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Axo Light is 30% Off All May!

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Axo Light is 30% Off All May!

You like what you see up there? Of COURSE you do. Axo Light’s modern lighting fixtures are sassy and sexy and would look amazing in any room of your house. So stop reading this dumb blog post that’s telling you Axo Light is 30% off until the end of May — Continue reading

2Modern’s EXPLODING with Newness!

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2Modern’s EXPLODING with Newness!

Introducing new lower prices, new products and new limited edition fluorescent colors from Fatboy! Brighten any room with these new limited edition Fluorescent colors available in theFatboy Junior, and Fatboy Point. We are pleased to introduce Areaware on 2Modern. Areaware is a New York City based producer of everyday objects that are both functional — Continue reading

Type Matters! by Jim Williams

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Type Matters! by Jim Williams

This book might not have as many juicy color photos as the other books we’ve been giving away this week, but anyone who’s a type lover will really dig this book. “Type Matters!”  by Jim Williams and published by Merrell Publishers is a jolly little soft-cover book that looks almost — Continue reading

More Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors

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More Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors

Like looking at gorgeous interior spaces? Like getting inspiration from those spaces? Like just seeing how other people live? Then you’ll love today’s book up for giveaway, “More Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors” by Andreas von Einsiedel and Johanna Thornycroft. As the title might suggest, this is a follow up — Continue reading

Bookshelf by Alex Johnson

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Bookshelf by Alex Johnson

Yay for books! Who doesn’t love a ton of books!? Even if you don’t love to read books as much as we do, you could be one of those folks who just likes having a lot of books around the house (for looks or comfort). The point is, lots of — Continue reading

Huge Welcome to Areaware!

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Huge Welcome to Areaware!

Huge big giant awesome welcome to hip New York -based company Areaware, who work with a ton of talented designers to bring you one of our favorite collections of quirky yet functional, high-design-but-somehow-affordable personal and home accessories. What are you waiting for! Browse all they have to offer and buy — Continue reading

Inside Prefab: The Ready-Made Interior

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Inside Prefab: The Ready-Made Interior

Don’t let the simple exterior of the book “Inside Prefab: The Ready-Made Interior” by Deborah Schneiderman and published by Princeton Architectural Press fool you: this small book packs a powerful punch of prefab inspiration. But instead of focusing on the prefabricated architectural world which is well-documented, Deborah delves into the world — Continue reading

The Wallpaper Book by Geneviève Brunet

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The Wallpaper Book by Geneviève Brunet

Anyone who’s ever looked at a design blog or Pinterest knows that wallpaper — patterned, bold, colorful, subtle, relaxing — is back in a big way, and probably will be around for years to come. “The Wallpaper Book” by Geneviève Brunet published this year by the fabulous Thames & Hudson will — Continue reading

Win Inspiration: 2Modern Book Week is Here!

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Win Inspiration: 2Modern Book Week is Here!

2Modern Design Book Week is here again! Each day we’ll post about a gorgeous and inspiring modern design book and each day you comment for a chance to win that book! We’ll have one book review + 1 book each day for five days this week. We’ll choose winners and — Continue reading

Dwell’s “Tomorrow’s Design Stars”

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Dwell’s “Tomorrow’s Design Stars”

Loving this new series by Dwell magazine: “Tomorrow’s Design Stars.” Based off of their “Young Designers” roundup in their May 2012 issue, they’ve gone more in-depth with some of the new designers out there who are creating amazing work and daring to push the boundaries in the design field. Some — Continue reading

Ever wanted to work at 2Modern?

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Ever wanted to work at 2Modern?

Now’s your chance! We’re looking for an AWESOME Customer Sales & Support Member for our enthusiastic and growing 2Modern team. What would you be doing? Oh, answering questions and communicating with our customers and vendors via phone or email (professionally). You’d be dealing with a pretty high-paced and quick environment. You’d — Continue reading

Sherwin Williams’ Chip It! Tool

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Sherwin Williams’ Chip It! Tool

Wanna find a photo you like online, have an instant color palette build itself around the image and then tell you what exact colors to buy? Sherwin Williams’ Chip It! tool wants you to do that, too. Visit the Chip It! website and view a video to see how it — Continue reading

You like us…you really like us!

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You like us…you really like us!

Hells yes! We won. We are the winner of the 2012 JDR Industry Blogger Awards in the Architecture category!! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us, to everyone who reads the blog everyday and to all of our friends who talk to us on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook — Continue reading

Eskayel’s new Poolside collection!

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Eskayel’s new Poolside collection!

Our love for Eskayel — that hip Brooklyn-based studio helmed by creative and talented artist and designer Shanan Campanaro — only grows stronger and stronger. After releasing the new Poolside Collection, we might have to run away to a tropical island and live our days out surrounded by their pitch-perfect, — Continue reading

Bold new rugs from By Second Studio!

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Bold new rugs from By Second Studio!

Have your feet been feeling sad lately? Has your home been missing a certain je ne said quoi? WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED. One (or more) of By Second Studio’s gorgeous new 1980s-ish, brightly colored, boldly patterned rugs for your living room, dining room, bedroom, laundry room, bathrooms, kitchen, — Continue reading

Vote for us in the JDR Industry Blogger Awards

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Vote for us in the JDR Industry Blogger Awards

We’re up for an award! The best architecture blog award, in the 3rd annual JDR Industry Blogger Awards, to be exact. There are only a few days left to vote, and if you haven’t voted yet, we’d sure appreciate it. Only if you have a moment!

Austin urban design: Ice Cream for Waller Creek

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Austin urban design: Ice Cream for Waller Creek

If you have any interest at all in urban development and changing a city’s public architecture for the better, you might have already heard of the Waller Creek project in Austin, which has already been drawing comparisons to New York’s High Line Park in terms of size, type and impact — Continue reading

The World’s First Outdoor Dishwasher

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The World’s First Outdoor Dishwasher

FINALLY. Right? The one thing the world needed was an outdoor dishwasher for people’s outdoor kitchens! All kidding aside about whether or not the world really needed one of these suckers, we have to admit, the idea of it is pretty darn cool! We mean, if you have an outdoor — Continue reading

Lookin’ to love us? Find us everywhere and we’ll love you back.

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Lookin’ to love us? Find us everywhere and we’ll love you back.

We want to connect with you on social media outlets all over the internet. From Google+, to Facebook, to Twitter to even Pinterest, you can find hot deals, discover new brands, revel in the wonder of the modern world, give us your suggestions (compliments and complaints all welcome) and just — Continue reading

LZF Air Table Lamp and Wall Sconce!

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LZF Air Table Lamp and Wall Sconce!

New LZF modern lights are available to help give you the look and home you desire. LZF is known for their curvy and geometric fixtures made of timber veneers, polypropylene and paper parchment in all kinds of colors and shapes. Now they’ve added the Air Table Lamp and Air Wall Sconce — Continue reading