Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Boundless tea table
The Eastern spiritual transition does not see human and
nature as separate things but understand them through the
concept of mutual genesis, thus aspiring to submit and
assimilate to this logic. Nature, here signi es a "whole world."
where humans and the universe together form a harmony.Boundless tea table
nature as separate things but understand them through the
concept of mutual genesis, thus aspiring to submit and
assimilate to this logic. Nature, here signi es a "whole world."
where humans and the universe together form a harmony.Boundless tea table
Sewing Kit WallSticker
Arrange sewing seams along borders and corners to create humorous, artful designs nearly anywhere you can imagine.
Sewing Kit WallSticker
Sewing Kit WallSticker
A Perfect Pair: Paolo Buffa and Swank Lighting!
Though our featured Designer Influence yesterday, Paolo Buffa, was one of those Italian designers that we didn’t know a lot about, we could see clearly from his furniture designs that he was a man of enormous talent, and his architecture designs are often listed as contemporary architect inspiration. We picked an Italian pair of lamps to combine with a great Buffa piece.
Paolo Buffa’s Buffet for Marelli & Colico is an excellent example of his ability to respect the past’s great traditional details, but also embrace contemporary styles and look to the future. It features a 3 door design which gives it a supernaturally long feel. Lines are straight, and doors and other details are flush, making it an almost perfect rectangle. Straight, tapered and rounded legs give the piece a harsh, serious tone, but the color of the wood tone warms the whole piece up. The only real ornament comes from the marquetry inlay medallions in the center of the doors. It was made in Italy in the 1930s.
Why choose just one color as an accent in your home when you can choose them all! Seriously though, these Swank Lighting Colorful Italian Ceramic Lamps from the 1960s are amazing. Featuring a variety of six colors in stripes ranging in width and even a bit of a squiggle, the result is a festive mix of colors that comes off bright, cheery and exciting. We especially like that the colors swirl up the lamp rather than just vertical; we think it gives it more sophistication. Stepped Lucite disc bases complete this fabulous Mid-Century Modern look.
The only downside to Paolo Buffa’s body of work is that there wasn’t much that particularly stood out. Much of his work, like this great Buffet for Marelli & Colico, is simple, understated and lovely. That’s why we decided to choose a really exciting pair of Swank Lighting lamps to punch up this combination of items. The bold colors of the Swank Lighting lamps match the Buffet’s warm wood tones and they both make the other look better. The Buffet’s simple design helps tone down the bold colors of the lamps. It’s a win-win situation, especially for whoever owns these pieces together!
We know what you’re thinking. Swank Lighting is an amazing resource not just for the best vintage Murano glass lamps in the market today, but also a wonderful resource for interior design inspiration and a great place to get an education about past and present designers. Keep up-to-date with everything we do on our Facebook page and our twitter.
Paolo Buffa’s Buffet for Marelli & Colico is an excellent example of his ability to respect the past’s great traditional details, but also embrace contemporary styles and look to the future. It features a 3 door design which gives it a supernaturally long feel. Lines are straight, and doors and other details are flush, making it an almost perfect rectangle. Straight, tapered and rounded legs give the piece a harsh, serious tone, but the color of the wood tone warms the whole piece up. The only real ornament comes from the marquetry inlay medallions in the center of the doors. It was made in Italy in the 1930s.
Why choose just one color as an accent in your home when you can choose them all! Seriously though, these Swank Lighting Colorful Italian Ceramic Lamps from the 1960s are amazing. Featuring a variety of six colors in stripes ranging in width and even a bit of a squiggle, the result is a festive mix of colors that comes off bright, cheery and exciting. We especially like that the colors swirl up the lamp rather than just vertical; we think it gives it more sophistication. Stepped Lucite disc bases complete this fabulous Mid-Century Modern look.
The only downside to Paolo Buffa’s body of work is that there wasn’t much that particularly stood out. Much of his work, like this great Buffet for Marelli & Colico, is simple, understated and lovely. That’s why we decided to choose a really exciting pair of Swank Lighting lamps to punch up this combination of items. The bold colors of the Swank Lighting lamps match the Buffet’s warm wood tones and they both make the other look better. The Buffet’s simple design helps tone down the bold colors of the lamps. It’s a win-win situation, especially for whoever owns these pieces together!
