June 25th, 2012 — Design
Sometimes I just can’t help but develop a mad crush on pieces of furniture, objects, or just brands in general. foureyes furniture is one that falls in that category. Each piece is made by hand in the US (California represent!) by the owner/designer C. Sevin Salomone. When he and his wife moved in together, they realized they couldn’t afford the furniture they liked (I know the feeling!) so they took matters into their own hands and launched foureyes.
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Affordable, Quality Designs by Foureyes Furniture
June 24th, 2012 — Article, Design, Furniture, Uncategorized
Materials: Expedit TV Stand, Bjursta, 5″ corner braces, VESA swivel mounts, Custom Vinyl Subway Art Description: My apartment has a strange living area layout (almost pentagonal), and, being one to need my separate spaces, I wanted to create a conventional rectangular living room with a functional triangular office space. Ikea to the rescue! Given that my apartment is only 650 sq.ft and has a monstrous bedroom and walk-in closet, I needed multi-functional furniture.
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How can I use Thee, Expedit, Let Me Count the Ways…
June 24th, 2012 — Design
In case you haven’t heard, I teamed up with Lost Crates to offer a special monthly or quarterly art+design-themed subscription . Not only is every item in each crate hand-picked by me, but I’ve been talking with artists and designers to create limited edition, rare and unique pieces just for subscribers.
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The First DM Lost Crate is Here!
June 24th, 2012 — Design
The Shetland is a playful stool from office furniture giants Haworth that takes me back to my horseback riding days. The stool is part of the new Haworth Collection and is available as a rocker or a bench and offers informal seating for your home or office. Made of wood plyform with a walnut veneer or a white painted plyform, the stool comes ready to go with wool and leather saddle accessories. And with that, I will refrain from saying giddyup, even though I just did. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .
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Shetland Stool by Haworth
June 23rd, 2012 — Design
The thesis project of Swedish student Eddi Törnberg heads in a direction that should be noted. Unplugged is an office that facilitates producing the energy needed to run all of our office electronics through doing everyday activities. Based on the quote “Human nature is above all things lazy” by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Törnberg’s thesis came from the belief that society as a whole lacks “the will, interest and energy to struggle to achieve a sustainable society.” So instead, Törnberg created a way around it by deriving energy from things we already do and, since we spend so much of our time working, it’s kind of brilliant.
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Energy-Producing Workspace by Eddi Törnberg
June 22nd, 2012 — Design
Design Milk is pleased to announce the winner of the Live/Work Contest from Dwell on Design and Design Within Reach : Congratulations to Amanda Ip who designed the Innermix Desk! Ip is a Chicago-based designer who created the desk based on her own need for a live/work solution. We love the built-in storage – such a smart yet simple idea. A whopping 587 entries were narrowed down to just 10 finalists chosen by DWR and Dwell editors. The public voted the selections down to five amazing finalists .
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The Winner: Dwell on Design & Design Within Reach Live/Work Contest
June 22nd, 2012 — Design
June 21st, 2012 — Furniture, Uncategorized
Materials: EXPEDIT 2×2 bookshelves, extra EXPEDIT panel, HUTTEN wine bottle rack, INREDA stemware rack, LEDBERG 3-piece light strip set Description: It’s a pretty straight-forward hack that was made to hide the back of my sectional, provide more storage, a bar and a seating area where I can use my laptops. I connected two EXPEDIT 2×2 with the side panel of an EXPEDIT 4×4 using the safety brackets that are used to tie furniture to the wall. To create the bar area a stemware rack, a wine bottle rack were cut to size, painted black and installed. To have the bar lit, the LEDBERG 3-piece light strip was used
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EXPEDIT sofa table/bar/computer desk
June 21st, 2012 — Design
June 21st, 2012 — Designer Stuff
Maybe I’ve been hiding under a rock, but I had never seen flowers in ice cubes until I saw the first image above on Glitter Guide last week. As you can imagine, I’m newly obsessed and want to make these immediately! They would be the perfect added touch to a bridal or baby shower, a wedding, or just a fun dinner party. And so easy to make. [Image #4 is from Martha, who offers instructions and where to buy edible flowers and large ice cube trays]
Have you ever made floral ice cubes before?
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