Summer at Vastu
Summer officially started two days ago and along with it comes great new outdoor pieces from Vastu.
Whether or not you want to spend any time outside in the awesomely oppressive heat and humidity is up to you… If you’re brave enough to face the elements, however, you might as well fill your outdoor living spaces with beautiful outdoor furniture.
Direct from Italy, outdoor lighting from Flos
As we announced yesterday, Vastu is now an authorized Flos dealer and one of the cool things to come from this internationally-renowned lighting company is the Flos outdoor line.
With floor lamps, pendants, wall lighting and sconces, and even path lights, we now have the products to (safely) illuminate your patios, terraces and decks.
Superarchimoon Outdoor Floor Lamp
Romeo Outdoor Pendant
Classic designs in the Richard Schultz Collection from Knoll
We first learned of Knoll’s acquisition of Richard Schultz in February and have eagerly anticipated the official release and it’s finally arrived. In addition to our other great outdoor lines, the pieces from Richard Schultz are as beautiful as they are functional for outdoor use. In a variety of styles, materials colors and textures, we are pleased to be able to offer you these amazing designs.
The Petal Collection
The 1966 Collection + Petal Coffee Table
We’ve been busy adding other outdoor lines to our website as well, including one from a leading French outdoor furniture manufacturer, so if you haven’t been to our website in a while definitely check it out soon!
Herman Miller Summer Sale 2012
We’re a week away from an exciting event that we love to be a part of each summer! Next Friday, June 1st, marks the beginning of the Herman Miller Summer Sale and your chance to take 15% off great classics from design masters like Ray & Charles Eames, Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson as well as famous Italian designs from Magis.
The sale runs June 11th. Pre-orders are being accepted now.
WHAT:
15% Off – The Herman Miller Summer Sale
WHEN:
June 1 – June 11, 2012
WHERE:
Vastu
1829 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 2009
Knoll & Richard Schultz, Together Again
Check out this interesting article from Forbes magazine about the recent sale of Richard Schultz’s brand to Knoll, Inc.
We first posted about the exciting acquisition back in February.
The Eames Aluminum Group Heads Outside
It is a fabulous and sunny 80 degrees here in DC and the only thing we can think about is being outside. Whether we were getting lunch, a coffee or just soaking up the Vitamin D the beautiful weather has made us all the more excited for a few new products available from Herman Miller.
It’s the Eames(R) Aluminum Group for Outdoors!
Knoll to Acquire Richard Schultz Design, Inc
Earlier this month, Knoll announced that it had agreed to acquire famed outdoor furniture manufacturer Richard Schultz Design.
“The acquisition of Richard Schultz reflects our ongoing interest in remixing our business with high design, high margin specialty offerings which appeal to both commercial buyers and consumers worldwide”, said Knoll CEO, Andrew Cogan.
Richard Schultz has made classics such as the Petal Collection,
and continues to create great outdoor designs like the Fresh Air Chair.
It’ll be exciting to see when Knoll will add Richard Schultz products to their own offerings (and whether Vastu will have access through our relationship with Knoll). You’ll be the first to know, one way or the other!
Click here to read the press release from Knoll.
Herman Miller, Magis and Vastu
Meaning “more than” in Latin, Magis has been in business since the 70s. Since the beginning, Magis has taken an approach to furniture design and manufacturing much like Herman Miller. By taking leading edge technology, the industrial process and new materials, both Magis and Herman Miller create beautiful furniture that while using less energy to do so.
In June of this year, Herman Miller announced that it would become the exclusive distributor of Magis products in the US and Canada. And as an authorized Herman Miller retailer, we’re proud to announce that now you can also buy incredible Magis designs from us!
Check out a few pieces below. Read more
The Great Outdoors: The Cantilever Collection
With the weather warming up it’s time to start thinking about heading outdoors. Give your outdoor space an updated look with pieces from Emu’s new Cantilever collection. Designers of this collection, Alessandro Andreucci and Christian Hoisl, combined Emu’s manufacturing tradition with the company’s tradition of experimenting with design. The collaboration resulted in the Cantilever armchair, low armchair, chaise and dining table.
Designer spotlight: Patricia Urquiola
(image via Stylepark)
Born in Spain in 1961, Patricia Urquiola has become very well known over the years for her amazing designs. Urquiola graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Madrid in 1989. Between 1990 and 1992, Patricia was an assistant lecturer at the Politecnico di Milano university and at the E.N.S.C.I. in Paris. From 1990 to 1996, she worked for the new product development office of De Padova and with Vico Magistretti.
It’s not easy being green…
Meet Antonietta…
… the newest member of our outdoor seating family. Available in white, aluminum, indian brown or antique iron, the Antonietta side chair would would be great for a small outdoor lounging or dining area.
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