Fashion week has wrapped up in NY but in the Congo capitol city of Brazzaville, every day is cause for the “Gucci Gucci”. The SAPE (Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes) dress to impress, and may be strutting across a dirt street in a country where the average income is less — Continue reading
Gray and geometry: two trends that have proven their staying power long enough to go from trends to what’s hot and what’s wanted. You can never really go wrong throwing some gray in your interior mix–paint, textiles or more. Adding geometric details in accessories and other surfaces is always a — Continue reading
You didn’t think we were done extolling the virtues and flexibility of the medium known as “paint chip” in the DIY art sphere, did you? You must understand that we simply can’t help it. In the DIY world, there’s a sort of holy grail–a triumvirate of characteristics that take a — Continue reading
Earlier today it was the interior of a cottage, and now, a modern barn conversion! We can’t help all these rustic modern interiors and exteriors we’ve been showcasing lately. The upcoming fall season makes us crave warm woods, snugly hearths, earthy textures, and from-nature materials. You can usually find that — Continue reading
What’s up with us and tiny little cottages lately? All we know is that modern never looks so good as when it’s applied to spaces that could really use it, like tiny spaces that need smart and efficient space design. This tiny little Scandinavian cottage is the perfect example. From — Continue reading
Work shouldn’t really take up any more space in your life and in your home than it absolutely has to, and the space it does take up should be sleek and stylish, don’t you think? This is just a quick round-up of four stylish, sleek, wonderful, modern, wall-mounted modern desks — Continue reading
We’re such fans of long, lean, modern, clean homes, and this house in Melides seems to balance perfectly in the landscape, mingling with green grass and concrete walkaways and blue skies and sleek pools. There are a lot of white and gray colors that stand in stark contrast to the — Continue reading
Curbly and 2Modern’s own Capree are such good hunters of the best DIY projects. And to think this was once a piece from IKEA! Amazing. The folks who made this project are Dutch and brilliant. They gave these IKEA Besta cabinets some super awesome fresh coats of colorful paint, but — Continue reading
There’s just something so strangely comforting about photographs that aren’t of anything particularly special. Photographs don’t need some fancy, fixed up composition or famous subject matter to arrest the eye or create good art for an interior. These are such amazing photographs by artist Ye Rin Mok. Extraordinarily simple compositions — Continue reading
“Just Fold It is flexible, easy to assemble and disassemble and the individual models fold, making them perfect for storing or convenient transport. The length of the screen can be adjusted by subtracting the number or adding modules. Perforations on the surface by counteracting increases in stability in addition to — Continue reading
An amazing cantilever house in the countryside of Lithuania by architect G. Natekvicius. The focus of the house gives the feel of a wooden ship moving across the green landscape. Lithuanian architect Natkevičius tells us about his fireplace shaped cantilevered modern house in Utriai built for a family to enjoy — Continue reading
Ran across these well designed, surprising and substantial accessories from Sjotime Industries. The striped bud vases, “Power Plants”, are fresh and funny. I like the beaker and smoke stack references! The solid wooden bowls are amazing! Tactile, substantial, and I can definitely see the mail and keys finding a home. Nice pieces — Continue reading
Peter Gregorio’s paintings reflect his interest in the advent of the Singularity, the scientific concept that artificial intelligence will one day surpass human intelligence. He transforms conceptual ideas of information theory and theoretical cosmology into tangible works of art, presenting a vision of a flattened dystopia. By compressing the depths — Continue reading
Today’s eye candy comes courtesy of talented Boston-based firm Zero Energy Design, and boy do they sure know how to design a house. Nature’s tough competition when it comes to the looking good category, but in all these photos we nearly have to declare Zero Energy Design’s work the winner. Their insides — Continue reading
Are you a knick knack-y kind of person? For someone who is, choosing accessories for the home is as easy as choosing things you really like and incorporating them into your decor. But for folks who don’t like knick knacks (as we suspect many modern and minimalist folks are), sometimes — Continue reading
Though a place in Paris that sells all manner of sweet delights like pastries really could look like the inside of a dirty cardboard box and still do alright, it’s nice to see when a Patisserie doesn’t just phone the interior design in, like in the Patisserie des Reves in — Continue reading
I had the great pleasure of meeting Cheryl and discovering her work during the Sun Valley Arts Festival this year. Her vibrant, abstract encaustic paintings absolutely stole my breath (and my heart… and frankly, the show). I went back to her booth several times, chatted her up, and finally bought a — Continue reading
These limited editions Moleskin notebooks were inspired by Eugen Batz, a student of Vasily Kandinsky who taught the color class at Bauhaus. Kandinsky was interested in the effects of color beyond its first physical response in the eye. He developed a questionnaire to demonstrate the inner/emotional/universal connection between the primary — Continue reading
You know I try not to get too personal online in the blog—this is about modern design, after all—but when I came across the photography of Ursus Wehrli I had to speak up. See, I like things in order. I like my pantry organized to precision. I like a clean car. — Continue reading
Today’s eye candy comes courtesy of this super talented Philadelphia-based firm with really cool exteriors and interiors, Moto Designshop Inc. There seems to be a real understanding of how manipulating the various planes of a space with really high-quality and detailed materials can really make or break a room. And — Continue reading
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