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Resource: Decopedia
Yesterday, I stumbled upon a pretty great resource called Decopedia, the modern design encyclopedia. An offshoot of Deconet, a newish contender in the online furnishings space, Decopedia is a wiki for modern design enthusiasts that benefits from Deconet's photographic database. For instance, if you search Hans Wegner under the "designers" category, you'll get a brief career overview and 200 images of Wegner furniture designs, including their current availability on Deconet.
Full post and comments...Kimberly Seldon’s Decorating Dos & Don’ts
Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Chris
While collecting links for today's post about Distillery District events I came across Kimberly Seldon's design blog, which contains a useful post called Less Cash and More Splash. Seldon's budget decorating advice includes focusing on big impact/low cost improvements like paint and starting with obvious eyesores: "That 70s tile in the bathroom is not coming back in fashion," she chides, "and the balloon shades in the living room are as relevant as 80s shoulder pads."
Full post and comments...Resource: RetroStart.com
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 by Chris
StyleNorth has very kindly been included on RetroStart.com, a new directory of international blogs and assorted other 20th Century Design resources. Created by Dutch partners Pieter Akkerman and Margriet van de Wie, the duo also runs Designlover.eu, an online retail outlet specializing in retro accessories. RetroStart.com features exhaustive link lists dedicated to designers, magazines, fairs, manufacturers and auction houses, among other categories. Give it a look.
Full post and comments...Resource: Design Museum London
Sunday, February 15, 2009 by Chris
While gathering links for another post I stumbled upon the Design Museum London site, a fantastic web resource that I’d never seen before. Beyond features about what’s new and notable at the museum itself, the site sports a searchable design library with an impressive cache of photographic and biographical info on the world’s greatest designers, living and dead. The content doesn’t quite stretch from A to Z but you can trace from Alvar Aalto to Michael Young. Other interesting articles look at the introduction of “new” materials like aluminium and plywood and their impact on furniture design.
Full post and comments...Repeat After Me . . . TAWN-at
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 by Chris
While perusing the Smash showroom Friday, we spotted an awesome set of vintage Thonet chairs, below ($395 each). We talked to sales assistant Dana about them and like many people, she very purposefully pronounced the manufacturer's name "tdone-ay". This initiated a discussion about the correct pronunciation of Thonet, a German name, that is usually mistaken for French and pronounced accordingly.
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