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DigitalLibrarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: Design
Blogs
- Debbie Millman
- Design Observer - Has interviews
- Fast Company: Design
- Graham Button
- Wanken - Shelby White
Builders, Building, Plans
- B4UBuild.com - Provides information about residential construction and design, the home building process, books, reviews, pictures of houses, custom homes, and other resources for owners and builders.
- Bear Creek Carpentry - Mini cabins, small cabins and camping cabins, many available in a pre-fab package. (Bill Rockhill, Woodgate, New York.)
- Beaver Mountain Log Homes
- Build.com
- Builder Online
- Cusato Cottages - The Katrina cottage won the Cooper-Hewitt, People’s Design Award
- Deck House - Acorn and Deck House plans.
- Decra Roofing Systems
- Electronic Blue Book of Building and Construction - Regional directory listings for more than 11,000 contractors, architects, engineers, manufacturers, and suppliers, searchable by keyword or company name.
- International Builders' Show
- Material Connexion - "Innovative materials, finishes, processes, and product applications."
- McGraw Hill Construction - They have a Resource Center
- National Association of Home Builders - Has useful data and tools including:
- Framing Lumber Prices per 1,000 Board Feet
- Find Your Local Builders' Association
- Normerica - Post and beam houses.
- Not So Big House - Sarah Susanka
- Plans
- Architects
- The Not So Big House
- Inside the Not So Big House
- Creating the Not So Big House
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) - Provides resources ranging from housing market facts and figures, to a daily news report covering housing issues, to links to state and local builders associations.
- Shelter Institute - Bath, Maine.
- Sweets Group Online - "The construction industry's primary product information source," provides searchable database of construction building products and companies.
- Timber Framers Guild of North America
- Tumbleweed Tiny House Company - Jay Shafer. See also Mobile Hermitage and Small House Society.
Closets / Organization / Storage
- California Closets
- Closet Maid
- Container Store
- Ikea
- Poliform - You can download their catalogues. Look for the Ubik system.
- Rev-A-Shelf
Design Awards
- ADI Compasso d'Oro Award - Established in Milan in 1954 and presented "to items that feature an advanced, culturally aware and ethically responsible approach towards designing for the individual, society and the environment, such as to provide a driver for new material and non-material qualities." (See Regulations.)
- Australian Design Awards
- Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Awards - Founded in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
- Dutch Design Awards
- Grandesign Etico International
- Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels - Association of Austrian Booksellers sponsor the Schönste Bücher Österreichs award for the most beautiful Austrian books.
- Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) - Sponsors of the Design and Business Catalyst Award
- International Forum Design Awards
- National Design Awards
- People's Design Award - Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. The Design Life Now National Design Triennial 2006 has a designer database which "features the work of 87 designers and firms who are leaders, innovators, or emerging figures in the world of design. They are practicing across numerous creative fields, including architecture, products, landscapes, interiors, graphics, film, animation, interactive media, fashion, and robotics." There are also podcasts with transcripts. 2006 podcasts include Nicholas Blechman, Steven and William Ladd, Chuck Hoberman, Marissa Mayer, Charlie Lazor, Chip Kidd, Abhinand Lath, Ron Gilad, Paul Budnitz, Michael Meredith, Natalie Jeremijenko, Tom Leader, Han Feng and Jessica Smith.
- Pinnacle Design Achievement awards - "Promote better design quality and encourage the recognition of furniture designers within the retail home furnishings industry. As such the awards are intended to celebrate designs that are produced in large numbers for sale to customers through retail stores." (American Society of Furniture Designers)
- Red Dot Design Award - See also their Design Diary 2010
Designers
- Design Library - "Online design newspaper that aims to promote Italian design around the world."
- EOOS - Founded in 1995 by three graduates of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.
- Fuse Project - San Francisco. Founded by designer Yves Béhar. See All About Yves by Linda Tischler, Fast Company, October 2007.
- Dorothy Spencer - Author of Found Object Art (2001), Spencer lives in New Jersey and creates furniture and objects made from recycled materials.
- Fast Company: Masters of Design
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- Herman Miller
- Case Study Library
- Research Summaries
- Blog Contributors
- Continuing Education Units
- Compendium of Accredited Programs
- Presenter Biographies
- Designer Biographies for such designers as George Nelson and Isamu Noguchi
- Josef Hoffmann Timeless Design - Moravian Gallery, Brno
- Josef Hoffmann Society
- Gaetano Pesce
- Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography - Cooper Union.
- 100 Years of Design - Photographs of objects from 1896 to 1967.
- Work of Charles and Ray Eames - Library of Congress exhibition
Designer Directories
- AIGA
- Altagamma - "Association of high end Italian companies."
- American Home Furnishing Alliance News - With links to Members. See also their Find Your Furniture
- American Society of Interior Designers - Some sections available to subscribers only.
- Architects and Designers Buiding - New York. With tenant list.
- Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI)
- Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario - Has links to Members
- British Interior Design Association (BIDA)
- Conseil International des Auteurs d'Arts Graphiques, Plastiques, et Photographiques (CIAGP)
- Danish Designers
- Danish Edge - "Official guide to new Danish design, crafts and architecture."
- Danish Furniture Online - Homepage of the Association of Danish Furniture Industries. A Manufacturers' Index provides more than 120 links to Danish furniture manufacturers and exporters, listed by name and by type.
