Monthly archives:June 2012

Orla Reynolds: As If From Nowhere - She has arrived!

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Orla Reynolds is an Irish product designer who has graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology with a degree in Interior and Furniture Design. Profiled as one of “Things Modenus Loves,” her first collection of furniture has been well received for its appearance and functionality. Reynolds’ aptly named “As if from nowhere” line of furniture includes tabl[...]

LED for Retail

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If you’re curious about retail applications for LEDs, Commercial Construction Magazine’s recent article about Starbucks renovating its flagship store in the heart of New York City’s Times Square Theater District may be a good case study. It shows how one mega retailer is using solid state lighting to achieve aesthetic as well as energy conservation goals. S[...]

Dwell on Design 2012 in Review

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This past weekend was intense for much of the design industry as leaders in modern furnishings, fixtures, materials, and lifestyle products flocked to the seventh annual Dwell on Design expo in Los Angeles. Over three days, exhibitors displayed the best and newest of their product collections and visitors were able to participate in demonstrations, seminars,[...]

Booths to Visit at Dwell

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Today marks the official start of the Dwell on Design 2012 modern design conference held in downtown Los Angeles. We’ll be there today through Sunday looking for eye-catching design and up-and-coming designers who are shaping the direction of modern design. Here are a few booths that we will be seeking out – look for us here: GRAFF Faucets will be exhibiting[...]

Dwell on Design 2012

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This year, Dwell Magazine holds their seventh annual design exposition in Los Angeles on June 22-24. Dwell anticipates over 23,000 visitors will attend Dwell on Design, riding an upward trend of attendance at the largest design event on the West Coast. The week leading up to the start of the expo on Friday is known as Dwell Design Week and was kicked off on[...]

LA Design Festival 2012

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Los Angeles Design Festival June 15-30 This week design aficionados and trend-spotters are in for a treat because the Los Angeles Design Festival kicked off on Wednesday the 13th! Beginning with a poolside reception on the rooftop of the oh-so-trendy downtown hotel, The Standard – people were treated to a preview of what has become the West Coast’s answer[...]

LA Design Festival 2012

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Los Angeles Design Festival June 15-30 This week design aficionados and trend-spotters are in for a treat because the Los Angeles Design Festival kicked off on Wednesday the 13th! Beginning with a poolside reception on the rooftop of the oh-so-trendy downtown hotel, The Standard – people were treated to a preview of what has become the West Coast’s answer[...]

New Palomba Collection for 2012

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“Intense, gentle and natural forms that evoke inlets, small lakes, rocks smoothed for millennia by the ceaseless motion of the sea.” Ludovica + Roberto Palomba Laufen – the Swiss manufacturer of innovative ceramics for the bathroom, have once again collaborated with the husband and wife team of Ludovica + Roberto Palomba on additional pieces for their awa[...]

New Palomba Collection for 2012

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“Intense, gentle and natural forms that evoke inlets, small lakes, rocks smoothed for millennia by the ceaseless motion of the sea.” Ludovica + Roberto Palomba Laufen – the Swiss manufacturer of innovative ceramics for the bathroom, have once again collaborated with the husband and wife team of Ludovica + Roberto Palomba on additional pieces for their awa[...]

Inspired Pairings

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Design, to consumers, many times feels like an unfamiliar language. Things that are second nature to interior designers leave consumers settling for white walls. We asked award-winning designer Leslie Fine of Leslie Fine Interiors for advice on how to create inspired pairings. Leslie told us, “The plumbing fixtures in a bathroom and the faucet in particular[...]