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Mark Chamberlain
AT Offline 10.02.08, New York

>> Enter Mark's Gallery Mark Chamberlain, artist and house painter extraordinaire, was our second presenter at last week's meetup and boy does he have a way with color! Whereas Gideon prefers a...

AT Offline: Tonight! Color @ Home
New York

• What: AT Offline Design Meetup • Next Month: Color At Home: Problems & Solutions • Members: 717 and growing • RSVP's: Sign Up Here!! • When: 6:30-9pm, Thursday, October 2n...

Cheap Design: DIY Lighting & Color
The New York Times, 10.2.08

This week's Home & Garden section of The New York Times celebrates do-it-yourself design on a strict budget &mdash inspiration from college students. These are great spaces on tiny budgets that ...

Close-Up: Stripes or Semi-Commitment to Color
New York

It's that time of year again, when we go crazy for color. For me, it's a time to think about stripes. LJ's effort, seen above, is a great example of a way to leave your mark on a room with a little ...

Look! Erik Burke's Building-sized Mural In Bushwick

Jeremy Sapienza, of the fabulous BushwickBK.com, recently commissioned local artist Erik Burke to cover the entire facade of his building with a two-story mural... ...

ColorTherapy: What To Paint a Big Loft Other Than White

To All ColorTherapy Posts Here’s one for the archives and search engines: “What color should I paint my loft? I don’t want bright white and I hate Linen.” Try one of these… ...

Log Bowls by Loyal Loot Collective

We love the bright colors and mix of rustic and glossy elements in these Log Bowls from Loyal Loot. Made from reclaimed wood logs and water-based glossy finish, these bowls would add a modern and na...

Modern Plaid: Blankets and Pillows by Scholten & Baijings

We first became enamored with the textiles from Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings when we spied them at The Gift Fair. Combining bold color and a soft, light blend of merino wool and cotton these ...

ColorTherapy: The Worst Colors for Interiors, Vol. II

To All ColorTherapy Posts I’m told that my first column on worst colors, The Worst Colors For Interiors, met with such great success that it still tops the AT charts. Let’s see if we can continu...

Tubelor Trashcans Now Available in the U.S.

Tubelor Trash Cans made the blog-rounds earlier this year after they won the 2008 iF product design award — but they were not yet available for purchase in the United States. Now, after spott...

Small Metal Side Tables from American Country Home Store

We will be the first to admit that American Country Home Store is not the first place we would look for cool home furnishings. (We'd never even heard of the place!) How surprised were we when we saw...

Furniturea: Painted Furniture

Portland, Maine based Furniturea is all about color. Offering a wide range of original wood furniture designs in twenty-two standard color choices, the store is a great resource for beds, tables, b...

Patchwork Upholstery from Squint Limited

Though we're not usually a fan of patchwork, it can be enticing when it is done very well. We have a fondness for Hans Hopfer's Mah Jong sofa from Roche Bobois and a recent fascination with Bertjan ...

Kid-Centric Townhouse in the East Village
The New York Times 7.10.08

Would you let your daughter's classmates adorn your white muslin sofa from John Derian? Pamela Bell encourage it. The New York Times takes us inside the home of one of the original partners of Kate ...

Shared Space Patchwork Beanbag Sofa by Bertjan Pot

Dutch designer Bertjan Pot (he of the popular Random Light and now, Non-Random Light) created this one-of-a-kind beanbag sofa for a shared office space in Rotterdam......

Princess Daybed by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien

Last week, we got a very mixed reaction when we posted Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien's My Beautiful Backside Sofa. The design is just one part of the duo's new collection for Moroso. That other par...

My Beautiful Backside Sofa by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien

We're thrilled to have stumbled across these images of the new seating collection from Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien — My Beautiful Backside. Manufactured by Italian company Moroso, the work evol...

La Fonda del Sol: Alexander Girard & FLOR

They're here! After an announcement last March, the FLOR carpet tiles based on Alexander Girard's iconic La Fonda del Sol design are available for purchase. There are four options — three color st...

Look! Customized FLOR Carpet Tiles by Todd Oldham

Yesterday, Gregory from ATLA posted the customized hexagonal FLOR rugs featured in the latest issue of Dwell Magazine. The photographs jump-started our memory and we remembered seeing photos of FLOR...

ICFF 2008: Offecct

We were easily drawn into the colorful collection from Swedish design company Offect. The entire range of products from furnishings, lighting and modular wall coverings straddled the line between sl...

ICFF 2008: Mio

Last year, Mio captured our interest with their Nomad cardboard room divider. This year, the Philadelphia-based company launched three new concepts at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair ...

Greenpoint Rowhouse
The New York Times 5.4.08

We read The New York Times' story of two male models buying a Greenpoint rowhouse with some suspicion. While we can hope that all of our readers could have the opportunity to make a living modeling ...

Inspiration: Grouping by Color

Will the current trend of grouping your books and clothing by color expand to include everything? Photographer Helga Steppan grouped her own personal belonging by color to create these amazing photo...

Inspiration: Corian Loves Missoni

In the kitchen counter-top debate, we've always liked Corian. It's durable and you can repair small scratches yourself. And it's available in a ton of colors. To emphasize the wide array of colors a...

Stack Storage Drawers by Shay Alkalay

The Milan Furniture Fair began yesterday, and tons of new designs are hitting the web. One that has shown up and made us want MORE is Shay Alkalay's Stack drawer unit for Established & Sons. Alkalay...