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November Must Haves

CasaSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:01 -0800

This month marks the beginning of holiday planning, prep, and celebration. Here on CasaSugar, we'll also be exploring the world of color. From paint colors to vibrant home accents, I'll show you ways to add vibrance to your home through the use of color. See what's happening in the world of decor and design, both in and out of your home, this November!

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Desire/Acquire: Kartell Stone Stool

CasaSugar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:04 -0700

Designed by Marcel Wanders, the Kartell Stone Stool ($245) has a very precious appearance thanks to its geometrical facets, which reflect light like a Cartier engagement ring. I'm a fan of the stool's hourglass shape, and the range of colors offered allows you to cue the stool to your room's palette. But, like all of Kartell's products, it is made of plastic ("durable polycarbonate"), and at $245, many of you may consider it a splurge. Luckily, there's a more affordable alternative. To see it, read more.

The Prismatic Pedestal Side Table ($74.99) from Overstock maybe be a knock-off, but it could have fooled me! It has the same hourglass shape and faceted surface for a fraction of the price.

Love It or Hate It? Marcel Wanders Swing

CasaSugar — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:30:58 -0700

The Marcel Wanders Swing ($512), a traditional tree swing wrapped with vines and manufactured by Droog, brings Peter Pan whimsy to your backyard. Would you call it your own, or would you prefer something a bit more traditional and rustic?
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Love It or Hate It? One Morning They Woke Up Coffee Tables

CasaSugar — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:30:55 -0700

If you've ever felt alone in the world, or wonder why you were always picked last in kickball, you can take comfort in the fact that Marcel Wanders is wackier than you are. His One Morning They Woke Up Coffee Tables (inquire for price) will turn your living room into a mad hatter's social club, and give your grandmother a heart attack when she finds out they're made with mosaics.

Crave Worthy: Droog's Swing With the Plants

CasaSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:30:10 -0700

If the Modern Cove was too tame for your jungle-inspired living room then let me introduce you to another swaying furniture option. Droog's Swing With the Plants ($550) will fit nicely into a botanically-themed room. Designed by Marcel Wanders, who was elected as “Designer of the Year 2005/2006” by Elle Decoration International Design Awards, the swing embodies his inventive style. Plus, if you get tired of swing, swing, swinging away, you can always plant the seat of the swing with soil and seeds.

Roundup: Eggs in Your Place

CasaSugar — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:30:07 -0700

I don't know about you, but I'd much rather have eggs in my place than egg on my face, which is why I was on the hunt again for fabulous Easter-inspired egg finds. Yesterday I showed you chicks, and today I present you with eggs. One of my favorite egg accents is the Droog Design Egg Vase ($146). It was developed by Marcel Wanders using a pretty unusual technique: the design was originally conceived by stuffing hard-boiled eggs into a latex condom.

To see my other egg-cellent finds, read more.

Weird Furniture: Where There's Smoke by Maarten Baas

CasaSugar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:15:20 -0800

Dutch designer Maarten Baas's "Smoke" is a series of a charred furniture finished with an epoxy resin so that the pieces are preserved instead of destroyed. A 2004 exhibition called "Where There's Smoke" at Moss in New York showcased the collection of 25 one-off pieces, including iconic designs by Gaudi, Eames, Rietveld, Sottsass, and the Campana Brothers among others, which had each been burned with a blow torch and then salvaged with the translucent sealant. At the exhibit, the pieces were put in a timeline from antique to modern, grouping pieces like a grandfather clock and chaise lounge together, and a second stage of pieces like an Eames LCW chair and Noguchi coffee table from 1900-1950 together.

Three of the "Smoke" works were picked up by Marcel Wanders for reproduction by his international design company, MOOOI, and important designers and collectors like Lidewij Edelkoort and Philippe Starck have also personally acquired the pieces. Select pieces have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. What's really beautiful about the series is that the furniture retains that charred texture, it's quite haunting, and appropriate for Halloween. To see more photos and close-ups, read more.

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Barbara Cosgrove Lamps Two Eggs Stacked - $199.00	Angela Adams Lulu Pool Wool Rug - 8' X 10' - $1,574.00
L'Oeufs d'Ivoire Soaps in Porcelain Nest Dish by Gianna Rose Atelier - $25.95	Pierantonio Bonacina - egg chair by nanna ditzel - $1,614.00
Metallic Egg Vases - $29.00	Balanced Design Flannel/Felt Eggs Pillow (Lime) - $133.00
Hadley Hutton Robins Eggs Among Magnolias - $200.00	Ostrich Egg Candle Holder by Eduardo Garza for Vivre - $325.00
Thomas Paul Oology Pillow - $100.00	FontanaArte uovo table lamp - $344.00
Oeuf Glass Finials - $40.00	Roost Crackle Glass Egg Vase - $32.00