Angela Adams and The Birds and The Bees
Angela Adams is largely known for her bold textile design, but more recently she's expanded her line to include clean-edged modern furniture.
Angela Adams is largely known for her bold textile design, but more recently she's expanded her line to include clean-edged modern furniture.
Her latest collection, The Birds and The Bees, features deeply textured and piled rugs reminiscent of the forest floor, but its her furniture pieces that are a decided contrast to the whimsical stories the rugs weave. For instance, a piece like the Lily Dressing Table (above) is a cross between very serious Swedish modern and a praying mantis. Its sleek lines and glossy finish would be harsh in any context other than a room full of her patterns. The Blackbird Desk (below) has its own connotations (can you guess?) but is still at the end of the day simple and modern with just a hint of the playfulness we expect from her.
See the whole collection here.
Tools
Comments
Be the first to comment.
Add a Comment
Related Articles, Products, and More
Articles
-
Angela Adams for Architex
Angela Adams recently expanded her upbeat retro textile designs with more rugged and sustainable fabrics to help spruce up hospitals, office cubicles, and the outdoors.
-
VIA: 30 Years of Furniture Design
For 30 years, the Valorisation de L’Innovation dans l’Ameublement, affectionately known as VIA, has promoted contemporary, innovative furniture design with economical and eco-friendly…
-
Ligne Roset Concept Boutique Opening
We love Austin for its mobile eateries, creative design, and independent spirit, and next time we visit, we’ll have one more place to go: French furnishing company Ligne Roset’s first…
Products
-
Crystals Rug
Since temperature and water-vapor humidity determine how ice crystals take their shape, we’re guessing it was superhot when this rug formed in Angela Adams’s studio. Things will cool…
-
The Birds + Bees Table Light
Spring has officially arrived. While there's more natural light now to illuminate your days late into the evening, when the sun does go down you'll no doubt need to set the mood. The gentle glow…
-
Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century
An exhaustive history of modern Western urban-planning theory and practice, Cities of Tomorrow tackles everything from major figures and events that shaped 20th-century urban life to fundamental…
Dwell Collections
-
Mid-Century Furniture for Kids
Twee Womb chairs and tiny Tulip tables are not a recent fad invented by design blogs and enterprising modern furniture manufacturers—kid-size replicas of iconic pieces have always been de…
-
Furniture Finds at ICFF
A few of our editors were in New York this week for the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair—here are a couple pieces that turned their heads. Stay tuned for updates!
-
Milan Furniture Fair 2009 Day 3
Day three of non-stop design action at the Milan Furniture Fair delivered another great slideshow of new furniture and lighting.
Tips
-
Outdoor Furniture: Tough, but Pretty
Furniture for the exterior doesn’t have to be so different from what you see inside. Look for something that’s comfortable for lounging or sitting outside. It needs to withstand the…
-
Tiny Modernists Need Tiny Furniture
It’s really important to have furniture that is scaled to children-size. Definitely get tables and chairs that fit the kids.
-
How to Build a Lighting Concept
I’m a fan of floor lighting plus a couple of small table lamps for the living room. Use ambient lighting and low-wattage warm bulbs to create a relaxed atmosphere.
Videos
-
Design Leader: Adam Kalkin
At a time when many architects are content to peddle a pat routine, Adam Kalkin is a truly original thinker. His work is industrial grit mixed with poetic touches and a dash of performance art.
-
Reclaimed Design from the LA Times at Dwell on Design 2009
The Los Angeles Times' booth at Dwell on Dedsign—dedicated to reclaimed objects—is an esoteric assemblage of art pieces and re-purposed furniture.
-
Universal Design: Public Restrooms
In the first video of a two-part series, New York–based firm Smart Design examines the intersection between Universal Design principles and the limitations of public bathrooms.
Events
-
Design USA: Contemporary Innovation
This exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction…
-
Design S: Swedish Design Award
This exhibition will feature 19 shortlisted entries to Sweden’s biggest design award competition, which focuses on design for sustainability issues including climate, the environment, the…
-
Design Real
Design Real, curated by Konstantin Grcic and designed in collaboration with Alex Rich and Jürg Lehni, is the first design-focused show to be presented at the Serpentine Gallery…
-
