The form of the Tian02 Table is so simple and logical, it is a wonder it has not been done before. The table-legs are made of four cuts trough the table top which are bent downwards. Its silhouette looks calming and unpretentious, not exciting and spectacular. With very manageable dimensions, the tian02 is perfectly suitable for living spaces of all sizes and shapes. Besides the pictured dark stained walnut surface several other wooden surfaces of tian02 are available from Andacht INTERIEUR -

(from Andacht INTERIEUR)

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The discovery Cabinets are produced as a door or drawer unit system, both of which use the intriguing laminated peeled corner detail as an aesthetic and functional feature. The drawer system uses the peel detail to reveal a splash of the colored internal drawer carcass.

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(from Richard Shed)

Here are two lovelies: The first is from ddcnyc.com and the second is from Fires Galore, and they are both clean and rich at the same time.

Designer: Sabine Müller and Andreas Quednau of SMAQ, New York

The game I play is this: Try to guess the retail price before the web page loads.

For example, this week the featured product is the Cross Credenza. Here is some descriptive text from the web site: Solid natural oak frame and body; birch plywood drawer inserts; oak veneer top and fronts over particleboard; Blum soft-closing hardware.

So take a guess, based on the materials described above. My guess was $1500.

Retail price was $3600. Surprisingly, it’s in stock and ready to ship.

This piece would have been so much more wonderful if it were teak, or maple, or some other SOLID wood… The look is decidedly mid-century, but I don’t think oak was the right choice, certainly not as veneer.

This always makes me laugh. I’ve come to understand a thing or two about Design Within Reach - they aren’t meaning to be “financially” within reach, but they do mean that great original designs (not knock-offs) are within reach, all in one place. And THAT’S something they are VERY good at. There are lots of great original designs there to ogle.

(Design Within Reach)

(from Design Addict, where there are more pictures.)

The first two photos are of a project in Genessee, Colorado

The second two are from Santa Fe, NM.

From their website: The firm was established in 1987 after Mr. Gorlin returned from a Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. A graduate of the Cooper Union School of Architecture and The Yale School of Architecture, where he taught as a critic from 1980-92, Mr. Gorlin became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2005.

The firm has won numerous awards, most notably AIA Design Awards for House in the Rocky Mountains, Ruskin Place townhouse, and North Shore Hebrew Academy. In 2005, Architectural Digest recognized Mr. Gorlin as one of the country’s 30 Deans of Design.

(from Gorlin Architects)

From their website: Tomasella Industria Mobili is a company that spreads out over 100,0000 m2. Always staying at the forefront of technological and creative innovation, and perfectly in tune with the tastes of our times, Tomasella has led Italian furniture, both classic and modern, for the daytime or night-time area, to write an important chapter in its history.

(from Tomasella Compas via freshome)

(from Izona via The Applaincist)

From the web site: PowerMate functions beautifully as a convenient volume knob and mute button for music listening on your PC or Mac. But that’s just the beginning of PowerMate’s possibilities. Edit movies just like the pros with PowerMate functioning as your very own Jog/Shuttle wheel. PowerMate makes editing anything from home movies to your next demo a breeze. It even comes preset to work with iMovie, FinalCut Pro and GarageBand right out of the box!

But the real power of PowerMate is its programmable driver. You can quickly and easily program it to execute any Key Command, in any application.

(via GriffinTechnology.com)

Many design and architecture schools use furniture in general, and chairs specifically, to hone students’ sensitivity toward ergonomics, visual appeal, utility, and personal style. There are lots of very famous architects who designed the furniture for the homes they designed. Most notable among those is likely Frank Lloyd Wright.
(via gypser.com )