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RIP, Jens Risom. In memoriam, a lovely little video from Dwell about one of our favorite lounge chairs: Risom Lounge Chair from Topiary Productions, Inc. on Vimeo.

In or near Seattle? Here’s a retrospective worth checking out. Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style runs through January 8th, 2017, at the Seattle Art Museum. From the PDX Monthly review: Beyond the artfully arranged couture, the museum has…

Dwell asked, “What if furniture worked like a Swiss Army knife?” And we thought, that’s an excellent question. The Stephen Kenn for Victorinox collection does just that, for those who are also intrigued by the prospect of multipurpose, efficient furnishings.…

Check it out if you can: Sony’s about to demolish their flagship building in Ginza, Tokyo with a public park, and if you can stop by before then, they’ve got a cool exhibition titled “It’s A Sony” showcasing some of…

Kendall Jenner shared some decorating details from her new home recently, and the piece that is generating the most chatter seems to be her Boa Sofa, designed by the Campana Brothers and manufactured by Edra (see it in all of…

Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year for 2017 is a rich and moody choice – Shadow, an amethyst tone that transforms in light. It’s paired with rich shades of burgundy, grey and other saturated shades (deep teal-ish Salamander is a…

It’s almost here. The fall edition of the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale starts October 21, 2016. This year it features over 40 national and international dealers, and you’ll find vintage furniture, lighting, sculpture, paintings, prints, jewelry, silver, glass,…

Step aside, Pantone; 1stdibs’ palette for fall 2016 is all we need right now. They’ve picked out rich tones and aligned items to them – we’re especially loving the olive selections, which include a Hans Wegner lounge chair and dramatic…

Beautiful inefficiency? Floating tables? We love both these concepts. The “Art of Beautiful Inefficiency” is a new series being explored by Tequila Avión, embracing exactly that – things worth the wait, with production that requires purposeful effort, lots of testing…

Chris Hart’s series of books “Doodletopia” covers a variety of entertaining art forms – manga, fairies and cartoons. We took Doodletopia: Cartoons for a whirl and had a good time. The book encourages you to draw right on the page…