Special Projects Division - Custom Furniture

Gorgeous modern furniture from Seattle company Special Project Division.  The images above are from their Etsy shop here, but they also specialize is custom cabinetry and modern furniture for residential and commercial use.  You should also check out their parent company - architecture firm Build.  Their work is stunning and it only makes sense that they have expanded into others areas of design.

Wallpaper from Hygge & West

Lovely Leaves

Pedal Pusher

A Stones Throw Away

My never ending quest for the perfect wallpaper may have just come to an end.  Newly available from Hygge & West are wallpapers designed by Joy Deangdeelert Cho (of the blog Oh Joy!) and they are lovely!  More colorways shown here.

Urbancase

bahn credenza

one by one chair

the ledge

(Images via Seattle based design firm Urbancase)

Found on Flickr - Retro Planters

hownowdesign

MadModern

Laure At Home

(All images via Flickr)

New Lighting @ Jonathan Adler

Buenos Aires Floor Lamp

Relief Drip Ceramic Lamp

Ravello Table Lamp

Ever the re-inventor of classic mid century designs, Jonathan Adler has recently added some swanky new lighting to his already fabulous collection.  The Buenos Aires Lamp is calling my name but sadly out of my price range...a girl can dream...

Dwell Patterns @ Heath Ceramics

Dwell has teamed up with Heath Ceramics for some stunning tiles that will be available in August 2010.  Three new tile shapes - little diamond, wide hex and half hex - will be available in all 80 glazes in five pre-mounted patterns as well as individual tiles for endless custom creations.


(Image via Dwell)

Mad Men = Happiness

Between a fantastic blog and a handful of Flickr pages filled with his own work as well as collections of mid century ephemera, I'm surprised that I have not yet made mention of Portland illustrator Ward Jenkins until now.  With season four of the beloved Mad Men beginning in a matter of days, I felt this was a great time to post a fabulous illustration he did for the Boston Globe of a Mad Men themed party - an image that I'm sure will inspire many a soiree in the coming days!

(Image Credit:Ward Jenkins)

Exploring the Vintage Ad Browser

I just discovered the Vintage Ad Broswer today and am pretty sure that I could be searching on this site for hours and hours.  The current collection has over 120,000 ads from a number of sources and each ad has a link taking you to a variety of websites where you can purchase each one as a print.  I started out searching for furniture ads and there are so many drool worthy images of mid-century designs and modern homes, never mind the occasional add for those bright blue bathroom fixtures that were once so strangely popular.

(images via vintageadbrowser.com)

I was on a hunt for a perfect 2010 calendar for my desk for sometime, and finally came across this gem from Egg Press.  Each month has a different modern and fun design and are printed on both sides.  Available here.

(Images via eggpress.com)

Sanna Annukka

I recently came across the stunning work of illustrator Sanna Annukka and oh am I in love! Her prints and wooden birds are sold in her online shop here, while some of her other work is available through Marimekko.