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AT Offline: John Christakos of Blu Dot & The Pratt/Umbra Winners
New York City 5.14.09

May Guest: John Christakos & from Pratt: Micheal Weaker, Hayyim Danzig and Dana Otto Attendance: 116 AT Offline: The NY Design Meetup Our last design meetup was just over two weeks ago right after...

Gift Fair: U+ Collection from Umbra

click for more pics We zipped through the Gift Fair at the Javits Center on Sunday and snapped some pics of our favorite new products. New to Umbra's U+ Collection are a round coffee table and a pe...

Twisthanger by Matt Carr for Umbra

For those odds and ends that never seem to find a proper home, the Twisthanger from Umbra features six plastic hooks that could help hide belts, bags and other small accessories in a closet... ...

Rolly Desk by Matt Carr for Umbra

Matt Carr's Rolly Family of Products just got a little bigger with the addition of a new desk. Made with solid walnut legs and a walnut veneer surface and shelves, the desk features rolling tambour ...

Treehouse Bed by Michelle Ivankovic
Email from 7.14.08

I was out in Los Angeles last month and stopped into Kelly van Patter's Kellygreen Design in Silverlake. Kellygreen is a green design store that has some very creative, cool and attractive home hom...

ICFF: A History & Preview
Metropolis April .08

The April issue of Metropolis has a fun piece on the upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). It's the twentieth fair this year and in addition to a concise look back, we're treate...

Livroche Bookstand from Umbra

We were reminded of Umbra's new Livroche Bookstand when it showed up in an AT:Boston post. First spotted at February's Gift Fair, the design by David Fleishman weighs almost ten pounds. The piece fu...

House Tour: Handmade House in Williamsburg
NYT House & Home Roundup 2.14.08

Last week, we posted the new collection from Canadian housewares giant Umbra. Today, The New York Times takes us on a tour of designer William Harvey's house in Williamsburg. Harvey designed the Sha...

Gift Fair: Umbra

Umbra just won't quit! They continue to bring new products to market that add to their arsenal of cool designs available for a modest price. In addition to their extensive line of hardware (like the ...

Overboard Sink Shelf by Umbra

This over-the-sink rack reminds us of the little kitchen in our student apartment in Finland. It had kitchen cabinets over the sink that were slotted in the bottom. They were made for holding hand-w...

Modern Wallpaper from Umbra

We recently stumbled across wallpaper designs for Umbra. We knew wallpaper was more popular than it's been in a long time (even Brocade Home sells their own designs) but we were still surprised to s...

Anywhere Telescoping Curtain System from Umbra

Umbra can be a life-saver with their full line of curtain rods and window hardware. Now, their new Anywhere telescoping curtain system enables consumers to hang a curtain nearly anywhere. The nicke...

Matt Carr's Rolly Family

Roll Back! We realize we've posted a lot of Matt Carr's designs for Umbra lately. What can we say? This guy's prolific! We're especially fond of the Rolly Family. Featuring a Storage Mirror, Side Ta...

Matt Carr's Pisa Book Shelf

Sculptural Shelf. Last week, we posted about Matt Carr's Biblioteca Bookrack and now we're focusing on his Pisa Book Shelf. The Pisa is part of Umbra's U+ Studio Collection � as most of our favori...

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