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Posts tagged “West Coast”

Heath Ceramics: A New Homeware Source!
Email from 6.6.08

Yesterday I had the great surprise of of having Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey stop by our offices. These two young designers had the audacity and the brilliance of stepping forward and purc...

Century Shower Door

Frameless showers look fantastic. One major manufacturer of frameless shower doors, surrounds, and hardware is Century Shower Door... ...

One Earth One Design

A sustainable lifestyle store, One Earth One Design is located in Seattle, Washington. But don't worry, the green shop has an online branch, too....

Urban Hardwoods

Actually, it's local wood. If you love big slab tables, but are wary of where these marvelous pieces may be coming from, Urban Hardwoods is an amazing resource. All of these local heritage trees hav...

Sea Otter Woodworks

Wooden tubs for indoor or outdoor. We found Sea Otter Woodworks through friends who built an outdoor hot tub kit, but wanted to blog them because they also do beautiful indoor tubs as well. Sea Ot...

ModWalls Custom Blender

Cool! AT:LA and AT:SF have posted about Mosaic Tile Market but we think their division ModWalls deserves a second look especially their new custom color blender. We created the pattern above to re...

Hakatai Glass Mosiac Tiles

Beautiful glass. Hakatai is not exclusive to the trade, but they are largely unknown to the typical retail customer. We came across Hakatai Tile when searching online for glass tile two years ago ...

Modern Cellar

Modern Oenophiles Rejoice! The beautiful woodwork available from Modern Cellar might inspire us to keep more than two bottles of wine on hand in our tiny apartment. Modern Cellar began in 2005 when t...

Lavish

(Here's a second post from Amara, one of the finalists vying for a blogging position at the upcoming AT:The Nursery. Comment away.) As an antidote to the big box retail experience when shopping for my...

Schoolhouse Electric

Schoolhouse Rocks. Using found cast-iron shade moulds and replicating vintage fixture designs, Schoolhouse Electric creates versatile lighting designs. The styles of Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Arts & Craf...

Oly Studio

Looking for updated traditional chair for a client, we stumbled upon Oly Studio. Started by Brad Huntzinger and Kate McIntyre in 1999, Oly is based in the Bay Area, which - perhaps - gives them a li...

The Cutting Garden

I found The Cutting Garden by chance, advertising their cut and dried lavender on Craigslist. Since then, I have had an extreme desire to visit. The Cutting Garden is owned by Tom and Catherine Mix...

Modernseed: Furniture, Fashion & Design For Kids

These folks have a good eye. In the last five years, we've seen many children's shops pop up online, and some have sold clean, simple design born of a wave of optimism and belief in a "fresh start" th...

IF Green

If you are really into sustainable materials and modern design, IF Green should be at the top of your list. The brainchild of a craftsman, a production manager and a marketer, IF Green designs, manu...

Ivan Home

(Back in the sunny Bay Area, Leslie takes us into uncharted waters in her final post. Comment away.) Its the huge pink brain hanging in the window that first catches your eye. The owner of Ivan H...

Down Etc. (Guest Post)

(Returning to Shakytown! Kristin gets into a pillow-fight mood for her 2nd post. Comment away.) Pillows dont have to be square. They can be tubular. They can be round, rectangular, oval, spherical, ...

Friend (Guest Post)

(Back in San Francisco! Leslie digs up a great resource for her 2nd post. Comment away.) We recently decided we just had to have an OFFI magazine rack. After making several phone calls, a very nice...

Dream Stoves

Forget your hankering for a modern Gaggenau or Viking, what could be better than vintage?? We found Dream Stoves when we were googling for stove pics and were almost immediately sold. These old stove...

Built Inc.: "Resurgent American Design"

A leading member of what bills itself as the Left Coast, Built is the brainchild of John Sofio, a NY born/LA based architectural designer. We saw Built at ICFF, where we admired the low slung seating...

DeWulf Concrete: Concrete + Furniture = Art

Dewulf concrete considers itself an atelier for artists, a place where you can commission artists to create functional art. While Dewulf is perfect for your hot LA climate, we also see them as very ...

Casamidy: Unique Home Furnishings from Mexico

We heard about Casamidy through Sarah, who did such a beautiful job with her apartment in the West Village, and had a mirror she loved from them. Started in 1998 by Anne-Marie Midy (a Martha Stewar...

HD Buttercup
Luxury Furnishings Directly from the Manufacturers

Went to check out the new H.D. Buttercup at the Helms Bakery on Venice Blvd. The idea behind the store, brought to us by the guy who helped create ABC Carpet in NYC, is to cut out the middleman by bu...

Wells Antiques
(200 Words from LA)

Once again I have to say Silverlake saves us from the mainstream. WELLS ANTIQUES. Is a spectacular Tile and Pottery shop that is worth the trip alone, just to see what true artistry looks like. If ...

Weego Home

I go, You go, We go. Recommended by a client, Weego Home is a hot, little Los Angeles store that blends a little East Coast sophistication with the color and flare of the Golden State. We think it ...