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Modular Outdoor Kitchen With Shower

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:59:35 +0000

WooHoo! WWOO is a modular concrete customizable outdoor kitchen that, with modifications, morphs into a multipurpose station for not just cooking, but for gardening and even showering. I love how the contemporary design blends sophistication and utility while being just … Read More...

Get in the Groove Outdoors

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:23:39 +0000

Beaufurn’s transparent and solid contoured polypropylene Groovy chair is both comfortable and fun. For outdoor or indoor use, they are stackable for easy storage making them perfect for terraces and patios with limited space.

For me, the crystal version, above, … Read More...

Industrial Planter System Hangs Out Indoors Too

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:34:06 +0000

It’s winter, in some areas it’s indoor planting time. Don’t have enough space? No problem. I recently came across California designer, Eric Trine, who describes himself as “a maker of things.” He’s created this wonderful handcrafted mountable planter system … Read More...

Pots and Vases That Stack Up

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:11:29 +0000

Gitta Gschwendtner’s Stack Pots and Stack Vases make me smile–a play on wares.

The ceramic plant pots and vases were commissioned by the British Council to commemorate their 75th anniversary. The vase was then based on the original design for … Read More...

Architecturally Informed Indoor Outdoor Art Furniture

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:26:19 +0000

Only a single Lodge Chair, above, has been produced.

We love wire these days. Salvadorian artist Baltasar Portillo sculpts together powder coated wrought iron to form this collection of indoor-outdoor “art” furniture.

Portillo’s series of Armadillo and Lodge chairs are … Read More...

Planter, Table, or More?

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:47 +0000

A large ceramic vase form the base of this table–or is it a planter–or a lamp? Perhaps all three…

Vasolo’s large vase-base can be fitted with a lamp, a shelf, a vase of flowers, a potted plant…use your imagination.

The … Read More...

Trompe-l’Oeil Upholstered Chairs

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:05:18 +0000

Nope, it just looks like upholstery. In a whimsical nod to upholstered furniture, Italian design company Skitch offers its FildeFer polyester coated iron collection of indoor/outdoor chairs, sofa, table, and coffee table.

Fil de Fer is French for iron wire–the … Read More...

Ready to Roll Storage Table and Stool With Serving Tray

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:20:20 +0000

The multifunctional Stoll 50 by Borja & Jordi Veciana for Wildspirit is ready to roll whenever you are, indoors or out. Stoll’s multifupurpose design offers a portable solution that works all in one as a stool, side table. storage unit … Read More...

Upcycled Furniture From Reclaimed Pipes

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:49:08 +0000

I’m smitten by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek’s imaginative use of salvaged pipes upcycled into chairs and benches. They could be fabulous out in the garden or in the right indoor space.

The tube chairs and benches are made from … Read More...

Who’s Doing the Tangerine Tango?

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:19:49 +0000

Alexia Michel de Chabannes weaves foam rubber tubes for Goom Chair.

So you may have already heard that Tangerine Tango has been singled out as the 2012 color of the year–the one color expected in the next 12 months … Read More...