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2001: A Space Odyssey - Danish Modern Design & Architectural Products by Arne Jacobsen
Gibraltar Furniture (800 416-3635) is introducing the entire Arne Jacobsen collection. This legendary Danish designers work was featured in the film "2001:A Space Odyssey", television, and gallery shows...
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Modern Design Movement Sweeps The Baby Furniture Market
"Modern Parenting" is the new exciting furniture mantra that is sweeping the design world. Traditional baby fittings have been the providence of...
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The Robots Are Coming! - Hi Tech Furniture Trend Sweeps Outdoor Design World
21st-century outdoor furniture has emerged as one of the hottest movements in the world of contemporary design. High-tech computers and industrial robots are making huge inroads in both the architecture, design, and...
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Dazzling new Designer Planters, Pots, and Garden
Containers
Italian manufacturer Serralunga has rolled out a series of stunning
new flower products at the recent International design show held in
Europe. Serralunga makes flowerpots. Small pots, gigantic pots, and
every size pot in-between. Bold colors, novel designs, and breathtaking
forms...
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Atomic Furniture - Mid Century Retro
The Mid Century retro modern furniture movement has taken center
stage in the world of design furniture today. In recent years,
mid-century modern furniture, glass, ceramics, and textiles have become
hugely popular among those who appreciate the stylish contribution...
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How To Buy High End Furniture At Wholesale
A major new wrinkle has occurred in the pricy world of high end
designer furniture. New Internet direct marketers are giving old line
brick and mortar stores a run for their money on all of the best know
brands and lines...
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Outdoor Lighting: Weatherproof Lamps and Chandeliers for
Decks, Patios and Pools
Is it a flowerpot or a light? Would you believe both? The Vas One
Light from Serralunga stands 47 inches high and features a fluorescent
light in its base, to give your deck an atmospheric glow. There’s space
in the top for soil, so you can still use it as a planter (although you
might want to add some pebbles for drainage). The light is made in
Italy...
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More Modern Outdoor Product Designs
A major revolution is occurring in design products for post modern
outdoor landscaping applications and indoor use. Serralunga, Studio4LA,
and the Trivi Collection are in the vanguard for many of these new
exciting shapes and forms that are sweeping the world of art,
architecture, and exterior design...
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Arty Italian Containers from Serralunga
Here come the new garden containers for the 21st century -- OUT:
cherubs and terracotta -- IN: Sleek, molded polyethylene from
Serralunga of Italy. The top pot, by Israeli architect and designer Ron
Arad, comes in a rigid version and in a collapsible version, the only
garden container with a changeable shape. It can bend to fit the plant
or the place...
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Thinking about buying an Eames chair or a Saarinen table? Before you
invest in mid-century modern furniture, consider these tips from Cynthia
Kling. Then check out the sources below. Can't find what you need to
make your room look like the Jetsons' pad? That may be a good thing. A
room full of mid-century modern can feel very design-heavy and
man-made...
The crisp lines of Gerrit Rietveld's "red and blue chair," designed
in 1918 and now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, have
inspired a new generation of sturdy and comfortable garden chairs
perfectly suited to life among the roses. The sharp design of the
Rietveld chair was adapted...
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