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Your Own Personal DNA Portrait From DNA11
Art Is In Your DNA! As humans, we all have the capacity to create art. It is part of the human species, literally ingrained in our DNA. Now, Ottowa-Based company DNA 11 has cross-bred genetic science and art to help unleash the artwork in all of us…literally! With locations in countries around the world, DNA 11 can take a simple to create sample of your DNA, and turn those varied bands and bars of DNA into your own absolutely unique, one of a kind work of abstract art. And because each persons DNA is …
Featured Brand: TETRAN Infinite
Modular Furniture Is About To Evolve! Modular furniture is a staple in the world of modern design, that is a given, but just how modular is modular furniture? Presently, modular mainly refers to a set of furniture like a sofa, chaise lounge, chair and ottoman that all fits together in a variety of ways to suit a number of room layouts. They often do this with varying degrees of success. At the most, you can usually bang out three or even four different configurations at the most. Not too bad, …
Featured Retailer: Hive Modern
One of our favorite retailers of modern furniture, accessories and lighting is the Portland-based Hive Modern, however, unlike their name might suggest, they do everything but follow the crowd. Founded in 2002, Hive has flourished into a powerhouse in the industry both at its beautiful location in Portland’s upscale Pearl District…
Modern E2 Office Desk By Thrive Home Furniture
The Classy Modern E2 Office Desk Part of the Thrive Home Furnishings office furniture collection, the Modern E2 Office Desk has a style that falls somewhere between the classic Herman Miller Action Office I System and the Action Office II System still in use today. It blends warm wood finishes and a stately and handsome style with an efficient, modular and professional design to create a balance between these two very different office systems. In 1960, Herman Miller Company created a research wing to investigate “scientifically” the use of furniture. Led by Robert …
The Sensually Shaped Rotsen Coffee Table
Modern Coffee Table with a Sensual Curve I am not sure that I have ever thought of a coffee table as sensual but this cool contemporary coffee table design from Miami-based Rotsen Furniture leaves me struggling to describe it in any other way. With a beautiful chunky slab of thick reclaimed mango wood with irregularly shaped rough hewn edges on top, resting on thick powder coated metal base, I think you will agree that there is something sexy about its primitive yet contemporary shape. Rotsen Furniture has made a name for themselves with their distinctive style …
Hans J. Wegner Wing Chair & Ottoman Reproduction
I am not a huge fan of reproductions of classics because I think mostly they are of a poorer quality than the original but I also love modern furniture and who can afford it at a blogger’s salary. That’s why when I can get an accurate reproduction that is of a descent quality I sometimes break my own rule. That is why I am taking a hard second look at the Hans J Wegner Style Wing Chair & Ottoman being produced by Kardiel. The Wing Chair was designed by Wegner in 1962 …
A Modern Desk with Style
The Mercer Desk from Modloft! Although the hip, Art Deco style Mercer Desk from Modloft isn’t necessarily the most practical desk for a modern home office, it certainly is cool. While this cool cantilevered desk is not for those who need to load up a desktop computer, printer and all the other stuff that goes along with a working home office, it is perfect for those that want a desk in their living space to open mail, write letters or use a laptop. The sleek and minimal lines look curvy and …
Positively Cool Display Table
The Positive / Negative Display Table created by artist Todd Leback is a cool and contemporary way to display all you most interesting objet’ d’art and fine collectibles at home or in a commercial or gallery setting. This cool modern display table is solidly constructed yet lightweight with an interesting use of Ebony and Cherry wood veneers…
The Delightfull Neil Suspension
One Giant Leap for Retro Lighting! The absolutely wonderfully weird Neil Suspension is a retro lamp with space-age appeal. Named after astronaut Neil Armstrong, the Neil Suspension is one of the latest in a long line of really cool and unique modern suspension lamps from Portuguese lighting design company Delightfull. It has a dynamic vintage personality that sets it apart from other retro chandeliers or suspensions. This massive 4 foot diameter suspension lamp has a distinctly late 1960′s style with gold or chrome plated tubes that start in a radiating …
Voyage Pet Bed by Kenneth Cobonpue
Modern Pet Bed For Your Big Dog! I have featured several pieces modern pet furniture but I noticed that most of the stuff I have talked about is for the small or at least moderately sized dog so I thought I would show you a cool modern pet bed for you larger breed dogs. This exotic looking pet bed by the very creative designer Kenneth Cobonpue will have your dog sitting in the lap of luxury! The generously proportioned Voyage Dog Bed is part of the Voyage Collection by Phillipino …

The 1970s is known for its bold and often unusual colors, shag-pile carpeting, textured wall coverings and molded plastic furniture. Where the 60s pushed the boundaries of taste, the 1970′s rolled over them with a steamroller. Color schemes turned darker and the use of wood increased in home decor except woods like birch and white oak were replaced by darker woods like teak and dark stained pine. Appliances and bathroom fixtures came in colors like avocado and harvest gold. Fabric patterns abounded with broad stripes and florals utilized colors like brown, purple, orange, and yellow sometimes even at the same time. Furniture lost it’s sleek minimal look and became fatter and overstuffed. Although many consider this to be a dark time in furniture design, I think that a decade that spawned the creation of the Lava Lamp be all bad?

