Bulthaup Kitchens

The organizer in me just LOVES the way these kitchens are perfectly compartmentalized to accomodate all of your kitchen appliances, plates, glasses, food, and kitchen tools.  You open it up, cook your dinner, then it all folds back up into a pair of sleek, warm, modern armoires (see below).

b2 by Bulthaup.  Images from www.bulthaup.com.

Fish Scales!

Jarrod Lim - Koi Lounge Chair; Property

I've been seeing fish scale patterns popping up everywhere lately, and I'm loving it.  That chair above is amazing.  Here's another fun shot.  Check out those shadows!  More fish scale items below...

African Wave wall stencil from royaldesignstencils on Etsy.

Mansour Modern, Ben Soleimani Hyde Collection Zeus Black Rug

Mecox Gardens - Fishscale Chest of Drawers

Plantation - Lafayette Side Table

Kitchen with fish scale wall pattern - Sorry, I don't know the designer.  I know I have

seen this image before, though, so I will keep digging!

Instant Attraction: Two-Drawer Widdicomb Box

Spotted this on 1stDibs and loved it instantly. It is a 1950's two-drawer box done by Widdicomb for the Planner Group.

Image from www.1stdibs.com.

Miles & May: more lovely joinery

More lovely furniture celebrating materials and craftsmanship seen at the AD Home Show.  About Miles and May...

We believe that honest design articulated through unique material and impeccable craftsmanship will withstand the test of time. We design our furniture to showcase the history and character of each hand-selected piece of wood, rather than force-fitting the material into a specific design. Every item is also created by hand using both traditional methods and modern techniques. The final result is exceptional furniture that’s made to last a lifetime.

Above: Haven Low dresser.  Love the joinery detail on the drawers and the blackened steel wrap.  

Images of some more of their lovely pieces after the jump.  All images from www.milesandmay.com...

Loop Modular Table & Shelving

Very, very cool modular shelving system prototype by Coco Flip.  I love anything that can be used in multiple ways and changed around to suit our changing needs.  

Photos by Jackson Eaton, from www.cocoflip.com.au.  Here's the product description from their site:

Loop is a modular table & shelving system that celebrates isolated lanscapes and spaces in-between. Sitting somewhere between furniture and sculpture, the pieces are designed to interlock in a number of formations, engaging the user and adapting to the environment.

Sourcing: CB2 Standouts

Dylan Dining Table:  I love the simple materials used to create this dining table (shesham wood planks, powdercoated, sandblasted iron) and the graphic look of the base.  A nice departure from a standard vertical leg, but still simple and easy on the eye.

After the jump, a roundup of more furniture, fixtures and accessories that stood out to me while flipping through the latest CB2 catalog.  All photos from www.CB2.com.

Sourcing: Conran for Ercol sideboard

I love the unfinished, handcrafted, hardware free look of the Barton sideboard by Terence Conran for Ercol.  Photo from http://www.ercol.com.

Good Idea: Shelving

Two nice shelving ideas from the December 2011 issue of Living Etc:

Left: What a nice way to integrate shelving around a bed and doorway.  Photo by Manolo Yllera/Vincent Van Duysen Architects

Right: This (in a tree shape or some other playful shape) would be great for a child's room, or covering entire wall in a study or living room and filled with books and personal treasures and mementos.  Photo by Camera Press.

Sourcing: Matthew Hilton chest and tallboy

McQueen tallboy and chest, walnut.  Matthew Hilton for De La Espada.  Images from www.delaespada.com and www.matthewhilton.com

Sourcing: Conran brindley side table

Conran Brindley side table, for Marks & Spencer. Oak frame with leather strap detail.  I can't tell if the boxes can be moved left/right in relation to one another or if they are fixed into that configuration.  I hope they can move, I love when furniture can be customized to some degree by its user.

Images from www.marksandspencer.com

Ibride

After seeing this fantastic, transformers-like urn/serving set in House Beautiful I moseyed on over to the website of Ibride, a design firm that creates amazing and quirky furniture and accessories.  Their pieces are odd in the best possible way.  More treasures after the jump...

Beeline Home by Bunny Williams

These pieces from Bunny Williams' Beeline Home collection would add lots of character to a room.

 Hourglass Table

 Skol Bar

Workhorse Desk

Facets

 Delsey Karat suitcase.

 Kayak sideboard by Cattelan Italia.

Inlay cabinet by Porro.

Built-in/Custom Furniture

The design firm that I work for often designs custom furniture and storage systems for clients.  At first it can seem completely overwhelming to be told to design custom millwork.  There are so many things to think of: scale, proportion, material, construction, hinges, closures...

This has made me start taking extra note of these things when I am going through the monthly mags.  There are some really beautiful things to look at, and it's also helpful and inspiring to see what other people have done.  Not to mention it makes me jealous to see how much storage some people have in their apartments.  Jealousy aside, these are some custom designed storage systems that stood out to me from the September and October issues of Architectural Digest alone.

Images from the feature on Alberto Pinto's Brazil apartment:

 

I'm always a sucker for natural finished woods combined with white and black, so it's no surprise that this stood out to me.  It could be a complete mess in there, but from the outside it's pure serenity, it looks like it should be filled with fluffy white robes and nothing more.

 

I love the way the stone is wrapped around the front and down the sides all the way to the floor, with the storage areas "floating" inside.

Next, some photos from the feature on David Kleinberg's Manhattan home:

 

Same detail here, with the wrapped stone counter top.  The stone also wraps up the wall to form the backsplash.

 

Beautiful "bookcase sofa."  What a great place to sit and flip through a book.

Wrapped stone again, and I love the striped marble, although it is a little too blue for my taste.  Maybe it looks different in person.  I love the fixtures protruding from the wall, that's a great detail for easy counter wipe up.

 And now a few from the Manhattan apartment of Ed Filipowski and Mark Lee:

 Way to turn a huge doorway into a library.

I like the mix of materials and finishes in their kitchen.  It's a bit odd, but it works.  Very asian inspired.

And last but not least, the Manhattan loft of Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, who seem to have covered every available wall with shelving and cupboards of all shaped and sizes, creating lots of wonderful nooks and crannies for display and storage:

 The above view makes me swoon.  I want to get in there, it just feels so warm and welcoming. 

 This is the child's room.  So many hiding places! 

Some nice examples of custom millwork from Living Etc Sept 2011.  I especially love the living room shelving on the top right.

Armoire from The Conran Shop.

LOOOOVE this sideboard.  Designed by Bethan Grey for John Lewis. 

Two living rooms from Dwell Make It Yours 2010.  Both very balanced.  One brighter, one more neutral.  Both rooms I want to sit in.  I love how the color climbs from the floor up the wall in the first room. 

Living Etc April 2011 furniture roundup

 

Ruché bed.  Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset.

Barton Armoire, Terence Conran

Campaign bedside table.  The Sleep Room. 

Stripey sideboard.  Conran.

Retro bed.  The Sleep Room.

Night and Day bed.  Patricia Urquiola for Molteni & C

Butterfly Stool.  Sori Yanagi.  Available at DWR.

Lath nesting tables.  Anthropologie.