Expanding Tables-So Cool!

DB Fletcher Capstan Ilona expanding table

PANTONE's 2008 Color of the Year: 18-3943 BLUE IRIS

"Pantone, Inc selected PANTONE® 18-3943 BLUE IRIS, a beautifully balanced blue-purple, as the color of the year for 2008. Combining the stable and calming aspects of blue with the mystical and spiritual qualities of purple, Blue Iris satisfies the need for reassurance in a complex world, while adding a hint of mystery and excitement. " "From a color forecasting perspective, we have chosen PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris as the color of the year, as it best represents color direction in 2008 for fashion, cosmetics and home products," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "As a reflection of the times, Blue Iris brings together the dependable aspect of blue, underscored by a strong, soul-searching purple cast. Emotionally, it is anchoring and meditative with a touch of magic. Look for it artfully combined with deeper plums, red-browns, yellow-greens, grapes and grays."

Journalism at its Best

"Journalist Suzanne Boyd combined Caribbean warmth and Canadian cool with European chic and Afican boldness to make her apartment a home like no other."

- Oprah AT HOME, Summer 2007 Issue

....ah, what?!? thats a melting pot if I've ever heard of one

Karim Rashid Tells All

For those Karim Rashid lovers out there, this is a pretty funny interview he did for SallyTV. She asks him three off-key questions that I'm assuming he would not normally get asked. Check it out.

sallyTV interviews Karim Rashid
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Literal Love Seat

The new creation from designer James Hopkins. According to Hopkins, "I noticed the shape of some chairs was similar to the letters of the alphabet,' Hopkins says, ‘and by removing certain sections from the chairs I could reveal a message that commented on the possibilities of the chair's function. Love is the hidden meaning but we don't see that initially because we choose to see what is first presented to the mind, in this case the chairs,’ he explains.

Though I suppose this design would be alittle less desireable for it to live up to its name.