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Cabinet Maker

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Cabinet Maker

There are cabinets, and then there’s this cabinet, designed by Michael Chen of the Manhattan architectural firm Normal Projects. Fitting a bedroom, study and storage in a single cabinet is no easy feat, let alone a good-looking one, but Chen and partner Karl Anderson managed to do just that for the — Continue reading

Trash Talk

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Trash Talk

Having already made headlines with a limited edition Damien Hirst trash can last year, Danish pedal bin manufacturer Vipp is at it again, albeit with a less glamorous name. New York-based artist Darcel (the alter ego of the Australian graphic artist Craig Redman), is now the beneficiary of his own — Continue reading

Father Time

Categories: Fashion + Trends
Father Time

Nothing says summer quite like yellow, and if the search for a Father’s Day present is causing its usual conundrum, Achille Castiglioni’s Record watch should provide some clarity. Originally, designed for Alessi in 2000, Record always was a bold graphic statement, with its oversized face and easy-to-read numbers. The new Record — Continue reading

Pencil Point

Categories: Art + Graphics, Modern Decor + Objects
Pencil Point

If a pencil figures prominently in your daily creative routine—and you’ve a particular affinity for witty self-parody—you’ll want to consider buying Sharpener Jar, a mason jar-cum pencil sharpener that “allows the modern creative to quantify their creative output.” Craighton Berman Studios’ tongue-in-cheek homage to creative types who slog through a day with nothing — Continue reading

Alphabetized

Categories: Art + Graphics, Modern Decor + Objects
Alphabetized

Typophiles will have a hard time resisting this set of coasters from Manhattan photographer Joanne Dugan. Capitalizing on the craze for urban signage (and Instagram’s format), Dugan’s The Alphabet City series of found typography was originally conceived as a game for her 2 year-old son, but looks just fine as — Continue reading

Mexican American

Categories: Furniture + Lighting, Sustainability
Mexican American

If you think you can avoid the Acapulco Chair, think again. That distinctive three-legged 50′s icon, named for the Mexican resort that made it famous, is everywhere, and with good reason. With its airy, linear profile and available range of exuberant colors, it’s an outdoor show-stopper in both ambiance and — Continue reading

Design Chops

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Design Chops

It’s only a prototype, but Chinese designer Carl Liu’s Taiji Chopsticks are an intriguing twist, pardon the pun, on the tried and true profile of traditional chopsticks. Meant to be a visual expression of yin and yang, the identical stainless steel pair are intertwined to create a unified whole. We — Continue reading

Interior Designs

Categories: Art + Graphics
Interior Designs

We can’t think of a more uplifting way to begin the week than with the joyful paintings of Amsterdam-based artist and designer, Mariska Meijers. In addition to a successful a line of colorful home accessories, Meijers has, with no formal art training, managed to parlay her love of color and — Continue reading

Pool Parties

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Pool Parties

It’s hard to believe that a freestanding pool could be this handsome, but it seems designers Ludovica and Roberto Palomba have managed to come up with something that those of us invested in modern design, but short on outdoor space, may actually consider. For Italian brand Kos, they’ve created a — Continue reading

New Twists

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
New Twists

J.C. Penney is hoping to revamp its tired image with some blue chip home furnishings designer names. Martha Stewart, Jonathan Adler, Michael Graves and Terrence Conran are amongst the names called upon to add some oomph to the American retailer’s stodgy offerings. Here, some nifty spiral cake candles, which come fitted — Continue reading

Twice As Nice

Categories: Fashion + Trends
Twice As Nice

We’re all for multi-purposed products. The Mix Match Bag-Backpack by Milan-based Japanese designer Makio Hasuike, is a shoulder bag which can be converted to backpack mode quickly and easily with the aid of a few swappable straps. Manufactured in Italy, it’s made from an eco-friendly material that’s light, soft, and waterproof; and — Continue reading

Season Opener

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Season Opener

Do we really need another bottle opener option? Well, frankly, no, but we do appreciate rugged good looks, fine craftsmanship and an American made product. Enter Fulcro, “a stainless steel, credit card sized, minimalist bottle opener designed with the discerning craft beer lover in mind.” Phoenix-based Portsmith Co. hopes to — Continue reading

Nature Study

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Nature Study

Here’s an incentive for everyone to bone up on scholarly pursuits: a glass and concrete cube in the middle of a wooded landscape, designed as a personal library and study by New York City architectural firm Gluck+. ”The first floor is completely closed and contains stacks for a library of books. — Continue reading

Ad Sense

Categories: Art + Graphics
Ad Sense

How do you turn a big piece of advertising real estate into something practical? By adding a curve and a fold or two, that’s how. Giving literal meaning to IBM’s Smarter Cities campaign, ad agency Ogilvy & Mather France seems to have found a way to get smart with urban advertising, — Continue reading

Summer Brights from Magis at 15% Off!

Categories: Furniture + Lighting
Summer Brights from Magis at 15% Off!

Summer is not the time to play coy with color. Winter’s chill may call for deep shades and muted tones, but summer begs for an all-out plunge into unequivocal color statements: fuschia, orange, deep reds, bright greens. Magis knows something about color. The Magis Air Chair collection alone offers a range of bright — Continue reading

Northern Light

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Northern Light

A substantial 14 inches in height, this beautiful Marimekko lantern, by Finnish industrial designer Harri Koskinen, is the embodiment of Scandinavian restraint, a graceful blend of utilitarianism and sophistication. A plain, glass bottle holds a suspended stainless steel candle holder, itself attached to a slightly elevated lid which allows for — Continue reading

Elephant in the Room

Categories: Architecture + Interiors, Kids + Baby
Elephant in the Room

Designing a room around a single image may sound unnecessarily staged—until you set your sights on this purely winsome Nursery Project by the team at The Animal Print Shop, the online animal prints gallery founded by photographer Sharon Montrose. Using the latest addition to their inventory, the heart-tugging Baby Elephant, — Continue reading

Leafy Green

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Leafy Green

Who says wreaths are only for the year-end holidays? We love the bright and crisp summery colors on this beautifully crafted ceramic wreath by the Boston-based studio Art Department. Headed by a pair of award-winning ceramicists, each Art Department product, like this terra cotta and white clay wreath, is hand — Continue reading

Head Master

Categories: Fashion + Trends
Head Master

It’s safe to say that that this colorful leather skull cap, bearing a geometric design by the late artist Sol LeWitt, may be amongst his most unusual limited edition works of art. The Star of David design was one LeWitt created for an installation at the Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek — Continue reading

Soft Sell

Categories: Furniture + Lighting
Soft Sell

Dusty pastels are unexpected color choices for sleek, sophisticated cabinetry, but Italian brand Casamania recently introduced a line of lacquered MDF cabinets called Toshi, distinguished for its range of muted colors and carved grid pattern. Designed by Venice-born Luca Nichetto, the mostly low-profile Toshi (Japanese for ‘city’) units are exceedingly reductive in — Continue reading