- Decorati - Over 500 top trade-only manufacturers and dealers with 80,000+ customizable products are showcased in one easily manageable and resourceful site.
- Shop by Category
- Browse Manufacturers
- Design Council - UK.
- Design Directory
- Directory of Design and Decoration - Designers, antique dealers and resource houses, searchable by keyword. You can see a 360 Panorama of the James II Galleries in New York.
- Fondazione ADI, l'Associazione per il Design Italiano
- Furniture Society - Trade group of independent craftsmen has a List of Members
- HomePortfolio - Searchable directory helps locate thousands of home products, including furniture, appliances, tile and stone and lighting. For example, if you're looking for tall bookcases, 22 choices are available by 17 manufacturers, with the additional option of browsing by style.
- ImproveNet - Has databases of contractors and architects and designers.
- Industrial Designers Society of America
- Interieur 06 - Has a list of exhibitors with web addresses.
- International Interior Design Association (IIDA) - Has links to Chapters
- Interior Designers of Canada - With links to IDC Member Associations, Other Professional Interior Design Associations and Accredited Interior Design Schools.
- Italian Design 360
- Design Companies
- Designers
- Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization - See their page on World Design
- MacRae's Blue Book - See also Europages, their European Industrial Directory.
- Marie Claire Maison - Directory of French furniture and textiles shops.
- Métiers d'Art du Pays d'Auge
- PagineGialle.it - Italian business directory. Look for Bagno - accessori e mobili; Edilizia - attrezzature; Forniture alberghi
- ProFile - Search engine for locating architectural design firms in the United States provided by Construction Market Data (CMD) and American Institute of Architects (AIA).
- Share Dutch Design
- Traditional Home DesignerFinder
- Tribu Design - Design database created by Jean-Jacques Dussol provides images and information on designers and manufacturers.
- Wer liefert was - die Lieferantensuchmaschine - Locate Austrian firms by name or by product. Here, for example, is a search for Möbel (furniture) (Erwin Popp, Alexander Penz, Design & Handwerk).
- Yahoo! UK and Ireland Directory: Furniture Makers
Fabrics and Textiles
- Anichini - Tunbridge, Vermont. Luxury textiles.
- Bennison Fabrics
- Bergamo Fabrics - Mount Vernon, NY. "Comprised of nine separate textile design collections, ranging from classic, traditional documentary fabrics to modern technology-inspired designs..."
- Braquenié - "Established in Paris in the first half of the nineteenth century as a result of the union of two families with a passion for art and tapestries."
- Brian Yates
- Brunschwig & Fils - "Designer and manufacturer of contemporary and historically inspired decorative fabrics, wall coverings, trimmings, upholstered furniture, lamps and tables."
- Busby & Busby
- Clarence House - Fabrics, wallpapers
- Colefax & Fowler
- Cowtan and Tout
- Création Baumann - Langenthal, Switzerland, textile company was founded by Friedrich Baumann in 1886. They also manufacture blinds (vertical, roller, Austrian, Roman)
- Crowsons - Fabrics, furnishings, wall coverings
- Declercq Passementiers
- Delany and Long
- Designers Guild
- Donghia
- Edmond Petit - "Editeur et createur d'etoffes d'ameublement depuis 1872."
- F. Schumacher & Co. - Fabric, wallpaper, carpeting
- Fadini Borghi
- GP and J. Baker
- Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company Ltd
- Gastón y Daniela
- George Cameron Nash - Dallas & Houston. Fabrics and wallcoverings
- Holland & Sherry
- Le Jacquard Français - French company specializes in damask linen for table, kitchen, bathroom.
- Jane Churchill
- Jane Sacchi - Antique and modern linens
- Jane Shelton Fabrics
- John Stefanidis Fabrics
- Kravet
- Lee Jofa
- Lelievre Paris. "Editeur de tissus d'ameublement."
- Lulu DK Fabrics - Lulu de Kwiatkowski
- Maharam
- Mokum Textiles
- Nigel Atkinson
- Nina Campbell
- nya nordiska - Dannenberg, Germany. Winner of seven 2008 Good Design Awards for "for advanced design and innovative textiles"
- Olivier Thevenon - Clair Foncé - Paris. Rideaux, linge de lit, accessoires, tissus d'ameublement.
- Osborne and Little - Fine English fabrics and wallpapers
- Les Passementeries d'Ile de France
- Peter Dunham Textiles
- Pierre Frey - Paris
- Place Textiles - By Kristie Strasen
- Prelle - Paris & Lyon:
- Collections
- Gallery
- 2008 Catalogue of Historical References
- Archives dating back 200 years.
- Quadrille Textiles
- Rogers & Goffigon Ltd. - 41 Chestnut Street, Suite 3, Greenwich, CT (203-532-8068)
- Rose Tarlow - Los Angeles
- Rubelli - Italy
- S Harris
- Sahco Hesslein
- Samuel and Sons Passementerie - New York. Tassels, trimming, braids, gimp, fringes
- Scalamandre
- Sequana - Tweeds and linens. Mary Shaw is an Irishwoman who lives in Paris and designs fabrics, furniture and accessories.
- Société Lelievre - "Editeur de tissus d'ameublement."
- Souleiado- Specializes in cotton printed fabrics and table linens found in the Provence region of France.
