It is like a light went on over their heads.
Brooklyn designers and their disciples flocked to the Bklyn Design Expo this weekend to show off — and check out — their carefully made wares.
The annual event, which is hosted by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and held this year at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Williamsburg, drew thousands of design fans to see the more than 40 companies who showed off their chairs, lampshades, and, of course, T-shirts.
“Brooklyn’s best design show was better than ever this year,” said chamber president Carlo A. Scissura. “With the borough’s most talented and creative artists featured, and amazing new attractions like Bklyn Buys, Bklyn Designs 2015 is sure to be a show the design world will be talking about for a very long time.”
Furniture designer Evan Crane of the Brooklyn Navy Yard showed off his Japanese-inspired pieces. He said he enjoyed the design fest, which was held at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Williamsburg, this year.
“It was a great curation, which is not always the case when you are dealing with a bunch of makers,” said Crane.
The expo also included a cinema room that showed films that focus on design, an “imagination playground” that showcased designs for children, and a pop-up shop focused on environmentally friendly furniture and lighting.
“It was awesome,” said Cassidy Brush, owner of Clinton Hill-based lighting company Urban Chandy.
Brush and a team of designer friends and volunteers built a wallless “urban loft” to showcase her product, which they got certified last year and hope to sell to restaurants across the borough
