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ANNOUNCING….

Maxine — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:09:31 +0000

We’re pleased to introduce the Stal Dining Table and the New Hampshire Chair!

ALBERS

Maxine — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:05:36 +0000

When these nesting tables appeared on Apartment Therapy’s site, a while back, we went into an Albers trance.

It made me want to dust off my copy of Study for Homage to a Square.

Do you think new color theorists will make it into the canon? Do they still exist?

FURNITURE: BROOKLYN

Maxine — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:16:26 +0000

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

FURNITURE

Maxine — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:57:20 +0000

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

Maxine — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:38:50 +0000

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 possible to document your thoughts, feelings, and observations about this historic American event. Or maybe you need to go out into the wilderness for a little quiet. Get your Thoreau on. Would you like to take this with you?

FURNITURE: BOOKSHELVES

Maxine — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:52:11 +0000

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

FURNITURE: NEOCON

Maxine — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:44:16 +0000

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

Extra Extra: Joel Grey’s Bungalow

Maxine — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:38:03 +0000

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

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

MATTER: ebay

Maxine — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:43:15 +0000

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 even know you wanted:

A little more polished, Refinery 29. Here are some of their picks: midcentury rope chairs, a canvas yurt, and vintage lockers!

FURNITURE: The Collector’s Table, Redux

Maxine — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:21:16 +0000

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 Service]