Modern furniture
You can’t go wrong with B&B Italia
Tufty time sofa by B&B Italia Ah, B&B Italia… a name that everyone should be familiar with! It’s been just about two years since the Tufty-time sofa, designed by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia (in 2005 I believe) was ...
Piu Desk, simplicity at it’s best.
Sitting here typing at my kitchen table I can’t help but feel that having a desk would be nice. :) The problem is space (well it’s my problem) because I don’t have a spare room to use as an office. The solution is a multi purpose table, muc...
The Best Modern Sofa
Alright, let me clear up what I mean by “the best modern sofa”… I’m not talking about Bauhaus, International style, mid century or whatever. I’m talking about Modern as in Recently Designed! The Goetz Sofa, pictured, was designed my M...
Eames Aluminum Chair
Eames is a name that has become synonymous with bent plywood furniture and although their most famous furniture pieces are based on plywood as the main structural component, there are other pieces that don’t. This Aluminum Chair is a perfec...
Mmmmarshmallow!
The George Nelson marshmallow Couch is undeniably one of the most recognized pieces of modern furniture… and one glance is all it takes to understand why. This icon of design is truly a one-of-a-kind piece. Form over function or form ...
Ripple Chair by Ron Arad
Pic borrowed fromthe MoMA Store Another cool find. The Ripple chair by Ron Arad was introduced in 2005 but has such a familiar, natural shape that you could be forgiven if you thought it’s been around for much longer. :) The chair is made o...
Summer decorating tips – Part 2
notNeutral Apples Pillow As promised, I’m continuing on the earlier post… The first post suggested adding flowers to brighten up a space and ad fragrance. Another way to help set the mood of a room or bump up energy levels is to add a...
More from Gorenje (and Kevin at Renomart)
Ok, I just saw this over on Kevin’s kitchen design website (Renomart.com.au) and since I’m basically stealing his post I figured I’d give him a free plug so he doesn’t get mad at me! :) As you can see, Gorenje has really kicked their design...
Almost like the real thing
Two Level Coffee Table – $1000 IKEA – LACK – $39.99 Cubic Bunching Table – $350 IKEA – KLUBBO – $59.99 (set of 3) Glo Ball Floor Lamp – $796 IKEA – MANSKEN – $59.99 Tolomeo Floor Lamp – $600 IKEA – ...
Wiggle it, just a little bit…
Photo by Frank O. Gehry & Associates.and borrowed from This Page Remember the song? How about the chair? Frank Gehry designed the Wiggle Chair as part of his “Easy Edges” series (1969 – 1973) and in doing so created one of the most str...