Posts filed under 'SLOW DESIGN'
From Sarah:
This custom pink kitchen unit is made from Durat, a highly durable surface material made from recycled plastics in Finland (somehow recycled Scandinavian goods just sound better). The company also offers its own minimalist line of baths and sinks; for more information, go to Durat. We should note that Henry Built, our favorite custom kitchen designer, offers Durat surfaces in their fabrications (see white counter below).
August 5th, 2008
Related posts:
- Slow Design: Recycled Metal Tiles
- Slow Design: Eleek Sink
- Best of Kitchens: Kerf DIY Cabinets
- Lighting: Recycled Aluminum Pendant Light
- Appliances: Binova Fires Line Cooktops
From Sarah:
Here’s a brilliant idea: tops that can be twisted on to old jars, giving them a new lease of life. Particularly useful for outside tables, when you don’t want to use plastic but worry about breaking your favorite pitcher. Set of five tops to fit standard size jars, available from Pedlars for £13.50.
July 31st, 2008
Related posts:
- Shopper’s Diary: Pedlars
- Slow Design: Eleek Sink
- Lighting: Recycled Aluminum Pendant Light
- Kitchen: Weck Glass Jars from Heath Ceramics
- Slow Design: Recycled Metal Tiles
From Janet:
My all-time favorite fixture purchase was a simple vintage nickel towel bar I installed in my Seattle bathroom (I wish I had unscrewed it and taken it with me when we moved). If you’re after a similar vintage look in your bath, consider searching for old fittings at one of the many online architectural salvage yards; Hewn and Hammered has a great listing of online resources. (For those in pursuit of new fixtures, see 10 Easy Pieces: Towel Bars.)
Here’s a sampling:
Below: Glass towel bars with nickel fittings from Historic House Parts.
Below: Clear glass towel bar with porcelain fittings from Historic House Parts.
Below: Belgian enamel towel bar from Historic House Parts.
Below: Vintage Chrome Towel Bar at Nor’East Architectural Salvage.
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Below: Glass Towel Bar, also at Nor’East Architectural Salvage.
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Below: Assortment of towel bars from Pasadena Architectural Salvage.
June 26th, 2008
Related posts:
- Slow Design: Made from Salvage
- Slow Design: 100-Mile Bathroom
- 10 Easy Pieces: Towel Bars
- Tabletop: Minima Decanter
- Shopper’s Diary: Vintage Fixtures
From Julie:
A one-off from the Walker Museum art shop: the Stirsby Wooden Stirring Tool for $16. Designed and hand-crafted by Twin Cities artisan John Danicic, each Stirsby is made from non-first-growth salvaged hardwood; no two are exactly alike.
April 16th, 2008
Related posts:
- Slow Design: Industrial-Strength Kitchen
- Slow Design: Made from Salvage
- Architect Visit: Nicholas Budd Dutton
- Kitchen: Bulthaup b2 Workshop
- Architect Visit: John Pawson in Telluride
From Julie:
While perusing lighting designer Lindsey Adelman’s blog, we came across the work of NY architect Alex Scott Porter. After graduating from Columbia’s School of Architecture, she worked at the New Jersey Barn Company, disassembling antique timber-frame barns and designing reassembled structures; later she worked for the Polshek Partnership and for Francois de Menil. There’s a lot to like about this barn-like house in Amagansett Porter designed, starting with the fact that she used characterful salvaged timber throughout the project and created a seamless indoor/outdoor feel.
April 14th, 2008
Related posts:
- Architect Visit: Barns
- Architect Visit: Bergen Street Studio
- Architect Visit: Steven Holl Kitchen
- Architect Visit: Jorn Utzon
- Best of ’07: Slow Design, House Numbers
From Julie:
Los Angeles furniture maker Cisco Brothers has just introduced a new line of locally made handblown pendant lamps inspired by vintage wine jugs. Priced from $395 to $495, they are available at Cisco Home’s stores in LA (440 N. La Brea Ave.; 323-932-1155 and 474 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena; 626-584-1273). Via the LA Times.
April 11th, 2008
Related posts:
- Shopper’s Alert: Muji Opens in Times Square
- Lighting: Energy-Saving Lightbulbs
- Shopper’s Diary: Tom Dixon at ABC Carpet & Home
- Lighting: Recycled Aluminum Pendant Light
- Tabletop: Minima Decanter
From Julie:
Sunday, April 6, Brownstoner and friends hold the first 2008 Brooklyn Fleamarket in Ft. Green, from 10 am to 5 pm, rain or shine, featuring a wide range of vendors; categories include vintage furniture and architectural salvage (Olde Good Things, Demolition Depot, and Reclaimed Home) as well as local furniture makers, craftspeople, and designers. Design*Sponge will be curating a section called Design*Sponge Collective, featuring artists such as Lena Corwin, Deadly Squire, Sian Keegan, and Wayne Pate. Go to Brownstoner for more information; the helpful Layout link provides a map to the vendors.
Below: Prague Kolektiv, which specializes in midcentury and modern Czech design, is among the vendors.
April 4th, 2008
Related posts:
- Slow Design: Vintage Chalkboard
- Antiques & Vintage: Chairloom
- Children’s Rooms: Toy Boxes
- Slow Design: Coté Pierre Sink
- Shopper’s Alert: Muji Opens in Times Square
From Julie:
Katrin Arens is a furniture and interiors designer who makes pieces out of what she calls “abused wood.” View her work at Katrin Arens.
April 3rd, 2008
Related posts:
- Children’s Rooms: Toy Boxes
- Slow Design: Coté Pierre Sink
- Belgium Week: Axel Vervoordt
- Artisan Visit: Paul Loebach
- Furniture: Boca do Lobo in Portugal
From Sarah:
Recycled wood, old apple boxes and a stainless steel cooker are the elements of this simple French rustic kitchen featured in one of our favorite magazines, Living etc.
April 3rd, 2008
Related posts:
- Kitchen: Favorite Rooms
- Design Voyeur: Great Kitchen
- Lighting: Recycled Aluminum Pendant Light
- Slow Design: Industrial-Strength Kitchen
- Storage: More Wooden Boxes
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