an inspiring interior from the portfolio of TSR Design company’s portfolio… i love the combination of the rough hewn reclaimed beams and the hyper modern, translucent staircase…
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sarah at saipua has done it again… a holiday decoration that is elegant, understated and naturalistic…
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materia designs latest bench, incendo, is made of solid hemlock and finished with the shou-sugi-ban technique we’ve started using… a detail of the knuckle joinery… this bench is 57″ long x 13 3/4″ deep x 18″ tall and also comes in custom dimensions and finishes… this stout and versatile style is meant to be used as either seating or as a coffee table… incendo benches are available through materia locus or by contacting materia designs…
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while flipping through my newest issue of Dwell, i discovered an intriguing multi use space by japanese architecture firm Suppose Design Office … what interested me most was that it was a space conceived of to function as both a shop, gallery and living space… i think this idea really appeals to me right now as we get ready to move into a new studio space for materia designs, separate from both our house and shop… being able to incorporate […]
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recently i’ve discovered the scout, a very well curated online magazine centering around all things cultural and design related in new york city… it’s almost like the new york times for the brooklyn set; one of the most interesting discoveries was about the artist dan funderburgh, who created a beautiful collection of highly detailed decorative utilitarian objects for an art opening in williamsburgh… after looking over his website i was extremely impressed by his body of work and found a […]
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Terunobu Fujimori & Nobumichi Oshima, Teahouse Tetsu, 2006. Photo: Masuda Akihisa
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so, i’ve garnered some inspiration from my old friend fashion, and decided when transfered into an interior, this is what i want mine to look like: celine ete 2011 pheobe philo strikes again… celine ete 2011 Dries Van Noten ete 2011 Dreis Van Noten Hiver 2010 Dries Van Noten Hiver 2010 Dries Van Noten Hiver 2010 Junya Watanabe Hiver 2010 Junya Watanabe Hiver 2010 the color, texture and clean lines echo exactly what i’m craving for our interiors… simplicity, clarity […]
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the super sophisticated black transparent bag with wooden handles… this taupe and multi colored bag is great for larger loads and features a super strong seat belt strap… we are excited to have two new vendors at materia locus this month, one of which is the textiles company c o n t e x t from asheville, north carolina… with a focus on sleek market bags made from super strong, water resistant Texilene, c o n t e x t […]
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a single man, directed by tom ford, is far and away the best movie i have seen in quite awhile… an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s book by the same title, tom ford‘s first attempt at directing is a beautiful cinematic tribute to love, grief and friendship… each shot is brilliant, with the placement of every object as in a highly orchestrated vignette… switching back and forth between black and white and soft, velvety color, the visual language of each scene is as soulful […]
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one of my favorite french fashion collections, lilith, has the most beautiful images for their ete 2011 campaign… inspired by the soulful colors and textures of havanna, cuba in the 1940′s, this season is one of their best yet… image via lilith…
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