Tabletop Sculpture

A modern salt/pepper mill evoking Sottsass's Memphis Movement, Plus by Muuto and Norway Says is a tribute to form and function. The differently sized stained and lacquered Beech wood disks that make the exterior reflect what's happening inside, from where the salt is stored to where it's ground. The result is a colorful tabletop sculpture that works and, unlike most modern art, comes with a 25 year guarantee.

Available through A+R for $90.

-- caroline

Tags: modern salt and pepper, pepper mill

Supernova

I love a good modern pendant light!

Check out the Supernova Pendant Light from Y Lighting. Available in other colors.

-- allie

Tags: modern lights, YLighting, pendant light, purple light fixture, modern bar lighting

Twittering modern

Twittering, Tweeting, TweetDeck, TweetLater. I have been on instantaneous overload for a week now. I won't lie -- I absolutely could not see the relevance to any of it. Who wants to know what some random person is doing at every minute of the day. Then I began to look a little closer...

While I still don't care if Alex is eating sushi or Rory is shopping in the village, I do care about new design trends, the hottest in green architecture, and if Karim Rashid is busy at work designing something new in neon.

Come follow us at PureContempo to get up-to-the-minute design news, trends, and the latest modern products! Don't forget to share your new finds with us.

Tweet you later.

-- allie

Fruity

Cradle your fruit in the 169 silicon fingers that make up the Fruity Bowl. The silicon is food safe and protects sensitive fruit while still allowing air to circulate. Neat, and weird. Available for $34 CAD at Joy de Vivre.

-- caroline

Tags: fruit bowl, wedding gift, modern kitchen accessories

Goldilocks

Found on Design Spotter.

The “Goldilocks Collection” is a furniture series inspired by the tale of Goldilocks and the three bears. The story is about making choices and ones personal preference.

The chairs don’t have a fixed seat, so you have to create the seat you like by tying a pile of cushions to it. The number, the colour or the softness of the cushions is up to you. The table looks massive, but can be disassembled.

-- allie

Tags: modern table, Studio Frank Willems, modern adjustable chairs, contemporary seating, modern dining set

More modern outdoor

I liked the teared-swing effect, but not sure I love those cushions. Thoughts?

 

From Wholesale Decorators Market.

-- allie

Tags: modern outdoor swing, patio furniture, modern patio, contemporary outdoor seating, Wholesale Decorators Market

Rain down on me

On this drab and dreary Sunday, there is nothing I'd like to do more than soak up a little rain...

Check out more modern baths and showers from KOS.

-- allie

Tags: rain shower, luxury shower, modern bath, KOS bath, contemporary tub

Custom Wall Coverings

I'm not one for wallpaper but for those whom are hooked on covering walls, I can't help but believe the options from Alluminaire will satisfy.

The Atlanta, Georgia based company provides custom lighting, wall coverings and pillows. How custom? custom enough that you can pick a color and a color wave, and if that isn't custom enough, submit an original design. We opted for Pure Contemporary's colors on this modern print.

According to the testimonials on the site, the colors on the screen are nearly dead matches for the final product. This is a bit surprising, given that screen colors are made up of Red, Green, Blue while printing colors are made up of Cyan, Yellow, Magenta. Color mapping software certainly exists, and kudos to the technical team if they have mapped the palettes so precisely.

Day-glo is back

Craving a little day-glo? Check out the layered neon tube lights from Roger Borg.

 

-- allie

Tags: neon lighting, modern lights, Roger Borg, dramatic lighting, contemporary lamps

McNeill Art Group at MADE

McNeill Art Group will be exhibiting at MADE -- featured at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Pier 94, 12th Ave at 55th Street, NYC
MARCH 26- 29, 2009
paintings by PERRY BURNS
photography by TAPP FRANCKE
ceramic vessels by BILL SHILLALIES
mixed media work by BOB SCHWARZ
furniture, paintings and sculpture by JEFF MUHS

Open to Trade and VIP Only MARCH 26, 10AM-6PM ~~ Open to the Public MARCH 27-29th, 10AM-6PM

More info

-- allie

Tags: Architectural Digest Home Show, modern art, art show, mixed media artwork, contemporary art