From Julie:
One of our favorite companies, Italian appliance maker Smeg, has opened its first US showroom in New York at the A & D Building. Although it’s now owned by Electrolux, Smeg (an acronym for Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla) continues to produce stylish and innovative designs, such as its new line of polished stainless steel appliances designed by famed Italian architect Renzo Piano.
Below: Piano Design Stainless Steel Electric Multifunction Oven; $2,049 at Home Click. Comes with built-in analogue clock and ergonomic control knobs.
Below: Piano Design Gas Cooktop; $1,399 for the six-burner model at Home Click.
Below: The company’s Fab 28 refrigerators are also on display, in a variety of colors and finishes; $1,999 at Home Click.
March 31st, 2008
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From Janet and Julie:
Orange is everywhere these days; we especially like it as a default option for children’s bedrooms (it’s a great alternative to the usual blue or pink).
Below: A neutral room by NY architect Steven Harris punctuated by an Icon Pendant Light in orange by Ferruccio Laviani; $293 at Design Within Reach.
Clockwise from below left: Other pendant options include Verner Panton’s iconic Topan Suspension Light in orange, $268 at Dansk Design; Panton’s Orange Flowerpot Suspension Light in orange, $380 at Retro Modern; and Tech Lighting’s 2Thousand Degrees spun aluminum pendant light with orange enameled interior, $396 at Arcadian Lighting.
Below: Roy McMakin of Domestic Architecture specializes in brilliant flashes of color, such as this orange window, which would brighten a child’s room.
Below: Unison Martin Duvet and Cases in Citrus; $120 for twin duvet; $28 for standard cases at Design Public.
Below: Ducduc’s Alphabet cotton blanket is a great baby gift; $90 at Design Public.
Below: Orange one-seater beanbag chair, $39 at Land of Nod.
Below: Go Cart orange desk, $149 at cb2.com.
Below: Pottery Barn’s Orange Metal File Cabinet; $199.
Below: Riki Watanabe–designed desk clock from Japan; $120 at MOMA store.
Below: Soft and pliable, the J Hook of tinted silicone is perfect for a child’s bedroom; $18 at Design Within Reach.
Below: True Modern Bookcase; $489 from Design Public
Below: The I Think I Canvas Hamper in orange (see far right in photo), $16.95 at the Land of Nod.
Below: Swedish Pappelina plastic rag runner; $129 at Plastica Shop.
March 30th, 2008
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From Julie:
Anthropologie just came out with the Wingback Chair upholstered in Ilse Crawford’s Spindle linen fabric for Christopher Farr; it will be on sale during the spring upholstery event (ends April 30) for $1,874 (down from $2,498).
March 28th, 2008
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From Julie:
A first look at London-based designer Ilse Crawford’s recently completed Das Kranbach spa hotel in the Bavarian Alps. Crawford’s StudioIlse has revamped the interiors using her signature mix of unexpected color combinations and daring furniture mashups. Suddenly George Nelson bubble lamps look new again when hung in clusters; white bentwood chairs are at ease next to Arne Jacobsen Swan chairs. Traditional Colonial Windsor dining chairs seem fashionable when painted glossy red. How does she do it?
March 27th, 2008
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- Furniture: Ilse Crawford at Anthropologie
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From Julie:
Based in the UK (although she ships worldwide), designer Jennifer Newman produces a line of vibrantly colored outdoor furniture in powder-coated aluminum. Her line has been exhibited at London’s 100% Design show, among other furniture fairs.
Below: The Gap table and bench.
March 27th, 2008
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- The Pink Bench
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