Egg Collective’s booth at ICFF was easily my favorite, so I’ve been anxiously awaiting more information on their new designs. Their Margot George Chandelier and Hawley Side Table recently debuted online, and I’m completely obsessed with them. They’re geometric and slightly ’70s in the best possible way. I’m still easing back into the work week…
I love it when Before & After projects combine several old items into one shiny new design. These two pieces from Elle are both great examples of this; I’m particularly impressed with the transformation of an old fan faceplate into the base for a lovely Capiz pendant lamp. Elle’s creativity is inspiring me to go…
as summer winds to a close i find myself clinging to just a few things that remind me of hot summer days: iced tea, beach towels, flip flops and my favorite color for summer: yellow. so in honor of the last few steamy weeks of summer, i thought i’d round up a collection of my…
materia designs is a fantastic husband-and-wife design team that produces furniture, lighting, and textiles from their studio in the hudson valley. former brooklynites, megan and matt design and produce all their pieces locally using all sustainable materials and business practices. they sell their work, along with other interior products and accessories (all designed and produced…
this morning i’m reporting from chilly brimfield, massachusetts, where amy and i are getting ready to hit the fair and see what sort of fun antiques and vintage finds we can rummage up to use for d*s projects. i’ll be posting pictures from our trip soon, but before i get ahead of myself i wanted…
last week amy and i headed down to dumbo to check out this year’s bklyn designs. the show was comfortably housed inside one building this year, which gave the event a comfortable, more manageable feel- something i always enjoy. there were a lot of people focusing on quality wooden furniture this year, which i love,…
my icff image folder is practically empty so it looks like today will my the last day for icff coverage on d*s. stay tuned for my favorite part- the student design booths- next. but first, here are some more great designs from the 2009 show. [image above: 'dodecahedron light' by woka, vienna] i loved this…
i had a few scandinavian pieces living on my desktop this week so i thought i’d share them here and let them go from my wish list for this week. clockwise from top left: coffee cup lamp by malin lundmark (via susan), kola dress for kids by marimekko, crushed bowl at the finnish design shop,…
