Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

I’m start­ing to put all the New York area gift fairs on my cal­en­dar, so I fig­ured I would round them up for all of you. Here’s what I have so far:

1. Bust Craftacular: Sunday, December 14, 2008 from 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18^th Street). I’ve attended this fair each year since it began and it’s always awe­some. This year will fea­ture over 200 crafters from all over the United States — the biggest turnout yet.
2. Center for Book Arts Holiday Fair: Saturday, December 13, from 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM. I haven’t attended this fair yet, but the announce­ment promises hand-bound books, jour­nals, greet­ing cards, dec­o­ra­tive boxes, photo albums, orig­i­nal art­work and artist books — all at very rea­son­able prices.
3. Union Square Holiday Market: November 24^th through December 24^th. This is an annual stop for me; there’s always tons of great gift items to find. Make sure to stop by early though — it def­i­nitely gets packed and dif­fi­cult to maneu­ver. (For the rest of the annual New York Holiday mar­kets click here.)
4. Bryant Park Holiday Shops: November 22 through December 28^th. Over 100 bou­tiques, arti­sans, design­ers, and food mer­chants from around the world, includ­ing Mixed Co.
5. New York Shops: Saturday, December 6 from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM. This event — pro­duced by New York Magazine — fea­tures items from over 40 exhibitors dis­counted by up to 60%. Buy tick­ets right here.