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Bernhardt Design was founded in 1980 by the 120-year-old Bernhardt Furniture Company and continues to be a leader and innovator in furniture design and production. During the past 10 years, President Jerry Helling has assembled an extraordinary creative team that has positioned Bernhardt Design as one of the leading international design companies. Bernhardt Design created and sponsors an annual interdisciplinary course with the world renowned Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, challenging students to create world-class designs for mass production. Bernhardt Design also sponsors the ICFF Studio, a scholarship program which provides emerging design talent exposure to manufacturers, retailers and the media from around the world.

From the creator of Absolut® vodka, Börje Karlsson, comes Karlsson’s Gold – a blend of seven varieties of virgin new potatoes from the exclusive Cape Bjäre of Southern Sweden. Instead of distilling to infinitum and removing every trace of its origin, Karlsson’s Gold vodka is meticulously distilled only once to preserve as much as possible of the inherent flavor. Special attention is devoted to what we are distilling our vodka from, the very finest virgin new potatoes, collectively known as the Golden Potatoes of Sweden. The product is perfected by the fine blending techniques of the Master Blender Börje Karlsson resulting in a premium vodka with outstanding smoothness and taste.

BOFFO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and culture organization based in New York City. Our goal is to present Art and Design to the public through exhibitions and events while creating opportunities for artists and designers to explore a subject matter that educates and informs the public. In reaching these goals, we hope to foster collaborations between creative professionals, media resources, and critical theorists, enabling meaningful discourse while extending the boundaries of art and design.