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Hammered Copper and Cherry Roxanne Console With Bronze Lip Pulls by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Roxanne console, crafted from solid cherry wood with hammered copper drawer fronts, boasts cast-bronze, lip-shaped pulls made by the jewelry designer Pamela Love...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Ceramic Carousel Table Lamp by Episode Studio
By Episode Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted through a combination of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, these lamps are inspired by the balance of contrasting worlds of art and design, functional and nonfunct...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Foldont Chair in Plywood with Birdseye Maple Veneer by JUMBO NYC
By JUMBO NYC
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foldont is a robust rejection of the utilitarian chair. It follows the morphology of the common folding chair, but uses thick members and luxe birdseye veneer. Weighing over 50 lbs, the chair does not fold, and is a response to both meme culture and AI generated...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Plywood
Indoor/Outdoor Lineage Bench in Spanish Cedar by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Shown here in Spanish Cedar, a material suitable for the outdoors, the bench's decorative ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Cedar
Lineage Bench in Maple Plywood by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Made here in maple plywood — but also available in Spanish cedar, powder-coated metal, and...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Maple
Maple Parallel Desk by Juntos Projects
By JUNTOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Parallel desk is built around two suspended horizontal slabs that create an expansive workspace. The structure is anchored by cross-shaped legs that pierce through the top and fr...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Solid Maple 54-Inch Arc Bench by Juntos Projects
By JUNTOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Arc bench features an elongated profile that comfortably seats three side by side. Its soft valleys and peaks create a generous rhythm that welcomes bodi...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Maple
Upholstered 72-inch Cherry Wood Bench by Gregory Beson
By Gregory Beson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elemental wood-frame bench with a soft top is shown upholstered in one-of-a-kind vintage linen, but it is available made to order in COM / COL. It can also be custom ordered in ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Sculptural Japanese-Inspired Wooden Nightstand by Studio POA
By Studio POA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Japanese architecture, Studio POA's Tariko night table is a temple for your most intimate belongings (your journal, your spiritual literature, your Invisalign). Shown her...
Category
2010s American Modern Night Stands
Materials
Oak, Wenge, Sapele Wood
Hammered Copper and Cherry Reno Console With Cherry Circle Pulls by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Reno console, hand-carved from solid cherry wood with hammered copper drawer fronts, boasts playful solid cherry knobs. The piece is fully customizable.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sideboards
Materials
Copper
Customizable White Oak Castleton Armoire by Cultivation Objects
By Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castleton armoire is a monument to its namesake sandstone tower, which rises steeply and dramatically from the historic Ute lands of south eastern Utah. These towers stand as a ...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Mirrored Yellow Pine Cabinet by Charles Constantine
By Charles Constantine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the effect gravity has on an object in space, the Mass cabinet's mirror-polished stainless-steel door is distorted by the addition of hardware to the mirrored plane at th...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Customizable Powder-Coated Steel Sculptural Triangle Chair by Nazara Lazaro
By Nazara Lazaro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Triangle chair is part of the Steel Collection, a series inspired by Joan Miró’s paintings and Picasso’s harlequins with a monochromatic nod to t...
Category
2010s German Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Ash and Wax Side Tables or Pedestals by Christopher Norman
By Christopher Norman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This series by Los Angeles–based artist Christopher Norman explores the traits of molded forms executed in exceptional woods. The mass and the scale of the curves are unusual while b...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ash
Indoor/Outdoor Steel-Framed DeMille Sofa in Modern Regency Style by Laun
By LAUN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Powder coated stainless steel sofa frame with removable cushions upholstered in an outdoor fabric, this sofa looks great inside or out. The green frame is fully welded and has a perf...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Stainless Steel
Raffia Fran as Pendant Light by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The fringes of the Fran lamp — made from sustainable rayon raffia, also known as Japanese grass — are sewn by hand into voluminous objects reminiscent of matryoshka, Asian lanterns, ...
Category
2010s German Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Slatted 78-Inch Walnut Wood RIMA Credenza by Peca
By Caterina Moretti, Peca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The RIMA credenza by the Jalisco, Mexico–based studio Peca is inspired by the dynamism and the cadence of a poem, drawing attention to the wooden slats that are repeated one after th...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
French Marcello Desk in Blue Lacquer, Glass, and Brass by Joris Poggioli
By Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ultra-glam statement-making desk in glossy blue lacquer, with glass base, brass accents, and velvet and MDF drawers by French designer Joris Poggioli. I...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
DeMille Outdoor Lounge Chair in Matte Cream Powdercoat w/ Coffee Striped Fabric
By Rachel Bullock, LAUN, Molly Purnell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Powder coated stainless steel chair frame with removable cushions upholstered in an outdoor fabric, this chair looks great inside or out. Designed by Rachel Bullock and Molly Purnell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Silver Finish Copper Petal-Shaped Antica VII Table Lamp by Ohla Studio
By Ohla Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pre-Hispanic Mexican smithing tradition thrives around recycling copper scraps into contemporary lighting fixtures. Originally copper was mined by indigenous people to create elabo...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Oak Console Table with Custom Hardware by Jackrabbit Studio
By Jackrabbit Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tall, chunky, single-drawered console, the Gigi is made in the Hudson Valley with an oxidized oak top and cedar legs, but can also be made in a single wood species or in any combin...
