of folks in the outlet who were headed to and from BKLYN Designs, which just finished last weekend. Brooklyn Bridge park will soon start all kinds of activities, including outdoor movies, and Brooklyn Flea is under way under the Brooklyn Bridge...

This weekend though (actually starting tomorrow) we'll be hopping with the New York Photo Festival. Because of the picturesque setting it only makes sense that Dumbo be the hub of the festival, and we hope to get to see some of the great exhibits and events this weekend - like Marc Garanger in the Bodies in Question exhibit . Of course, we'll be here, so feel free to stop by the outlet & browse, catch us up on all the going on (we'll be working), or just ask directions. See you this weekend.

We'll let you know

Just a quick note of solidarity...If you've ever been to the warehouse to pick up a piece or strolled in on a weekend jaunt, you may have heard whistling or noticed friendly banter from across the room. For those who didn't know it's usually coming from our Tibetan colleagues, who are some of the friendliest, most valuable members of the FTS team - two of which actually make an appearance in our latest post about ICFF.



It just so happens that this week at the Film Forum, there's a film about the Tibetan struggle in all it's complexity that some of us are going to check out Tuesday evening - THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUDS. - that is in large part about the demonstrations from March 2008.

Like most events at Film Forum, it always seems like you find out about the movie the day before it's over, and are left hoping that it gets extended. This time, however, we planned ahead, so we'll let you know how it was...hopefully our Tibetan friends will approve.