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In honor of the bowling alley wars in NJ, thought I’d take a moment to find and put up some furniture that could come out of that whole mess. Gutterball Dining Table From Counter Evolution NYC Kingpin Bench From Counter Evolution NYC Bowling Alley Desk with Reclaimed Lumber Base From CFC Custom Furniture LA Bowling [...]
How friggin’ rad was Gustav Stickley’s signature? Yeah, I watched Antiques Roadshow last night, and yeah I saw a Stickley table on there, and no, I’m not 85 years old. But one day, I would love to have a chair with one of these on it. P.S., Als Ik Kan means, according to the Roadshow [...]
Wintercheck Factory has some pretty rad stuff, though it borders a little too much on utility-over-design for me…but nice, simple stuff made to do what it should. The Aaron Storage Table: The offspring of a Ottoman/Storage/Bench love triangle. The real meaty delight of the factory is their marketing strategies: U-Haul trucks parked outside of industrial [...]
Design*Sponge had this rad office set up on a post yesterday that made me mess myself. Great example of finding exactly the right stuff, mixing up materials (existing & new, metal, wood, etc.), and continuity. Figures that the office is that of Parliament, a design firm based out of Portland. Graphics Designers…they always find good [...]
This magical rocker is by Sam Maloof. A rocking chair is not something I would dedicate my life to perfecting, however it is the level of craft I aspire to. Sam Maloof, your dedication to craft and the physical representation of the things you made will be around forever, or atleast until 2012, you know….
I love Kerf Designs based out of Seattle, and I know it probably shows. They have great, clean lines, and I love that they just let the multi-ply edges show. I’ve always found that endgrain really striking, and one day I’ll probably make a butcher block out of it. Plus those Face Frame pull cut-outs [...]