Muji, the Japanese design brand that has managed to turn color-free, radical simplicity into a lusted-after esthetic, has added an elegant air purifier to its growing collection of unsexy electronic gadgets. Designed by Kazushige Miyake, Muji’s Air Purifier trades in the typical bulky shape and knob-laden profile of household air purifiers for a supremely pared down 20-inch perforated cylinder — Continue reading
Anyone who’s ever tried to corral the unruly electrical cables of a pendant light will cotton to this little device, produced by Melbourne industrial designer Antony Richards. Little Bishop is a mindfully designed contraption that cleverly keeps electrical cables neatly secured—without detracting from the intrinsic organic character of suspension lighting. The two-part fixture—comprised of post, which — Continue reading
A dazzling new addition to 2Modern’s family of brands is Foscarini, a Venice-based lighting company whose offerings include innovative creations by some of foremost contemporary designers on the scene—Patricia Urquiola’s sparkling Caboche collection of modern lamps (above) being amongst the most notable. Fueled by the desire to create lamps of “pure emotion,” Foscarini has presided — Continue reading
If there was any confusion as to where exactly the full effect of Candelabro—the bombastically beautiful suspension lighting fixture created by Spanish design brand LZF—could be best illustrated, it’s been cleared up beautifully by Madrid’s NH Abascal Hotel. In choosing Candelabro—a canopy of 15 separate elements representing LZF’s most recognizable lamps—for its main lobby, the hotel selected a dramatic tactile — Continue reading
Carl Hansen & Søn, gatekeepers of Hans J. Wegner’s legacy, have just re-issued a Wegner-designed tray table that was originally introduced in 1970. Exhibited at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair, CH417 Tray Table, comprised of circular wood top and foldable metal base, will now be made available in the original laminate version as — Continue reading
Our Knoll Classics Sale offers a chance for modern design enthusiasts to own a piece of design history. Some of the most familiar and exalted modernist designs of the 20th Century, created by masters like Eero Saarinen, Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, and Florence Knoll, are being offered today at an elegant 15% reduction. — Continue reading
NakNak, a Taiwanese brand focused on products fashioned in its 30 year-old metal workshop, exhibited an inventive range of functional home goods at this month’s Stockholm Furniture Fair—these house numbers amongst the standouts. The Wire Number series, designed by the Stockholm-based team of Kyuhuung Cho & Erik Olovsson, is an exquisitely decorative collection of steel wire compositions, each — Continue reading
Three guesses as to the purpose of this explicitly stylish, yet wholly utilitarian, bag—ready and waiting to play accomplice to a great escape. The creation of Alice Saunders, a Boston-based designer who sources vintage textiles for her Massachusetts studio Forestbound, this roomy weekender has been fashioned from sturdy, repurposed canvas, and comes outfitted with the kind of — Continue reading
Concrete modernism at its most literal describes the work of James De Wulf, a Los Angeles-based designer who oversees a range of modern furniture that merges simple forms with advanced concrete technology. A synthesis of contemporary craft and cutting-edge material application, James De Wulf furniture—exemplified by his exceedingly reductive indoor/outdoor Concrete Ping Pong and — Continue reading
“Just because it’s a chicken coop, it doesn’t mean you can’t be creative,” opined Stephen Cassell of New York’s Architecture Research Office (ARO)—who got very creative indeed in designing a home for a brood of chickens on the eastern end of Long Island. Built for a Hamptons-dwelling, chicken-raising client who had designs on a coop — Continue reading
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Summer arrives early with our Vondom exclusive sale, beginning Wednesday, February 18th, and extending through March 3rd. Vondom, a Valencia-based modern furniture brand, has made a habit of defying conventional notions about indoor/outdoor furniture, planters, and lighting, with a range of avant garde items that straddle the line between sculpture and functionality. Bestsellers and — Continue reading
Giving vivid new meaning to the word ‘up-cycling’ is DittoHouse, an Ohio-based textiles company which repurposes fabric waste for its range of graphically modern blankets and pillows. Overseen by founder and textile designer Molly Fitzpatrick, DittoHouse harnesses the potential in scrap cotton materials, which, once sorted and de-fiberized, yield a whole new collection of yarns which Fitzpatrick weaves into — Continue reading
Dutch wallpaper producers NLXL have introduced a new wallpaper motif based on the work of Russian artist Ekaterina Panikanova. The company’s new Biblioteca design startlingly translates the 3-dimensional installations created by Panikanova into wall coverings that, in standard NLXL fashion, fool the eye with their photo-realist exactitude (see their Scrapwood collaboration with Piet Hein Eek — Continue reading
Modern lighting designs by the Finnish company Secto are instantly recognizable for their elegant shades, each composed from artfully arranged wooden strips. Sourced and crafted locally of Finnish birch, the Helsinki-based Secto’s slatted designs—exquisite table lamps, wall sconces, pendant lights, and floor lamps—bear the graceful forms and meticulous craftsmanship that characterize the best examples of traditional Nordic design. 2Modern — Continue reading
Trade show season may have barely launched, but already one trend that shows no signs of passing is the preoccupation with gold. As illustrated by last month’s IMM Cologne, golden finishes continue to mark some of the more notable new furnishings making their debut in 2015. Danish brand Gubi led the pack with new versions — Continue reading
Spanish lighting brand LZF already has something to celebrate this new year, having received 2015 IF Design Awards for two of its 2014 lamp designs—including its Chou series of floor, table, and suspension lamps. The international juried award was bestowed on LZF in the lighting product category for a lamp suite with a distinct Asian — Continue reading
In a timely Valentine’s Day unveiling, Milan design studio Veneziano+Team debuted a heart-shaped wooden stool, created for Italian brand Riva 20, at last month’s IMM Cologne trade fair. Crafted from solid cedar, One Love is a sculptural piece and apt collaborative expression of Gianni Veneziano and Luciana Di Virgilio, Veneziano+Team’s creative and life partners—though a team of 4 designers — Continue reading
Sustainable design practices impact not just the environment, but the people who reside within it—and to that end, Mater, a Copenhagen-based design studio, has made ‘ethical design’ its abiding principle. By melding social responsibility with the time-honored traditions of Nordic design, Mater has, since its founding in 2006, overseen a range of visually striking, — Continue reading
Italian manufacturer .Exnovo, which has been experimenting with 3D printing technology since 1988, introduced new lighting designs at Maison et Objet this year—and included was Maggiolina, a new lamp series by Alessandro Zambelli. Said to be inspired by Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, in which a man awakens to find himself transformed into — Continue reading
New arrivals at 2Modern include the exquisite IC Lights Collection from FLOS. A suite of exceedingly elegant lamps in which a single sphere balances on a linear brass element, the IC Lights Collection was conceived of by Cypriot-born, London-based designer Michael Anastassiades, who was inspired by a video of a contact juggler balancing spheres — Continue reading
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