Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata - Page 35

My mother picked up a pair of these for our place in Switzerland, they're very cool. Willy Guhl concrete planters from the 50s/60s.

Any ideas for a plug in pendant lamp for under $100? It's going over a drafting table/computer area in a studio.

So far I've found this and ikea junk:

http://www.lovemaegan.com/2010/05/ph...-assembly.html

It's at moma for $80:
http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma...463_null_shop_

in general, I like that house. Part of it strikes me as a little too Dwell pre-fab looking (see picture below for an example of a Dwell/Lindal prefab home), but I appreciate the use of mixed materials inside and out.

I guess the important thing is that house looks like it would be a joy to live in, and not much else really matters in the end.

agreed, and this is the single aspect that so many people forget with pre-fab homes or, at worst, McMansions. It's all about the site!!! The best examples take this into full consideration, even teh GF's firm will be gone all weekend just to explore the site of a soon to be build. My parents are building on waterfront property and initially they blindly found a plan of a house they liked ... but the great room was at the opposite end of the water, we were like what are you doing? Would have been a complete waste of space and time and money and most importantly a waste of a beautiful view.

+1 although I want to put it over a small dining table

^ I have posted tons of rare design objects -- the problem is many examples cost more than a luxury car. The Market for 'Design Art' has taken a hit from the global downturn -- but prices for contemporary works by Marc Newson, Studio Job, Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad, Joris Laarman, as well as the rarest of mid-century furniture remain extremely high.

I love these

I have always thought Bob Barker's microphones were very elegant. Look at how he holds it with his fingers, and not the palm of his hand. American television lost a titan when Bob Barker retired.

Very elegant, as far as gameshow hosts go. Though edged out by John Charles Daly and the painfully cool era he occupied.

In terms of hosting, have to give props to Gene Rayburn as well.

I like old computer and office equipment too.


These By Ettore Sottsass

I always thought so as well.