Colorful product from Corita Rose
Utilizing color in design can be a challenge, but Corita Rose, a young home furnishings company from England has got it down to a tee. I found this company at the ICFF, which was a real smash this time around. What caught my eye in the last row of the fair, was this brightest-of-bright couch that you see above.
Illuminating Sculpture
With all the minimalist design we see around us it was refreshing to come across Ayala Sarfaty of Aqua Creations who makes art that is illuminating sculpture.
Offered in magnificent shapes and natural fibers like silk, mohair and wrapped with a unique polymer skin.
Don’t you wish you could have this in your home?
The Objects of Designers
A couple of weeks ago I was at the opening exhibition of the Design Museum Holon titled: The State of Things – Design and the 21st Century. An international exhibit that featured current objects and the practice, consumption and cultural impact of contemporary design. They were grouped into various categories. Factors that shaped the selection process were: the materials used, the concepts conveyed and the intended uses.
There were eight categories in the exhibit. But I’ll touch on the things that caught my eye. The object above is a Water clock by Kouichi Okamoto.
Now what time would you say it is?
Sit for Even Less
At almost the moment it was introduced in 1994, the Herman Miller Aeron Chair became the “It” chair for the office. All the cool kids at the cool offices had them, and hotels began touting the Aeron’s presence in rooms as one of many luxury amenities. And for good reason: it really was luxurious. But not in a gilded object sort of luxurious, but a luxury for the body itself. Everything about the Aeron chair, from the way it conforms to different body shapes and evenly distributes weight, to its fully adjustable nature and PostureFit technology, made it the must-have office chair. It also looked totally cool.
Amish heating solutions
The Amish community is a quiet breed located in various states throughout the USA but this winter they are making some noise by marketing a heating device that has everyone buzzing. The Amish Stove is all the rage and comes in many styles. Most talked about as a secondary heating source and a decorative addition to home spaces that need that extra push of hot air when the north wind blows.
Amish Stove With White Mantel
Good wood product: Butcher block
I met and fell in love with the butcher block many years ago in my then boyfriend’s kitchen (now he’s my husband and I have the block in my home). No, I didn’t marry him for his butcher block if that’s what you’re thinking. The diversity of this product has proven itself three homes later, it is the focal point in my kitchen.
My Butcher Block
The beauty of twig furniture
Rustic furniture comes in handy when a home craves a touch of relaxed style. I came across a set of twig furniture this weekend while on a visit to Cold Spring N.Y., a small town that sits along the Hudson River. This settee and chair were a perfect match for the covered porch that I found them on.
Store Review: Green Secret – The Winter Collection
In July I wrote about Sod Yarok (Green Secret), an inspiring florist store in Givatayim that creates the most amazing flower arrangements and also has great vases and some beautiful furniture too. I walked past there the other day and noticed that almost everything had changed, so I thought you may appreciate an update. I don’t know much about flowers but these are Chrysanthemums, which are about as difficult to spell as they are to pronounce. They were in simple white baskets which was lovely!
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