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Missoni
1 Crave Worthy: Missoni Paulistano Armchair
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3 Event Recap: San Francisco Biz Lady Meet-Up
Chiasso
4 Less or More Game: Crystal Chandeliers
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5 DWR's Champagne Cap Challenge
Design Within Reach
6 Nice and New: Neuton Battery-Powered Mower
Furniture
8 Desire/Acquire: Eames Aluminum Management Chair
Holiday
9 Open House: What's Your Totally Impractical Decor Dream Gift?
Accessories
10 Your Favorite Home Accessories Store
Design Within Reach
11 Best of 2010: Your Favorite Furniture Store
When it came to sprucing up your living spaces this year, one destination beat out the rest for top home accessories store of 2010. Congrats to modern furniture and accessories shop Design Within Reach! From gold-lined bowls to the reinvented Eames Hang-It-All, DWR knows how to mix the iconic with the off-kilter for a selection of high-end home goodies worth drooling over. And great job this Read more
When I asked you what furniture store came out on top this year, it was a close call between two high-end, modern retailers, but we have a champ! Design Within Reach was your pick for furniture store of 2010, and with its sleek collection of iconic and innovative pieces, it's no surprise you all are as enamored with the home-outfitting destination as we are. In addition to our usual lust for Read more
There are plenty of practical items we all want and need for our homes: a well-made sofa, unique art, and accents that reflect our personalities. But then there are those fantasy gifts that we dream of decorating our home — or surrounding outdoor space — with. For me, that dream gift is the Modo Chandelier ($6,000), which was used in Metropolitan Home's Modern by Design showhouse. Designed Read more
If your pooches plan to get wet'n'wild this Summer, look no further than these stylish toys now 50 percent off. Found at Design Within Reach, the "dog trainers" are made of durable canvas similar to lawn cushions and stuffed with cork so they float — it's easy to keep an eye on the pretty toys ($12.50–$17.50) in any pool or lake. Simply grab the plastic handle and toss for pets from Read more
Designed in 1958 by Charles and Ray Eames, the Eames Aluminum Management Chair ($2,299) is a revolutionary task chair that changed the face of office design. Its subtle shape and smart leather conforms to the body's shape, proving that comfort and aesthetics can exist simultaneously at a desk. The Eameses were some of the first designers to utilize affordable aluminum to create a lightweight, Read more
A lot of people don't like modern because it can be cold, but sometimes when it is that means it's really, really cool. Such is the case with DWR's Aluminum Mouse Pad ($35), which is spare, striking and literally cold to the touch (except for the felt wrist rest, natch). It may lack a certain patterned flair of say, a Marimekko mouse pad, but if you're edging away from using mouse pads because Read more
When Danish designer Hee Welling opened his refrigerator he didn't find a rotten science project or dozens of beers, but he discovered a chair. Three chairs, to be exact. Looking to design furniture using only one material, he was inspired to recycle refrigerator shelves to make his Hee Bar Stool ($98, reduced from $200), Chair ($98, reduced from $200), and Lounge ($250). He later revised the Read more
I've already shown you plenty of ways to make your home eco chic indoors, but there are also some ways you can eco-fy the space outside your home. For one, you can sprout a couch which will actually produce oxygen (!), and you can also be smart about the hour you water your garden. Beyond that, you can trade in your loud, gas-guzzling lawn mower for the Neuton Battery-Powered Mower ($479). Read more
Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s Paulistano Chair ($1,500) was designed in 1957, but just made its way to the US market from Brazil in 2006. Its frame is a continuous 17-ft. piece of solid stainless steel, shaped to withstand 200 lbs. of pressure. It's said to be "exceptionally comfortable" and flexes to suit upright or relaxed seated positions. Regardless, it's darn good looking. A variety of chair Read more
Need an odd weekend project? Then try Design Within Reach's Champagne Chair Contest. Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Create an original miniature chair using only the foil, label, cage, and cork from no more than two Champagne bottles. The Champagne chairs will be judged by a panel of industry experts, and the winning designers will receive DWR Gift Cards. Hurry though—all entries Read more
