Here’s a piece of news that intersects my two obsessions: home design and typography. Design Within Reach is offering a rare substantial discount on Erik Spiekermann’s House Numbers. What were...
Read on »From left to right: George Nelson , Edward Wormley , Eero Saarinen , Harry Bertoia , Charles Eames , and Jens Risom . ... In DWR’s latest issue of Design Notes (a newsletter which I highly recommend) Jens Risom writes about the photo shoot and his regret that he didn’t get to know the other men that day as well as he would have liked.
Read on »Steelcase Coordinated Offices , recently submitted to our Mid-Century, Modern Group by IAAFOTS
Read on »Red Envelope’s Asiatic Lily in Faux-Teak Pot, Evergreen Holiday Trees, Lotus Bamboo Palm Bonsai, and Palm Amaryllis.See more » Conventional flower delivery services rarely have the simple, modern arrangements that I’d...
Read on »Our family takes an annual summer trip to Sun Valley, Idaho. The Coles clan has expanded to such a size that we require several separate accommodations. One of this year’s...
Read on »eBay seller Sugar Barrel Antiques offers up this unique steel and teak sofa that would be a bright addition to an office lobby or lounge: Part of the hospital series...
Read on »My only extracurricular activity in high school — other than the newspaper and ‘B’ team tennis — was the Chinese Checkers Club. We went to old folks’ homes and played...
Read on »An eBay seller in Holland has posted this remarkable Danish modern cabinet with swinging compartments. Perhaps it was made to be a sewing stand, but the 14w x 23h x...
Read on »These fantastic images of Finn Juhl’s home captured by photographer Roger Valentin Mandt exemplify everything I adore about scandinavian mid-century design. ... Their list of products currently in production is impressive (the Chiefain we mentioned yesterday is still available as a new piece), but after exploring Juhl’s home I’m left wondering why unique designs like his colorful storage cart or foldable bench / table aren’t still being made today.
Read on »Design Addict, one of the premier eBay sellers, has just posted for auction a pristine example of Finn Juhl’s Chieftain chair. Auction ended without a sale. I’ll alert you if...
Read on »Joining the Eames’ 670, Jacobsen’s Egg, and Wegner’s Ox and Papa Bear in the great guild of wing chairs, Malmborg’s WING has one foot in the past and one deep...
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