- Stark Fabric
- Stroheim & Romann
- Tissus Toselli - Nice, France. "Fabricant & Grossiste Français depuis 1933." The Collection Montaigne has some very nice country table napkins (nappes) including:
- Savoie
- Aubrac
- Poya - Cow theme
- Cîme Marmotte
- Twill Textiles - Suzanne Lovell and handweaver Sam Kasten
- Volga Linen Company - British company sells collection "of table linen, bed linen, ready to hang curtains, clothes, a children’s range and accessories. We produce fabric in plain weaves with drawn thread work embroidery, stripes and richly coloured paisleys."
- Zoffany
- Waverly
Flooring & Carpeting
- ABC Carpet & Home
- Armstrong World Industries - Manufacturer and marketer of vinyl flooring, ceilings, adhesives, gaskets, insulation, ceramic tile and installation materials.
- Bisazza - Manufacturer of glass mosaic for floors and walls located in Vicenza, Italy.
- Carpet and Rug Institute - Dalton, Georgia
- Claire Murray - Hand hooked rugs
- Colonial Mills
- Couristan
- Dora Dolz - Rotterdam. Carpets in jewel-like colors.
- Flor - Modular carpet tiles
- Kirkstone - "Manufacturers and suppliers of architectural stone."
- Marble Warehouse
- National Wood Flooring Association
- New Moon Rugs - The Mesa Collection by John Kurtz is a "collection of Classic Native American patterns and color schemes that have been transformed into contemporary interpretations that are uniquely American."
- Odegard
- Pergo - Laminate flooring from Sweden
- Schumacher Carpet
- Shaw Floors
- Stone Source
- Tai Ping Carpets
- Wools of New Zealand - Carpets
Furniture Making & Woodworking
- Center for Wood Anatomy Research - Has information on:
- North American Softwoods
- North American Hardwoods
- Less Known Woods
- Tropical Hardwoods
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Fine Woodworking Online
- Furniture Society - Trade group of independent craftsmen has a List of Members
- Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers - The Member Directory has photographs, biographies and links to the member's website, if available.
- New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association - With Auction Catalog.
- Staples Cabinet Makers - Stephen Staples creates "hand crafted furniture art made from reclaimed antique woods of historic New England."
- Whit McLeod - "Handcrafted furniture from reclaimed materials."
- WoodNet - Woodworker's online resource
- WoodWeb - "Information resource for the woodworking industry." Site highlights include Timber and Lumber Calculators, and a Lumber Buying Guide.
Furniture and Accessories - Manufacturers and Retailers
- Recommended Book: Sourcebook of Modern Furniture (2005) - 788 pages, primarily photographs. "Valuable overview of distinctive modern furniture design" (Choice Magazine review). You can search inside this book at Amazon. A search for Carlton, for example, will locate a photograph of Ettore Sottsass's design on page 667, as well as a description in the Introduction on page18: "This room divider/storage unit...is representative of the Memphis fantasy philosphy." The book has a bibliography (pp. 753-754); List of Suppliers with address and web site (pp. 755-767); Index of Designers (pp. 768-773); Index of Model Names (pp. 774-78); and Index of Manufacturers (pp. 785-788).
- ABC Carpet & Home
- Alessi - Crusinallo, Italy
- Alias - Bergamo, Italia. Designs by:
- Alberto Meda
- Mario Botta
- Riccardo Blumer
- Giandomenico Belotti
- Paolo Rizzatto
- Alivar - Firenze, Italia. "The classic of modern furniture."
- Anibou - Redfern, Australia.
- Architonic - Use the Design Collector to search for products. See, for example, Gazelle Dining chair by Dan Johnson Studio.
- Arkitektura - New York. "Twentieth century classics."
- Artek - Finland
- Artelano - Paris. Contemporary furniture.
- Artifort - Maastricht, Netherlands
- Avarte - Sweden
- B & B Italia - Italian contemporary modern furniture
- BDDW - Founded by painter and sculptor Tyler Hays and "known for their heirloom quality solid wood furniture, traditionally joined, in select domestic hardwoods."
- Baker
- Bassett
- Bassett Furniture Direct
- BD Ediciones de Diseño - Barcelona
- Bernhardt Design
- Bernhardt Furniture
- Bernstein Design - Robert Bernstein, Chicago.
- Bielecky Brothers - Queens, New York. Hand made wicker, cane, and rattan furniture.
- Blu Dot Design - Minneapolis
- Bo Concepts - Contemporary furniture
- Bombay Company
- Bonbon Trading - UK. Has an assortment of wall bed systems
- Botium - Denmark. Designs by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen.
- Brayton International - Highpoint, North Carolina. Has an image library
- Bross
- Broyhill They have an outlet in Granite Falls, NC
- Brueton - Springfield Gardens, New York. See their Classics page. They offer designs by Stanley Jay Friedman:
- Gepetto Tables
- Jena Desk
- Liberty Chair
- Bruno Mathsson International - Värnamo, Sweden.
- Cappellini - Arosio, Italy. Giulio Cappellini has commissioned designers and architects from all of the world to create a Collezione of contemporary furniture.
- Carl Hansen - Denmark.
- Cassina - Milan, Italy. Contemporary furniture.
