Sometimes things that many people consider as garbage, a designer thinks the opposite: These things are extraordinary materials! Here are two perfect examples. The first featured in the Contemporist and the second found right here at Objects in the Loft.

The IE43 Chair by Pawel Grunert featured in the Contemporist, is made from PET bottles with a stainless steel frame. And is currently on display at the Colombari Gallery in Milan, Italy.

"The Rabbit" by Richard Kopp. Made from Beer bottle tops, and other unique found pieces created a truly cool piece of art. For more information of the works of Richard Kopp check out this link.

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Way Cool Coffee Tables, NOW and Then!

"Aren't these coffee table/ in-home fire pits incredible? They're from Planika Fires, a company that has developed a way to prevent fire from filling the house with smoke and covering the walls in soot. The secret is Fanola, a green, renewable energy source that is smoke- and odor-free. We're not sure if these guys have actually figured out how to defy the laws of matter, but the table pits are so fantastic, we're not worried." Source - www.nook-sucasa.com/

Incredible coffee tables are not a new thing, check out what Aldo Tura was doing in the 1950-1960's with a built in champagne bucket.

Italian cocktail table attributed to Aldo Tura. Features lacquered goatskin, shelves for books, and built in wine/ice bucket. 20inches H, 31.5inches W, 31.5inches

$3750.00

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In Print This Month

Month after month I find myself sifting through interior design magazine after interior design magazine... pulling pages, clipping photos, hi-lighting, tabbing... you name it. I have drawers full of "great ideas" for displays, merchandise, arranging furniture for our own home, "want" lists ... I actually find myself, on occasion, spending an evening in the office revisiting the contents of these file folders. I'm always amazed at how timely the ideas I've clipped over the years can be, even though some of them are 5 and 10 years old. Talented designers and architects creating incredible spaces that are livable and beautiful.

I was just looking through the July/August 2009 Metropolitan Home Magazine and thought I'd share a few articles, notes etc. that I found interesting.... maybe something will strike a chord with you.

... page 22 (Michael Lassell); Met Home has a new book, "Glamour: Making It Modern" with over 200 photographs from 138 designers & architects who have been featured in Metropolitan Home. I love Metropolitan Home so this book sounds like a "must have".

...page 52 (Fred Bernstein); Hot Hot Hot... Amy Lau (the fabulous interior designer) shows off a project she completed with architects Joe Tanney & Robert Luntz. Floor to ceiling glass walls, beautiful scenery, and this modernist home all make for the perfect environment to set off the modernist furniture & accessory "picks" of Amy Lau. Harvey Probber swivel chairs, an Edward Wormley sofa, a triennial floor lamp, Hans Wegner dining chairs, a Paul Mccobb cabinet, and even a few of Amy Lau's original designs are just a few the sophisticated mix of furnishings Amy has incorporated. A well thought out piece of modern architecture complimented by modernist furnishings! Check out these talents:

Amy Lau Design http://www.amylaudesign.com/ ;

Resolution: 4 Architecture http://www.re4a.com/

...page 81 (Jorge S. Arango); Don't miss architect Douglas Larson and his wife's 19th-century home in Upstate New York. I love when people mix modern with traditional furnishings (I'm not sure how its done since our home & our gallery is only furnished with objects from the 20th century... but I do love seeing what others have done). So... how does a classic yellow Arne Jacobson "Egg" chair mix with a 19th-century farmhouse... "very well" of course! You'll just have to check it out. See Larson & Paul Architects at: http://www.larsonandpaul.com/

... Okay, I've got to stop. So many great photos and articles in this months Metropolitan Home you'll just have to go out and buy your own copy! Or you can check them out at: http://www.pointclickhome.com/metropolitan_home

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Harvey Probber (1922-2003) was a mid-century modernist furniture designer who had a reputation for creating and manufacturing elegant residential furniture for affluent clients and their interior designers. Probber was known for his use of luxury materials, custom woods finishes and quality construction.

Harvey Probber is most remembered for introducing flexible, modular seating and his famous “sling chair” which is part of MOMA’s collection.

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Join Us at The East Hampton Antiques Show

Objects In The Loft will exhibit at The East Hampton Antiques Show located at Mulford Farm, James Lane, East Hampton, NY. The preview party is Friday July 10th from 6PM-8:30PM. The show dates are Saturday, July 11 from 9AM-6PM & Sunday, July 12 from 10AM-4PM. The show will benefit the East Hampton Historical Society. Hope to see you! More information at: http://www.easthamptonhistory.org/html/antique-show-09.html





Below are a few items that will be available for sale at the show:


















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Angelo Mangiarotti (b. 1921)

Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe... the famous modernist who infuenced the works of Angelo Mangiarotti.

Mangiarotti was born in Italy in 1921. He graduated in architecture in 1948 and shortly after moved to the United States working in Chicago as a professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. In the mid 1950's Angelo Mangiarotti returned to Italy and opened an archictectural firm in Milan. His extensive career is noteworthy as architect, design consultant, engineer, and artist.



One of Angelo Mangiarotti's most famous designs is his marble furniture from the "Eros" series. The 'eros' series of furniture has no joints, only an interlocking system, and is stabilized by the weight of the marble. This line of furniture is truely a perfect blending of Mangiarotti's various disciplines combining his artistic vision with the architectural & engineering principles of weight, strength and form.
Mangiarotti is still active in the areas of design and architecture and has been awarded many prizes in both disciplines.

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Murano Art Glass

Murano (Venetian) Art Glass

Italian art glass... vases, glassware, & sculptures, dates back to the Roman Empire having caught the interests of Roman aristocrats. The art form was lost for centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire.

Although Venice, Italy was the center of glass production for hundreds of years... a city ordinance was passed in 1292 (due to the frequent fires in Venice) requiring glassmakers to produce their wares on the tiny Venetian island called Murano. They lived and worked on the tiny, isolated island in cult like secrecy. It was here that "Murano Art Glass" was born.

Murano glass dominated glass produced in Europe throughout the centuries but fell out of favor in the 1700's. It wasn't until the 1800's that the Murano glass movement became all the rage again, led by a man named Antonio Salviati.

Murano glass... vases, bowls, & sculptures, continue to be collected today, produced by Venini, Seguso, and Barovier & Toso. Italian art glass is world-renowned for its bright colors, simple to elaborate lines, durability, and fine craftsmanship.


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