Furniture

May 6, 2012

Max Lamb

I’ve only today learned about Max Lamb. I’m in awe. The above photo is from his Solids of Revolution project of turned concrete and felt stools.

January 1, 2012

Sketches from Hugo

Dante Ferretti sketches for Hugo…

December 12, 2011

Amerock Stratoline cabinet hardware

I just totally stumbled on this. Sometimes you have to randomly click page 9 on a google search to get to the good stuff. Check out Stan the Old Hardware Man. He sells discontinued hardware. These cabinet pulls are pretty sweet– the kind of stuff I only see on enameled kitchen pieces being thrown out [...]

December 1, 2011

Dolce Vita Conference Table

New conference table for Dolce Vita…

August 14, 2011

Wheel-bench

My friend Harry from the Brooklyn Kitchen sent me this photo from Governor’s Island. I feel like I’ve seen this design before. Seems so familiar. Anyway, good stuff. Clean, simple. Clear. And a great way to get someone who’s passed out in a park back to bed.

June 22, 2011

Process: making an Eames Lounge Chair

Belgian graphic designer and blogger Veerle Pieters has a great piece on her site about the making of an Eames Lounge Chair. Well done. Tx Veerle! Via KR

June 22, 2011

The Architect’s Desk by Hans Wegner

My friend Mark passed this on to me. I’ll let him do the talking: “That is God’s own office set. I knew about Wegner, but this just melted my head. So good.” Check out the chair. Tx Mark!

May 22, 2011

Motorcycle shipping crate gone workbench

Michael Kritzer has done an interesting thing for client Buell Motorcycles by designing a shipping crate the bike purchaser can turn into a workbench. And a pretty smart one at that. Well played. Mr. Kritzer has more sharp work and smart business intentions up at Habitco. Via core77.

May 19, 2011

Plywood shelving

Saw this in a japanese magazine. Beautiful and super simple cabinetry made from laminating sheets of half inch plywood. And it’s a really beautiful plywood with pine facing. Love it.

May 16, 2011

ICFF 2011, Worst of

And the winner of the s3id Ugliest Piece at ICFF Award 2011 goes to…. Sedes Regia!! for their aptly named (now get it the hell out of here) chair sofa thing, Alien.