- Century
- Charles P. Rogers - Beds
- Chiasso
- Child Craft - Manufacturers of infant and juvenile furniture
- Classical Chinese Furniture - Curtis Evarts
- Claesson Doivisto Rune - "Founded in Stockholm in 1995 by Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune."
- ClassiCon - Munich. "Classic contemporary design."
- Conran Shop
- Crate and Barrel
- Dansk Møbelkunst - Vintage Scandinavian furniture and design gallery founded by Ole Høstbo in 1992.
- Poul Henningsen
- Arne Jacobsen
- Finn Juhl
- Jacob Kjær
- Kaare Klint
- Verner Panton
- David Linley - "We concentrate on subtle details - hints of colour, contrasting textures and fine marquetry." How about the Villa Cornaro Architectural Jewellery Box with two secret drawers?
- David Smith - Handcrafted 18th century reproductions
- DePadova - Milano Italia
- Design Store - Berlin
- Design Within Reach (DWR)
- Dessin Fournir - "Elegantly refined furniture and lighting."
- Designlush - Contemporary furniture.
- Dietiker - Stein am Rhein, Switzerland
- Dining Chair Company
- DJOB - Denmark
- Domeau & Pérès - Bruno Domeau and Philippe Pérès, La Garenne-Colombes, France. "La haute couture du design." See Christophe Pillet's Nath's Sofa.
- Domus Design Collection
- Dragons of Walton Street - London. Hand-painted children's furniture.
- Drexel Heritage Furnishings
- Driade - Italian contemporary design by such designers as Philippe Starck, Mario Bellini, Enzo Mari.
- Droog Design - The use of industrial and recycled materials is emphasized by this Dutch design firm established in 1993. "The Droog collection features over 180 designs by over a hundred designers, in the product categories of lighting, furniture, tabletop, kitchen, bathroom, accessory and various. Droog products are chosen or commissioned based on the curatorial criteria laid out by founders Renny Ramakers and Gjis Bakker. They need to combine functionality and conceptual clarity with a keen expression of awareness of cultural and technological references and contexts." Some examples of their products:
- Birdhouse by Marcel Wanders, 2005
- 85 lamps chandelier by Rody Graumans, 1993.
- Treetrunk Bench by Jurgen Bey, 1999.
- Heat wave electric radiator by Joris Laarman, 2003.
- E. J. Victor
- Eames Office
- Earth and Elements - Furniture
- Edra - Pisa, Italy.
- Elements - Spiegel design store.
- EmmeBi Design - Monza Brianza.
- Engelbrechts Furniture - Copenhagen. Furniture for office and commerical locations.
- Erik Boisen
- Erik Joergensen - Svendbord, Denmark.
- Ethan Allen - Their American Artisan X table (item# 226023) is particularly handsome. "Accommodating in size, rustic in substance. This solid pine trestle table is given a distressed surface finish, which makes it more family-friendly over the long term while maintaining its sophisticated and fresh aesthetic."
- Farrell Rustic Design - Jerry and Jessica Farrell, Sidney Center, New York.
- Fermob - Thoissey, France. Outdoor furniture. Among the designers:
- Pascal Mourgue - See his Sunlounger
- Fernando and Humberto Campana - São Paulo, Brazil. "One of the most interesting ateliers for the design and production of contemporary furniture." (Museum of Modern Art biography.)
- First Time - Paris
- Flex Steel
- Fredericia Furniture - Fredericia, Denmark.
- Frederick Duckloe & Bros. - Portland, Pennsylvania manufacturers of Windsor chairs
- Fritz Hansen - Allerød, Denmark. Has an Image Archive
- Frozen Fountain - Founded in Amsterdam in 1985 by Dick Dankers, the gallery sells contemporary furniture and home accessories.
- Full Upright Position - Modern furniture (Portland, Oregon)
- Furniture Find - Name brand furniture, 30% - 50% off retail.
- George Smith Sofa & Chairs - Offers discounts on handmade English sofas and chairs.
- Geiger Ward Bennett Business Classics
- Getama - Gedsted, Danmark. Designs by architects Hans J. Wegner, J. O. Christensen and others.
- Gilpin Robbins - Modern and decorative design, Brooklyn, New York
- Hammary
- Hansen & Sorensen - Denmark
- Harden
- Hay - Copenhagen and Horsens, Denmark.
- Henredon
- Herman Miller - You can search the Herman Miller Consortium Collection which has nearly 400 online images.
- Hickory Chair Company - Offers Mount Vernon and Winterthur collections
- Hitch Mylius - "Award-winning British manufacturer of contemporary upholstered furniture, established by designers Tristram and Hazel Mylius in 1971." Among their products:
- hm18 with yoko cusions - "The classic Hitch Mylius sofa: a modular seating system comprising chair, two- and three-seat sofas, with or without arms - the simplest of designs, beautifully proportioned and offering great comfort for corporate and residential environments. All permutations are available with the option of low or high arms. Solid beech frames incorporating sprung seat, upholstered in high-density CMHR foams with a polyester wrap. Legs are of stainless steel."
- Hooker
- Horm
- IKEA
- John Kelly Furniture - "Founded in 1994 by John N. Kelly, a licensed architect who has been designing and producing hand crafted furniture and accessories since 1987."
- Johnny Egg
- Kallemo - Sweden
- Kartell - Features designers such as Philippe Starck, Piero Lissoni and Antonio Citterio.
