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Nice effect.

“The oversized Bloom Pot serves as both a plant holder and an outdoor light, containing four long-lasting LED lights, which provide more than 40,000 hours of use. Deep enough to hold large plants and flower groupings, the lightweight and weather-resistant pot can also be used indoors as portable accent lighting in lobbies and restaurants. When lit, only the color of the pot and light are visible; not potting material. Low voltage 12v transformer. Made in The Netherlands.”

Potting Dimensions:
Reservoir: 15″ deep, 22″ diameter at top of reservoir, 12″ diameter at bottom of reservoir
Inside well at bottom: 11″ side to side
Drain: 5.5″ long

This is pretty cool. It’s similar to the light panels posted the other day, but the light hides behind a reflective surface until you tell change it via remote.

Thanks JP!

All in all, this is an outstanding price for a great furniture piece, especially one that has won the Pure Design Award (Tokyo Designer’s Block, 2002).

Designer: Kyoko Inoda and Niles Sveje

“The sensual curved veneer ply comes in Maple, Walnut, and Black Stained Ash. The frame is a bent laser-cut steel frame with an aluminum alloy plating.

We can see why this is an award winning contemporary bench design. It’s simplistic elegance looks and feels magnificent in any modern setting.

It is perfect with the matching stool!”

Dimensions:
47″W x 16″D x 16″H

Candlestick holder that resembles melted wax. I love it.

tall (glazed)

designer:
Ted Muehling

design year:
2005

manufacturer:
Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Germany

materials:
white glazed porcelain

dimensions:
5″ high

For any tiny aspiring architect.

20pc Set includes:
4 ea: 40″ x 15″ large panel
4 ea: 24″ x 8″ small panel
4 ea: 13-1/2″ x 15″ large trapezoid
8 ea: 6″ x 3-1/2″ small trapezoid

Lead time: Ships in 2-3 days

Holy cow! Look at these! Craziness, huh? They’re results of accidents with cars!

“Before the accident, each vase is the same height and diameter and a bend at 2, 3, or 4 inches. Then there is the accident which makes each vase unique – transforming it, jarring it, scratching it – then black enamel is applied to the piece.”

2″ diameter x 10″ height

(This item’s link and price was updated 01/18/10.)

A plastic, colorful, traditional-style candlestick. Doesn’t seem like it would make sense, but it does. I heart Harry Allen.

“harry allen always cherished the silver candlesticks that were left to him by his grandmother. gran adored them and they appear in nearly all of the family’s early holiday photos. he loved to use them, and for a devout modernist, this caused some psychological conflict. after pondering the fact that everyone, even a modern designer like himself, responds to classical elegance, harry allen decided to embrace the conflict by copying them with color-infused plastic. through a material transformation, the classic form of gran’s candlesticks is available for the modern world to enjoy.”

available in: red, green, yellow, white, pink, blue
dimensions: 4.5″ x 14″ x 4.5″

I’m not a big “vase” person (prounounced either way), but this one is amazing. I’ve seen it before*, but I don’t think it was in the context of something that could be purchased. Each one has 24 facets so it can be positioned in any way.

Here’s a nice lamp with a decent price tag. You’ve got three sizes to choose from and, if the mood strikes, you also have the option of some neat patterned shades (not shown here).

Solid linen or printed silk shade. Brushed nickel finish base.

Nowadays, if perusing the market for a decent sofa, there isn’t much to choose from in the modernist’s middle-of-the-road budget. That’s why it’s really nice to run across a quality product for less than a grand. This particular sofa has clean, simple lines and a nice microfiber fabric to keep any spills from causing a catastrophe.

•Kiln-dried solid hardwood frame
•Dense foam core cushions wrapped in soft poly batting
•Sinuous wire spring suspension in back, Perma-Eze grid in seat
•Removable solid maple legs with dark finish
•Polyester microfiber upholstery with self-welt detailing
•Made in the USA

77.5″Wx33.5″Dx32″H (16.5″H seat).

These would make a delightful companion to the moon’s soft glow. Or, you know, they’d look cool.
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For any aspiring gardener, this little aluminum can holds the seeds to a new hobby. Or maybe you know a windowsill that needs a little nature? If you’re afraid of bonsai upkeep, you can take your pick of other plants too…

Aluminum can, black sand soil, bonsai black pine seeds.

3.5″ diameter x 1.25″ tall

I can’t quite figure out what is so Nordic about these, but it just looks like a guy named Magnussen designed them. Erik Magnussen, to be exact. Maybe it’s the subtle curves and angles. Anyway, they’re stunning.

Magnussen
5-piece place
setting

designer:
Erik Magnussen

design year:
1981

manufacturer:
Stelton, Denmark

materials:
stainless steel, satin finish

This little table is pretty neat. It’s a ready-to-assemble type of thing. It arrives flat and you bend it into its shape. There’s a coffee and console table too. And! If you like robin’s egg blue, you’ve got that option for the base as well.

Steel frame, wood veneer top.

26″ w | 19″ d | 20″h

free shipping in the continental U.S.

Striped Pouches are useful, striped pouches are fun…I was going to find something to rhyme with that, but my brainpower isn’t kicking in as hoped. Raspberry or Teal(!) available.

Hand silk-screened on Ultrasuede.
Zipper closure. Made in USA.