Design
Royal Botania NINIX is the best!
After a seemingly endless search for modern outdoor furniture, I finally found Royal Botania!!! Not only does it look absolutely amazing, it is incredibly comfortable. I don't know if you have ever lounged by a pool for half a day, but I have and let me tell you it is not a terribly ...
Nood Victoria sells knock offs, Herman Miller says "Get Real"
The following video real (ly) represents the best 2 minutes and 28 seconds I’ve "wasted" in a real (ly) long time. I came away with a huge smile on my face.
I came into this business through a trade school in upholstery, was hired as an assistant to the teacher at that school and when ...
Is the Embody Chair embarking on a hostile takeover?
It’s been 15 years since the Aeron chair came to the market and revolutionized office seating. This chair has become a design icon and what is even more unbelievable is that it has held that position for such a long time. Nobody could have predicted the success of this chair. It has literally ...
Canada's Unique Online Wedding Gift Registry
Some good friends of mine, that just happen to be clients of Gabriel Ross as well, are getting married soon and last year while planning their wedding date, they asked if it was possible to register with Gabriel Ross through our on-line store. They live in Toronto and they were not having much ...
Introducing Herman Miller Lifework Portfolio
Finally, the Home office gets dished up a nice serving of style!
A couple of years ago, when I was at ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in New York, I remember telling several people at both Herman Miller and Knoll that there was a massive hole in the contemporary home office ...
Built a livingroom fort recently?
When I was a little kid, a livingroom pillow fort was my own pre-freedom version of today's studio apartment. Structure, privacy, colour and particularly spatial planning are some of the major considerations when building a skookum livingroom fort. Not unlike today's real estate market, ...
Maralunga Sofa by Cassina
Straight up, the first time I saw this sofa, I did not like it. Not at all. As far as I was concerned it was over-designed and had way too much going on for my personal taste. Who buys this sort of thing?
Then, one day, I sat on a Maralunga and was forever changed.
Designed by Vico ...
Red Gum, not only does it sound delicious...
It's a new finish by Cherner Chair Co. and it looks delicious:
The high contrast coloured grain reminds me of the beautiful markings on the back of my cat's neck... and simililary, I'm also strongly compelled to pet this chair! purrrrrrrrrrrr. Complimented by natural beech arms and legs, ...
Alvar, you rock my world
Originally designed In 1936, Alvar Aalto pushed the envelope with this unique shape that will remain forever modern. As a statement against industrial production, the Aalto vase promoted human minded involvement to fill human minded needs. Organic, versatile, enduring; Aalto today takes form in a ...
Yummmmm.........Spiders...
I have read so many comments online regarding, Marcel Wanders Zeppelin suspension lamp designed in 2005 which are incredibly negative. Why all the hate? This piece should be appreciated for it’s unique transparent texture and amazing diffused light. The transparent polymethylmethacrylate ...