- Katie Walker Furniture - "Winner of two categories in this year's Wood Awards, Katie Walker's Ribbon chair is a tour de force - a mobius strip combining movement, art, mathematics and function." (RIBA Journal's 100 Best Products, 2006).
- Ken & JoAnn Savage Handcrafted Furniture - With a collection of furniture for the Library.
- Klassik - Moderne Mobelkunst. Danish vintage furniture gallery, Copenhagen.
- Knoll - Award winning designer of office and residential furniture, the site provides Designer Biographies and a Museum.
- Korhonen
- Kreiss Collection - Furniture, fabrics, linens
- Kusch - Germany
- L. L. Bean - Has a Home and Garden section with indoor and outdoor furniture and furnishings.
- Lammhultz - Sweden
- Landscape Forms - Kalamazoo, Michigan, firm sells outdoor furniture and accessories. The Hyde Park Bench, designed by Brian Kane in 1995, won the APEX Commendation Award.
- Lane
- Laura Ashley Home
- Levenger - Furniture and lighting for libraries
- Lexington Furniture Industries - Collective name for a group of furniture companies in Lexington, North Carolina, the site offers nearly 50 different collections.
- Ligne Roset USA - Briord, France. See also Ligne Roset France
- Luminaire
- Mackenzie-Childs - Aurora, New York. They have an annual Barn Sale in June. See Customers camp out in Aurora for hours to get into MacKenzie-Childs barn sale by Pam Lundborg, Syracuse Post Standard, June 12, 2009.
- Magis Design - Treviso, Italy. See their Striped Lettino Chaise designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
- Maine Cottage Furniture
- Marc Newson - London
- MarcTaggart & Company - Cody, Wyoming. Specializes in the sales and restoration of antique Molesworth furniture.
- Martela - Finland
- Master Meubel - Belgium
- Matthew Hoey
- Maurice Villency - Contemporary furniture. The Rivoli sofa - in the Living collection - has a handsome hardwood frame and is upholstered in Italian leather.
- Maxalto - Contemporary Italian furnitue.
- Michele Varian - 27 Howard Street, New York City. Decorative home accessories: pillows, lighting, jewelry, furniture, glassware...
- Mitchell Gold - Taylorsville, North Carolina
- Molteni & C - Contemporary Italian furniture.
- Nancy Corzine
- Natuzzi - Home furnishings
- New England Artisans Guild - Their "work revives the styles and philosophy of the Anglo-American Arts and Crafts Movement."
- Nicole Miller Furniture
- Nienkamper - Office furniture.
- Niermann Weeks - Beds, lighting, tables, seating, cabinetry, mirrors and accessories (to-the-trade only).
- Niels Roth Andersen - Rødovre, Denmark.
- Old Hickory Furniture Company - Shelbyville, Indiana.
- Oriac Design - Designer furniture and accessories
- Oriental Furniture - Wide assortment of Shoji Screens
- Oxley's - Outdoor funiture.
- PP Møbler - Danish company has designs by Hans J. Wegner; among them somehandsome wooden chairs:
- Chinese Chair (1945)
- Peacock Chair (1947)
- Folding Chair (1949)
- Cow Horn Chair (1952)
- Bull Chair (1961)
- PP 112 (1978)
- Palazzetti - New York. "Classics of modern and contemporary furniture."
- Parallel Design - M. Ali Tayar.
- Philippe Starck
- Phillips Collection - Home furnishings.
- Pierre Deux French Country
- Piet Hein Eek - Dutch designer.
- Pitti Home Decoration
- Poltrona Frau
- Porro - Montesolaro (Como), Italia. "Discreet yet rich" design. Interesting bookshelves:
- Endless Shelf by Werner Aisslinger
- Bibliotech by Piero Lissoni / Centro Porro
- Pottery Barn
- Ralph Pucci
- Restoration Hardware
- Retromodern - Atlanta, Georgia.
- Rhodes
- Richard Lampert - Stuttgart.
- Riverside
- Roche-Bobois - "Le meuble et la decoration."
- Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Design - Paris.
- Room & Board - Furniture and home furnishings.
- Rural Residence
- Saloom - Dining furniture
- Sawaya & Moroni - Milano, Italia.
- Schleeh Design - Montreal.
- Schmidt Hammer Lassen Design - Aarhus and Copenhagen.
- SCP - UK
- Seccose - Preganziol, Italia.
- Sedia - Boston. Modern classic and contemporary furniture.
- Shaker Workshops - "Makers of fine Shaker furniture and accessories."
- Sirch & Bitzer - German firm makes:
- sleds
- wooden toys and furniture
- Sligh
- Stanley
- Stickley Furniture - Manlius, New York.
- Storehouse
- Svenskt Tenn - "Preeminent Swedish retail design firm in Stockholm."
- Swedese - Located in Vaggeryd, Sweden, Swedese was founded in 1945 by brothers, Yngve and Jerker Ekström.
- Systemmöbel Dieter Rams (SDR+) - System Furniture.
- Tecno - Milano
- Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
- Thomasville
- Tom Dixon
- Tucker Robbins
- Umbra
- Vanguard Furniture - The Thom Filicia Home Collection features furniture with names from the Finger Lakes:
- Tully Cocktail Table
- Pompey Chair
- Skaneateles Sofa
- Greek Peak Side Chair
- Vincent Sheppard - Produces Lloyd Loom furniture.
