Wild Etiquette by Dima

A new concept lounge chair is ready by Russian Industrial Designer Dima Loginoff. The "Wild Etiquette Lounge" chair is based on the shape of a big wave influenced by feminine curves. Decorated with the classic toile de jouy fabric, it makes it a unique piece of furniture. The lounge comes in two parts - the lounge body and the fabric sunny cap (which can be removed).



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A new hunt..

Skitsch is now one of my new favorite hunts for unique furniture pieces! Located in Milan, Italy, it is a new Italian design brand that was debuted in Salone del Mobile, where it presented its first collection, and opened its new store. Skitsch worked with 28 international designers including Maarten Baas and the Campana Brothers. In its retail store located in Via Monte di Pieta, the house collection is complemented by a carefully curated selection of contemporary pieces of furniture from other design brands. Founded by Renato Preti and a team of creative enterpreneaurs, it is a place filled with statement pieces of furniture.



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A colorful exterior houses colorful art

A striking building with an unique facade of 36,000 brightly colored ceramic rods stands in Munich as a new landmark. Soon on May 21st, is the opening of Museum Brandhorst in Munich, Germany! This colorful building is designed by Berlin Architects Sauerbruch Hutton, gives you the opportunity, from the 21 - 24 of May, to get to know a contemporary modern art exhibition by artists Udo and Anette Brandhorst, for free. The museum houses around 700 artworks from artists such as Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol - alongside 112 illustrated books by Picasso. If you get the chance to visit, it would be wonderful!


photocredit: Museum brandhorst, cubeme

A Shop for Modern Curiosities

Looking for an antique stapler? or a gilded motorcycle helmet? or maybe something that you don't have yet but will put a nice touch? .. Look no further..its all found here in Partners & Spade, located in Greenwich Village, New York. It is best described as a retail experiment, which is very interesting, filled with random assortments of modern curiosities in every place of the shop. Founded by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti. A place well worth the visit, it's more than a concept store.. its a unique retail experience. Thirtyoneseven gets inspired from places like these!


photocredit: men.style.com

The International City of Lace and of Mode

It's almost time for the unraveling of the Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode! in Calais, France. A museum of Lace which is nothing new for a city which since 1816, has devoted such gracious designs and touches to this uber delicate airy fabric. After much history, Calais today has six companies of lacemakers (Boot, Brunet laces, Codentel, Cosetex, Desseilles international, Noyon laces), accompanied by eight companies of completions (cutting, dyeing, etc.), all in the same levels of famous fashion houses like Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dior, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Chantal Thomass, Aubade, Warner..

The inauguration is set at June 11, 2009, by the Mayor of Calais. The building is designed by architects Alain Moatti and Henri Rivière (worked in the head office of Jean Paul Gaultier). What they had to say about the project, “To keep the traces of time and the scars, to thus allow the factory to continue its life and to add, with the frontage light moving, a ultra-technological object, an unreal world, an always renewed glance. There is not of another relationship between the factory and this frontage, only that which opposes the softness of lace with the brutality of the factory”.

The museum will house an extraordinary permanent exhibition showcasing the history, the present, and the future of the lace of Calais. Many visitors would be able to discover the trade secrets of the most extraordinary fabrics. There are so many great events that follow the opening that is sure not to be missed!


Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode
135, quay Commercial, 62100 Calais
Inauguration on June 11, 2009.
“Sea - lace, lace - sea”, of Maria Dompé
Varnishing on Thursday May 14, at 6 p.m.
www.citedentelle.calais.fr


via prestigium mode, ville de Calais.

A little simplicity..

is all that it needs.

Sometimes its just something that's so simple, it makes a difference. You can radiate a room with a contemporary touch, some playfulness with a bold color, a different texture, and a great finish. My simplicity? A hot pink stance chair by John Niero accompanied with an Inchino floor lamp for Busnelli designed by Antonio Sciortino.

Simple yet Modern.




via contemporist

When they say "More is More"

Beautiful Chaos takes inspiration from Ricky Kenig's Residence in Brooklyn, New York by Slade Architecture.

"More is more" but its not clutter in this case. Well designed and organized, a lot of pictures on the wall, or an organized collection of rare shoes, or stacked coffee table books, or... you know where I'm going with this don't you? This is pulled off brilliantly, and I have to say, it speaks out about the personality of the homeowner. So when putting on display a unique collection that belongs to you, it can tell us a lot about your personality. Do so..bring them out rather than having it collect dust, or tucked deep away in the closet. If you're afraid to put it out there, then have it secured.

Let people know who you are! But please, no clutter! you want to display it like its in an art gallery, not make a mess out of it.



photocredit: Archdaily