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Limited Editions
It seems like more and more manufacturers are giving clients the option of buying collectable limited editions of their furniture. Last year Herman Miller offered the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman for a limited time only with a 50th Anniversary emblem and also included a free book called: ...
Tizio's doing the horizontal Dance
I came across a funny design related video on www.youtube.com the other day.
It involves a couple of Tizio lamps doing the nasty.
Check it out and let me know if you think this should be allowed or if it is too risque' even for the internet
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uUQTkSrRTDI
Let there be Light !
I can't believe that we are finally in the last days of our home renovation.
What started out as a simple interior paint job that would take a couple of weeks, has finished up as a six month, major renovation, that has more than touched every room in the house. Most notably, the entranceway, ...
My Vintage Fritz Hansen Grand Prix Chair
After losing out at the auction on an amazing set of six vintage Fritz Hansen Grand Prix chairs with wood legs earlier this year, I couldn't believe it when a few weeks ago I was driving up Fort St. here in Victoria and there in the window of the local auction house was another original Grand ...
My much cherished Nelson Sunflower clock
We became a Vitra dealer many months ago and having just purchased an original 1959 Howard Miller - George Nelson Sunflower clock from a client of mine that no longer had the space for it, I was really excited. When I purchased the clock, it was an out of production piece that I am guessing not too ...
Everyone Needs an 18 karat Bedside Gun!!
Philippe Starck - Whenever that name comes to mind, I think of my first visit to New York city several years ago. High on my list of Priorities was a visit to The Royalton Hotel. Starck was the designer for The Royalton and it has been a few years since I was there, but it still stands out as one ...
Warren Platner - Dead at 86
EIGHTY SIX, 86, Hmmmmmm, a century ago, a guy would probably have been quite happy to have made it to half of that. I'm quickly approaching half of that and when I look at a resume like Warren Platner's, I am starting to feel like I better start accomplishing something, Quick !! Warren Platner ...
Herman Miller re-releases "Rosewood" Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Well, what to talk about today? This one is a no brainer. In all the years that we have been a Herman Miller for the Home retailer, I can't tell you how many times I've been asked whether I think that HM will ever make the Eames Lounge chair and Ottoman in Rosewood again. My response, ...
Knock-off n: An unauthorized copy or imitation, Hmmmmmmmmmmm ??
When my colleagues and I decided that a Blog on design was something that we were interested in doing as a means of telling our story and giving Canadians (and anyone else that would listen) a place to read about and offer comments about the industry that we are involved in, I was hesitant about ...