Tyler Hays to Survey Industrial Complex on Eve of ICFF

As New York City–nay, the world–gears up for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, our friends at the American Craft Council (the organization behind American Craft magazine, among other beautifully made initiatives) are hosting the first in a summer series of conversations “in craft and beyond” in the council’s historic library in SoHo. Kicking off the series this Thursday will be Tyler Hays of the New York- and Philadelphia-based furniture company BDDW, who will discuss “the beginnings of his company, his unique and often awe-inducing designs, and the company’s relationship with industry and the handmade,” according to Monica Hampton, director of education for the American Craft Council.