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Arper
These chairs simply stood out. Slim, sure and elegant, they are for everyday use but will add high style to any room. They dress up or down. From Arper in Italy, they can be found through Troy and Format in SoHo.
Krups
We were drawn to the compact nature of this new Krups all in one espresso maker. It is not out quite yet, but it promises to do everything extremely well and not screw up. It has a small interactive screen that stops the process when it is unclear of what you want.
Rapsel
Ah, the Italians. These sinks were just drop dead gorgeous. All stone. They can be found at Hastings Tile and Bath.
Those sinks stopped me dead in my tracks. Gor. Geous. They also showed a wood column that was seamless, hidden storage... no hardware showed, and it pivoted open. Sooooooo gorgeous and sexy, with application outside the bath.
Also loved the Arper chairs, and how they paired bright clear color with white. So fresh, and a modern way to update a MCM interior.
I recently bought a wall mount Hasting's basin. A Zero 75 with right side bowl. (Shown in the link below with a left side bowl, and optional towel bar)
http://www.designerplumbing.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/7SZero_large.jpg
Ooh la love. All your pics are gorgeous, my fav is the first orange chair. So sleek and chic.
Eeek! I sent links to Rapsel this weekend to our bathroom designer to show her the stuff I lust after! I am too scared to ask how much they are...
Not into the Rapsel sinks. I saw them at the show last year and just felt they were very impractical. Imagine constantly having to squeegee leftover debris over to the sinkhole only to have to collect it up and throw it out. Not for me. While I can appreciate their clean minimalist lines, I feel that the key to design is function. True genius lies in designs that are not only appealing, but elegant solutions that make our everyday lives both more beautiful, and easier. The rest is what art is for.
Um, how do you know those sinks don't drain themselves? They appeared to me to be (in person) canted to allow the water to escape as intended.
(and I think there is always room for a little "art" in "design")
Yes, the water may drain, but if you're doing dishes for example, the food particles will just hang around since the bottom surface of the sink is flat. (Am only referring to the first sink, mind you.) I've dealt with flat bottom sinks before, so it's experience not just conjecture.
And yes, there is completely room for art in design, that's precisely why it's called design. But it's also called design because of the aspect of utility, otherwise it would just be called...art.