Articles in the Furniture Category
What Makes it Modern?Posted in Art/Museums, Furniture on 1 March 2010
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MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, has recently opened their Architecture and Design Galleries, and is currently showing the exhibit, Shaping Modernity, 1880-1990.
The exhibit examines the iconic objects that helped shape the modern age starting with the Art Nouveau age in 1880s up to 1990. On our cover is a 1964 [...]
Design, Viva Las VegasPosted in Architecture, Furniture, Industry Shows/Expos, Interior Design/Decorate on 22 February 2010
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Las Vegas definitely wants to show the world that it’s not only about gambling. They opened the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) a few years ago and added another showroom building. The design center, when completed, will be the largest trade show complex in the world.
Many familiar vendors are there, including Ethan Allen, Kreiss, and [...]
Bringing Nature IndoorsPosted in Furniture, Lifestyle on 5 February 2010
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Anyone who loves the great outdoors may want to bring some of it indoors. Tucker Robbins introduced his very organic furniture to the delight of many nature lovers. Robbins traveled around the world, choosing from native cultures the best sustainable materials to create his furniture.
On our cover, is the tongue-in-cheek Human chair, also made from [...]
Portable tablesPosted in Furniture on 25 January 2010
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They come in different names, materials, and colors but these tables have one thing in common - they’re very convenient. Many people multi-task in their living room, from working on a laptop to eating to paying bills. Unfortunately, one can’t always bring a desk or a dining table into the living room. [...]
Mid-century magicPosted in Furniture, Interior Design/Decorate on 22 January 2010
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Clean lines, natural and organic shapes, a muted earth-tone color palette, and an abundant use of woods such as teak, walnut, and oak are the hallmarks of mid-century modern design. Peaking in the 1950s with great influence from Denmark and other parts of Scandinavia, this design movement has real staying power: furniture and accessories from [...]
Posted in Art/Museums, Events, Furniture on 6 November 2009
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Are you wacky for modernism? And you’re in New York, or will be coming during the holiday season? If so, you must plan a visit to MOMA to see their new exhibit, Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity. Until it was shut down by the Nazis, Bauhaus was a hotbed of creative thinking, re-examining all the [...]
Posted in Furniture on 2 November 2009
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Got a little time on your hands? Then you, too, could spend a week attaching 20,000 Lego pieces to a kitchen island to create an playful look for your kitchen.
That’s what the Parisian design team Munchausen—Simon Pillard and Phillipe Rosetti— did, working with an IKEA base in their own kitchen.
See the details here:
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1628/lego-kitchen
Posted in Color, Furniture on 15 October 2009
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One of the companies to fall under the wheels of the economic collapse last year was Shabby Chic, the company that pioneered the look of homey femininity with an elegant touch that reached its popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
But the company has sprung back to life, thanks to a new investor, and [...]
Posted in Furniture, Interior Design/Decorate on 7 October 2009
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The premier design center in New York, the D&D, has just started today their own blog called Go Design Go. The D&D building is 18 floors full of furniture, lighting, and accessories showrooms.
Their blog will reflect the latest product offerings as well as trends, events, and designer information. Take a peek at Go Design Go.
Posted in Furniture, Green Design on 7 October 2009
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We like wood furniture. And we like being good to the environment. And we really like the furniture from Environment Furniture.
They use reclaimed wood from southern Brazil, then fashion it into furniture with plank inlays and mosaic effects, using, as they say in a press release, “the wood’s natural character to create a collection that’s [...]




