Juxtaposing classic and contemporary styles seems to be all the rage these days; everyone wants their chance to do a modern take on a classic piece or pattern. UK Furniture manufacturer Viable has an interesting twist on this new theme…
Continue Reading →In case you hadn't figured it out already, I'm a HUGE fan of mid-century furniture...and the newer stuff inspired by the masters. So, naturally, I got a little excited when I stumbled upon the Mute Chair by San Francisco design…
Continue Reading →If there's one word in furniture design that makes me melt, it's Eames, so that pretty much leaves me liquified, now that I've seen the Eames 100th Anniversary Chairs that Herman Miller has produced, in celebration of the birth of…
Continue Reading →While it is said that oil and water don't mix, Singapore native Hunn Wai, a recent graduate of the IM Masters programme at the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands, could probably make the two work in concert with one…
Continue Reading →Some people find steel cold and impersonal when it comes to interior design. I, for one, find it to be quite the opposite -- instead it screams chic, confident and strong. I like furniture that makes no apologies, and that's…
Continue Reading →I first became aware of the problem that electronic waste, or "ewaste," poses to the ecosystem through the documentary film Manufactured Landscapes, which played here in New York a few months ago. In the film, you see a whole community…
Continue Reading →Essentially the past silhouetted atop the present, Vintage Shelf by Jaren Goh welcomes traditional into your modern home. It's a big case of contemporary with a classic cutout front; the effect, a bookcase within a bookcase. Created especially for Munkii,…
Continue Reading →My suburban childhood was marked by the Friday nights my parents would splurge and take us to a certain unnamed pizza chain for pipin' hot pie. Those short trips out of the house also meant I'd again get to kick…
Continue Reading →In case you didn't notice this past year, ICFF is a pretty big deal around here. Here, of course, being both NYC and our cozy little blog. While I haven't had the opportunity to check it out in person yet,…
Continue Reading →Furniture design's favorite couple, Form and Function is at it again. The power duo that makes and breaks the barriers of space, has taken on an Umbra face: meet the Magtable coffee table, a sweet little piece that lets you…
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