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Showing posts with label modern finds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modern finds. Show all posts

Friday, July 26, 2013

Modern finds: Buddha and Ooma bowls

I love to mix vintage modern with new modern design. It's such a seamless match-up.

The latest addition to my list of things to buy are Buddha bowls. These functional and beautiful bowls are designed to fit into the palm of your hand and have a convenient hole for your thumb.

Although the color selection varies from store to store, I've seen them in tofu (white), olive, black bean (black), shitake (brown), aubergine, buttercream, Pacific (bright aqua blue), saltwater taffy (light turquoise), Moroccan (deep blue), Provence (dark cobalt), green curry (light) and snowpea (bright green). I want a set of four in tofu, but they would be fun to mix and match. The best selection of colors can be found at Flavour Design, but their price is $32, while most stores have them for $28.

I also found the divided Ooma bowl in the latest Uncommon Goods catalog. These are designed to rest on your hand, with your thumb on top. They would be so handy for parties or for having a few chips and your favorite dip in front of the flat screen. These bowls sell for $25.

And see how great they look with Russel Wright Iroquois Casual?


Buddha bowls
vivaterra.com

Sizes available
flavourdesign.com

Ooma bowls
uncommongoods.com

Ooma bowls
uncommongoods.com

Russel Wright Iroquois Casual
replacements.com

Friday, July 19, 2013

Modern finds: Gym hooks

Simple. Functional. That's what makes modern design so versatile. It doesn't matter if the piece was designed in 1953 or 2013. If it's sleek and cool and works, I love it.

I just ran across some wall hooks on sale in the latest Design Within Reach catalog. They're called Gym hooks, and in spite of the name, they're for hanging jackets, hats and towels, not for exercising. Like the Eames Hang-It-All, these hooks are colorful and fun.

They were designed in 2012 by Swedish designer Staffan Holm, and if I had seen these before decorating my new bathroom, I would have used them instead of a traditional robe hook and towel rod. The 3 3/4" size is on sale at DWR for $19.20 and comes in black, coral and white. The 5" medium size sells for $27.20 and comes in aubergine*, gray and petrol. The 7" large size comes in natural ash and sells for $33.60. Catching these great hooks at a marked down price does indeed put them in reach of even the most frugal shopper.


Gym hooks
staffanholm.com

Gym hook
dwr.com

*Have you seen aubergine on as many websites as I have lately? It must be the latest color to make a comeback. Quite by accident, because I'm certainly no trend-setter, I have it in several places in my living room...in a print above the sofa, in a Fenton gourd vase on a side table and in a flat bowl that I've had forever, which is sitting on another side table.