Eames Lounge

Charles Eames said his goal for the lounge chair was the "warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt." I can immediately associate one word with this chair - SIGH. I've never sat in one of these, real or imitation, and I probably shouldn't. But I don't think I could ever spend that much money on a chair. And I don't think cat nails would go so well with the leather. But I lust after it regardless. After all, cats don't even like leather right?

DWR	Bernstein & Andriulli
Aidlin Darling Design	CSS-Architecture
Herman Miller	Herman Miller
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Eclectics	Metropolitan Home

Brace Design

Paul Brace was named as one of Australia's emerging designers. With a swath of awards, magazine articles and a Taschen book cover he's not emerging he's a leading light of the Australian design scene. His small space solutions are definitely worth a much closer look on his website. Check out the mirror used through the doorway and as a splash back and cupboard doors in the first apartment below.

Images from Brace Design

Location Works

Location Works claims to be the largest locations company in Europe, providing locations for film, television and photography. I found some pretty spectacular photos I thought you'd all enjoy.

The Trunk

Hello Kim,

I'm sending pictures of a new product, which is hand-made in Europe by Malafor Small Laboratory of Forms. They are available exclusively through our company from April 2007. Those logs can be used as seating logs, as side tables or pair them together and then use them as a great coffee table. Right now I have a promotional sale.

Fondly,
Gosia I. Korsakowski

Thanks Gosia. These are amazing. I'd love to see them in a minimalist woodland room or at the other extreme a pimped Louis XVI chair in black shiny vinyl, a clash of chrome and gilt accessories and these as occasional tables. Swing a aventurine murano glass chandelier over the top and start layering the clashing black and white patterns. What about you Kim? What's your room going to look like?

PS Kim is on the way to work and loved these so much she emailed me to post them. Gosia can be contacted at bluebellgk{at}yahoo{dot}com

Stairs and storage

Image from from Vogue Living Australia.

What a great idea. If you’re having some stairs constructed why not consider this. Handy and hidden, a great storage idea for linen, winter woollies, books and papers, anything small in fact.

P.S. These amazing stairs have travelled all over the blogosphere in a few short weeks. This is a scanned image from the Vogue Living Australia Before+After Autumn/Winter 2007 issue. The true originator of this staircase, the joinery company is named in the comments. If you're in Australia and want one of these then google their name and their address and phone number are yours.