We know what you’re thinking. Swank Lighting is an amazing resource not just for the best vintage Murano glass lamps in the market today, but also a wonderful resource for interior design inspiration and a great place to get an education about past and present designers. Keep up-to-date with everything we do on our Facebook page and our twitter. Monday, August 30, 2010
Ripple Effect Tea Table
Inspired by the idea that small changes of individual objects can be a big impact on the whole, Korean designers Seo Jeonghwa and Hanna Chung have collaborated the ‘ripple effect’ tea table that features a water layer on the top to make ripples when the users move cups on it.Seo Jeonghwa & Hanna Chung
simon colabufalo
metrotopia is a public transportation concept by designer simon colabufalo created for his home town of melbourne.
the southern australian city has a distinct urban setting and has the largest tram network in the world. this unique
feature provides the basis for metrotopia. rather than large buses of trams, the concept features small 2 seat vehicles
that drive on a single rubber ball for greater maneuverability.simon colabufalo: metrotopia
the southern australian city has a distinct urban setting and has the largest tram network in the world. this unique
feature provides the basis for metrotopia. rather than large buses of trams, the concept features small 2 seat vehicles
that drive on a single rubber ball for greater maneuverability.simon colabufalo: metrotopia
The Simple and High Quality Designs of Paolo Buffa!
We’ve got another great Italian Mid-Century Designer that we had never heard of before to show you today, this time the talented Paolo Buffa. As usual, much of his life is an enigma to us (even as seasoned researchers) but that’s okay; there’s plenty to talk about with his amazing designs.
From Italy, Mr. Buffa was born at the turn of the century in 1903, a prime birth date for someone who would go on to create some pretty gorgeous Mid-Century Modern stuff. Though we don’t know a lot about his early years (okay—you caught us! We don’t know anything about his family life or his schooling), we do know he must have had a great respect for historical furniture designs and innovative new ideas and styles.
We say he must have had a great respect for historical styles and futuristic designs because we don’t know that we’ve ever come across someone whose work exhibits a brilliant mix of traditional, current (like Hollywood Regency) and future details.
Take for instance several of his great side board and credenza designs. The sleek, straight lines, warm wood material and simple hardware choices smack of Mid-Century Modernism. You can see similar attributes in desks, chairs and other case goods of his. But, you can also see a more traditional look in something like a pair of side tables that looks more like a traditional antique, or some pieces that still showcase a relic of antique design.
His many designs for wingback chairs are confusing to the eye: they are shaped perfectly between a traditional wingback chair looks like and what a futuristic wingback chair might look like. Somehow he manages to balance those two divergent ideas with material, pattern and color choices.
Also a pretty talented Italian architect in his time, Paolo Buffa isn’t the most well-known designer to come out of Mid-Century Italy, but his designs are just amazing enough to get him on our list of new “old” favorites. While his work might not be the most unique or stand out as completely unusual, he did design high-quality work that continues to inspire others.
We know what you’re thinking. Swank Lighting is an amazing resource not just for the best vintage Murano glass lamps in the market today, but also a wonderful resource for interior design inspiration and a great place to get an education about past and present designers. Keep up-to-date with everything we do on our Facebook page and our twitter.
From Italy, Mr. Buffa was born at the turn of the century in 1903, a prime birth date for someone who would go on to create some pretty gorgeous Mid-Century Modern stuff. Though we don’t know a lot about his early years (okay—you caught us! We don’t know anything about his family life or his schooling), we do know he must have had a great respect for historical furniture designs and innovative new ideas and styles.
We say he must have had a great respect for historical styles and futuristic designs because we don’t know that we’ve ever come across someone whose work exhibits a brilliant mix of traditional, current (like Hollywood Regency) and future details.
Take for instance several of his great side board and credenza designs. The sleek, straight lines, warm wood material and simple hardware choices smack of Mid-Century Modernism. You can see similar attributes in desks, chairs and other case goods of his. But, you can also see a more traditional look in something like a pair of side tables that looks more like a traditional antique, or some pieces that still showcase a relic of antique design.
His many designs for wingback chairs are confusing to the eye: they are shaped perfectly between a traditional wingback chair looks like and what a futuristic wingback chair might look like. Somehow he manages to balance those two divergent ideas with material, pattern and color choices.
Also a pretty talented Italian architect in his time, Paolo Buffa isn’t the most well-known designer to come out of Mid-Century Italy, but his designs are just amazing enough to get him on our list of new “old” favorites. While his work might not be the most unique or stand out as completely unusual, he did design high-quality work that continues to inspire others.We know what you’re thinking. Swank Lighting is an amazing resource not just for the best vintage Murano glass lamps in the market today, but also a wonderful resource for interior design inspiration and a great place to get an education about past and present designers. Keep up-to-date with everything we do on our Facebook page and our twitter.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Contemporary Designer Profile: Miles Redd!
