ICFF NYC

I learned that you cannot take your 10-year-old daughter to ICFF, even with preregistration and a show pass. I remember going to the show in 2019 and being so inspired and excited to take all the new ideas back to my design practice. I remember meeting young college designers with fantastic furniture pieces and thinking this would be an inspiring show for young people. This time my excitement was squelched by the show manager telling me they could not let my daughter in unless she was over the age of 16 due to liabilities with the “very expensive products on display.” I sadly abided by the rules and ventured into the show alone only to be almost tripped by a dog on a long leash with an excited long tail roaming the showroom floor. A dog was not considered a liability, but my budding interior designer was. Hospitality, which is a main design sector of the show, was not on display at ICFF. I will not be re-attending ICFF in the future nor advising any of my 300+ coworkers to attend.