Category
2010s American Modern Console Tables
Materials
Oak, Cedar
Recycled Eggshell and Burl Wood Cabinet by Rest Energy
By Rest Energy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A thin monolith half moon atop a plinth of redwood burl veneer, the Special Damages cabinet has a curved back covered in — of all things — crushed eggshells. Rest Energy founder Cale...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Eggshell, Hardwood
Pyramid Oak Stave Cabinet With Drawers by Clay Brown
By Clay Brown
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Over 6 feet in height, the Stave Cabinet’s dramatic silhouette lives in space as a steeple or obelisk with a commanding but peaceful presence. Its subtle...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Black Sculptural Three-Legged Armchair in Resin-Covered Foam by Michal Cihlar
By Michal Cihlar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The three legged armchair is an experiment in construction and finish, its form inspired by a 13th-century Mycenaean terracotta sculpture — “Fema...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Resin, Foam
Cast Aluminum Paulin Coffee Table by Ohla Studio
By Ohla Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Paulín coffee table was inspired by a series of late-night conversations, dripping wax on a wood floor, lighting up Ohla Studio's casita in San Miguel de Allende on a warm summer...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Cavatappi Rectangular Glass-Topped Coffee Table with Sculptural Wood Base
By Caleb Ferris
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Cavatappi coffee table is part of the Al Dente collection by furniture designer and artist, Caleb Ferris. Its whimsical base recalls the shape of pasta, w...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Maple
Perforated Unlacquered Brass Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Madda Chair by Michael Felix
By Michael Felix
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A contemporary interpretation of the classic club chair, the Madda's plump, high-set arms will envelop you in a cocooning embrace. A metal base — available in brass, bronze, blackened steel, or custom powder coat — fully wraps around the chair, creating a tough armature that stands in contrast to Madda's cozy upholstery. Available in a variety of standard velvets and fabrics or COM/COL; tear sheet...
Category
2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Hand-Hammered Copper Patch Sconce by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made from the copper off-cuts of previous projects, the Patch sconce was inspired by the idea of quilting, with each layered piece attached by copper rivets. Shown here with a plug a...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Hand-Hammered Copper and Ebonized White Oak Kansas Floor Lamp by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exploration of copper on a grand scale, the Kansas lamp's shade is hammered, bent, torched, and patinated until it achieves the look of an umbrella the day after a storm. Inside, raw copper has been been polished to reflect light onto a base made from hand-sculpted white oak, blackened with India ink. A tiny copper shelf...
Category
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Copper
Pocket Nightstand in Reclaimed Pine, Ash, and Copper by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pocket nightstand is full of little idiosyncracies: Its reclaimed wood legs are jointed at a slight angle that can be placed towards or away from the bed. The solid ash top has a...
Category
2010s American Modern Night Stands
Materials
Copper
Curved White Oak Vagari Dining or Accent Chair by Cultivation Objects
By Cultivation Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The simplicity found in Vagari's broad gestural line is a deliberate departure — a temporary reaction to the intricate nature of the designer's previous works, as well as an explorat...
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Aluminum Domino Shelf by Mock Studio
By Mock Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Constructed from heavy-duty 1/4-inch aluminum plates, the Domino bookshelf is both a display shelf for medium-format art books as well as a spatial di...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Perforated Galvanized Steel Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Customizable Powdercoated Aluminum Indoor/Outdoor Curved Sofa by Laun
By LAUN, Molly Purnell, Rachel Bullock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the Ribbon outdoor bench, layered aluminum tubes stack together to form an accordian-like surface that's solid on the straighter ends and semi-solid in the curved middle. The benc...
Category
2010s American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Customizable Powdercoated Aluminum Indoor/Outdoor Round Bench by Laun
By Rachel Bullock, LAUN, Molly Purnell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the Ribbon outdoor bench, layered aluminum tubes stack together to form a circular semi-solid array, with an empty space in the center that can accommodate an optional plant. The ...
Category
2010s American Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Flecto Fireplace Andirons by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by a love for wood-burning fires and the timeless experience of tending to them and gathering fireside, the Austin-based Muhly designed a series of objects to bring artful d...
Category
2010s American Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Steel
First Light Entry or Dining Table by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The First Light Table was designed in collaboration with the opening of the eponymous independent bookstore in Austin, TX. An impactful entry or dining table First Light is detailed ...
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Table Wine Table by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With soft curves and a playful silhouette, the petite Table Wine Table is a perfect spot to sit and drink a glass of wine. Its versatility lends itself to use as an entry table or an...