- Vitra - "International furniture company...produce and markets furniture for offices, public areas and home interiors."
- Vitsoe - Frankfurt-am-Main
- Walter's Wicker
- Weatherend Estate Furniture - Rockland, Maine
- West Elm
- Wilde + Spieth
- Wilkhahn
- William Yeoward
- Wohnbedarf - Zürich
- Workbench Furniture
- Zanotta - Italian contemporary
- Zoeftig and Company - Furniture inspired by the modern movement. Founded in 1969 by Alan Zoeftig and Mick Carter, their products include a variety of stools, designs of arm and side chairs, settees, tables and beam seating for public areas.
Graphic Design
- AIGA
- Design Archives - &More than 20,000 selections from AIGA’s annual juried design competitions dating from 1924 through the present."
- Medalists
- Education and Learning Theory Bibliography - By Meredith Davis, 1997.
- Symbol Signs - "This system of 50 symbol signs was designed for use at the crossroads of modern life: in airports and other transportation hubs and at large international events. Produced through a collaboration between AIGA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), they are an example of how public-minded designers can address a universal communication need."
- Alvin Lustig - Book jacket designer
- Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) - Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers. Sponsors of the Piet Zwart Prijs 2008
- Alliance Graphique Internationale
- Bauhaus Archiv - Berlin
- Biographien
- Bibliothek - With Katalog
- Bibliothèque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine - Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine
- Brand New - "to chronicle and provide opinions on corporate and brand identity work, focusing mostly on identity design and a modest amount of packaging. We cover redesigns and new designs."
- Herbert Bayer Collection and Archive - Denver Art Museum
- Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz - Photo agency of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in Berlin. The Bildportal der Kunstmuseen contains 12 million images (250,000 of them online) "from all areas of fine art, culture and history." If you're interested, for example, in the history of graphic design, do a quicksearch for plakat, plakate, Plakatentwurf, kinderbücher, grafik, ex libris, Postkarte, Karikatur, Kalligraphie or search by item numbers. Here are some images in chronological order:
- Plakat für die Galerie L'art nouveau (1896) - Felix Vallotton
- Cendrillon von Henri Cain, Bühnenmusik von J. Massenet (1896)
- Folies Bergère (1896) - Jules Chéret (1836-1932)
- Victor Bicycles - Overman Wheel Company (1896) - Will Bradley (1868-1962)
- La Plume (1897) - Alfons Mucha (1860-1939)
- EG-Metallfadenlampe (1907) - Peter Behrens (1868-1940)
- Adler-Schreibmaschinen (1910) - Lucian Bernhard (1883-1972)
- Adler-Automobile (1913) - Lucian Bernhard (1883-1972)
- Textseite aus Utopia (1921)
- Carton d'invitation / Einladungskarte zur Bauhaus-Ausstellung in Weimar Juli bis September 1923 - Herbert Bayer (1900-1985)
- Doppelseite 120/121 aus Band 8 der Schriftenreihe Bauhaus Bücher (1925) - László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946)
- L'intrans (1925) - A. M. Cassandre
- Marseille - Porte de l`Afrique du Nord (1925) - Roger Broders (1883-1957)
- Graphische Werbekunst - Internationale Schau zeitgemässer Reklame (1927) - Jan Tschichold (1902-1974)
- Plakat zu dem Film Napoleon (1927) - Jan Tschichold (1902-1974)
- Chemin de fer du Nord (1929) - Adolphe Mouron Cassandre (1901-1968)
- Heil Preuƒen! (1932) - Karl Arnold [1883-1953] Simplicissimus, 37.Jahrgang, Nr.7 vom 15.Mai 1932
- Aidez Espagne (1937) - Joan Miró (1893-1983)
- Ein Herbstmanöver (nd) - Julius Klinger (1876-1942)
- Initiale D für die Kunstzeitschrift Pan (nd) - Otto Eckmann (1865-1902)
- Dutch Graphic Design: A Century - By Kees Broos and Paul Hefting, MIT Press, 1993.
- DAR Serials Source List - Design Abstracts Retrospective (DAR). See also DAR: Design Abstracts Retrospective and Design Profiles (DP), "the most comprehensive collection of profiles in design and design-related fields. It provides information about almost 16,000 designers and design-related organizations that were influential in the 20th century world of design, including over 1,000 female designers. It is therefore considered the largest product of its kind. It is updated quarterly, with over 5,000 new profiles added each year".
- Emilie Rigaud - French designer (typography)
- Gerd Arntz Web Archive - Gerd Arntz designed ISOTYPE: International System Of TYpographic Picture Education
- Guide to the Yale Collection of Herbert Matter MS 1630 - Yale University
- International Council of Graphic Design Associations - With Member lists
- Sandberg, designer and director of the Stedelijk - By Ad Petersen, Second volume in the series, Graphic Design in the Netherlands, Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2004. An initiative of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Amsterdam. (Full view in Google Books.)
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - National Museum for Art and History. Library. Search the library or the collection for grafiek or prentkunst
- Toorop, Jan. Het Hooge Land, 1896 (RP-P-1912-2396)
- De Fakkeldrager (1904) - Richard Roland Holst
- Stedelijk in de Stad - Amsterdam
- Stedelijk Museum - Amsterdam museum of modern and contemporary art. Search for Dick Elffers
- Victoria and Albert Museum - London.
