Tag: Dining Room - Page 2
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Bricks Sofa by Robert Bronwasser for Palau, Furniture as it Should Be
Here is a furniture company that makes simply good design: long lasting, both emotionally (through timeless design) and technologically (good quality), as well as made from environmentally
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With the Wheel of Nutrition, Even Your Dinner Plate is a Nag
We have got to the point where restaurants have to post the nutritional content of the food that they serve, but really, is having your dinner plate tell you what to eat a step too far? Rui Pereira and Hafsteinn Juliusson have designed a dinner
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Shipping Container Housing by Intermodal Design: These Guys Are Good
A couple of years ago Paul Stankey built a little cabin in the woods outside of Duluth, Minnesota, out of a couple of shipping containers. It is all over the web these days and all over the country too; Analee Newitz at i09 puts it in
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Sparkling Chair Made of PET and Air, Just Like a Water Bottle! by Marcel Wanders
The most eco-friendly material to make furniture is probably the one we don't use (no material, no ecological footprint so to say)... so what about air? We have featured a series of inflatable items, such as inflatable solar panels, an inflatable house
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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Bike-Powered Lamp by Gionata Gatto
One of our favourite places at this year's Milan furniture fair was definitely the Gallery Rossana Orlandi, a truly magical place. It is there, alongside FormaFantsama, that we discovered the Bike Lamp by Gionata Gatto,
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Modern Design with Southern Heritage: Sustainable Furniture from Structured Green
Images: Structured Green I haven't done it yet, but for a long time I've wanted to write an article, some kind of hefty feature piece, rounding up a selection of the greenest, most eye-pleasing design and architecture coming out of the American South.
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Readers, Send Us Photos of Your Favorite Heirloom or Antique!
Is your Grandmother's China or charm bracelet your most valued possession? Is your ten-year old MacBook still serving its purpose? Did you rescue a Mad Men-era living room from Goodwill? Is the
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Stunning Reclaimed Furniture with Deep Southern Roots
Furniture made from reclaimed wood, whether it be from the wild or from a collapsing warehouse, expresses the human and natural history of the region it was plucked from. Last week I wrote about Urban Woods, an LA-based furniture shop whose materials
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Zappos.com Now Sells Recycled Glass Dishware
Image via: Zappos.com Zappos.com, that gigantic shoe website where you can get tasteful and tasteless (and even vegan) shoes at cheap prices, now sells Recycled Glassware? Yep, and with a name like Highbury Collection of Recycled Glassware Serving
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VerTerra Dinnerware Made from Fallen Leaves
If the meal calls for disposable plates, they may as well be biological nutrients that can be readily returned to the soil. Elegance doesn't hurt, either. These disposable plates, bowls, and serving dishes from VerTerra are made from fallen leaves,
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Instant Table, Just Add Cohda Legs!
Sometimes an idea is so simple that you can't understand how it wasn't invented before. Like these good looking table legs by Cohda design.
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Car Hoods Reborn as Artful Coffee Tables
Image via The Weld House There was a golden age when the expansive hood of the American automobile could double as a picnic table. Thankfully, engine compartments have conformed to smaller motors and superior aerodynamics, but why give up the pleasure
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10 Coolest Multifunctional Furniture Designs (Slideshow)
Transformer furniture is a TreeHugger favorite, from an entire apartment in a box to a dual table equally at home for coffee or dining and beds that hide in the ceiling. Check out a slideshow of some of the coolest multifunctional furniture designs out
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10 Coolest Multifunctional Furniture Designs
It doesn't look like it, but hiding in this box are an armoire, a desk, a height-adjustable stool, two more stools, a six-shelf bookcase, and a bed with a mattress. Casulo is a brilliant transforming furnishing system that fits an entire apartment's worth
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Ecologic Sustainable Tableware For Your Holiday Fiestas
Not that we are advocating for a throw-away culture, but if you happen to be hosting a holiday party and have more guests than tableware, why not try the Ecologic tableware made from 100% organic plant fiber. The bowls
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Beauty: New Designs For Chopsticks
Increasingly, we notice that people all over the world nurture a deep wish to live simply, beautifully. A case in point is how we eat. Traditionally, here in Japan, people eat with wooden chopsticks.
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Martha Stewart's Eco-Chic Ideas for the Home
We have all had our "Martha Stewart moment" when somehow we pull off something so fashionable and stylish that it seems to be an out of body experience. For your very own Martha moment, we offer the following eco-chic ideas to spruce up your apartment.
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Creative Recycling: Tin Cans into Flatware
Unusable misprinted tin cans are rolled into handles for flatware and serving pieces. Gina at Epicurious says they are "sure to dish up conversation, as well as the salad."
