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Health Care Cures for the Home

A lot of home design brings the current health care situation front of mind. Some designers, like Tonky, are going one step further than red cross motifs and donating all profits from their modern p...

New Furniture Collection by Pinch

Husband and wife team Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon have created a new collection of graceful and iconic pieces for their line, Pinch. From their studio/ showroom in London they design furniture wit...

Kabinett & Kammer

We recently saw Sean Scherer's home on re-nest via The New York Times so when my husband and I were up in the Catskills this weekend and came across one of the best antique stores I have ever seen, ...

Victorian Trading Co.

Even though my own style is a mix of modern and traditional, I still enjoy and appreciate the more old fashioned styles. The Victorian Trading Co. has me imagining life in a Charles Dickens novel....

Bale Backer Chairs by John Caswell

Here’s an idea for you fall lovers. John Caswell is a clever, whimsical designer from Bristol. His latest creation is a simple chair back that can be wedged into a bale of hay making sitting on st...

Identify or Source These Bar Stools?
Good Questions

Q: Hi, in a recent post regarding indoor hammocks, Kyle Freeman referred to Brooklyn's Nu Hotel, for inspiration. While navigating through hotel photos online, I found bar stools that I'm now obsesse...

Red Accents & Accessories for the Home
Roundup

It’s Color Month here at Apartment Therapy, so here are 10 red home goods that can make any room pop. What does red décor say about you? Red is the center of attention — it screams â€...

The BCN Stool by Harry&Camila

The BCN Stool by Harry&Camila may look cute, but it's a product that came about through intense research. ...

Pebble Furniture by Benjamin Hubert

The latest by designer Bejamin Hubert was inspired by pebbles washed up on the shore. And it’s clear how the inspiration took shape. ...

Planted Bench by Jessica Carter
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Reclaimed wood, steel, clay, and a jade plant Price Point: $450 "My husband and I have a studio in an old dye factory in North Philadelphia, where we make furniture and design objects wi...

Kampenwand Dining Table by Nils Holger Moormann

Here’s the latest industrial piece from designer Nils Holger Moorman. The Kampenwand table is held together using industrial-grade rope. And they mean it — the rope is 5x stronger than steel...

Karin Bench by Norman Lee
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: MDF, steel Price Point: $900 "I have always admired how the Nelson platform bench combines versatility and beauty into an iconic and insistently useful design. Whether you wish for a co...

Reveal Ottoman by Keith Kaminski
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Smith & Fong's Neopolitan Plyboo Bamboo Plywood Price Point: $3000 "The Reveal Ottoman is meant to function as a coffee table and storage ottoman. When closed, it’s perfect for those e...

Look! Schultz 1966 Collection & Carter Kustera

When I see things that I like, I take a photo, sometimes with my phone and sometimes with my good camera. These I spotted at the D&D building a few weeks ago. The left is an absolutely beautiful out...

Elements: Modular Furnishings by Jaime Hayon for Moooi

Inspired by cacti, Jaime Hayon's Elements collection is a series of 7 modular objects that are both sculptural and functional (though they definitely lean sculptural!). Stools, trays, mirrors and la...

Who Makes This Modern Office Cabinet?
Good Questions

Q -Any idea who makes this cabinet? We purchased it from DWR, but are now trying to sell it and can't find it anywhere. Maybe one of your readers knows? Thanks! Jess (Note: Include a pic of your prob...

Roundup: Updated Rustic Western Style Part 2

Since our first roundup of Updated Rustic Western Style, we've noticed a lot more furniture and furnishings that are appropriate for this look — and surprisingly, a lot is coming from mainstre...

Design Notes: Ina Garten's Kitchen in Rockefeller Center

High summer and this just in. Yesterday, I went to a most relaxing lunch in the busiest part of town: Rockefeller Center. House Beautiful rebuilt Ina Garten's kitchen in the plaza right in front o...

Northwards Design Studio: Pythagoras Stool
ICFF 2009

These stools were really nice. We met Chris Jackson in his booth, which was filled with more than a dozen of his Pythagoras Stools. Each stool is made from three pieces of powder coated steel and ...

Kiu Diseño del Entorno
ICFF 2009

This small collection of furniture is by the San Salvadorean team of Claudio Segovia and Jenny Menjivar, and it caught our attention from aisles away. Beautifully conceived of opposing forms and ma...

Koi Design
ICFF 2009

We've always been drawn to Koi's thick leather chairs on wire bases that remind us of Eames or Saarinen. This year we found Koi's founders, Kirstin Jones and Adam Bottomley, out of their booth and ...

Pratt Students' Exhibit
Brooklyn Designs 2009

One of the highlights this year for us was the Pratt Student's section at Brooklyn Designs. Curated by ID Professor Tim Richartz, the booth featured work by under and graduate students. Here are ou...

Xavier Pauchard's Marais Stool Used as Sink Pedestal

Designer Jennifer Levy of CAV Design was looking for an industrial sink pedestal for a client. In keeping with her goal of an indoor/outdoor aesthetic for the small bathroom, she ended up re-purposi...

Good Questions: Stool or Bench for Shower?

My grandfather is coming to stay with me a few weeks and I'd like to find a stool or bench for him to use in the guest shower. I've found some really ugly ones online, but I'd like to find something ...

Joseph Murphy: Custom Furniture Maker
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics Perusing the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, we were immediately drawn to the work of Annapolis-based Joseph Murphy — his designs on display were of a mu...

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