Welcome back from Memorial Day! Over the weekend between trips to the pool, and smoking ribs I stumbled across these Fika Cups and instantly fell in love with them. To say that their simple folksy/sc...
It’s been a while since I’ve looked through the home section on Gilt. This morning I was browsing through it when I came across this Aluminum Yukihira Pot. I had never heard of a Yukihira...
Paul and Paula is the latest work to come out of the German based Moorman offices. I love the physical and visual tension of the red cables. It actually reminds me a bit of the camping gear from Snow...
I like clever objects. I also like simple objects. So when a side table manages to be both clever and simple at the same time, it’s almost a guarantee I’m going to like it. Throw in a lit...
Ralph Rapson isn’t a name I had ever heard before, and I’m betting this may be the first time you have heard of him either. I recently received a book called Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of ...
I spotted this on Svpply this morning, and found myself strangely attracted to it. It has a certain Maurice Sendak charm to it if you ask me. I’m equally interested in the fact that it is Laser...
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s debut of new work by Volk comes a 2012 ICFF update of another one of my favorite furniture makers Asher Dunn. I fell in love with Studio Dunn’s Scandinavia...
One of my favorite craftsman at ICFF last year was Volk. I posted about some of Brian’s amazing work that I saw while I was there. With ICFF looming on the horizon this year (shame I can’...
Continuing with my obsession for unique bottle openers, I present to you the Whale Bottle Opener. It is made of cast iron so I’m sure it will have a nice heft to it, and it’s perfectly si...
I felt like I just won the lottery when I stumbled across “Kinzco’s” flickr stream. There is so much well photographed MCM goodness I could barely believe my eyes. To sweeten the wh...
I’m not going to lie. I’m really pretty easy. Just give me a poster of a bunch of fabulous chairs designed by one of my favorite designers and I start to get all swoony. Chairs By Eames $...
Have I mentioned my obsession with finding the perfect bottle opener? If not, I should. Bottle Hook in Copper from need supply $37
For those that have been reading my blog for a long time, you may recognize the name Mark Haslam. He was they one that did a lot of hand holding and hard work for me when I built my addition behind m...
I’ve always been a huge fan of kids toys that are made of wood. Add a little color and creativity and you have a winner in my mind. Cubiciti, today’s favorite Kickstarter project has all ...
What do you get when you mix old school Bosnian craftsmanship with Washington DC modernism? Manulution. Such is the name of this amazing little company that was founded in 1927. If you want to get te...
Sadly, this picture mostly reminds me of the Burke tulip base sitting in my breakfast nook waiting for restoration. Happily, the Visual Philosophy Etsy shop is full of wonderful mid century modern in...
My friend is selling his amazing Mid Century Modern home. It’s a few block away from my old place in olympus cove, and I remember walking by it many times in complete envy. If you area sucker f...
On my way to Palm Springs last week I stayed in LA for one night in a AirBnB apartment. It was tastefully decorated, bright and cheery. Looking around though, it was obvious that there was a lot of I...
I posted a while ago about some great modern wooden spoons that had colorful handles. I’ve been in love with the idea for a while, and wanting to try a DIY myself. Unfortunately there just aren...
Using an actual pig for a piggy bank is so inside the box. Me, I’m getting a Rhino bank. Kooroo animals may be making the coolest things in Kansas right now. With a small collection of locally ...
I’m super excited to be heading to Cali for the weekend to spend some time with the misses. I’ll be in LA tonight, and then tomorrow we’re going to Palm Springs to catch some end of...
I’m always on the lookout for creative shelving solutions. This one comes from a collaborative design based out of Mexico called Masiosare Studio. The Paraleelos shelves are formed by two verti...
An old friend of mine sent me this link for a story that our local TV station recently did. It features a passive house designed by local architect and Assistant Professor at the University of Utah J...
In my dreams I have my own forge so I can cast my own aluminum and bronze creations. Until those dreams come true, I’ll just have to enjoy looking at beautiful pieces like this Suple Series. It...
I first found out about Four Eyes Furniture by reading some comments by one of our readers. Ever since then I have had the Four Eyes website open in my browser, and I keep on going back and looking a...
I may have mentioned it before, but I just moved into a new place, and I’m still desperately trying to get everything organized. The one thing that the house unfortunately lacks, is a good amou...
Lane by Post is a UK based graphic designer that makes wonderful prints for the home. Prints are very reasonably priced for the size and are available framed, or unframed. Which is your favorite? Lan...
When I was in Paris last month, I spent a decent amount of time in book stores browsing and looking for gifts. One thing that I stumbled upon that I probably should have picked up, but didn’t i...
Over the weekend I got the first real taste of summer, spending some quality time on the back porch of one of my favoritelocal watering holes. Unfortunately I found myself lacking a quality pair of ...
It looks like local realtor / home remodeler Geoff Tice has done it again. You may remember him from his well detailed home on Jupiter way or Herbert. His latest project is located in Salt Lake City...
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