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Helen Amy Murray: Artfully Textured Furnishings

Check out the amazing textiles manipulated by Helen Amy Murray. Working primarily with nature-inspired imagery (with an emphasis on floral patterns) and produced in natural materials like leather, f...

Lushpad: Online Marketplace for Modern Design
Washington DC

We just got email from a friend asking us about Lushpad; she was shocked to discover we had never visited the site. We popped over to satisfy her, and boy are we glad we did! Lushpad is an online ...

Christopher Kurtz Studio

Last Saturday morning we hopped on the Mass Pike for a road trip to upstate NY to visit friends. In between great meals and some much needed country air, they took us by a small studio in the Hudson...

Angela Adams Collection: Furniture by Sherwood Hamill
Boston

Angela Adams is well known here on AT for her rugs but few are as familiar with her husband, Sherwood Hamill's furniture collection—also sold through the Angela Adams. Hamill's modern take on wood ...

Capital Consignment
Washington DC

Tucked away on a quiet side street in Bethesda, Capital Consignment is a treasure-trove of furniture, art and accessories in a wide variety of styles. Owners Judith and Ivan have created a jewel box...

Todd Bracher: Brooklyn-Based Furniture Designer
The New York Daily News 7.31.08

Recently named designer of the year at ICFF 2008, Long Island native Todd Bracher designs from a studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yards after working in Europe for Tom Dixon and Jaguar Furniture. His fur...

Graffiti Furniture by Luis Alicandu
Washington DC

We've been seeing Graffiti art all over DC, but were still surprised to come across the graffiti-inspired furniture from Luis Alicandu. His pieces have clean, sharp edges that are ornate and remini...

Donald Judd, or Cheap Furniture?

We are really big fans of Donald Judd's furniture. We've posted his daybed here at AT before. Yet we missed one on a quiz of Donald Judd, or Cheap Furniture? by Graydon Parrish and Mikhail Simkin......

Orla Kiely Opening New York Store

While the majority of her designs exist in the fashion and accessories realm, Orla Kiely has plenty of home furnishings in her arsenal, too. Her iconic patterns can be found on wallpaper, lampshades...

11th Hour's Eco-Friendly Custom Furniture

With many pieces made of reclaimed lumber, 11th Hour Furniture custom builds furnishings with the environment in mind. Their woodworking shop is energy efficient, all finishes are VOC free, and all ...

Yuppie Decor
Washington DC

After getting married in March, Shannon and Aaron Hase struggled to find unique and reasonably priced furniture for their new home. Frustrated with traditional furniture stores, they hit the road, ...

Marcus Sims of Treincarnation Turns Trees into Treasures
Washington DC

We first fell in love with Treincarnation's products when we saw the mulberry wood kitchen bar in Amy's Green House. So we looked up the company and spoke to owner and tree guru Marcus Sims who sen...

Miss Pixie's
Washington DC

Address: 1626 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-232-8171 Website: www.misspixies.com Recently relocated from Adam Morgan's to 14th St., Miss Pixie's carries a wide range of goods: fr...

Digital Furniture by Amanda Levete

The digitally-designed and fabricated furniture of Amanda Levete is a new kind of form-making. The furniture isn't instantly identifiable as such, appearing to be sculpture as much as anything. But ...

Great Stuff by Paul
Washington DC

If you have ever felt like something was missing from your life, there’s a good chance you’ll find it here.......

Favorite Textiles: Lauren Saunders
Email from 6.5.08

The Joni Mitchell of pillow design. I had the good fortune of meeting Lauren Saunders at ICFF two years ago. It was her first year taking a booth there, and she sat through all four long days like a...

The Old Lucketts Antique Store
Washington, DC

Just 45 minutes from DC is the Old Lucketts Antique Store. When we first stumbled upon this while driving down RT 15, with all the stuff strewn all over their front lawn, we thought we were halluci...

Hot or Not? Monster Skin Chair by Joshua Longo

We first got a peak peek at Joshua Longo's designs at BKLYN Designs 2007. Monsters are a central theme to his work and we're especially fond of the brushed woven wool and cashmere upholstery that re...

BKLYN Designs: Pb-R Surface by Wüd Furniture Design

There's been a lot of focus on counter tops lately, as designers try to guess what will follow granite as the "must have" material. ...

BKLYN Designs: Palo Samko Woodworker

Palo Samko displayed some amazing pieces inside St. Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO — the AT staff fell in love with his Rosewood Credenza (above) and Constellation Table (pic after the jump). The best p...

Therapist's Furniture, Hugo Franca, Kitchen Updates...
NYT House & Home Roundup 3.6.08

We've had posts in the past about Dr. Melfi's furniture in The Sopranos, but this week's Home & Garden section of The New York Times devotes a lot of space to What's in a Chair? and explores the dee...

Carl Chaffee: 20th Century Furnishings

The Carl Chaffee space on Wythe Avenue is similar to its neighbor, Modest Designs: Mr. Chaffee's wares are thoughtfully displayed and easy to browse, prices are on the high end, and the selection c...

Normann Copenhagen: You've Died and Gone to Modern Design Heaven

Day 2 in Copenhagen is complete design immersion... first stop Normann Copenhagen. If the name doesn't ring a bell, think about those cool products you may have played with and possibly purchased at ...

Gift Fair: Pablo Pardo Lighting

Accomplished lighting designer Pablo Pardo continues to create intriguing and forward-thinking designs. In addition to the vibrant new colors for the Tube Top lamps pictured above (design by Peter St...

Palo Samko's Rocking Bird

Toys for all of us. These wooden Rocking Birds are made by Palo Samko of Brooklyn woodworking fame......