Space of the Week: Picture 'Grey Gardens,' But Saner, and With Fewer Cats

05.11.11 Our Fair City New York’s epic annual designer trade show, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, opens to the public on Tuesday, taking up 145,000 square feet with what’s to come in the world of design. More  › Come In. Sit Down. Think of the Himalayas. With proceeds going to the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Kids of Kathmandu, a group of designers have created their own one-of-a-kind desks to be auctioned online. More  › Sunday, Party, Sunday A slew of pre-ICFF festivities are happening in Soho this Sunday, including a Marcel Wanders book signing, a celebration of the office chair, and more. More  › Scandinavian Showoffs The exhibition “New Finnish Design Scenarios—A Story About What Happened in the Future” will feature breakthroughs in architecture and furniture, as only the Finnish can do them. More  › space of the week Picture Grey Gardens, But Saner, and With Fewer Cats Daughter and niece to Grey Gardens co-directors Albert and David Maysles, respectively, artist Rebekah Maysles’s Harlem apartment is a study in happy-functional clutter. Slideshow  › This is the cover of Rebekah’s 2009 book Grey Gardens. A relatively quiet dining area is decorated with a Moroccan rug. The dresses hanging in Rebekah’s bedroom were found in thrift shops. The Best Bet Louise Campbell’s Candelabrum This candleholder can’t sing or dance Disney style, but it can be twisted into unexpected angles. More Info › behind closed doors The Website With Four Walls For furniture and antiques site 1stdibs’s inaugural brick-and-mortar location, Jim Druckman designed this 3,000-square-foot space on the tenth floor of his New York Design Center. Slideshow  › These weighty crystalline bookends add support (and a little flair) to your shelves. Mention this newsletter at Nest Interiors and get 20 percent off these agate bookends (normally $150), which come in a variety of colors and patterns (172 Ninth Ave., at 21st St.; 212-337-3441).