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Friday, March 28, 2014

Upcycling with Formica

Lucy Turner is a young designer based in Cornwall county in England. She is gaining quite a name for herself upcycling discarded mid-century furniture by applying her laser-cut Formica marquetry designs. Her technique seems rather fitting, since Formica was introduced in the 1950s.

Turner shops charity stores rather than auctions, because she likes to think that the money she spends for furniture is going to good use. She admits that auctions are distracting, since she sees too many things she wants for her own home.

She has well-known clients such as John Lewis, The Old Cinema and Lane Crawford and has created pieces for hotels, cafes and private homes around the world. She sees her career moving in the direction of interior design.

While I lean strongly toward restoring rather than upcycling unless a pieces is beyond saving, I must say that her work is beautifully done. One of her pieces would look great in a kid's room or could provide a nice little note of whimsy in other parts of the house, if your taste ran in that direction. What do you think?

From midcenturymagazine.com


Bermuda Flower sideboard
homegirllondon.com

White Bird chest
thekidsroomdecor.com

Two-ti-frutti sideboard
lucyturner.co

Pineapple sideboard and hutch
midcenturymagazine.com

Disco console
lucyturner.co

Flamingo chest
formica.eu

Dogstooth sideboard
moorbi.com

Lovebirds sideboard
lucyturner.co
Palm Energy sideboard
lucyturner.co

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Formica: 100th Anniversary Collection

Formica® is 100 years old, and to celebrate, the Formica Group...the original inventor of laminate...has introduced a special anniversary collection. It includes Ellipse, Endless, Dotscreen and Halftone patterns in a variety of colors and is truly exciting. The fresh take on the iconic Formica® of the 20th century has an authentic look without being predictable.

In great colors such as red, tangelo, aqua, gray, blueberry and white, these new patterns would be fabulous in any mid-century home. They're have an authentic look without being predictable. The collection was created by Abbot Miller of Pentagram design group.

From formica.com


Red Ellipse
formica.com

Blueberry and Citrus Halftone with Mint Dotscreen
formica.com

Endless Graytone
formica.com

Eames tables in Blueberry, Citrus and Tangelo Halftone
formica.com

Aqua Dotscreen
formica.com

Mint Dotscreen
formica.com

Tangelo Dotscreen
formica.com

Gray Ellipse
formica.com

Red Ellipse
formica.com
Endless Graytone
formica.com

Endless Indigo
formica.com

Endless Smoke
formica.com

Blueberry Halftone
formica.com

Citrus Halftone
formica.com

Tangelo Halftone
formica.com


This video is worth a look. It has some delightful archival images, along with inspiration for using the new patterns in tandem with your favorite vintage pieces.




formica.com

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Mid-century bathrooms

The Baby Boom after World War II, combined with the prosperity of post-war years, prompted the design of homes with at least two bathrooms or the addition of an extra bathroom to existing homes.

In the very early 50s, bathroom styles remained much the same as in the 1940s, but by 1955, a modern look was becoming much more common. Popular colors were pink, green, gray, yellow and chartreuse.

By the late 50s, luxurious bathrooms were becoming the norm, as reflected in these ads found on an excellent site called Mid-Century Home Style. (I'm only showing you a few of their great images. Visit the site for more.)

Text and all images from midcenturyhomestyle.com

American Standard, 1951
Formica, 1952
Eljer, 1953
American Standard, 1954
American Standard, 1955
Briggs Beautyware, 1956
Briggs Beautyware, 1957
Eljer, 1957
Sears, 1957