Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Modern ... oh how I love thee!

Before I started school at LDS Business College I didn't really appreciate Modern furniture and architecture. Then I took Modern Furnishings (taught my Miles Hunsaker) for a whole semester and started LOVING modern furniture. And then ... my love faded ... and now it's BACK! Since I am working on a project for a client right now that LOVES modern it has forced me to get out into Salt Lake and search. Thanks to Tracy Goff (a designer at EK Studios) I found a few great places to visit today. I was very pleased with what I found and my love for modern is returning rapidly. I'm not sure why it ever left but I think it's here to stay. Below are a few pieces that I really liked.

This Eames beauty is my favorite for sure. It was priced under $800 (knock-off) of course. I really wanted to take it home with me.

www.copenhagenwest.com - 5410 South 900 East
www.lofgrens.com - 3960 S. Highland Drive
www.bydesignhome.com - 204 W. 2855 South

Also ... I found another website today (Salt Lake based) that discusses all things modern. I definitely spent a good hour on this site today. www.grassrootsmodern.com

Monday, May 17, 2010

Space Saving

I am working with a client on a unique project. She is a massage therapist who has recently moved her practice back into her home. Her front room is 22” x 12” (fairly long and skinny). The front room is where she currently works on her clients and it’s this room where I am trying to develop a place where she can live and work at the same time.

Today I went to Ikea to do some browsing for the project. I haven’t had much luck on the internet. Most of the searches take me to furniture that doesn’t seem to even have a manufacturer. Although if I was living in a small apartment I would think a few of these contraptions would be pretty cool.



I did find a few things at Ikea that I thought might work.Ikea was pretty fun though. I looked at it in a whole new light today. I love all the little rooms set up. My favorites are the really small apartments that I wish I could try and live in for a day. Not sure why I want to but living in a really small place might be fun … for a minute.


What space saving furniture do you love?