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Who: Voos – Brooklyn, NY
What: Leaning Shelves
Where: Voos – $750
Why We Love It: Function, fun and sculpture collide in this modern shelving system by architect, designer and co-founder of Voos, Deger Cengiz. The shelves simply lean against the wall displaying your favorite titles in their u-shaped pockets. Click to continue »
Who: Vivaterra – Pueblo, CO
What: Vintage Kantha Patchwork Chair
Where: Vivaterra –
$2,795 – $2,895 $2,595 – $2,695, ($50 shipping surcharge)
Why We Love It: Something about this chair that just draws you in. It has that old world lived in feel and yet it is so vibrant and unexpected and fun. The treatment of the wood left natural is just a beautiful pairing with the brightness of the patchwork quilt. Love the pairing with a more masculine fabric like the rich grey to tone it down without overwhelming. Alternately, if you prefer a little more refined look you can get just the seat cushion in the patchwork, or if you want to go completely cozy and subdued, you can opt for all over grey. Can’t quite decide which is our favorite.. Click to continue »
I recently completed a furniture project and had a hard time finding affordable legs that were simple and modern. I did find a lot of potential options, but nothing quite right for the project. I eventually ended up designing them myself and having a local welder make them for me. If you are looking to update an old piece of furniture or are into designing something of your own, here are some great places to look for interesting furniture legs:
Who: Mash Studios – Los Angeles, CA
What: LAX 3x Wall Mounted Shelf
Where: Exclusively Home – $690 (See also the LAX Wall Mounted Desk)
Why We Love It: This sleek design by Bernard Brucha is ideal for the apartment dweller or for someone who appreciates a neat, tidy and streamlined space. Love a piece of furniture that can be used in more ways than one. Consider it survival of the fittest, this wall-mounted shelf adapts to your needs be it storage over your desk (particularly nice paired with the LAX Wall Mounted a bar or buffet, a media stand, a headboard or a display case.
Who: Objeti - Cleveland, OH
What: Drop 20 & Drop 25 Stools
Where: Objeti - Drop 20 (20″ h) – $600, Drop 25 (25″ h) – $750. Hurry, now through July 1st, get free shipping on all orders. Available in white, red, black or blue.
Why We Love It: One brother hails from manufacturing and the other from architecture and when the two joined forces to launch Objeti the result was a highly polished, highly innovative collection of pendants, stools and coffee tables. After seeing the collection first hand, it’s no surprise that the Ribic brothers were awarded the Editors Award for Best New Designer at ICFF this year – they were definitely a highlight of the show. Click to continue »
Who: Kalon Studios – Los Angeles, CA
What: Echo Dresser & Solid Bamboo IoLine Dresser
Where: Kalon Studios – Natural $1995 or Modern Nursery – Bamboo $1795
Why We Love It: This dresser caught our eye at the ICFF because of those clever handles. Such a seamless design and a brilliant way to integrate handles into the overall design, and from a green standpoint – no additional materials were involved in creating them, they we just chiseled out of the existing wood.
This is an incredibly eco-friendly design overall. Husband-wife design team Johannes Pauwen and Michaele Simmering, spent copious amounts of time trying to find just the right finish for their furniture, one that was eco-friendly, no heavy metals, low-VOC, HAPs-free (hazardous air pollutants) and non-toxic. Unable to find a satisfactory finish, they did it themselves and commissioned their own brand of natural wood oil finishes and paints to meet their high eco-standards. They also use non-toxic and water based glues. Click to continue »
Who: urbancase – Seattle, WA
What: The Ledge
Where: Kalon Studios – $1500 in walnut, $1300 in red (includes shipping)
Why We Love It: If you’ve been trying to figure out how you can squeeze a much needed work space into your ‘spatially-challenged’ apartment, look no further. We got a chance to check -in with Darin Montgomery of urbancase at the ICFF and got a first hand look at The Ledge, an ideal solution for the Not So Big House
The slim desk measures 42″ x18″ x 7″ and mounts directly to the wall for a sleek look. Features include a removable block in the upper left hand corner to help tame and conceal power cords and a discreet shelf pulls out providing extra space for stowing laptops, record players, old school keyboards or whatever else you’d like stowed away. When the drawer is stowed away you are left with a streamlined buffet that works well with any decor.
Available in oil-rubbed solid walnut or painted formaldehyde-free MDF.
The Ledge is pictured with the One by One Chair a collaborative effort by Trey Jones & Darin Montgomery which is cushioned with salvaged off-cuts from the surplus army blankets used for the Subway Cushions.
If you like this and are looking for modern furniture and home decor items you should check out InhabitLiving.com they’ve got a great collection of cool modern items on sale and are offering free shipping on orders over $50.00.
Chairs from ICFF 2010 (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) Javits Center, NYC:
Who: Studio Moe
What: Oslo Dining Table
Where: studiomoe.com, $2200
Why We Love It: We first discovered Moe Studios at ICFF last year and felt an overwhelming connection to their first retail collection. The simple lines, the meticulously handcrafted joints and the natural expression of the wood exude this sense of calmness and speak to the designers respect for the materials he works with. He doesn’t hide the knots (what some might call imperfections) or mask the grain, but instead celebrates that as part of the design. Click to continue »
Who: Dylan Gold – San Francisco, CA
What: Cornered Coffee Table
Where: Exclusively Home – $1900 with free shipping
Why We Love It: So, apparently coffee tables are on the mind, but when we saw this one we just couldn’t resist particularly with our penchant for coffee tables that can tame our towering stack of magazines… (hazards of the job). One leg of this ingenious coffee table has been transformed into a cozy nook for your favorite books or magazine. All while staying in profile with the rest of the table – magic (well that and geometry). Click to continue »
