Decorating & Design
August 1, 2013
Five Favourite Finds
Here are five items I’m coveting this week:
1. Nerd chair
This shapely chair by David Geckeler for Muuto is a real catch. It’s good looking, has great personality and adds colour wherever it goes. Plus, I love the name. It definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously. (Ahem, Saarinen Executive, I’m looking at you.) I don’t normally go for overtly pretty designs, but lately I’ve been all over rosy pink and this shade is perfect. My rule is, if you go pink, go modern. I’m definitely inviting this Nerd back to my place.
I’m following Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray and Georges Braque in my fanatical devotion to these beauties. I prefer the version with a more angular shade and have decided to save up to buy a sconce for my currently all-white bedroom — maybe the white and silver finish with red accents. Or all black. Hmm… deciding might be trickier than I thought.
3. Green
I blame H&H art director Mandy Milks for the gravitational pull I’m feeling towards green. My closet is filled with all manner of things green — from shoes to shirts to sweaters — but my rooms are all about blue, grey and black. Then Mandy painted her kitchen cabinets Dark Olive (2140-30) by Benjamin Moore and brushed Calke Green (34) by Farrow & Ball on the pocket door to her bathroom, and now I’m looking at my glossy black front door and thinking I might freshen it up this fall with fresh, natural, inviting green. Not flashy emerald, but a nice dark leafy green.
4. Tati tables
Nesting tables are genius for small spaces like mine. I first spotted these ones from Asplund at Toronto store Mjölk and became giddy at the sight of their slim proportions. At 13″ and 12″ wide, the two side tables could actually work as a coffee table in my super skinny living room. Plus, the lacquer frames come in several colours and I can opt for a tabletop of wood, leather, metal, Carrara marble or slate. Another selling point: how the overlapping legs create a rounded, graphic shape. I’m a sucker for details.
5. Tiny Tech
Most companies show the media their new products for fall and holiday in the summer. We call it Christmas in July, and products start rolling out around now. At the recent LG preview, I fell in love with this little pocket printer that’s only 3″ wide by 4-3/4″ long. It connects to your phone wirelessly and prints wallet-sized photos reminiscent of ye old Polaroids. (The companion app lets you edit photos before printing.) That you can stash it away in a drawer makes it all the more sweet.
What are you currently obsessed with?
See our Top Trends of 2013 photo gallery for more great finds.
Photo credits:
1-2. Muuto
3. Lampe Gras
4a. Makeovers 2013 special issue, photography by Michael Graydon
4b. March 2013 issue, photography by Michael Graydon
5. Asplund Tati tables, Huset
6. LG