categories + archives: HOME FURNISHINGS

Chic Hand Carved Wooden Bowls and Objects for the Home

There is a certain je ne sais quoi to the hand carved wooden bowls of self-taught English woodcarver Nic Webb who is making a splash in the design world with his bowls, vessels and spoons. Working primarily with green wood … Continue reading →

setting a chic dinner table – christofle silver knife rests

Knife rests are a wonderful practical invention whose sole purpose is to keep greasy and messy knife blades off your good tablecloth. You place one at each place setting with the knife blades resting on them. The French must be … Continue reading →

Finding Zen in the Minimalist Home Accessories of Michael Verheyden

The decorative mix-media minimalist home accessories of contemporary Belgian artisan Michael Verheyden are a remarkable example of how beauty in its purest form really comes from simple basic elements. Noble and durable materials like Carrara marble, solid walnut, concrete, bronze, … Continue reading →

a contemporary tea service for the tea lover

Talented and self-taught British designer Tom Dixon has updated one the most traditional of English traditions, afternoon tea, with his new contemporary tea service in warm luminous brass. While we think of taking tea as the quintessential English past … Continue reading →

felt home accessories never looked better

FilzFelt, a Boston-based company specializing in felt, is producing modern and versatile felt home accessories: felt floor coverings, felt drapery, felt hanging panels and felt tabletop embellishments for today’s home that offer flexibility and soften spaces both physically and acoustically … Continue reading →

sculptural bronze hardware for your doors from serie rare, paris

Frenchman Daniel Podva is behind the super chic designs of Serie Rare, a Parisian Left Bank gallery of high-end bronze hardware for the home – door handles, drawer knobs, backplates and sconces. These are precisely the type of artful and … Continue reading →

the sexiest bathroom sink

Ever since I was reacquainted with Lapicida during my trip to Decorex London in September, I can’t get enough of them. And what’s really distracting me is this stunningly sexy, free-standing Italian travertine basin just waiting for a client’s approval. … Continue reading →