Yorkville Sectional Sofa

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Feb 132012

Finding a modern sectional sofa that has some contemporary style but doesn’t kick you in the pocketbook can be a challenge but the Yorkville Sectional Sofa by Red Living just may fit the bill. Sectional sofas are very popular in today’s contemporary homes.for many reasons. The 90 degree angle of a sectional sofa fits into the corner of your room and helps to maximize your seating space. a modular sofa can be re-arranged or even separated to create several decorating options for the same living space. In a larger space they can be used to divide out a smaller and more intimate room withing a room.

But the main reason I love the modern sectional sofa is because of the communal space it creates where the entire family can relax and lounge together in a way that a sofa and love seat combination just doesn’t allow. That is what makes the Yorkville Sectional Sofa the ideal choice for a family room or recreation room. The generous proportions of this cool modern modular sofa offers a number of seating, reclining and all out power lounging opportunities for every member of your family. Television time at my house usually involves everyone entwined in there own comfortable position including the family dog.

The durable fabric that the Yorkville Sectional Sofa is upholstered in is another reason that this modern modular sofa is great for a family. The rayon, acrylic and polyester fabric blend makes cleanup much easier for those inevitably mishaps yet it still looks terrific. I have shown the silver upholstery but there are several other fabric colors to choose from and even leather upholstered models if little kids or the family dog isn’t an issue.

The Yorkville Sectional Sofa has the casual, overstuffed look of a sofa designed in the 60′s or 70′s with it’s low, tufted button back and tubular chromed metal feet but it doesn’t just look cool tucked into a corner. This retro style modular sofa works great for dividing a larger room into a smaller more cozy space. The retro, tufted button look continues on the back and sides so it looks hip and cool from all sides. It is available in both a left facing or a right facing version or you can get one of each put both sides together to make one massive seating area.

Best of all this comfortable modern sectional sofa is priced at an affordable $1,799.00, an amazing value considering the price of a comparable modern sofa alone. You can buy the Yorkville Sectional Sofa or just get the three seat sofa or armless two-seater sofa separately but they are only available exclusively from Fashion For Home.

Mod Diner Booths from the 1970s

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Jan 132012

When I was a kid growing up in the late 60′s and early 70′s , the classic booth was an American dining standard whether it was in a roadside diner, old-time truck stop or the local greasy spoon café. Don’t you wish you could capture that mod, retro look of a 70′s diner in your own kitchen or home? But where do you go to buy a classic retro booth? Much less a cool retro style booth that looks like it was snatched right out of your fondest 1970′s memories. Well, the folks at …

Oliana Swivel Chair

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Nov 192011

A Modern Swivel Lounge Chair…Naturally! The Oliana Swivel Chair by Euro Style has a cool rounded shape like many of my favorite modern lounge chairs but with a great natural twist. You see, this contemporary swivel chair is formed using three colors of natural brown rattan. Ok, I know what you are thinking, rattan? Isn’t that pretty traditional and mainly for outdoor furniture? Well isn’t breaking conventions what modern furniture is all about? Sitting on a retro chrome swivel base and wrapped around a sturdy steel frame, the fun round …

Rocks Red Lounge Armchair

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Oct 242011

70s Style Retro Lounge Chair If you are looking for a swank, sexy, 1970s style armchair of your modern home or are just remodeling your evil lair, FASHION FOR HOME has the chair for you. The Rocks Lounge Armchair is the perfect addition to any retro design with its distinctive throwback look and vintage styling. Perched on its stainless steel swivel base the generously proportioned lounge chair has large overstuffed cushions that protrude from the front and back and invited you to sit down and stay awhile. It has a …

Zita Floor Lamp by Molto Luce

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Aug 302011

Retro Yet Ultra-Contemporary Floor Lamp It is easy to see why the 70s throwback Zita Floor Lamp, is the winner of a Design Plus Award. The large, 1 1/2′ tall dome-shaped spun aluminum shade has wide strips cut down the sides and it looks a bit like Roman soldier’s helmet. The openings allow you to see the interior of the retro-style floor lamp which come in either white for a clean, minimalist look or a cool melon colored interior for a hint of color. The Zita Floor Lamp was designed …