Hob Chair
Many modern designs base their concept and execution on the dynamic qualities of upholstery. Especially in applications with rigid foam, the modern aesthetic is informed by the notion of minimizing extraneous parts. Read more…
Archive for June, 2008
Endless Hot Water… and Energy Savings Too
When debating how best to heat your water, give serious consideration to a gas-fired tankless heater before writing it off as too expensive. Read more…
Never Lose Change In Your Sofa Again
It’s the end of an era. With so many new sofa designs, college students may never need to rummage through the cushions of their living room furniture looking for laundry money. Read more…
Ski Shower
The phrase “Ski Shower” may seem jarring at first, with its connotations of unwieldy and potentially injurious sporting goods falling from the sky. Read more…
Teori Bamboo
If you consider yourself eco-saavy or if you at least have it in the back of your mind that you’d like to “go more green” in your life and in your business, then you’ve certainly heard of the benefits of bamboo. Read more…
Win the War with Refuse
At its best, modern design trends win the skirmishes in the timeless war against the detritus of living. The Roman aqueducts come to mind here, as does the advent of indoor plumbing (though anyone who’s traveled to the UK might feel they still have a ways to go). Read more…
Time to Replace Your Wolf Range?
Thermador induction cooktops are a highly efficient means of cooking. Powered by electricity, the cooktop uses magnetic induction, rather than electric resistance, to generate heat. Read more…
Hereke Silk Carpets
Mention Turkey and one instinctively conjures up images of bustling bazaars, exotic fragrances, quaint historic delights and of course exquisite carpets! A Turkish carpet doesn’t just denote a piece of floor covering, but also represents the country’s rich cultural heritage that flourished over centuries. Read more…
Aalto’s Artek Lounger
Of all the great modern architects/designers who emerged along with the Bauhaus school to assert an aesthetic of functionalism, minimal adornment, and wide-scale accessibility, Finnish innovator Alvar Aalto was among the greatest. Read more…
At NeoCon: Method Lounge Collection
Thanks to the diverse and dynamic products at NeoCon, office furniture has never looked so inviting. In fact, I want to give up my comfy home office (which screams bedroom) and join the cutthroat corporate office, just to park my derrière on any one of the swanky new chairs exhibited there. Read more…
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