Grassroots Modern

Posted on January 2, 2006 Under Design

Last year we saw the popularity of price friendly modern design. Companies like Realm Dekor are 'consciously trying to keep the price down in "modern design"-- a market place that has had a pretty steep price tag lately.' One of…

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Concrete DJ Table

Posted on October 6, 2005 Under Music

I'm always on the hunt for a good table for my 1's and 2's. I've had my turntables setup on everything from milk crates to old desks. Lately i've been rockin' on a wireframe shelving unit from Target-- it works…

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Next Stop: Paris, France

Posted on September 1, 2005 Under Travel

I'm off to today to Maison and Objet, in Paris. "10 Years of Trends, Encounters, Passion and Home-Style". This will be my first M and O, and I've heard nothing but good reports from past years. Of course, I plan…

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I love my chair

Posted on August 9, 2005 Under Books

I Love My Chair, is a great interactive book making project by Sense Worldewide. The soon to be book will contain pictures of reader submitted chairs, along with a short piece of text justifying why it is their favorite. Everyone…

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Barber Osgerby

Posted on August 9, 2005 Under Design

I really love the original Barber Osgerby flight stool, which she recently turned into a limited edition collection for Pantone. These flight stools made the blog circuit a few months ago, as they were everywhere during ICFF. The Pantone versions…

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Flirt Station

Posted on July 14, 2005 Under Design

Shannon South designed this piece of furniture, she calls the "flirt station", to promote person to communication and interaction--through flirting. Two people can share this bench, allowing a natural connection between the window that connects--yet still keeps each individual safe…

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The Georgie Bench

Posted on June 30, 2005 Under Design

I'm a huge George Nelson fan, his classic maple slat bench has been a center piece in my living room for sometime now, and it's one of my favorite pieces of classic modern furniture, ever. I was really pleased to…

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i’m dreaming chair

Posted on December 28, 2004 Under Design

This is the i'm dreaming chair from the designers at Take 5 Furniture. Pretty sweet stuff, they describe their products as "fast, fun, and affordable furniture". I'd agree this chair is definitely fun. A place for people to sit and…

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Teenage Furniture Design Competition

Posted on December 17, 2004 Under Design

designboom has a really interesting international design competition going on I found and wanted to share; I think I'm going to enter. The subject of the competition is "teenage furniture", and they're looking for designs that are multifunctional to fill…

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Karim for Label

Posted on December 7, 2004 Under Design

That crazy Karim Rashid fella' is at it again with some new designs for the Dutch line Label... I'd like to sit down with him soon and catch up, see what he has in the works. Maybe when I'm in…

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