Clay Furniture: dining chair (red)
designer: Maarten Baas
Walking into Moss, a gallery of bespoke table top, furniture, lighting and jewelry, with locations in New York City and Los Angeles, you are instantly confronted with some of the most original pieces of art on view anywhere. Yes, I said art, since even a simple vase, which at [...]
White Frou Frou Parasol with Base
Designer Davy Groseman is based out of Belgium, but brings his highly stylized look to the world via the Conran Shop. No doubt, this is one hell of a showy umbrella with fringes and tassels galore. Talk about jaw dropping and extravagant. As the wind blows, so do the fringes, [...]
By Steve Miller
Themed parties are always so much fun if you’re not the one throwing them. I love going over people’s homes just to see how creative they are, especially when the invitation reads “A Night in Tuscany.” The image conjured in my head doesn’t always translate to the actual party. What should be a [...]
By Steve Miller
Mid century furniture and appointments gallery, Contents, has opened its doors on LA’s Melrose Avenue, known internationally for the renowned restaurants, art galleries and design showrooms that occupy this precious bit of real estate.
By Steve Miller
Tomar2 Relies on Scale, Content and Material
Stephen Tomar Furniture and Tomar2, the newest line of furniture to be introduced in the Fall of 2007, from designers Stephen Tomar and Stuart Lampert, are a constantly evolving process where fresh and innovative designs are designed regularly for its legions of followers of their classically inspired [...]
By Steve Miller
In Vitro Orchid
With a name like In Vitro Orchid, what is not to love. Notoriously hard plants to keep alive, no less get to rebloom, www.uncommongoods.com will send you the In Vitro Orchid, a baby orchid or what looks to be an orchid cutting with roots in a 5” sterilized test tube that [...]
By Steve Miller
Do you have a small bathroom? Here are some helpful hints on how to make a bathroom look bigger and brighter without increasing the square footage.
By Steve Miller
Atelier Van Lieshout Dutch Art Collective www.ateliervanlieshout.com
This company has been showing up on the best of the best lists and I can absolutely see why! They are taking Europe by storm and it is only a matter of time before they are the darlings of the American art scene. Their pared down architectural [...]
By Steve Miller
USB & Fire Wire Hub
La Cie Hub www.lacie.com
Are you like me and have a mass of ugly and annoying wires sticking out from every port and outlet in your house? Well, it seems that La Cie Hub has come to the rescue. At first I thought it was a pretty cool lamp with [...]
By Steve Miller
Every year in cities where tastemakers collide with trendsetters, buyers by the thousands flock to furniture fairs and design expositions such as Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and Interior Lifestyle Tokyo to find what’s innovative, inspirational and accessible. Until recently most people wouldn’t have included Los Angles on a select list of [...]