Furniture

Monday, September 6th, 2010

8:00 pm

D-Build’s “Reclaimed” Materials Marketplace

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D-Build’s new marketplace may well be the “Etsy” for reclaimed materials, as Core77 mentions. Like Etsy, you’ll find an extraordinary collection of product designs that use old up-cycled materials to form incredible objects from bed frames, to benches. “In the…

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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

7:41 pm

Furniture | Marina68

Furniture | Marina68

From Curated – Barcelona-based Marina68 produces some fantastic furnishings.  Partners Rafel and Cristian experiment with material contrast (metal, cork, fabric) and the results are quirky without losing site of functionality. Their work in cork, especially, hits the mark – sustainability…

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Friday, August 27th, 2010

2:13 pm

Desk and Chair by Josh Finke

Desk and Chair by Josh Finke

Furniture from Curated – Influenced by stalwarts of California design Green & Green and Sam Maloof, furniture maker Josh Finke has produced a solid set of table and chair. The inspiration comes primarily in the craft (exposed joinery, etc.) and…

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Thursday, August 19th, 2010

1:35 pm

Twist Tables by Formstelle for Zeitraum

Twist Tables by Formstelle for Zeitraum

Furniture news and views from Curated. The Twist table collection was designed by German studio Formstelle for Zeitraum. I love the angular flow of the legs, which have terrific depth and a nice taper running from top to base. The…

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Monday, August 16th, 2010

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

9:00 pm

Hansen Family, Steve Harrington for Surface to Air

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For those who appreciate the furniture work from the Hansen Family comes a small “collection” of home furnishings for Surface to Air. “Furniture gurus the Hansen family and designer Steve Harrington have teamed up to create four custom made pieces of furniture…

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Thursday, August 5th, 2010

3:54 pm

Enea Rocking Chair

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Designed by Alberto Sanchez for Mut Design, the Enea Rocking Chair combines traditional Spanish handcraft with a contemporary wooden base to form a simple, functional rocking side chair. The woven seat, done in black, offers solid contrast to the seat…

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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

1:33 pm

Q&A with Antoine Roset of Ligne Roset

Q&A with Antoine Roset of Ligne Roset

With French furniture firm Ligne Roset celebrating 150 Years of business, Curated took time to chat with Antione Roset, Executive Vice President of Roset USA. The Great-great-grandson of Ligne Roset founder, also named Antoine Roset, offers his thoughts on design,…

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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Monday, July 26th, 2010

10:00 pm

Newsprint Wallpaper by Lori Weitzner

Selectism - Newsprint Wallpaper by Lori Weitzner

For those who have had to remove old wallpaper from plaster, you probably swore up and down that you would never apply wallpaper. Admittedly, I am one of those people but after Design Milk posted their writeup on Lori Weitzner’s…

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