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Love It or Hate It? Rabbit Lamp by Front

CasaSugar — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:30:24 -0700

Need a little Thumper in your study? Then throw down the bills for a Rabbit Lamp by Front for Moooi ($539).

Love It or Hate It? Moooi Pig Table

CasaSugar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:55 -0700

Who wouldn't want a life-size pig table? I personally think it's the bee's knees (or maybe the pig's feet). This Moooi Pig Table ($2,668) is over five feet long, and features a small tray for holding your martini.

Roundup: The House Bunny

CasaSugar — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:30:00 -0700

If you're in favor of hares in your house, even outside of the Easter season, then you'll want to check out my favorite bunny home accents. One of my absolute favorite bunny finds is the Moooi Rabbit Lamp ($539). These ridiculous rabbits look as if they're trying to disguise themselves with their matching lampshades. Add a few of these lamps to your home, and you won't be able to stop smiling.

Are the Moooi Rabbit Lamps too expensive for your budget? Then check out some other more reasonably priced house bunnies when you 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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Steal of the Day: Pottery Barn Kids Rattan Chandelier

CasaSugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:30:13 -0700

I can't help but see the similarities between the Pottery Barn Kids Rattan Chandelier ($69.99) and the Moooi Random Light ($610), and notably, the vast difference between their prices. The PB version looks a little less polished, but also has a more natural vibe, made of rattan twisted around an iron frame. I think it's a really versatile piece that needn't be reserved for kids, and could work in a variety of settings. I'd love to see a pair framing a bed, or even a single chandelier hanging above a reading nook. What do you think?

Cul De Sac Design Bunny Rectangle Plate - $48.00	Hadley Hutton Bouncy Bunny - Print - $30.00
Bunny Plant Holder - $79.00	Areaware Pico Bunny Pillow - $24.00
Hadley Hutton Little Bunny - $195.00	Cunill 4 X 4 Silver Bunny Frame - $187.00
Flensted Mobiles Circular Bunnies Mobile - $31.00	Gianna Rose Atelier - rabbit in the garden soap with leaf dish by gianna rose - $21.00
Areaware Rabbit Pillow - $104.00	Cast Iron Rabbit Lantern - $34.00
Narrative Animals - $19.00	Moooi - rabbit lamp by front for moooi - $465.00