Currents: NYT House & Home Roundup 2.28.08

Currents:
NYT House & Home Roundup 2.28.08

From the super-practical business of reclaiming fallen trees, to high-end plastic tables that cost a fortune, this week's Currents, covers a lot of ground. Pictured above, Artist Tattfoo Tan's colorful mural on Front Street in Brooklyn based on his placemat inspired by the colors of fruits and vegetables...

The placemat.

Horigan Urban Forest Products sells wood from Chicago-area trees downed from storms.

A high-end cookware shop, Kitchen Couture, opens in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

A brief interview with Oscar-nominated production designer Sarah Greenwood. Greenwood designed the set for Atonement, and she talks about her latest film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

Alexandra Von Furstenberg (Diane's former daughter-in-law) creates over-the-top, expensive, limited-edition plastic tables. There are six designs and they range in price from $7,000 - $60,000. Seriously.

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Hooray for Tattfoo! I asked him to send some of his placemats, and he did--they're so awesome. I'm thinking of trying to incorporate them into my Cure. I was excited to see photos of his mural!

posted by OneWallKitchen on February 29th 2008 at 9:52am
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AVF plastic tables...
i gotta wonder when the rich people make products priced like that-- i think it's only because they know their fellow rich people friends won't want to call down to canal plastics (er, if it's still around) to figure out how much it actually costs to make. (i'm guessing not $7000) Makes me wanna yell out a pirate "arr!" to to the people who buy these things...

posted by saya* on February 29th 2008 at 10:15am
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