FURNITURE: BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Designs, May 8-10, 2009: A great show that grows each year.    

FURNITURE

In case you haven’t fully outgrown your wish to make playhouses from furniture, or animals from furniture, here’s some photography-as-wish fulfillment: 

MATTER: DRAWERS

Well, the world has changed since we last reported on this blog. I hope you’ve recovered from election night. You may be too enmeshed in reading every newspaper available to catch up with your favorite blogs, but when you get here–and I have faith you will!–we want you to have the best pad and pen [...]

FURNITURE: BOOKSHELVES

Jean Prouvé, courtesy of Books at Home, a blog about bookshelves!
  

FURNITURE: NEOCON

 
 Please come visit us at Neocon. We are at the Mart for one more day.

Extra Extra: Joel Grey’s Bungalow

Joel Grey’s bungalow in the New York Times, today:

It’s his second home, and 650 square feet.  

MATTER: ebay

We always hear great stories about friends finding furniture, prints, and great fabric on ebay, but it can be overwhelming for the novice. We appreciate good curators, when it comes to art—and ebay, too! Here are a few of our favorite ebay curators:
Reference Library: Andy Beach makes you sorry you lost on things you didn’t [...]

FURNITURE: The Collector’s Table, Redux

 
Here are a few more collections from the natural world that remind us that hunting and gathering [see below] should not be discouraged, in moderation, and needn’t be expensive. Sometimes, identifying our special interests and collection predilections can discipline our spending/hoarding habits.   
[photo credits: Kim Carey, Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Division, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology [...]

FURNITURE: SOFAS

It’s Sunday night. We’re tired. We want to put our feet up, finish the Sunday Times crossword puzzle. But of course we want to recline on something equal parts elegant and comfy.
 
In the morning, we’ll puff the cushions back up and reposition our favorite pillows, and maybe a throw.
  
 
The first two pillows are the work of Galbraith [...]

DAYTRIP: SHAKER DESIGN

Out of This World: Shaker Design Past, Present, and Future at Bard Graduate Center for the Decorative Arts, March 13-June 15, 2008