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Showing posts with label house numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house numbers. Show all posts

Friday, June 20, 2014

Modern mailboxes and house numbers

Monday must have been my lucky day, because after receiving an email from Simon Picard, about whom I posted yesterday, I was contacted by Valentin Mittelstet, who gave me information about his company called 2213.

A new design company located in Manitoba, Canada, 2213 describes itself as modern and minimalist, blending German design with Canadian craftsmanship. They currently carry house numbers and mailboxes, but they plan to "expand into every room, wall, nook and cranny of the home."

Mittelstet was born in Kazakhstan, raised in Germany and now resides in Canada. He is the head designer, co-founder and president of 2213, Inc.  He was out for a stroll in his neighborhood one evening, and he noticed that all the house numbers were too small, barely visible and not very attractive. He began working on a design that eventually turned in to 2213's 8" and 12" house numbers, which come in corten* steel or powder-coated orange, gray, black and white.

Take a look at 2213's products. I think you'll like them. I definitely plan to keep an eye on what they come up with next.

From 2213.ca



Mailboxes by 2213

House numbers by 2213

*Corten steel (often known under the trademark Cor-Ten) is a weathering steel that develops a stable rust-like patina over the course of a few years but doesn't suffer the loss of structural integrity usually caused by rusting.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

The search for perfect house numbers

Many vintage lovers believe that God is in the details. Naturally we want the perfect pair of chairs or the quintessential vintage sofa. But we also spend countless hours searching for the right vase or the right candlesticks. Some of us even spend days, weeks or months searching for the right house numbers.

We finally found ours, and I got the contractor to install them, because we're great procrastinators in this house, and I figured they'd lie neglected on a shelf if something wasn't done quickly.

We also bought a curb stencil to match, but even with three fairly intelligent and high-functioning (well, sometimes) adults in the household now, no one has managed to stop by Home Depot for reflective paint yet. Anyone want to start a pool on how long it will take us to get that done?

Our house numbers (purchased from modernhousenumbers.com) are the 8" (20.33 cm) Palm Springs (Neutra typeface) style. They are made of 3/8" (.95 cm) thick aluminum with a brushed finish and high quality clear coat, and they have a 1/2" (1.27 cm) standoff so they cast a subtle shadow. In addition to house numbers and curb stencils, the company also offers mailbox numbers.


New house numbers...installed in a timely manner, thanks to our contractor!

Close-up of new house numbers...Love the shadows!

Curb stencil...Twenty bucks says it's at least 6 months before we get it done!


Reader Michelle E. of The Napa Project sent me a link to a song on youtube about Neutra typeface. It's too funny not to share. We Neutra lovers now have our own anthem! And if you haven't checked out Michelle's blog about their Napa home restoration, rush right over. You'll love it!


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Uploaded by Jason Kinney on Nov 30, 2009