Limited Edition Walnut Eames Hang-It-All
I have the colorful Eames Hang-It-All and I love it, but when I saw this Limited Edition Walnut Hang-It-All, I went bonkers. I need to buy more coats so I can have an excuse to buy one.
Philippe I Tables by Sam Baron
Sam Baron designed these Philippe I tables for Casamania — the evolution of their Marie Antoinette Pop Collection, presented by Casamania in 2009. The tables are made of a combination of lacquered MDF with rich walnut. To me, the legs look like ballerinas delicately balancing on their toes, and overall, the table grouping reminds me a bit of chess pieces…seems kind of an unlikely combination.
House in Midorigaoka in Japan by Camp Design Inc.
This house in Midorigaoka by Camp Design features a fantastic sliding glass wall system.
Union Panorama by Jangir Maddadi
The Union Panorama is the newest addition to the Jangir Maddadi Union Bench Collection. This long, simple seat uses the organic Jangir Maddadi spheres, offering a versatile bench that can seat up to 12 people. It also integrates two tables, and is suitable for public and commercial spaces. Since it is so thin (90cm/35.4 inches) it can fit into small corridors and aisles.
Design Star Season 5 Finale Twitter Party
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The season finale of HGTV’s Design Star is this Sunday 8/22 at 10PM Easter Time. And guess who’s the guest judge? That’s right! It’s me! So join me (@designmilk), Heather Armstrong (@HGTVHeather), and Executive Producer Kevin Harris (@ksirrahkevin) to dish on the showdown between Emily and Michael. Simply join the party by following your tweets with the special DS hashtag #designstar.
Whose team are you on?
If you need to catch up, visit HGTV’s Design Star to watch last week’s episode of the show.
Take a sneak peak at the finale:
Modern Views Exhibition and Auction
The Philip Johnson Glass House. Photo: Eirik Johnson
Modern Views is an exhibition and auction to benefit the Mies van der Rohe’s 1951 Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois and Philip Johnson’s 1949 Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Works donated by 100 architects, artists and designers will be on exhibit online beginning September 7, 2010 and will eventually be sold at Sotheby’s on October 6, 2010.
Among the leading artists and architects who have created works are Maarten Baas, Constantin Boym, Zaha Hadid, Fritz Haeg, Sheila Hicks, Dirk Lohan, Gary Hilderbrand, Tashiko Mori, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, James Rosenquist, David Salle, Paula Scher, Frank Stella, Al Taylor, James Welling, Richard Woods and many more.
Charles Constantine
Charles Constantine is a Brooklyn-based designer who has a Bachelor’s degree in sculpture and a Master’s degree in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute. He has an interest in the American funeral ritual, and a passion for bringing awareness to the green funeral movement. This has sparked an ongoing project called “Life Goes On Until it Doesn’t.”
Aero Lounge
The Aero Lounge for Tides Outdoor Furniture is folded out of a single 4 ‘x 8′ sheet of aluminum, which minimizes labor, while ensuring minimum variance between finished pieces. The frame of the chair easily nests inside itself, enabling the manufacturer to keep high volumes in stock prior to assembly. The chair is available through Tides, and comes in bone white, and pewter powder coats.
Friday Five with Vern Yip
I’m really excited about this week’s Friday Five, which is from Vern Yip — award-winning architectural and interior designer and HGTV’s Design Star Judge.
I am obsessed with fine art photography. From the first time a private client enlisted my help in starting a fine art photography collection, I was smitten. The narrative and subtext in a great photograph can captivate me for hours. Vintage black and white photographs, and their study of light and form, speak to my love of architecture…while contemporary photography, with more of an emphasis on story and color, speak to my love of film. After hanging so many great pieces of photography on so many different clients’ walls, I decided to make my first purchase and haven’t looked back since. Each piece has the opportunity to enrich your experience of a room…so photography has played a major part in many of my interior design projects. For me, it is always the primary layer in every space. Five photographers that really excite me right now are:
Gear Table by Ryan Matchett
The Gear Table by Ryan Matchett of Ryan Matchett Design House was manufactured for a hotel in Rowanda.
It consists of a mirror polish stainless steel base with adjustable rubber feet to allow for leveling on an uneven surface. Ryan explains that the top was a little trickier. First a hexagon shape was CNC cut from MDF and then segments of Walnut were attached to achieve a round shape. The gear pattern was then CNC cut and a walnut veneer was applied to obtain the overall appearance.
R&L Goods Handmade Accessories
R&L Goods presents distinctive handmade objects that complement the Right & Left sides of your brain, the creative and logical sides of your life. Designed in collaboration with design studio Piano Nobile, the line includes limited edition, hand-printed textiles ranging from wallets to refillable notebooks. I think that the gray grid pattern wallet is pretty sweet.
