Design Week and the ICFF focus on new and creative directions in the world of contemporary furniture, lighting and home design.

International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF)
The 23rd Annual ICFF maps the newest frontier of what’s best and what’s next in the world of contemporary furniture, lighting and design. In addition to the main event at Javits Center, Core77 design blog offers a great guide to main and satellite events. A highlight: Noho Design District is Sight Unseen magazine’s showcase of new work happening in downtown Manhattan’s newest “design corridor” in Noho.
ICFF, May 14-17, Jacob K. Javits Center and venues throughout the city; Check site for details.
Opening night party: Saturday, May 14, 7-9 p.m., The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
Noho Design District; May 13-16; Check site for schedule, events, and map

Kips Bay Decorator Show House
Each year, celebrated interior designers transform a luxury Manhattan home into an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art and technology to raise funds for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Clubs. This year’s striking neo-Federalist style residence was once owned by John Hay “Jock” Whitney and boasts unique historic details. Each of the 16 rooms in this four-story, 10,000-square-foot mansion will delight design enthusiasts and anyone looking for decorating inspiration. Plus: Purchase hand-picked items from the Show House on Gilt Home.
Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2011; April 28-May 26; Check site for hours and events

Guerrilla Drive-in
On the evening of May 11 at 8 p.m., there will be a drive-in movie shown somewhere in NYC, no car required–with free popcorn–in a place you’d never expect to see a movie. Sign up or txt FREEPOPCORN to 760.670.3130 for news and location information.

Celebrate Brooklyn! Funk Dance Party with Maceo Parker
One of the original architects of funk, Maceo Parker’s gritty sax lines have graced some of the best party music in history in his collaborations with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, and Prince. Maceo kicks off this new series with the tightest funk orchestra on earth, plus sweeping views, a great lawn, dance lessons, beer gardens, a bike valet and it’s free!
Thursday, May 12th, 7 p.m.
Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park

Live Music Round-Up
This week’s live show highlights include Echo & the Bunnymen at Irving Plaza, The Feelies at the Bell House, MEN and Savoir Adore at the Audiophile series at the Brooklyn Museum, hip-hop iconoclasts Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson at The Bowery Ballroom and a rare lineup for the more adventurous in Table of the Elements – The Copernicium Festival at ISSUE Project Room.