First Look 2018

by Peter Carey | July 23rd, 2018

First Look, the annual post-NeoCon event at the New York Design Center (NYDC) is one of those rare events that make the biggest city in America feel like a small town. In typical New York fashion, it is condensed into one four-hour night, extremely well catered, and typically one of the best-attended local A&D events of the year. Food, friends and fun make for a memorable evening of networking and perusing new products. This year, the 14th annual First Look, was no exception. Over 1,300 design professionals filled the hallways of 200 Lexington Avenue last Wednesday to see and be seen, and to find out what is happening with their colleagues, the industry in general, and the contract market in particular. Unlike NeoCon, First Look is about fitting contract furnishings into the New York City context of the market, not all across America. As this was not my first rodeo …