Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Restoration Hardware 40′s Boom Sconce.
While there are plenty of things from Restoration Hardware that I am into, this boom sconce modeled after a lamp found in a French architect’s studio really caught my eye. It’s something that works well with RH’s rustic, weathered look but could also flow nicely in a room modeled after a clean, mid-century aesthetic. I am also liking the fact that it’s a wall plug and thus installation would be a breeze (most of their other sconces are hard wired installs), as well as the flexibility of placement that it affords. I imagine it’d go perfectly in our new living room positioned directly above our couch, especially since we don’t have a ceiling fixture already present. Its price, however, is proving to be a preventative factor. The hunt continues.
Incense.
Johan got me this teepee burner and a box of Santa Fe wood incense for Christmas. Although I’m not really big on the smell of incense, it’s really fun to watch it burn.
ROY.
We’ve had ROY in the shop now for just a few months, but the response has been phenomenal. The story of a single man putting together each jean himself in a warehouse full of vintage machines has resonated with more customers than we expected… even people who aren’t really into jeans are fascinated by the story and have ended up going home with a pair. There are plenty of unique features to the jean design, but my favorite part might actually be the pocket flasher. Not many know that Roy is actually a very talented illustrator – he drew the entire design himself.
George Nakashima.
In proportion to the flood of consumer goods, we are probably at one of the lowest ebbs of design excellence that the world has seen. It requires a genuine fight to produce one well designed object of relatively permanent value.
We import logs from all over the world and ship them to a sawmill in Maryland where they are cut into lumber. This is a very precise work and I like to be there to direct it. It’s like cutting a diamond. Cut one way and you get something good, cut another and you lose it.
Often I have boards standing around here for years before I decide what to do with them, some because they are so interesting, some because they seem to be impossible. But I’ve found that the most marginal boards, the ones I’m tempted to just give up on, can sometimes produce the most interesting pieces.
Hammocks and High Tea.
There are plenty of great items for sale at the Coolhunting for Gap pop up shop (including some ties that we made, but more on that later) – during their opening night reception, these hand towels by Hammocks and High Tea caught my eye and I picked one up. They’re individually printed in Brooklyn on organic cotton and are quite reasonably priced; this one cost only $20.