You’re not going to find any shy, demure rooms in the online portfolio of interior designer Miles Redd. Raised in the South, there’s a certain dramatic, flamboyant flair that exudes from every corner of each space Redd has designed. But it’s not an annoying flamboyance; rather, sitting in a room designed by Redd is like being paid a visit by the loud and exciting Aunt who was on Broadway. We unabashedly love it all.
As you might imagine, bright colors, sumptuous textures and dramatic details summarize many of Redd’s interiors. The man certainly knows how to dial up the luxury. His clients surely are the kind who want a home that makes a statement, a home where when guests first arrive they gasp in surprise. The kind of home where, though comfort is no doubt achieved, it’s not the main thrust of the design theme. And yes, no doubt these sorts of spaces have colorfully described themes that carry throughout the entire house.
It’s not surprising to see a room wallpapered from floor to ceiling with big, bold black and white stripes in Redd’s portfolio. Giant Greek columns used as 6 foot tall plant stands are no stranger, either. A bed simply isn’t a bed unless it is topped with a large canopy, and pink isn’t an accent color to be used sparingly, it’s a wall color that coordinates with just about anything.
His design choices can’t take all the credit, it seems Redd is lucky enough to find clients with exquisite tastes in architecture, for the homes he decorates usually have strong traditional bones with delightfully charming architectural details; a great starting place for Redd’s animated designs. This is not to say that every room Redd decorates looks like the set of a movie; we see plenty of subdued and simple spaces in his portfolio. You could say he knows when to let the eye take a visual break.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Miles Redd exhibits that underlying je ne sais quois that only Southern designers possess. We’re not implying that Southern designers are better than other designers, but they certainly have a knack for making a house a home. He went to school for film in New York, but found himself more interested in set design. That’s when he started working for an antiques dealer named John Rosselli.
He was later hired by the famed Bunny Williams decorator, where he was a great shopper and design assistant. After some travel and casually decorating his friends’ apartment in Manhattan, Redd opened his own design office in 1998 in Noho. He set the bar early for being able to design in a number of different styles, making him an asset to many potential clients. He’s had the pleasure of working on projects all over the country, and his work has found fans in magazines like New York Magazine, Vogue, House Beautiful, Elle Décor, House & Garden, W, and Country Life. In 2003, Redd was named creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home. Check out more images on his online portfolio.
We know what you’re thinking. Swank Lighting is an amazing resource not just for the best vintage Murano glass lamps in the market today, but also a wonderful resource for interior design inspiration and a great place to get an education about past and present designers. Keep up-to-date with everything we do on our Facebook page and our twitter.
As you might imagine, bright colors, sumptuous textures and dramatic details summarize many of Redd’s interiors. The man certainly knows how to dial up the luxury. His clients surely are the kind who want a home that makes a statement, a home where when guests first arrive they gasp in surprise. The kind of home where, though comfort is no doubt achieved, it’s not the main thrust of the design theme. And yes, no doubt these sorts of spaces have colorfully described themes that carry throughout the entire house.
It’s not surprising to see a room wallpapered from floor to ceiling with big, bold black and white stripes in Redd’s portfolio. Giant Greek columns used as 6 foot tall plant stands are no stranger, either. A bed simply isn’t a bed unless it is topped with a large canopy, and pink isn’t an accent color to be used sparingly, it’s a wall color that coordinates with just about anything.
His design choices can’t take all the credit, it seems Redd is lucky enough to find clients with exquisite tastes in architecture, for the homes he decorates usually have strong traditional bones with delightfully charming architectural details; a great starting place for Redd’s animated designs. This is not to say that every room Redd decorates looks like the set of a movie; we see plenty of subdued and simple spaces in his portfolio. You could say he knows when to let the eye take a visual break.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Miles Redd exhibits that underlying je ne sais quois that only Southern designers possess. We’re not implying that Southern designers are better than other designers, but they certainly have a knack for making a house a home. He went to school for film in New York, but found himself more interested in set design. That’s when he started working for an antiques dealer named John Rosselli.
He was later hired by the famed Bunny Williams decorator, where he was a great shopper and design assistant. After some travel and casually decorating his friends’ apartment in Manhattan, Redd opened his own design office in 1998 in Noho. He set the bar early for being able to design in a number of different styles, making him an asset to many potential clients. He’s had the pleasure of working on projects all over the country, and his work has found fans in magazines like New York Magazine, Vogue, House Beautiful, Elle Décor, House & Garden, W, and Country Life. In 2003, Redd was named creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home. Check out more images on his online portfolio.
We know what you’re thinking. Swank Lighting is an amazing resource not just for the best vintage Murano glass lamps in the market today, but also a wonderful resource for interior design inspiration and a great place to get an education about past and present designers. Keep up-to-date with everything we do on our Facebook page and our twitter. 
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