- Coleman's Mustard - by John Hassall, ca. 1899. Museum number: E.23-1973
- Frank Lloyd Wright Architectur Tentoonstelling - by Hendrikus Wijdeveld, 1931. Museum number: E.1436-1991.
- Books Wanted - by Charles Buckles Falls, 1918. Museum number: E.1135-2004
- Vignelli Center for Design Studies - Rochester Institute of Technology
- Winterhouse Institute - Falls Villiage, Connecticut. The Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing and Criticism "recognize excellence in writing about design, and to encourage the development of young voices in design writing, commentary and criticism." AIGA list the Winterhouse Writing Award Winners.
Hardware
- Acorn Manufacturing
- Absolute Zero Collection - Cabinet hardware
- Philosophy Collection - Cabinet hardware
- Cast Iron Decorative Grilles and Registers
Historic Preservation, Historic Homes
- AATA Online (Abstracts of International Conservation Literature) - Getty Conservation Institute. "Comprehensive database of over 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage." A search for textiles retrieves a number of interesting results including:
- Preserving Graycliff: an examination of the colors, fabrics and furniture of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed summer residence of Isabelle Martin. By Pamela Kirschner. "Information was gathered in a study of the interior color scheme, fabrics, and furniture of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house Graycliff. The house is situated on a cliff overlooking Lake Erie in Derby, New York. It was designed by Wright in 1926 for Isabelle Martin, the wife of the industrialist Darwin Martin. Wright designed both freestanding and built-in furniture for the house interior and also suggested colors and fabrics. Extensive written documentation and original photographs found in the archives of the State University of New York at Buffalo have been utilized to determine the colors, materials, and furniture original to the house. Physical evidence found on the remaining original furniture, moldings, and upholstered pillows provides information about finishes, construction, and show cover fabrics. Information on historic methods and materials from the period is provided for comparison with the physical evidence along with scientific analysis of finishes. The conservation treatment methods are also discussed. This technical and historical information is helpful for conservators and curators to better understand the materials and construction used in Frank Lloyd Wright designs during this time period. It also promotes the proper care and conservation treatment of these objects while preserving original finishes and the historic intent of the house."
- Base Palissy - French database contains 260,000 records with 15,000 digital images. You can drill down by object categories (meuble domestique - meuble de rangement - armoire - buffet). There's a color image of a fine armoire-bibliothèque with marqueterie (IM02000987) from the Hôtel d'Ecrivain dit Maison Jean de la Fontaine in Picardie. Try a search for charpente. There are over 100 images of la maison dite Villa Kérylos, located in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, "conçus entre 1902 et 1908 par l' architecte niçois, Grand prix de Rome, Emmanuel Pontremoli, pour l' helléniste parisien Théodore Reinach." Other images of interest (meuble domestique) include:
- chaise longue from Beaulieu-sur-Mer
- étagère à épices from Cluny
- secrétaire à abattant from Montbéliard
- tabouret
- Base Merimee: patrimoine architectural - Database of French architecture and monuments provided by the Ministère de la culture et de la communication. The simplest way to use the database is to browse by region (accès cartographique aux notices illustrées). Click on the Midi Pyrenees region on the map, for example, and you will 200 results. The list is alphabetical by type of building. Items 99-200 are French farmhouses (fermes). Item 145, the ferme Salle in Armenteule, is a charming example of an 19th century farmhouse with courtyard. You can also search by clicking on consultation in the side bar. A Texte libre search for Victor Hugo retrieves 46 results which includes two photographs of the Maison natale de Victor Hugo in Besançon. See also Moteur Collections providing access to "trois millions de documents et images."
- Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) - Library of Congress collection of measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Search by keyword or browse by subject or geographic location.
- California Heritage Digital Image Access Project - Online archive of over 28,000 images illustrating California's history and culture consisting of photographs, pictures, and manuscripts from the collections of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. You can Browse the Collection. (Select "container listing" to access the images.) For example, the Flamm (Roy) Photographs of Buildings Designed by Bernard Maybeck, ca. 1950-1955. There are over 200 digitized images which include the First Church of Christ, Scientist (Berkeley, 1911), San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Hearst Gymnasium on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley (co-designed with Julia Morgan), the Roos House, the Goslinski House, and the Packard Showroom, all of San Francisco; the Randolph School, the Oscar Maurer Studio, the Hunt House, the Rose Walk, and the architect's studio, all of Berkeley; the Hopps House of Ross; the Tufts House of San Anselmo; and the Outdoor Art Club of Mill Valley.
- Design Registers - British National Archives online exhibition. "Design Registers features a selection of 300 designs registered by designers, individuals and companies from the mid-Victorian period, in order to obtain copyright protection." View by object, proprietor and Register/date order.
- EverGreene Painting Studios - Jeffrey Greene, mural restoration and architectural finishes specialist.
- Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy - Their Wright on the Market lists Frank Lloyd Wright houses that are currently for sale.
- Garden Park Antiques - Decorative architectural antiques including ironwork, cast and wrought iron panels, gates, urns, posts, terra cotta, flower boxes, railing, fence, wood, stone, statuary, lighting, mantels and custom furniture. (Nashville)
- Goodwin Heart Pine Company - Utilizes submerged logs recovered from the southern rivers used by many timber operations in the 1800s to raft their logs to nearby sawmills. (See also Underwater Logging; Submerged Logs Yield Premium Harvests in a Virgin Market.)
