Retro Daze Blog » Accessories http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Show Us Your Skills Winner http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/show-us-your-skills-winner/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/show-us-your-skills-winner/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:08:45 +0000 Harry tag:mocoloco.com://5fc20b722494bdb41146fcde7385ad25 furni_show_us_greg_wolos.jpg
Retro clock maker furni has announced the winner of their Show Us Your Skills contest - wherein designers were invited to hack their clock. The winning entry, Emily by Greg Wolos, is a wall clock with a twist, it looks like a tabletop set but it attaches to the wall and the display shows the time so that you can read it when your head is on a pillow. Another ergo feature, you grab the unit for snooze, the buttons are on the back edge of the unit. Wolos went all out to win, he even mocked up photos so that it would fit right into the furni catalog. furni is now planning to put Emily into production for their upcoming collection and share the profits with the winner. Check out the "making of" Flickr set. More designs after the jump.

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Retro clock maker furni has announced the winner of their Show Us Your Skills contest – wherein designers were invited to hack their clock. The winning entry, Emily by Greg Wolos, is a wall clock with a twist, it looks like a tabletop set but it attaches to the wall and the display shows the time so that you can read it when your head is on a pillow. Another ergo feature, you grab the unit for snooze, the buttons are on the back edge of the unit. Wolos went all out to win, he even mocked up photos so that it would fit right into the furni catalog. furni is now planning to put Emily into production for their upcoming collection and share the profits with the winner. Check out the “making of” Flickr set. More designs after the jump.

]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/show-us-your-skills-winner/feed/ 0 Holiday Panache http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/holiday-panache/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/holiday-panache/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:32:38 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/12/19/holiday-panache/ PineconesWe like the festive look of pinecones, but gave up collecting the natural kind a long time ago. As kiddies, we used to load the Suburban with sap-coated beauties from Tahoe (what a mess). Years later, we graduated to the store-bought kind (call it a twisted family tradition). We’ve since developed better taste and love these porcelain pine cones by Coe and Waito. Each one is hand-sculpted to look like the real thing, but they are a better match for our minimalist décor.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/holiday-panache/feed/ 0 Duet Hook http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/duet-hook/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/duet-hook/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:14:57 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2007/12/18/duet-hook/ 200712180713Some times it’s the little things that are hard to find. A prime example is a coat hook. Seems like it should be easy to find an inexpensive nice looking coat hook right? Well not as easy as it sounds. David M from Seattle looked all over until he found this Duet Hook for the entry way of his house. The design is simple and unobtrusive, and at $5 the price is right. To make things even better, looks like they are made by a local company called Three By Three who has all sorts of other goodies. Modern, affordable and local, looks like a winner to me.
Available from Tiny Living for $5.

Thanks to David M for the tip!

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/stylish-stationery/feed/ 0 Dress Up Your Table http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/dress-up-your-table/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/dress-up-your-table/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:46:14 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/12/10/dress-up-your-table/ Teroforma Linen SetAnother treat from Teroforma. As you prepare for your holiday feast, feast your eyes on this loom-woven table runner (the plain-stitch pattern is designed by Anna Hellman) and four large napkins. The natural linen is thermo-regulating, hypo-allergenic, and friendly to the environment. If you’re a throw-away napkin person, consider the fact that, in some parts of the world, linens are an integral part of daily life (they have a place at breakfast, lunch, and dinner). If that’s not enough to convince you, there’s always the free ground shipping on domestic orders.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/dress-up-your-table/feed/ 0 Season’s Greetings http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/season%e2%80%99s-greetings/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/season%e2%80%99s-greetings/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/12/06/season%e2%80%99s-greetings/ MinnieandemmaWhen you’re in front of a glaring computer screen as much as our correspondents are, you come to appreciate all things printed. With the holiday season here, we’ll be sending out cards in mass quantities (we’re currently resting up our wrists, if you must know). If you’ll be doing the same this month, be sure to visit Minnie & Emma Correspondence, created by a group of New York City designers who love smart design. The tasteful collection offers luxury at a reasonable price. Go ahead, we dare you to push the envelope and customize bold paper greetings that are unique to you.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/season%e2%80%99s-greetings/feed/ 0 Cool Christmas Calender http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/cool-christmas-calender/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/cool-christmas-calender/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:45:00 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/11/28/cool-christmas-calender/ Philippi DesignCheck out his new cool and contemporary Christmas Calendar, made of 25 Individual boxes of red cardboard. Diameter 28cm, height 136cm. Designed in Germany by Christian von Ahn.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/cool-christmas-calender/feed/ 0 Nordic Light http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/nordic-light/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/nordic-light/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/11/28/nordic-light/ Candle NordiclightNordic Light is a modern, still traditional shaped, turnable candlestick in wood with seven or four “arms”. Available in three colors. Perfect as Christmas or Thanksgiving decoration for your window or table. Design Jonas Grundell Design House Stockholm.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/nordic-light/feed/ 0 News from Orrefors http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/news-from-orrefors/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/news-from-orrefors/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:54:28 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/11/27/news-from-orrefors/ Orrefors3Orrefors art glass is divided in two groups: Unique, of which only one copy is made, and Limited, which is made in limited editions. All art glass is signed with the size of the edition, and editions of 60 or less copies are personally signed by the designer.
Orrefors produces everything from functional art glass series in clean forms to more sculptural and expressful objects Limited edition. Limited is among the most experimental work Orrefors has to offer. It allows the designers to test and develop different techniques to the full extent of the glassmaker´s great craftmanship. Uncompromising objects for a few lucky owners.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/news-from-orrefors/feed/ 0 Helena Tea service http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/helena-tea-service/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/helena-tea-service/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:38:52 +0000 Charles & Marie: Modern Living http://charlesandmarie.com/blog/modern_living/2007/11/26/helena-tea-service/ Georg Jensen HelenaThe HELENA tea service is crafted in stainless steel and porcelain and consists of a tea pot with a volume of 1.3L. The tea pot also comes with a porcelain lid and a porcelain coaster for easy serving and protecting the surface on which it sits. The HELENA tea tin has a lid in white porcelain. Can contain 100g of tea. Design for Georg Jensen.

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