Graham & Brown is now on 2Modern! Graham and Brown supply some of the largest and best-known retailers around the world, with innovative home enhancement products, designed to meet our consumers' wants and needs. Check out these luscious wallpapers: Tolla, Phantom, Palace, and Kelly!
So I was browsing the net today and found these great modern wallpapers from Graham & Brown. I've been wanting to come up with a design for my bedroom that's both elegant AND modern and I think these are perfect to help achieve this. They're sophisticated, modern, dramatic, and elegant all rolled into one. The ads are fun to look at too. So surreal looking. You can find these here: http://www.grahambrown.com/us/store/designers.html
Lost City Arts in New York is an excellent source for original mid-century designs, reproductions, and new designs reminiscent of the style. This is one of their custom productions, the Jet Set sofa.
This lovely design has been in my inspiration file for years and at $3,800, that is probably as close as I will ever get to possession.
The Jet Set is very similar to mid-century inspired designs seen at other retail establishments, complete with the desired tapered wood legs. However, what makes this one different and covetable are the paneled upholstered arms. This detail emphasizes the sharp geometric shaping of this piece while also bringing in some soft, slight curves. I also think the choice of color is phenomenal. The cool yellow, bordering on gold, enhances the rich luxurious look of the piece. While some mid-century designs are beautiful, maintaining those geometric lines sometimes results in a thin, flat seating surface; but not the Jet Set, the slightly overstuffed bench cushion makes it clear that that is not the case here. This sofa looks highly inviting and as I said before...highly covetable.
Modern Dorm Room Decor Ideas Contest from 2Modern - win a Wallter Teardrop Mobile. To win, make comments to this post on the 2Modern Dorm Room Decor Ideas - let us know your favorites, inspirations or what else you other dorm room ideas. Remember to use either your blogger login or first name and last name so that we can identify you if you win. We will post the winner's name with instructions for collecting your prize, please check back Sept 10, 2008 to see if you won!
Giveaway ends Sept 10, 2008 at midnight PST (and sorry, prizes can only be sent to locations in the US). Good Luck!
Cheers, 2Modern.
Perhaps you too have taken stock of your home and decided to incorporate more eco-conscious elements. Commendable decision, but where do you start? You'll find great direction in Judith Wilson's book The Natural Home: Stylish Living Inspired by Nature. Wilson covers everything from planning a green construction to blending naturally-sourced furniture and materials into a finished design. The book endorses major eco cornerstones including recycling, conserving energy and integrating found objects and antiques into your space versus buying new and contributing to the enormous drain on the planet caused by the continuous manufacture of new product. Awe-inspiring contemporary designs and numerous other styles are highlighted throughout the book. Wilson's Natural Home delivers ample proof that green can be as imaginative as it is pivotal in reducing carbon emissions.
...Then "I" is for incredible and "J" is Just got to have it!
Stickers is the gorgeous new dinnerware collection of Hannah Morrow, who grew up in London but has passed much her time in La and New York. With this collection, she proclaims she returns back to her roots of bone china and ceramic design.
With Stickers, she explores the ideas of souvenirs by placing the graphic of stickers all over gorgeously shaped mugs, plates and bowls.
Her Hedy collection, which features the collection, sans the stickers motif, is just as beautiful.
You can read more about Hannah on her website, H for Hannah.
I've recently started watching the first season of the AMC show Mad Men. In one of the earlier episodes they touched on the VW Beetle ad campaign during its introduction to the American market. The campaign was known for being revolutionary with it's use of realistic copy, simple type and imagery.
Then today I saw the latest ad campaign for VW's new electronic gear box. The concept of the numbers, representing the gears, merging into each other seamlessly is brilliant. I would probably frame these and put them up on a wall... that is how kick-ass I think the artwork for this campaign is.
**Note: This will be my last post from Sydney, Australia... as of next Tuesday I will be back in the US reporting from Washington, DC! Wish me luck on the move back.**
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Wowza. I simply LOVE Anna Fidler and good gracious, this piece ‘Correspondences’ is just beautiful. Quite worth a trip to the Portland Art Museum if you’re in the area.
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James Verbicky introduces another canvas to his line of fabric art, called Stare 3. This wall art is available in two sizes, either with 3 panels side-by-side, or 1 single long panel. |
Such a simple product, such a fun idea!! These award winning pan holders can cheer up any lunch/dinner time! Created by Amanda Fiore for Tok&Stok, they have just won the House&Gift Brazilian design award, promoted by the São Paulo Gift Fair creators.
