New arrivals at 2Modern include the exquisite IC Lights Collection from FLOS. A suite of exceedingly elegant lamps in which a single sphere balances on a linear brass element, the IC Lights Collection was conceived of by Cypriot-born, London-based designer Michael Anastassiades, who was inspired by a video of a contact juggler balancing spheres — Continue reading
Vitra unveiled a new range of products at the recently concluded Maison & Objet trade fair in Paris—a collection for which the undisputed star was Alexander Girard. The company’s Home Complements Collection features a range of small-ticket items—paper napkins, matchbooks, serving trays, greeting cards—that act as showcase primarily for the whimsical illustrations of Girard, the architect — Continue reading
Our month-long ‘Keep on Giving’ sale on modern furniture, lighting and accessories by Gus* is about to be history. The Gus* collection includes well crafted, beautifully proportioned contemporary furniture for the bedroom, dining room, living room, and modern study—each piece distinguished by the graceful profiles and honest materials that highlight the softer side of modernism. A chance to — Continue reading
Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio has created the interiors of the first Mondrian hotel outside U.S. shores. The Mondrian London, at Sea Containers—so named for its location inside the famous Sea Containers House that overlooks the river Thames in the city’s South Bank neighborhood—is Dixon’s first hotel project, and bears many of the sensuous — Continue reading
Dutch wallpaper studio NLXL, which has made it a point of pride to create entire wallpaper rolls with no visible repeat motifs, has just released a new wallpaper design that—pun intended—rules. Printed Rulers is a new design, created by founders Nick & Esther Vintage, which continues the photorealist tradition started with Piet Hein Eek’s Scrapwood collection, in — Continue reading
New to 2Modern are the rugs and woven accessories of Surya, a modern textiles brand whose commitment to high quality, accessibly priced products has remained unwavering for 25 years. Surya’s collaborations with designers like Aimee Wilder and Jill Rosenwald have yielded a range of contemporary rugs, modern furniture pieces, and accessories defined by — Continue reading
It’s not too late in the year to consider a 2015 calendar, and Japanese design studio Nendo has one of the more whimsical ones yet. Their Sticker-Calendar is, as its name indicates, both calendar and sticker set, designed to segue into each month as each day’s sticker is peeled away. Seasonal illustrations — Continue reading
Talk about a potent cocktail recipe! The new Corridor Compact Bar from BDI may be just what imbibing modernists have been waiting for. A stylish contemporary freestanding bar doesn’t come around everyday, let alone one with functional efficiency and handsome Mid Century overtones—but the Corridor Compact Bar possesses both, in spades. The latest — Continue reading
Toronto architectural firm PARTISANS has conceived of and created a freestanding sauna on a private Canadian island that takes its inspiration from the undulating form of a grotto. Grotto Sauna, built on a prehistoric rock formation, straddles the line between sculpture and architecture, appearing to be a simple rectilinear volume on the outside, but masking an exquisite set of curves on — Continue reading
Recent 2015 arrivals at 2Modern include the elegant lighting designs of Sonneman. The American modern lighting company, founded by New York-born designer Robert Sonneman, has carved out a niche in the lighting design field distinct for its refined esthetic sensibilities and artful profiles. Noted models include the Atelier Pendant series, a — Continue reading
The digital world may have given us a new reason to avoid actually talking to our colleagues. Latvian startup company GreyNut is proposing a device specifically made for open offices—where privacy is at a premium and interruptions are a given. Luxafor is a small LED light that attaches to a — Continue reading
Barcelona lighting brand Marset has unveiled a new suite of lighting designs that take their inspiration from rock music. The elegant Ginger collection is a disc-based series that pays homage to drummer Ginger Baker, one of the members of legendary 1960′s band, Cream. Designed by Spanish designer Joan Gaspar, the Ginger collection is — Continue reading
2Modern is delighted to welcome Nanimarquina to our range of brands. This Barcelona-based modern rug company, founded by designer Nani Marquina in 1987, has honed its reputation on a collection of contemporary carpets that celebrates stellar craftsmanship, manual production, and traditional weaving techniques practiced around the globe. Collaborations with noted contemporary designers, including Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Tord Boontje, and Nani — Continue reading
Danish company Vipp, best known for its pedal-activated luxury garbage bins, is now in the pre-fab housing business. Vipp Shelter, a predictably stylish steel and glass modern house, is shipped in two containers, its 590 square feet ready and waiting to be assembled onsite in 3-5 days. While pre-fab retreats — Continue reading
Creative types who find themselves afflicted with wanderlust may have found their nirvana in Behomm, which tantalizingly bills itself as “a home exchange community for designers and visual artists.” And, make no mistake, this is no Airbnb. The brainchild of Barcelona graphic designers Eva Calduch and Agust Juste—a pair of veteran home swappers with discerning tastes—Behomm (pronounced — Continue reading
The evolution of the contemporary lightbulb continues with Swiss designer Renaud Defrancesco’s invention of a LED light bulb and lamp shade hybrid. Much like the decorative light bulb range from Plumen, Defrancesco’s LMP series—prototypes that were part of his industrial design graduation project at Lausanne’s École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL)—turns the light bulb itself into — Continue reading
We’re kicking off the year in style with a month-long sale on modern furniture, lighting and accessories by Gus*. A company which has distinguished itself with a range of accessibly priced modern furnishings, Gus* boasts furniture marked by elegant profiles and beautiful proportions which reflect a love of simple forms and — Continue reading
Former NASA engineer Jim Nickelson can safely call it a mission accomplished. On a quest to photograph every full moon that made an appearance during the year 2014, Nickelson’s fully realized project, My Adventures in Celestial Mechanics, will be on view at Boston’s 555 Gallery, beginning January 1. Nickelson set out to photograph each full moon — Continue reading
In addition to vying for impossibly cool urban status, Brooklyn seems poised to become the ideal showcase for Mid Century Modern furnishings—thanks to an abundance of early 20th Century apartments defined by volume and period details particularly suited to the proportions and profiles of classic modernist pieces. This Brooklyn Heights renvoation, spearheaded by Manhattan architect Ed Kopel, — Continue reading
We shouldn’t be surprised that the new Totes & Travel Collection of bags and luggage from Knoll reflects the clean geometry and architectural elegance of the company’s storied furniture. A collaboration with felt brand FilzFelt and leather manufacturer Spinneybeck, the collection is comprised of 6 pieces, two of which—Duffle Bag and Weekender—qualify as luggage, — Continue reading
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