by Kim Colwell
URBAN FURNITURE Urban furniture can have many different types of looks. There is something wonderful about this bench that becomes an interpretation of tree branch. It was designed by Tommaso Garavini for Italian Studio Rota-Lab for a private residence in Rome. I love...
by Kim Colwell
SPLURGE Splurge on Gaetano Pesce’s pond table – it has always been one of my favorites – it was designed in 2012 as a series of 7 and uses ridid polyurethane foam, PVC, opoxy resin, and soft urethane resin to capture it’s effect. PSYCHOLOGY IN...
by Kim Colwell
SALVADOR DALI FURNITURE Salvador Dali furniture as impactful as his paintings. He has been one of my favorite artists since I was a little girl. I didn’t discover his furniture until I was an adult. The Leda table, inspired by his painting ‘Femme à la Tête...
by Kim Colwell
AVANT-GARDE FURNITURE Cutting edge designers, Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard of Fredrikson Stallard take my breath away. Taking the geometrical art form of a rock and turning it into a functional piece of furniture with the pop art sensibility of using a bright...
by Kim Colwell
INDIGO DYED WOOD – JAPANESE TRENDS Indigo dyed wood, a recent trend in Japan, is made by using Aizome, a traditional indigo dye derived from the ai plant. We have spotted Japanese craftsman experimenting with dying hard wood floors and furniture. This unique...
by Kim Colwell
WOOD CASTING FURNITURE – ALUMINUM AND TREE LOGS Wood casting takes my breath away. Nature’s raw beauty is reinterpreted in a sublimely modern way. The beautiful furniture shown was created by Tel Aviv based product designer Hilla Shamia who creates an...
