Friday Finds 11.11.11

Articles

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  Friday Finds 4.15.11

  A photo-rich array of Friday Finds today. Enjoy!

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  Friday Finds 03.09.12

  For your Friday amusement, five finds from the staff of Dwell. Scroll down for more.

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  Friday Finds 1.7.2011

  Welcome to the very first Friday Finds of the new year! Every Friday our intrepid staff contribute their favorite links from the week. See below to get a sense of where our browsers have been…

Products

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  Friday Lamp

  It’s rare to find a fixture that suits tabletop and suspension with equal aplomb, but the Friday lamp, with its multi-faceted blown-glass shade, is an indisputable double threat.

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  Find a Face Rug

  This fun rug featuring the work of photographer Francois Robert will no doubt keep a kid busy taking a closer look at the faces that emerge from doorknobs and other everyday objects. FLOR's modular…

Dwell Collections

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  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!

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  Mid-Century Finds

  Los Angeles–based furniture dealer and mid-century scholar Sam Kaufman shares the design lore behind some of his most recent acquisitions.

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  Room & Board Finds

  Last week I took a little bus trip down to San Francisco's Design District to have a peek at what's new, and fairly new, from mod furniture purveyor Room & Board. I met up with Joe Darling who…

Tips

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  How to Find the Right Table Size

  Think about scale. If you have a small space, you should only have a coffee table if you have room for it. If you have a large space, then think about how to create a space that feels right for you…

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  Sourcing Mid-Century Finds on eBay

  Bill Backus: I spent months online looking for the right pieces. It was fun sourcing the furniture myself. We visited several different antique stores in Manhattan that carry mid-century modern…

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  Find Furniture that's Easy to Conceal

  For a 500-square-foot loft in downtown Los Angeles, Tag Front designed a rectangular mahogany table with four ottomans that nestle underneath, creating a simple brown block when not in use. When…

Video

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  Building Green in Harlem: Finding a Building in NYC

  In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to finalizing the design.