Interesting.....

Nina Saunders is a furniture designer of a different kind. Born in Denmark and trained at Central St. Martin's in London, Saunders takes traditional furniture pieces and morphs them into odd shapes, contorting them beyond practicality.

She is currently showing her solo show "Autumn Flowers" at London's Pallant House Gallery until April of 2009.

A Skateboarder's dream come true.

Furniture from a skateboarders point of view, finally. SKATE STUDY HOUSE is an innovative design concept specializing in recreating popular furniture. The concept of contemporary lifestyle, art, and action sports as culture produces a mixture which is only found in this unique collection.




The Skate Study House started as a post-war movement developed by architects and designers with the goal to create a new lifestyle in a new realm of design. Fifty homes were built in the Los Angeles area and were furnished with new and innovative pieces of furniture from which many claim that "The Birth of Cool" was created!

Charles and Ray Eames on your mail..

Charles and Ray Eames

On June 17, 2008, in Santa Monica , California , the United States Postal Service issued 42–cent stamps of Charles and Ray Eames in a commemorative sheet featuring 16 different designs.

Honoring the husband-and-wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames, this commemorative sheet of 16 stamps was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, and represents the breadth of their extraordinary body of creative work, which includes architecture, furniture, film and exhibits.

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