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Villa Abborrkroken at Överby, Sweden, by John Robert Nilsson Architects

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Villa Abborrkroken at Överby, Sweden, by John Robert Nilsson Architects

John Robert Nilsson Architects started in 1995 and currently consists of four employees. The practice works on equal parts of private dwellings, exhibition spaces and public areas. Among the homes they have built are numerous villas and cottages in coastal areas,  giving them a broad expertise in coastal protection and — Continue reading

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This week’s 2M Collective Modern Décor Sale includes Lights Up Lighting! 2M Collective is a weekly sale by 2Modern offering deeply discounted modern furniture & lighting in limited quantities. Sale starts at 9:00 AM PST every Thursday. Continue reading

Mjölk

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Mjölk

  Need some lifestyle inspiration? John Baker and Juli Daoust are the owners of Mjölk (Milk) and they not only sell the finest art objects from Scandinavia, Japan and other fab cultures they also live the ”design life”. Their blog Kitka is a passenger seat as they sip coffee at Cafe — Continue reading

2M Collective Weekly Sale – Rossetti Lighting

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2M Collective Weekly Sale – Rossetti Lighting

This week’s 2M Collective Modern Décor Sale includes Rossetti Lighting! 2M Collective is a weekly sale by 2Modern offering deeply discounted modern furniture & lighting in limited quantities. Sale starts at 9:00 AM PST every Thursday. Continue reading

Modern Etsy: Jean Pelle

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Modern Etsy: Jean Pelle

Loving, loving these bubble chandeliers and these cute wooden taper candle holders. They’re all quite modern pieces, but they have an indeterminable warmth and sweetness to them that would certainly bring a lovely addition to any space. More here.

Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects: Mountain House

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Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects: Mountain House

Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects

Adapt-Ability

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Adapt-Ability

Over the last couple years, I find myself in awe of the young designers who have remained innovative, exuberant, and steadfast during tough challenges within the design industry. In recent years, the idea of “green design” has been gaining momentum at absurd speed. It is nice that more and more — Continue reading

Penny Floors

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Penny Floors

Hmmm… think I’m gonna start saving my change.. The Cup Cafe at Hotel Congess via Young Snowbirds The Standard Grill in the Standard Hotel New York via Notcot.. The flooring at Revolver is made up of over 340,000 pennies..  Paul Smith’s boutique in Paris.. And finally, The Chamberlains created this — Continue reading

Church as Home

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A dutch firm named Zecc has converted an old chapel into an apartment

Happy Easter Sunday – Being an (non-religious) architecture fanatic, I bring you these wonderful examples of renovated Churches turned into homes. This example, formerly the Christian Reformed Church of Everett is owned by a couple who had the home “reblessed” after renovations. The first floor is made up of 2,600 — Continue reading

Fashion: Daniel Widrig and Iris van Herpen

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Fashion: Daniel Widrig and Iris van Herpen

We usually try to do fashion/interiors posts by combining what we see in the world of fashion that seems to be overlapping into the world of home design. But every now and then we come across something in the fashion world that totally stands by itself. The work of Daniel — Continue reading

The Riviera, Palm Springs

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The Riviera, Palm Springs

A favorite of the Ratpack,  the Riviera, located in Palm Springs Califoria, underwent a massive renovation, and was relaunched in 2008. The whole environment oozes Hollywood glamour and is nothing short of posh. See more here.

Kate Spade’s Colorful Website!

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Kate Spade’s Colorful Website!

Wow! Bang! Boom! Kate Spade’s new colorful summer-inspired website has us making the kind of sounds that are usually only preserved for fight scenes from the original Batman television series. You’ll want to surf on to here yourself to see all kinds of gorgeous photo shoots with good-looking fashion objects — Continue reading

Any Bag Camera Bag

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Any Bag Camera Bag

I’ve had a DSLR for over 6 years now and my collection of photos does not reflect that fact. I’m either too lazy to cary my big, hunky camera bag around or scared to put in my man purse (murse) unsheathed. But now, with the Any Bag Camera Bag Insert, — Continue reading

Knoll Kids 15% off through March 6

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Knoll Kids 15% off through March 6

From now until March 6, get 15% off select items from Knoll Kids! Created for the ones we love, knoll kids is a collection of spirited, modern furniture scaled for a younger generation. Each piece reflects the belief in the utility of modern design and commitment to quality.

Ruin Academy

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Ruin Academy

I love the concept of taking something ugly and breathing new life into it, and Ruin Academy does just that. Literally.  As quoted from the blog, “The Ruin Academy occupies an abandoned 5-story apartment building in central Taipei. All the interior walls of the building and all the windows are — Continue reading

Pattern: Karen Margolis’ Mind Meanings

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Pattern: Karen Margolis’ Mind Meanings

Karen Margolis’ work, if we were trying to categorize it, should probably fall under the ‘featured artist’ category, considering she happens to be a darn fine one. But it’s the pattern that her art creates, and the conscious patterns that she is invoking through her concept, that has us pushing — Continue reading

Balcony House by Thomas Daniell Architects

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Balcony House by Thomas Daniell Architects

Thomas Daniell Architects

Pattern: Stitch Lab’s Flickr Fabric

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Pattern: Stitch Lab’s Flickr Fabric

Confession: sometimes we get tremendously overwhelmed by all the fabric patterns available today–both modern and vintage–that we can use as pattern inspiration. Not just for inspiration for actual projects, but for color palette inspiration and art ideas. That’s why we’re very thankful for the Flickr stream of a business called — Continue reading

Modern Etsy: Hindsvik

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Modern Etsy: Hindsvik

We’re not sure how to pronounce today’s Modern Etsy store focus, but luckily Hinkdvik also speaks the language of awesome home decor accessories, which we are quite fluent in. We hope to have many, many more conversations with this Etsy store. There’s just something so soft, lovely and caring about — Continue reading

Food/Design: Grüner

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Food/Design: Grüner

Our soft spot for walls, floors and ceilings clad in soft, light-toned wood planks is eternal, loyal and getting worse by the minute. Portland restaurant Grüner, you are NOT making things better. And your food looks darn good, too. So remember how we’ve been showcasing all the sweet interiors of — Continue reading