Lots of fabulous links for FURNITURE will be coming soon.
Tuesday
01Dec2009

Classic Neon Chairs by Lee Broom

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Electric Louis from the Neo Neon Collection by Lee Broom

A designer with a unique background, Lee Broom was a thespian turned fashion designer turned interior designer prior to stumbling into furniture design. This British born designer mixes traditional iconic chairs with neon lighting to create the ultimate revival of the classics. The Electric Louis chair is hand carved in mahogany and lacquered to a high gloss finish, while the Bright on Bistro chair is a vintage bentwood chair that has been salvaged from a London teahouse. Both are brought to life when accentuated with a delicate neon outline.

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Bright on Bistro from the Rough Diamond Collection and the Valmont Club by Lee Broom

Sunday
01Nov2009

schubLaden

Re-purposed Vintage Drawer Furniture by Schubladen

Piece 41|01 by schubLaden

Taking its name from the German word for "drawers", schubLaden is a unique shop in the Berlin-Kreuzberg´s Graefedistrict that is devoted solely to creating new furniture from unmated vintage drawers. A wonderful mix of modern and antique, schubLaden designs and builds shells to encapsulate the repurposed drawers. In order to contrast with the rich patina of the drawers these shells are designed to be minimalist in nature. Each unique furniture piece is signed, numbered and features drawers that tell a story all their own.

Re-purposed Vintage Drawer Furniture by Schubladen

Piece 41|05 by schubLaden

Thursday
01Oct2009

David Trubridge

Hand-crafted Sustainable Furniture by David Trubridge

Glide Rocking Recliner by David Trubridge

David Trubridge is a designer from New Zealand whose practice is based on a deep understanding of materials, gained through decades of hand-crafting furniture. His concern for sustainability and preservation of the environment has led him to work exclusively with low impact, natural materials. Inspired by the age old tradition of boat making that still exists in nearby Pacific cultures, his signature pieces feature American white ash fixed over internal frames of hoop pine. With fabulous sculptural lines, each one is a unique piece of art.

Hand-crafted Sustainable Furniture by David Trubridge

Nananu Occasional Low Chair by David Trubridge

Tuesday
01Sep2009

Boris Bally

Re-purposed Industrial Street Sign Furniture by Boris Bally

Transit Chairs by Boris Bally

Boris Bally is an working artist who re-purposes vintage industrial street signs into innovative, witty and sometimes thought provoking objects of art. His signature furniture collection displays the perfect melding of artistry with craft as each piece is expertly hand-fabricated in his Rhode Island studio. Often regarded as a celebration of the "raw American street aesthetic", Boris Bally's furniture goes much further than aesthetics; his pieces exemplify how exciting and colorful the road to sustainability can be.

Re-purposed Industrial Street Sign Furniture by Boris Bally

BroadWay Armchair and Transit Table by Boris Bally

Saturday
01Aug2009

Uhuru

Hand-crafted Sustainable Furniture by Uhuru

Stitched Coffee Table by Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf for Uhuru

Founded by Bill Hilgendorf and Jason Horvath, Uhuru is a small design + build furniture company that loves to reclaim, recycle and repurpose all those materials that others see as unwanted junk. They design and build each original piece of furniture by hand in their Red Hook Brooklyn studio utilizing unconventional materials with minimal environmental impact. As the result of incredible detailing, their furniture designs balance the idiosyncrasies of nature with a playful take on progressive modernism.

Hand-crafted Sustainable Furniture by Uhuru

Beam Coffee Table by Jason Horvath for Uhuru