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Articles

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  Piegato Shelves

  Folding furniture is often accused of being the worst of all resting places, associated as it is with the discomfort of cold lecture halls and strange relatives' holiday brunches. But just because…

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  Modern Memo Board

  No matter how hard I try to live a life that's clutter free, it seems there's not really a way to eliminate the need for a place to tack things up where I can see them.

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  Holy Table

  To place items on a table: that's one way to go about it. However as of late, tables have been cropping up with the added—or subtracted, rather—element of a hole in the table's surface…

Dwell Collections

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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…

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  18 Dining Tables

  Pull up a chair and feast on this collection of tables, prepared using only the freshest ingredients from our archives.

Event

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  Picture this!

  2009 marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). To celebrate this milestone and the remarkable buildings which have resulted from architectural…

Products

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  Bender Table Lamp

  Blu Dot hits another home run with this utterly simple, yet irresistably delightful table lamp. We're fans of the white version, which plays a muted backdrop to its rich red cord, but it's also…

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  Blauet Table Lamp

  Part of the Luz Oculta Collection, this table lamp by Blauet, with its distinctive shade made of anthracite wooded strips held together by metal rings and encased in an acrylic glass cover, is a…

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  Lean Table Lamp

  Pros: Minimal and restrained, this sand–cast iron design comes in pitch-black or glossy, fire-engine red. A small divot at the base accommodates the cord, ensuring that the lamp sits flat…

Tips

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  What Does Your Table Say About You?

  Think about what you need the table for and how it fits your life. A dining room table can define the character of the home and family: A 12-foot table suggests you’re social—or very…

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  Buy a Dining Table with Options

  People so rarely have a sit-down meal that a true dining table is not always necessary; it’d be like a football stadium where you only play eight games a year. Do an eat-in kitchen table or…

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  What's Your Table Made Of?

  Go for wood tables—they’re the modern version of a farm table. Wood has a nice warmth to it; it makes everyone feel as though they’re gathering around a harvest table.