About: The CableCup is an innovative solution to the problem of cleanly attaching hanging ceiling lamps. The rubber cup cleverly attaches to the cable and is then reversed to conceal the excess cable. Designers Jonas Forsman and Lars Wettre have received great praise for the CableCup in the form of the Red Dot Design Award as well as the Swedish Design S award.
When it comes to home decor, I love texture and pattern used in unexpected ways, which is probably why I'm so attracted to these new bedroom pieces from West Elm. The Stria Collection is made from reclaimed Saal wood which was previously used as railway ties in India. While it's definitely rustic, I think this bedroom set would look gorgeous in any modern home. What do you think?
Our love of tea towels is nearly insatiable, it seems! Fortunately, the supply of cool designs is never low... just take a look at these "Mealtime Miracle" towels from ModCloth. Fantastic and cheap! Now, if only they were available in every color.
Tom Dixon is a fairly household name in the design world, but I honestly haven't paid much attention to his work. That is until a couple weeks ago when a local Salt Lake modern lighting store Light Spot had an open house to show off their latest Tom Dixon lighting. I was quite impressed, and pleasantly surprised to find most of it was much more affordable than I thought it was. To sweeten the deal, I just noticed that Light Spot is having a 20% off sale on all Tom Dixon lighting. Locals go check it out.
Fonts yesterday, vector icons today... It's just that kind of week here at GRM! I'm very excited about this modern icon collection from Lushpad, though. You can grab the complete set for $46 or break it down into Danish Modern, Decor & Accessories, or Modern (lots of Eames pieces). They're quite detailed and accurate, so no worries about funky Bertoia's or misshapen Saarinen's.
To kick off the week and the official beginning of Spring*, I thought I'd point you all in the direction of a free font download from designer Andy Mangold. He's offering up a set of numerals in his Pompadour font (which reminds me a bit of the Eames set from House Industries, but sexier). Click here to see Pompadour in use.
I don't have enough words in my vocabulary to tell you how much I love Neutra's work. Above is a short little video that begins with and excerpt of a video titled "Neutra's VDL Research House" and ends with a short documentation about the Los Altos Neutra House.
In 2005, the City of Los Altos, the Los Altos Community Foundation, and a group of citizens interested in preserving architectural history joined together to save a small Los Altos house designed in 1935 by this renowned California architect and completed in 1939.
Between 1930 and 1940 Neutra did about a dozen projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1935, he began designing three houses for two poets, Jacqueline Johnson and Clayton Stafford. Two small houses with identical floor plans were the residences of Stafford and his wife, and of Jacqueline Johnson. The house that was saved was Johnson's home. A third and smaller house was also built for Johnson. These residences defined a small commune in a prune orchard.
The Johnson house was moved to City-owned land and for the past three years has been carefully renovated for reuse as a community center for meetings, off-sites, and other similar activities. The completed facility has a large conference room, kitchen, bathroom, integrated landscape, and an HDTV audio/video system that on whick visitors can see videos on the history of modern architecture in Los Altos and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This system will also serve the audio/visual needs of those using the conference room for meetings. Combining preservation and reuse has been at the essence of the Los Altos Neutra House Project.
We love a good clock here at GRM and this solid-wood number from Off Cut Studio has us sitting up in our seats! According to designer and craftsman Cameron MacLean, this minimal time piece is based off a vintage design from Russia. Though we have a soft spot for Walnut, it's also available in Cherry, Maple, and White Oak.
It's no secret that I love bent plywood. There is just something about the graceful organic lines that gets me every time. Throw some felt in the mix, and I get weak in the knees. The Dansk Stole chair by James Killinger is one of the better looking bentwood chairs I have seen for a while. What is even more fascinating is seeing the entire process that went into designing and building it. Jaime over at Design Milk did absolutely fantastic job of sharing the whole process. Check out her "Deconstruction" post for all the juicy details and pictures
The shade and canopy of this sexy little number are handmade from translucent bone china in the town of Stoke-on-Trent (considered to be the home of the pottery industry in England). With those credentials, you'd expect this elegant light to run upwards of $700, but it's surprisingly affordable for such fine craftsmanship. I'm not sure what I'm attracted to most: the warm glow of the porcelain or the mid-century-esque shape. Regardless, it's beyond classy!
Continuing with my recent warm weather obsession of sitting outside around a nice fire...
AK47 is an Italian based design firm that has turned out a whole slew of great looking fire pits. I mentioned them a while back, but it looks like they have some new tricks up their sleeve. While their fire pits are designed to be shipped, I have a hard time believing you are going to be able to get one stateside. In the meantime, hit up your local metalworker and tell him to get busy. Give me a call when it's done. I'll just sit here with my bag of marshmallows waiting.
It's no secret that we have a huge crush on Pigeon Toe Ceramics here at GRM, so when we received word about their new Spring/Summer collection let's just say we were INSANELY EXCITED. The new collection consists of solid walnut coasters, ink blot tea towels, faceted drawer pulls, and many, many more rockin' pieces. Check out their shop to see the whole collection and let us know which piece is your favorite!
