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The 18th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Saturday, May 20–Tuesday, May 23, 2006, will transform New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention...See more » The 18th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Saturday, May 20–Tuesday, May 23, 2006, will transform New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center into the global design community's most-visited mecca. North America's premier event for contemporary design, the Fair draws the most diverse assemblage of design professionals to an extraordinary display of the latest examples of design on the cutting-edge, as well as a rigorous curriculum of programs and a complete calendar of ancillary exhibits and features. During the Fair's four days, 145,000 net square feet (14,500 net square meters) of the Javits Center will abound with more than 21,000 interior designers, architects, retailers, facility managers, wholesalers, store design professionals, hotel and restaurant designers, manufacturers, and students. Members of the general public are welcome on Tuesday, May 23 when the ICFF is open to all comers. More than 500 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors. This amalgamation of domestic and international exhibitors offers the opportunity to discover the widest possible range of the world's best, most fashionable, and most avant-garde home and contract products – conveniently and enticingly shown in one location. The Fair welcomes representatives from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and U.S. Contingents will also make the annual quest to this celebrated design hub: Austrian Trade Commission, BEDG (British European Design Group), Entre Marketing Ltd. (Finland), Furniture New York, The Furniture Society (U.S.), i Saloni WorldWide (Italy), ICEX (Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade), IDSA (Industrial Designers of America), Society Royal Danish Consulate General (Denmark). International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) May 20-23, 2006 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 800-272-SHOW or 914-421-3206See less »