As admirers of thoughtfully crafted American-made products, we took notice when Modeska alerted us to their handsome suite of desk accessories, currently making a splash on Kickstarter. The Connecticut-based company, founded by Jeremy Biron, set out to create a range of stylish, utilitarian office accessories to complement the streamlined good — Continue reading
The first giveaway in 2Modern’s 12 Days of Holiday Giving sweepstakes is the beautiful Blossom Rug, a collaboration between 2Modern and rug designer Emma Gardner. Made from hand tufted 100% New Zealand wool, the plush Blossom Rug, with its elegant chocolate-and-cream color scheme, is the first of our 6 giveaways — Continue reading
A brand new calendar, like a brand new year itself, brings with it the promise of possibilities—which may explain why, despite an increasingly digital culture, paper calendars remain alluring. This 2014 calendar by Brooklyn-based design shop Linda & Harriet, featuring originally hand-rendered illustrations by owner Liz Libre, has both substantial — Continue reading
We’re all for holiday decorations with a shelf life beyond a few weeks, and this sculptural metal wreath by the Grand Rapids design studio Hruskaa fits the bill beautifully. Inspired by the designs of Hamelli—traditional Finnish holiday mobiles crafted from straw—this artful, faceted wall sculpture makes a lovely yearlong decorative — Continue reading
2Modern is kicking off the holiday season with a brand new 12 Days of Holiday Giving sweepstakes! For the next 12 days, we’ll be giving away 6 beautifully designed products, including: the 2Modern & Emma Gardner Blossom Rug; Brave Space Hollow End Table; Marset Funiculi Floor Lamp; Gus* Wireframe End — Continue reading
We wish we had the gumption to play with color as exuberantly as the Brazilian product designer Brunno Jahara does. His 1910 São Paulo townhouse serves as a showcase for his own furniture and lighting, as well as his quirky collection of knickknacks (including a motley crew of plastic miniature pre-historic — Continue reading
AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria research got a boon over the weekend, thanks to Marc Newson and Jonathan (Jony) Ive, who organized a charity auction at Sotheby’s New York to benefit (RED), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa. In addition to designing two of the auction’s offerings (including the — Continue reading
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For arbiters of Mid-Century Nordic furniture, the term tea trolley begins and ends in 1936—the year Alvar Aalto wheeled out his Tea Trolley 901 for Artek. Framed in pale, exquisitely bent birch wood, the linear Tea Trolley 901—with its beautifully stylized, rubber-edged wheels—was a profile in versatility, portability and, not — Continue reading
It’s possible to read many things into Home Within Home, the ethereal installation by Korean-born sculptor Do Ho Suh, currently on view at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul. But duality, and its accompanying tensions, are clearly a central theme for the Korean-American transplant. Duh, whose preferred — Continue reading
No, we’re not above distracting our readers with cute cat pictures—especially when they involve a well-designed cat house/vessel, like this range of felted wool creations from Lithuania’s Felt Gallery. The cozy cocoons, hand made by designer Vaiva Nat, are roomy enough to keep kitties well ensconced from external distractions when — Continue reading
“The delicate design of this bowl takes its inspiration from nature, resembling the shape of a blossomed flower,” say Bette and Cilla Eklund, founders of the Finnish design studio BE Design, about their flowery Lily Bowl. Gracefully formed with a trio of bent walnut (or oak) slats, Lily Bowl is — Continue reading
Wine enthusiasts have a new smart phone app—and a specialty social media platform—over which to get tipsy. Delectable targets the would-be wine connoisseur eager to share his or her wine tasting experiences with like-minded drinkers. By simply submitting a snapshot of a bottle label via the Delectable app, wine lovers — Continue reading
A nice change from their lineup of clean-lined, but generic, wood and lacquer veneers is this new powder-coated steel Nittorp TV unit from Ikea, which offers ample storage without one bit fading into the background. Two shelves and sliding mesh doors hide all those unsightly media wires and remote controls — Continue reading
It doesn’t have a catchy little name, like Nest, but the thermostat designed by Philippe Starck for French start-up Netatmo aims for the same one-two punch: a good-looking thermostat that can be controlled remotely via a smart phone app. Starck’s Netatmo thermostat is a sleek and tidy Apple-esque cube which — Continue reading
Normally, we’re not too keen on reminders of winter, but ice cream trumps all other concerns. These “snow cloud” ice cream cake creations were designed for Haagan Dazs by the Swedish design studio Front, which explains, “As Scandinavians, snow is an essential part of our winters. We were inspired by — Continue reading
Just when we thought we were safe from heart-tugging pictures of Baby Alpacas…..along comes The Animal Print Shop, creators of affordable, beguilingly beautiful, animal art prints—and arbiters of kid-centric taste. The brainchild of Los Angeles-based photographer (and animal lover) Sharon Montrose, The Animal Print Shop, specializes in high-quality photographic prints — Continue reading
Product designer Fredrik Wærnes, a member of the Norwegian design collective Strek created this smart and quirky side table last year, and it ranks as one of our favorite recent small table designs. The cleanly crafted all-wood Button table was developed with versatility in mind—demonstrated by the removable sleek black — Continue reading
Graphic designers Joff Casciani and Ollie Wood, who run the UK shop Lane, have immortalized 3 seminal works by the British product designer David Mellor in a suite of elegant limited edition posters. Mellor’s Embassy Teapot (1963), 700 Series Chair (1975), and Minimal Cutlery (2003) designs have been given the — Continue reading
We’re all for holiday glamor—and for staying on trend—but too much of a good (or shiny) thing can easily go from glittering to gaudy. Which is why we think these pretty Christmas decorations—gold dipped wishbone tree ornament and sparkling geometric garland—from Brooklyn design shop LEIF—provide just the right dose of — Continue reading
Last week’s sale of Scandinavian Design at Chicago’s Wright auction house was, predictably, chock-full of A-list Nordic names—Jacobsen, Aalto, Henningsen, Juhl—and some less familiar (but no less desirable) ones. Whether iconic or obscure, the lineup of furniture and objects was a reminder of just why Nordic sensibilites remain the benchmark — Continue reading
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