Swedish illustrator Sandra Juto works and lives in Berlin, but her sweet illustrations bring in clients from all over the world. I, for one, am absolutely smitten! Her portfolio is full of bright colors, strange looking people, and fabulously over-sized hairdos. If you're equally smitten, you can snag a print or two from her shop.
I keep on forgetting to post about this one. Little Nest, makers of fabulous MCM "inspired" furniture for kids is having a sample sale. Prices were already pretty reasonable, but now they are very good. For example you can get a walnut woody chair (LCW) for a mere $75 plus shipping. Apparently the sale is only good for 14 days, so I'd act quick if you are interested.
There is just something about sitting outside around a fire that I love. I've been looking for a good outdoor modern fire pit for a while, and these outdoor fireplace by Modfire are definitely candidates. Available in either natural blackened steel or several modern colors they are made in Phoenix AZ and are reasonably priced in the $500 range. There is even a propane kit for $150.
Anybody have any other favorite outdoor fireplaces?
We posted about Little Sapling Toys' eco-conscious wood toys before, but they've finally added alphabet and number blocks to their offerings. Each set is made from walnut, maple, and cherry wood, then finished with local beeswax and organic jojoba oil. I'm half tempted to get one of their 7-piece sets for our coffee table!
It's thursday, the week is almost over and I've decided you all need a little eye candy to get you through the day. Introducing the Plooop Chair. Yes, it's not the best name, but it is one good looking chair. I admittedly have a thing for anything involving bent plywood, and this is one of the most unique and well executed examples I have seen for a long time.
For all my love of mobiles, I never knew there was such a thing as a "stabile". This new knowledge might be dangerous, folks. If I start posting about stabiles constantly, please stop me. My obsessions tend to run away from me.
About: "Alexander" is truly a small piece of art! This colorful tabletop mobile creates hanging structures inspired by the famous Alexander Calder mobiles. Measures 8" x 12". Made entirely out of light weight sheet metal in the USA.
This shiz is epic; I mean we're talking about the motherload of 50s-inspired wallpaper here, folks. I recently put up (well, hired someone) some Orla Kiely wallpaper in my guestroom, but I'm kind of wishing now that I'd seen these wallpapers from Sanderson first! I'm really, really digging the Miro pattern, though they're all equally fantastic.
GENIUS. That's all I'm going to say.
When it comes to home decor, I love texture and pattern used in unexpected ways, which is probably why I'm so attracted to these new bedroom pieces from West Elm. The Stria Collection is made from reclaimed Saal wood which was previously used as railway ties in India. While it's definitely rustic, I think this bedroom set would look gorgeous in any modern home. What do you think?
Our love of tea towels is nearly insatiable, it seems! Fortunately, the supply of cool designs is never low... just take a look at these "Mealtime Miracle" towels from ModCloth. Fantastic and cheap! Now, if only they were available in every color.
Fonts 
To kick off the week and the official beginning of Spring*, I thought I'd point you all in the direction of a free font download from designer 
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It's no secret that I love bent plywood. There is just something about the graceful organic lines that gets me every time. Throw some felt in the mix, and I get weak in the knees. The 
The shade and canopy of this sexy little number are handmade from translucent bone china in the town of Stoke-on-Trent (considered to be the home of the pottery industry in England). With those credentials, you'd expect this elegant light to run upwards of $700, but it's surprisingly affordable for such fine craftsmanship. I'm not sure what I'm attracted to most: the warm glow of the porcelain or the mid-century-esque shape. Regardless, it's beyond classy!
Continuing with my recent warm weather obsession of sitting outside around a nice fire...
It's no secret that we have a huge crush on Pigeon Toe Ceramics here at GRM, so when we received word about their new Spring/Summer collection let's just say we were INSANELY EXCITED. The new collection consists of 
Swedish illustrator 
I keep on forgetting to post about this one. 
There is just something about sitting outside around a fire that I love. I've been looking for a good outdoor modern fire pit for a while, and these outdoor fireplace by 
I spotted this clock in the most recent issue of Dwell... and then I spotted the price. Only $26? Sold!
We posted about Little Sapling Toys' eco-conscious wood toys 
It's thursday, the week is almost over and I've decided you all need a little eye candy to get you through the day. Introducing the Plooop Chair. Yes, it's not the best name, but it is one good looking chair. I admittedly have a thing for anything involving bent plywood, and this is one of the most unique and well executed examples I have seen for a long time.
For all my love of mobiles, I never knew there was such a thing as a "stabile". This new knowledge might be dangerous, folks. If I start posting about stabiles constantly, please stop me. My obsessions tend to run away from me.
This shiz is epic; I mean we're talking about the motherload of 50s-inspired wallpaper here, folks. I recently put up (well, hired someone) some Orla Kiely wallpaper in 
