Canadian based EQ3 has been on my radar for a long time. They have a broad line of furniture and accessories, and they have a very nice quality to price ratio. It's been sad to see them slowly retreat from the US market. You used to be able to order their product line through and RC Wiley (perhaps mistake #1) but now it appears that they only have representation in a handful of states. The good news for those up north is that they recently announced that they are partnering up with Vitra and Alesssi among others. Hopefully this means that they are still going strong, and who knows, maybe someday they'll make a push back into the states.
EQ3
These modern pillows are screen printed by hand by Ohio-based textile artist Jenny Sauer. Sold through her online shop "Three Sheets 2 the Wind", they're available in 2 sizes and a whole slew of colors and patterns. She also offers handmade prints, bedding, wall panels, and fabric by the yard. Check out her full range of products right here.
Hello Monday. I thought you needed a little pick me up, so I got you this sexy little concrete and steel table. Hope you like it.
The Harvest table is one of the newest creations from James DeWulf, master of concrete. For more great concrete furniture, check out jamesdewulf.com.
I always enjoy seeing tastefully upcycled goods, and this wine bottle tea light makes pretty good use of an old wine bottle in my opinion. Of course if tea lights aren't really your thing, you could just good all in and get an acacia wood bottle bookend.
Wine bottle Tea Light holder $60
Wood bottle bookend $100
Atomic Lodge, the Milwaukee-based Etsy shop of artist Suzanna Anna, is a Mid-Century lover's dream. Her work includes everything from sculpture to abstract art prints (pictured above is the entire Spectrum Series). Check out more of her work and see if anything tickles your fancy!
I can honestly say I've never wanted a cuckoo clock before. Until now. This clever modern take on an age old design comes from the mighty brains of Decoylab, and may be one of the best things to come out of the state of Kansas.
Cuckoo Clock $37
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Modestwork is a dublin based design agency that is making some beautiful furniture. The Loft chair shown above (top) was featured at designboom stockholm earlier this year, and it's easy to see why. It is minimal, and beautiful. The jury is out as to just how comfortable it would be, but new concept (bottom) seems to address that better. Either way, I'm keeping my eye on Modestwork and expecting good things from them.
Modestwork
More fabulous, handmade wooden toys! I can't seem to get enough of them. Seattle-based Etsy shop Manzanita Kids has a pretty great selection and variety, too, including these stacking animal puzzles (my fave)! Check out all their developmental toys right here.
Colorado just keeping turing out talented companies making good use of the beetle kill pine. Azure Furniture seems to be at the top of the pile. They have partnered with local sawmills to produce furniture grade level pine with the trademark beetle kill blue gray color. That coupled with some solid furniture design and woodworking skills means that they have a really impressive collection of furniture.
Azure Furniture
Well hello there Dylan table, nice to meet you. I've mentioned my farmhouse table before, and my pinterest board is overflowing with them. The Dylan table by CB2 is a nice clean take on that theme. The chunky top works really well on the more delicate angled legs. I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say that those are some of the better table legs I have seen in a really long time. Bravo Dylan. Bravo.
Dylan Table $899 from CB2
Nothing like a little mid-century flair and some great color combos to get you in the art buying mood, right? Sydney-based shop Pool Pony has a huge assortment of prints to choose from, in large and small sizes, so head on over and check out the goods. Your walls will thank you.
Bottled water companies keep upping the anti on packaging, which make sense considering the field is about 80% marketing and 20% product. The latest one to catch my eye is a Swedish Danish company cleverly called retap. The packaging design consists of a simple glass bottle, with what appears to be a reusable rubber cork. I appreciate the honest simplicity of it, and would buy it just for the bottle.
retap
retap facebook page (yeah for english!)
Ikea lover rejoice! The maker of Scandinavian flat packed goodness has a new inspirational website called Share Space. Despite the somewhat awkward URL, it looks like a promising site. You can browse photo's sent in by fellow ikeaphiles or even upload your own. Just like the online catalogue you can tag all the products in your space. It's a good way to see what other people are doing, and maybe even get some good inspiration for your next project. The new website also includes a burgeoning blog as well.
Ikea Share Space
I'm a firm believer in the idea that it's the little things that count... even little things like colorful block candles in ceramic trays. Is that so crazy??
Studio Dunn has been a long time favorite here at GRM, and we've talked about some of their great stuff here and here in the past. I'm excited to announce that they have some great new products that are just coming fresh out of the shop. My favorite of them is the Tessie chair shown above. As always, the line are absolutely gorgeous, and I especially love the organic scandinavian inspired lines where one piece of wood meets another. Check out the detail shot after the jump.
Studio Dunn, Tessie Chair
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Last week I received an email from UK based designer Kirsty Whyte sharing with me some of her great design work that has recently gone into production. One of my favorites of the bunch is the Drew Collection shown above, which is currently available through Modus.
She also has some really great scandinavian influenced pieces that were recently picked up by Heals (how have I never heard of Heals before?). Both the Twist table and the Walnut Candlestick are fantastic.
Last, but not least, she has a clever little Limpet hook that is on Made.com. Vote for it now and it could also go into production.
A huge congrats to Kirsty on all her recent success and well deserved recognition.
Kirsty Whyte
Eloise Renouf is a UK-based stationery and textile designer whose Etsy shop features large limited edition prints of some of her designs. I'm a big fan of her retro / MCM aesthetic, aren't you? If so, be sure to snag a print or two from her shop and check back often - she's always adding new pieces!
Modern vases and objects for the color loving set (like me)! Texas-based pottery studio Owl Creek Ceramics has a large collection of cheery ceramic wares ranging from bowls, plates, vases, mugs, and more. I love these quirky little polka dotted vases, but be sure to check out all their goods here.
We've mentioned the work of Dee Adams before on GRM, but it's been nearly two years. I was checking it today to see if there was anything new, and while the art is basically the same you can now get 18 x 24 prints for a mere $30. That's a lot of sexy mid century goodness for not a lot of coin. These just got bumped up to the top of my wish list.
Dee Adams prints $30
Bold, colorful, organic and abstract. What's not to love about the "Love me two times" series by Kirra Jamison. Now I just need to decide which one I love the most. More pretty pictures after the jump.
Love Me Two Times by Kirra Jamison
