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  Monika Järg's Wooden Carpets

  While wood floors are generally more elegant than carpeting, rugs and textiles can bring warmth and texture to otherwise hard and hollow spaces. Estonian designer Monika Järg has a novel…

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  Moby Tape Dispenser

  I've been following designer Jonas Damon for a little while now, and like most design-watchers, I rather liked his charming wooden Torch Flashlight, and the Twice Twice Clock he created recently…

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  What We Saw »

  Qantas First Lounge: Sydney

  I had two legs to my trip as I flew back to San Francisco from Melbourne, Australia. And much as a nice little layover in Hawaii would have been, I actually changed planes in Sydney. As I was holed…

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  Playshapes by millergoodman

  Last week, Assistant Editor Jordan Kushins brought you millergoodman's Shapemaker wooden block set.

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  Kirei Instead of Wood?

  Among the ever-expanding sea of wood alternatives, Kirei -- the Japanese character signifying 'beautiful' or 'clean' -- makes some unique materials that can replace your typical (and potentially…

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  Bird Calls from Sweet Bella

  The design world, like Tippi Hedren, pecked on all sides, has fallen prey to the birds. For the past few years the crafty set has flocked in droves to our winged, feathered friends. Nary a…

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  Blog »

  Viola Park Kitchens

  Viola Park, a new company owned and operated by handcrafted cabinet brand Henrybuilt, offers the opportunity to revamp your cooking space based on the particular design of your existing kitchen…

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  Reclaimed Bowling Lane Furniture

  In bowling, "striking out" means throwing three strikes in the tenth and final frame of a game. In 2007, "striking out," for television producer and musician Jim Malone, meant…

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  Dylan Gold's Cornered Table

  Several weeks ago I was a member of the jury for a design competition sponsored by Design Within Reach. The call for entries asked emerging designers to submit furniture and lighting that paid as…

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  Square Meal »

  Yellow Treehouse Restaurant

  In my endless trawling for new projects that meld food and design, I came across the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant—an architect-designed eatery near Auckland, New Zealand, perched over 30 feet…