How was it for you? The spring fair season, I mean. The big-top design shows seemed to come thicker and faster than ever over the past month or so – ICFF New York, imm cologne Spring Edition, 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen and Chicago’s NeoCon – with each event trying to stake its claim to a continued relevance and meaning, both commercial and cultural. In some cases, the fairs were smaller in terms of real estate than we’ve known them, a reflection of the very real challenges faced by the physical exhibition industry right now, but all had clearly taken the strategic decision to attempt…
