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Tag Archives: Jens Risom
The Insider: Mid-Century Modern in a Park Slope Limestone
THE REVELATION HERE IS HOW WELL classic mid-20th century furnishings by Vladimir Kagan, Milo Baughman, Jens Risom et al, along with contemporary high-end craft furnishings from local makers City Joinery and BDDW, work in a c.1910 Park Slope row house. … Continue reading →
Furniture-Shopping Fun
A LITTLE HOME IMPROVEMENT is always a fine way to head off the mid-winter blahs. Case in point: the new dining table, left — really a desk, since that’s its function 90% of the time — in my Brooklyn apartment. … Continue reading →
Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE DECORATING, INTERIOR DESIGN
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Tagged Alejandro Sticotti, desk, dining table, George Nelson bubble lamp, Jens Risom, Organic Modernism, Recoleta, White on White
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Brooklyn Thrift Shop Challenge
I’m dating myself by saying this, but I remember when you could find really great stuff* in thrift shops: Bakelite radios. Art Deco vases for a quarter. Eames chairs for $15. Rya rugs. Higgins glass. Chrome cocktail sets. 1940s barkcloth. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1940s barkcloth, Art Deco, Bakelite radios, Bed-Stuy, blonde wood, Blu Dot, Broken Angel house, chrome cocktail sets, cottage, Crate & Barrel, Eames, Fish's Eddy, Higgins glass, Housing Works, IKEA, Jens Risom, juice glasses, Martha Stewart, melamine, Montague Street, New York World's Fair, Oxo, Pottery Barn, rya rugs, Salvation Army, Springs, Target, thrift shops, Vladimir Kagan
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casaCARA: Old Houses for Fun & Profit 