Vastu Gift Guide: Last Minute Dash
We’re quickly approaching Christmas and I understand that some gifts can get forgotten until the last minute. Trust me, last minute shopping is no fun.
But Vastu is here to help! If you’re finishing up your shopping in MidCity in the next couple of days then why not stop by and get some great gifts for the home?
And don’t forget to check out our 14th Street neighbors for more great gift ideas:
Vastu Gift Guide: Log Bowls
If you’re anything like me you haven’t even started your holiday shopping and probably are just now starting to think about it. As long as you don’t put it off until the day before (like I did last year), you should be okay.
If you are looking now, however, we just got a new product in that would make a great gift. Straight out of Edmonton, Alberta Canada come the Log Bowls!
From the Loyal Loot Collective:
“Log Bowls combine the incomparable beauty of trees in their natural state with a high-gloss vibrant finish. Each bowl is handmade using only locally reclaimed trees of all varieties (fallen or cut down due to infrastructure, re-landscaping, droughts, or stormy weather). The trees are hand selected, gathered, turned and finished by Loyal Loot Collective and local crafts people. Log Bowls come in a large variety of colors and are completed by hand with a water-based, furniture grade finish.”
They come in various diameters, heights and colors and start at $125. Stop by Vastu and check ‘em out!
Thanksgiving Weekend Deals at Vastu
In addition to the great Herman Miller Holiday Sale (that lasts through December 11th) we have going on, Vastu is offering a couple more deals this weekend only! All three of these items would make great gifts this holiday season.
Hot N’ Cold Glasses (Set of 4), regularly $36 are now $30!
These versatile glasses are good for both cold and hot beverages with a rubber sleeve that serves to insulate as well as prevent glass sweating. 5 great colors to choose from: Blue, Hot Pink, Lime Green, Black and Purple.
Bulb-Incalmo
Bulb-Incalmo Vases and Tube Top Vases are 20% Off!
These one of a kind pieces are designed and handmade by Lynn Read, out of Portland, Oregon. These vases begin as sheet glass supplied by local Oregon and Washington vendors. Rather than the conventional gas furnace, electric furnaces powered by renewable energy heat the glass. The glass is blown into vases of all shapes and sizes and the slight color variation makes even two like pieces unique.
Tube Top
Bulb-Incalmo, regularly $135 is now $108
Tube Top, regularly $95 is now $76
Annual Knoll Sale: Sept 23 – Oct 2
It’s almost here!
In 2 weeks, you’ll be able to take 15% off new Knoll orders as part of our Annual Knoll Space Sale.
Great savings can be yours on your favorite pieces like a Saarinen Dining Table, designed by Eero Saarinen.
Or the D’Urso Swivel Chair designed by Joseph D’Urso.
Or maybe you want to get a head-start on the quickly approaching holiday season.
The Nakashima Tray, designed by George Nakashima, would make a great gift.
Whatever you’re looking for, be sure not to miss out on this sale!
Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010
Coffee table books are great. They can make great conversation pieces and sometimes even contain useful and interesting information. Or pictures, who doesn’t love a coffee table book with great pictures?
What makes a book like this even better is when it’s about a great company like Knoll, or more specifically Knoll Textiles.
Knoll Textiles 1945-2010 was put together to celebrate “65 years of premium textile design”.
From CoolHunting.com:
“Reflecting the mid-century Modernist movement, Knoll Textiles prioritized color and texture as primary design elements, unlike any other company of the time. The book shows patterns created through the years in extreme detail, documented period by period. With insightful showroom, fabric swatch and furniture photographs, as well as sketches and illustrations, every page of this encyclopedia has something to teach the reader.”
For any mid-century modern fan in your life, or yourself, this book would make a great addition to your home library or maybe even your Florence Knoll Coffee Table (or other coffee table). Informative, graphic, and chock-full of interesting facts about Knoll and Knoll Textile designers both past and present.
(Original article from CoolHunting can be found HERE)
Behind the Scenes: Herman Miller Select 2011
Last week, we previewed the Herman Miller Select choices for 2011: the Nelson Tray and Nelson Tray Table.
Well today we have a short video that shows you the process and work (often by hand) that goes into making these gorgeous limited-edition collectibles.
Check it out!
As you may know, the Select Nelson Tray and Select Nelson Tray Table are only available for order until February 6, 2012.
Preview: The 2011 Herman Miller Select
Have you seen Herman Miller’s 2011 pick for their Select program?
It’s the Limited Edition George Nelson Tray and Tray Table!
Select Nelson Tray
What is Herman Miller Select? Read more
Colorful Glass Eye Candy from the West Coast
Check out what we just got in yesterday to the showroom!
Bulb Incalmo Vase
Tube Top Vase
These glass vases are made in Portland, Oregon and come in different sizes, shapes and colors to suit your fancy. Read more
Etsy Find: Eames Small Dot Clutch
Check out this precious Eames Small Dot clutch purse from Etsy seller Upstyle.
From the seller’s product description:
“Chances are if you were drawn to this clutch you know all about Ray and Charles Eames – American designers who’s work exemplifies Mid-Century modern style.
This clutch is made from authentic Eames Small Dot fabric by Maharam featuring an off-white design on a black background. (I completely SPLURGED! on this fabric.)”
Maharam is a favorite upholstery supplier of Vastu’s, and the Small Dot Pattern by Ray & Charles Eames was designed for the Museum of Modern Art’s Competition for Printed Fabrics in 1947.
Etsy find: Modist
MODIST is a labor of love, run by a Los Angeles-based interior designer and artist wild over mid-century modern design. According to the seller…
We’re here to spread the eco-friendly, mid-century modern love, one tote at a time!
We just love the use of iconic Herman Miller pieces on these totes!
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