Christmas in Sweden

: : hello from Sweden! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! "God fortsättning", Swedish expression for " I wish you a continuing good Christmas"....that's what you say when you run into someone while you're out shopping at all the sales.I meant to put up a quick post about me spending Christmas in Sweden, and that the...

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method

so, my plan for my Friday night was to stay at home, do laundry, pack, wrap gifts and get ready for our Sweden trip. what happens?....I give my roommate a ride to a party, 20 minutes later I fidn myself at target and it's 10 PM. 10 minutes later than that...I'm standing with a basket full of oxo products, walking towards...

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precidio

: : I am always on the hunt for new dishes. I found precidioobjects via mocolocoand completely fell in love with their sumani series. their organic forms are just beautiful!!!also above is their sum series, a little bit more of an every day fe...

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unica home

: : unica home's giftguide is also a hot tip. lots of items in every price range. an alessi egg cup and spoon hold...

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online christmas shopping

: : as I was walking up the stairs to our apartment I noticed a pile of brown boxes at the top of the stairs. all of my online christmas shopping gifts....delivered to my home. could it be more convenient? why rush around in a crowded mall when you can shop from the comfort of your own home *smile*here are some other good...

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netto collection

: : ...and more kids furniture. nettocollectionis a more modern approach, almost a bit retro.....

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momoll

: : ...while I'm on the topic of kids furniture, here's some more fun stuff for kids...Deutch company momoll is taking a simplistic approach. there's a great article about momoll in this month's issue of ...

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fun for kids

: : playful and smart kids furniture at p'kol...

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red.house button

: : welcome to the new and improved red.house. *smile*...only a small improvement... I'm switching to a red.house button logo. more fun and easier to u...

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bamboo furniture

: : came across iannone: sanderson when I was looking for sustainable furniture. not only do they design beautiful pieces of furniture, many of them use bamboo as the main material.iannone: sanderson was founded in 2004 by .michael iannone. and .james sanderson. with a purpose to create good modern design. many of you...

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time for Christmas presents

: : greenergrass design has expanded their product offerings extensively since I last visited. I was browsing their collection today for some Christmas presents and found soo many great things! they have a great giftguide, offering gifts in all price categories.a bowling pin lamp that turns off when it is knocked over....

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vitamin living

: : lots of dual functions and interesting controversial approaches...vitamin living .a life less ordinary. is just that...a life less ordinary. most of their products are out of the ordinary. here an urban gnome and a combined ashtray and flower va...

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my new tote bag!

: : this weekend was my birthday, which was celebrated in the wilderness of the Adirondacks, just me and Iz...and the bears.and of course, on birthday morning there was cake, balloons and presents....not just any present...a fabulous orange Lotta Jansdotter tote! somebody had been paying attention, as I had clearly expressed...

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hannah louise lamb

: : these pieces are too beautiful to pass up.... .hannah louise lamb's. jewelry on .papa sto...

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: : wears+wares

: :...unfortunately one day late for this weekend, but still with plenty of weekends to come...lovely .kelly. of etcetera media decided to keep the south end open market going through the winter and started .wears + wares. together with a friend. at different locations, all located in central Boston, she's gathering local...

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Satinbox in Cambridge

: : ... I was out and about, trying to get some of my things on my "to.do.list" checked off, walking over to the hardware store by Porter Sq. and found satinbox. I immediately remember reading about this adorable design store " in a box" on d*sponge a few months ago when they opened. but I had no idea that they were located...

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art hotel

: : my friend .leo. found this fantastic art hotel in Berlin! it just seem more authentic and true than other places that I have seen like this. so, if you're traveling in the direction of Berlin..check out...kuenstlerheim [found via redd...

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wall creations

: : well, I'm still in textile and wallpaper mode after my guestblogging on d*sponge. wonderful pattern creations at pvanb and a lovely website as well. definitely worth checking out. a Dutch company I believe....

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the simplest chair

: : halloj. I'm happy to be back in my red.house again. unfortunately my two week adventure on d*sponge kept me too busy to update my own blog. but now I'm back, and excited about a stack of posts that I have saved up.A friend of mine, .ulf jansson. , a graduate of the Industrial Design program at Lunds University, Sweden,...

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iBride

www.ibride.fr: : I found this fantastic website iBride via Moco Loco the other day. They have a great line of products, especially their animal furniture series where the legs are shaped as the lower half of dogs, deers and ostriches. They also have one of the most beautiful websites I have seen! Their graphics are beautiful!...

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Green conference

: : hello. I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to update red.house much this past week. d*sponge's guestblogging is taking up all my free time. I will be back with many more exciting posts next week. for now, follow me on d*sponge.I just wanted to post about a local event in Boston this weekend. IDSA, the Industrial...

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me on d*s guestblog

: : I am honored....I have been invited by .grace. on designsponge to share my inspirations on her guestblog during the next two weeks. I can't even tell you how excited I am!! so, step on over to d*s guestblog to check me out [smil...

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alfredo häberli

photos: :www.alfredo-haeberli.com: : alfredo häberli, one of my favorite designers. [espcially for the work that he has been doing with Iittala. ] his products are not only beautiful but also functional. a brilliant hanger, an ashtray that flips over, beautiful glass pitchers, and a soup bowl with room for your utensils,...

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preparing for the winter

photos : : www.papastour.com: : ...some things to prepare you for the winter...all from .papastour.cute water bottle to keep you warm in bed. cushions and scarf by .rosie brown. oh, how I would like that scarf! cute for any season....

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