I'm Off For A Bit

I am sorry to say that I will be take a small leave of absence from my blogging. I love Design Minds so much, sharing finds and things I adore, but I need to get some things in order; focus on setting up my jewelry studio since I moved and start producing more work. Frankly, I need to start making more money. I am giving myself till December 1st, then I will hit the ground running. I hope you won't desert me, please come back then. I'll be fresh and ready to go. Until then take care and wish me luck.
Best Wishes, Susan

Affordable Finds

On sale at CB2.

West Elm Ornaments

A signature West Elm design goes mini for your Christmas tree.

A Visit To Thailand

A stunningly designed hotel in Thailand with the perfect mix of traditional and modern.

New Ventless Fireplaces

Two new designs in gel burning, ventless fireplaces. The nice thin about these, you don't have to attach them to a wall so they can be placed anywhere and moved.

Hide Your Cables

Brilliant. We've been looking for a way to hide all the cables in our living room and here's a clever little guy willing to do the job. Woofy Cable Container by Gabriel Negro for Normann.

Affordable Finds Prints

Art prints as well as many other items at Happy Owl Glassworks.

Pre Fabulous

Go modular with this expandable design. One room or a home. The MD 280 features a full kitchen, a separate bedroom, a living room and a bath. Ambient light is plentiful thanks to 9' floor-to-ceiling glass. The entire home fits on a single semi truck trailer and is very easy to transport and assemble. Fabulous.

Affordable Finds

Affordable modular storage is $699 in this configuration.

Slide Light

It's hard to know what to do with your cool old slides in this digital age. Well, here's a great idea, the Slide Light. In three lengths.

CP Battista

A light and airy, thin profile storage solution for anything you want including you flat screen TV and it's components.

Reac Japan

This modern storage classic is now available in a desktop version from reac Japan.

Dreamy Fish

From Nancy Rose Design, come these interesting photos of a surreal nature.

Down To The Wire

Down To The Wire is another fabulous Etsymetal store with high quality, unique designs.

Color, From Neutral To Bold

Color on your walls, furniture, textiles and accents can define a room and your style. Better Homes and Garden

Very Cool Finds

From Etsy. Top to bottom: Kolya, Scissor Stitch, C-urchin, Inky Spider, The Odd Gallery, MK Wind.

Park Planters

Drawing inspiration from the bonsai, park planters were created to elevate the common household plant to the status of full grown tree. The potted plant becomes the backdrop for an urban park scene. Ranging from dog walkers to flashers and muggers, no two scenes are alike ensuring the autonomy of each piece.

Holiday Paper

You may not be ready for this but it will be here when you are. Retro and modern holiday paper goods.

Interesting Shelving

This seamingly unsturdy shelf is surprisingly resilient. It is handmade ensuring that each piece is unique, signed and numbered. Bouf

Meabh Warburton Textile Art

These are just a few of Meabh Warburton's weavings and felt collages. Her focus is on abstraction that uses simple forms and color to express a larger truth. They're wonderful.

The Seat Belt Rocking Chair

Cool modern rocking chair from Manhattan Loft.

J. Lohmann Gallery

J. Lohmann Gallery is the home of beautiful objects that you will desire as soon as you see them. Their collection is superb.

Viewer's Interior Design

I want to give a big hand to Joel at Blue Ant Studio for sharing his home with us. The modern architecture of this house is filled with classic mid-century design and every attention to detail has been taken into consideration, from the cool light fixture on the stairs to the modern landscape design outside the home. The main dining area has a wonderful combination of red Eames plywood chairs and Bertoia wire chairs. In the living room small details like the white vases on the Noguchi coffee table are highlighted by the white of the orchids on the Saarinen side tables. The overall effect is fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing you fabulous design sensibility.

ABC, Something For Everyone

ABC of New York. The store that has everything, including a conscience.

Until You Start Sending Me Your Interior Photos...

Well, until I start getting interior design photos from our viewers, I'm left with no other option but to share this with you.....





From Domino's Sweepstakes, interiors from their readers. Does this mean Domino readers are better at interior design than Design Mind viewers? I hope not.

Contrasts

Graphic pieces from Desiron offer bold contrasts between light and dark. To finish, just add color.

ES Designs

The work of Elizabeth Scott is consistently pure in form and natural in design. She has taken organic elements and put a contemporary spin on them that is stunning. You must look at all of her work at this link.

Fun Ditties

Lovely, fun ditties from Three Potato Four.

New Bold Botanicals

New Ikea items sport bold botanical prints.

My Ebay Today

I'm such a fan of Dansk, and Ebay is a wonderful place to find it. They have vintage modern Dansk pieces by the ton and today I won this little item. A white enamel baking pan. So pure yet useful.

RayBowls

In 1997 New York designer Sandy Chilewich introduced the RayBowl at the MoMA Design Store. She celebrates her 10th anniversary by bringing back this original product.

BaObab Desk

A fabulously sculptural desk made in one piece by Pilippe Starck.