From Rare Device, you can order a trio of antique medicine bottles “fired with layers of botanical transfers”. It’s classic black-n-white. Simple and modern. Now, since the bottles are antique, and prints vary, they won’t be the same - but you’re guaranteed two things: 1) a small, medium and large vase, and 2) that […]

If you’re a laptop lover like myself, you have suffered the consequences of owning one: a hot, sweaty lap. It’s pretty gross, but the nice techie people of the world are helping to spare our legs. The wonderful people at Belkin have made this sleek, modern “cushtop” desk that not only keeps your lap cool, […]

I love these new plates from Charlotte Moss, which were inspired by Elsie de Wolfe, an actress who became a decorator at the beginning of the twentieth century and who boldly proclaimed herself the first interior decorator. Made in the USA, this fine porcelain is safe for use in both the microwave and dishwasher. […]

Beautiful. That about sums up how I feel about this contemporary Italian minutiae of interlocking grace. It is a unique way to bring form to chronic corners. And, good service: Custom shaped for your individual space.

Andrea Heimer has only been painting for a few years but is already gaining momentum in the Seattle art scene. Recalling the works of Roy Lichtenstein, Heimer’s works are her own interpretation tweaked to reflect modern tastes in color and design. Fun, bright and inexpensive (get them while they still are!), these paintings […]

Jenna Rose is a textile designer based out of Canada who takes pattern and design to places in your home that you don’t normally see it, including storage containers and ottomans. Her ottomans are 16″ cubes and made out of a sueded microfiber. They come in great prints in a variety of colors and you […]

This design scheme, found in Elle Decor, August/September 2001 (Photograph by Anita Calero) is impressionable. Everything is in balance, with the organic plant as the focus of the room; the soft range of pastel greens and yellows in the decor balance the natural wood flooring and the dark, rich table. All of this welcomes the […]

This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, when hippies aimed to bring peace and social change to the world through their own forms of expression, and in turn, a new psychedelic aesthetic emerged across all genres of the arts and pop culture. On view currently at the Whitney in NYC (until […]

This was pure chance, me finding this. But, hey, sometimes it takes seeing how awful design can be, before appreciating how good it is. Two questions, however (but don’t think too hard): Why is there a horse in the room (#4) and a boy looking up his..ahem…mom’s skirt (#11)? Freud has done wonders for advertising, […]

I like to build furniture that goes together quickly with mortise and tenon which maybe why these unique pieces of baby furniture stand out to me from 2modern.com. Another practical element worth mentioning is the end of the crib has a built in chalk board. With some items you pick from a verity of side […]

A design group called OHIO DESIGN has mastered the unique photo transferring process of printing photographs directly onto wood for a stunningly surreal effect. The designs range from tranquil foliage, to humorous designs like the giant termite creeping up a wooden sideboard, and even provocative images of nudes. The Ohio Design website has many […]

Okay, what needs to be said about this super flexi-love seat? Shouldn’t all love be “Flexi-Love”?, Brian thinks so. This accordion style seating unit expands for all your loving capabilities. Looks like it will hold from one to sixteen of my closest sweethearts. And maybe even some spare room for my female friends too!
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Maybe I am not as refined as those interior designer “Ladies” that I offer up Architectural Artistry skills to (at their will). Or maybe my William Gibson cyberpunk retro-moderism roots slip out from time to time.. But the short of it is I Love Steampunk. Thats right, maybe not a design style that is in […]

Brian is getting to the color stage of this extreme ceiling project for a future residential office. The ladies at the Fifth Wall Design Group did a swell job with the color selection here. However no paint on the walls yet so this image my not offer expression beyond the archway detail and the larger […]