Category
2010s American Modern Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Indoor / Outdoor Lineage Bench in Powder-Coated Metal by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Shown here in powder-coated steel, a material suitable for the outdoors, the bench's decor...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Reflection Coffee Table in Bleached Maple and Stained Glass by Alexis & Ginger
By Alexis & Ginger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the Reflection coffee table, abstract colored pools of opalescent and transparent stained glass are inlaid into the surface of the table top, creating soft ripples of color as sun...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Stained Glass
Upholstered 55-inch Cherry Wood Bench by Gregory Beson
By Gregory Beson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elemental wood-frame bench with a soft top is shown upholstered in one-of-a-kind vintage linen, but it is available made to order in COM / COL. It can also be custom ordered in ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Upholstered Mahogany Side or Dining Lucie Chair by Gregory Beson
By Gregory Beson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Lucie is a solid wood chair designed to be used at a dining table or as a side chair in any room. The backrest will clear a 30" tall table, providing a visual nesting effect. The...
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Fun Guy Stained Glass and Natural Aluminum Large Pendant by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amid the machine polished surfaces of contemporary life, the Fun Guy Pendant celebrates the mark of the human hand, with a striking level of charm and sophisti...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Fun Guy Stained Glass and Blackened Aluminum Large Pendant by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amid the machine polished surfaces of contemporary life, the Fun Guy Pendant celebrates the mark of the human hand, with a striking level of charm and sophisti...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Fun Guy Stained Glass and Blackened Aluminum Small Pendant by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amid the machine polished surfaces of contemporary life, the Fun Guy Pendant celebrates the mark of the human hand, with a striking level of charm and sophisti...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Fun Guy Stained Glass and Natural Aluminum Small Pendant by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amid the machine polished surfaces of contemporary life, the Fun Guy Pendant celebrates the mark of the human hand, with a striking level of charm and sophisti...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Aluminum Neo-Lounge Chair by Kouros Maghsoudi
By Kouros Maghsoudi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Neo-Lounge chair is inspired by late-1960s space-age design, but with a 21st-century interpretation. The chair is made from meticulously hand-welded aluminum, in rebellion agains...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Opulent White Cocktail or Coffee Taarof Table by Kouros Maghsoudi, Flat Top
By Kouros Maghsoudi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Opulent coffee or cocktail table is inspired by Taarof, a Persian tradition of etiquette and hospitality. It's made in New York with FSC®-certified furniture plywood and MDF, and...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plywood, Lacquer
Translucent Hand-Dyed Acrylic Tone Nightstand by Sohyun Yun, Customizable Colors
By Sohyun Yun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tone table's palette was inspired by the traditional colors of Korea, especially those used in the traditional formal dress called "Hanbok." Here, those traditional colors are ma...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Night Stands
Materials
Acrylic
Translucent Hand-Dyed Acrylic Tone Nightstand by Sohyun Yun, Customizable Colors
By Sohyun Yun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tone table's palette was inspired by the traditional colors of Korea, especially those used in the traditional formal dress called "Hanbok." Here, those traditional colors are ma...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Night Stands
Materials
Acrylic
Fun Guy Stained Glass Wall Light with Blackened Aluminum Base by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy Wall Light is equal parts whimsy and grace.
Inspired by the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base ...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Fun Guy Stained Glass Wall Light with Natural Aluminum Base by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy Wall Light is equal parts whimsy and grace.
Inspired by the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base ...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Fun Guy Stained Glass Table Lamp with Blackened Aluminum Base by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy table lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace.
Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base i...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
James Side Table in Ceramic and White or Ebonized Oak by Danny Kaplan Studio
By Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The base of the James side table is constructed by stacking slab-built ceramic bricks. While they're angular in nature, the bricks retain the softness and organic feel of the clay. A solid oak table top sits inside a notch, allowing the two materials to become one piece. The ceramic legs...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Aurora Coffee Table in Ceramic and White or Ebonized Oak by Danny Kaplan Studio
By Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Brutalist cityscapes, the Aurora Coffee Table features three geometric ceramic legs with a solid white or ebonized oak tabletop. A stat...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Ceramic
Penelope Stool in Ceramic and White or Ebonized Oak by Danny Kaplan Studio
By Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sculptural stool is composed of three individual elements that nestle into each other. The hand-built clay backrest and leg support the solid oak seat, making it the perfect, mo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Oak, Ceramic
Extra Deep Metal-Framed Madda XL Sofa by Michael Felix
By Michael Felix
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Madda XL is a contemporary interpretation of the classic club chair, extended into sofa form. Its metal base fully wraps around the sofa, as if to squeeze it into a plump and com...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Madda Sofa by Michael Felix
By Michael Felix
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Madda is a contemporary interpretation of the classic club chair, extended into sofa form. Its metal base fully wraps around the sofa, as if to squeeze it into a plump and comfor...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Emma Table Lamp in Ceramic by Danny Kaplan Studio
By Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Emma table lamp is constructed by stacking slab-built ceramic bricks. Each brick is individually formed, carefully arranged, and then attached to create a cohesive piece. The arc...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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