- Gottscho-Schleisner Collection - Subtitled "Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Centrury America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955," this Library of Congress site "is comprised of over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures. Subjects are concentrated chiefly in the northeastern United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida."
- Historic Charleston Foundation Online Store
- Historic HomeWorks - John Leeke, home-restoration consultant in Portland, Maine
- National Register of Historic Places - "Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation...properties listed on the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture."
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - Has a Site Map, Links to Historic Sites and information on Historic Real Estate.
- 19th and 20th Century Architecture and Design - The Aesthetic Movement - Good collection of links to resources on architects, designers, artisans, and antiques provided by Felhandler Steeneken & Wilk, Architects.
- Onteora Park - Tannersville, New York. Artists' colony in the Catskills founded by Candace Wheeler in 1887. Wheeler (1827–1924) was a textile artist and interior designer. See her Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples (1902) (Project Gutenberg) which has photographs of Dining-room in "Pennyroyal" (in Mrs. Boudinot Keith's Cottage, Onteora), Sitting Room iin "Wild Wood" Onterora (Belonging to Miss Lusita Leland), Large sitting-room in *"Star Rock" (country house of W.E. Connor, Esq., Onteora), Rustic sofa and tables in "Penny-royal" (Mrs. Boudinot Keith's cottage, Onteora) and Dining-room in "Star Rock" (country house of W.E. Connor, Esq., Onteora). See also the profile of Candace Wheeler in Women Working 1800 - 1930, part of Harvard's Open Collections Program which has the texts of How to Make Rugs (1902), The Annals of Onteora, 1887-1914, Yesterdays in a Busy Life and Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York had an exhibition on Wheeler in October, 2001 entitled Candace Wheeler: The Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875–1900 which includes Images of her work. It was accompanied by a 288-page catalogue - Candace Wheeler: the Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875-1900 by Amelia Peck. Additional information on Onteora Park is provided in Advertising the Catskills: the Natural Enchantment by Karin Edmondson, a publicaton of the Catskill Mountain Foundation, August 2003.
- PreserveNet - Historic preservation resource established in 1994 by Cornell University's Michael Tomlan and Bob Pick.
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries Digital Library - Among the digitized publications is Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, 1839-1935 (Furniture repository, ancient and modern), "a bimonthly periodical published in Paris, exerted an enormous influence throughout the world by promoting French styles in furniture, fabrics, and interior decoration for a nearly a century, beginning in 1839 during the reign of Louis Philippe and ceasing in the waning years of the Third Republic around 1935. Examples of furniture include:
- Directoire Sofa
- Louis XVI Music Chairs
- Rococo Revival Sofa and Chairs
- Directoire Beds
- Renaissance Revival Bookcase
- Louis XIV Console Table
- Traditional Building
Home Improvement
- Bathroom Designs and Ideas - Moen
- Bob Vila's Home Site
- Do It Yourself Network (DIY) - Step-by step instructions for the projects you see on the televison series.
- Home Depot
- Home Improvement Encyclopedia - Better Homes and Gardens
- HouseNet - Home improvement information; Gene and Katie Hamilton
- Lowe's - They have a How-To Library.
- Remodeling Online
Interior Design / Interior Designers / Design
- American Society of Interior Designers - Some sections available to subscribers only.
- Amy Lau Design
- Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario - Has links to Members
- British Interior Design Association (BIDA)
- Design Council - UK.
- Domestic Interiors Database - Arts & Humanities Research Council.
- Industrial Designers Society of America - In 100 Years of Design are photographs of objects from 1896 to 1967.
- International Interior Design Association
- Herman Miller - Provides Designer Biographies for such designers as Charles and Ray Eames, Gilbert Rohde, and Isamu Noguchi). Also has a Herman Miller for the Home section.
Kitchen and Bath
- Alessi
- Aloys F. Dornbracht - Bathroom and kitchen fittings and accessories.
- Ann Sacks - Tile, stone, mosaics, plumbing, lighting
- AquaBrass
- Aquaware America - Importer of high-end Italian bath products.
- Arteba - Italian. See Prodotti
- Artistic Tile
- Bosch Appliances
- Bulthaup
- Caesar Stone - 93% natural quartz for "care-free kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, flooring, table tops, wall paneling."
- Christopher Smallwood Architects - See Interiors.
- Cold Spring Granite - Mountain Green is quarried in Jay, New York.
- Cotswold Kitchen & Bath
- Danze - Showerheads, faucets, kitchen and bath accessories.
- Deer Isle Granite
- Dornbracht - German manufacturer Aloys F. Dornbracht makes luxury fittings for kitchen and bath. Collections include:
- Historical Series
- Tara
- Duravit - See also Duravit Germany
- Elkay - Has undermount sinks
- Faucet Outlet Online
- Fisher & Paykel - Appliances
- Franke - The Mythos sink (MTX661) is a top mounted sink with a tempered satin glass preparation board that you can slide right over your sink.
- Fratelli Onofri
- Gaggenau - Built-in kitchen appliances
- Gerber Plumbing Fixtures - They offer the Ultra Flush 1.6 gpf
- Grohe - "Luxury bathroom and kitchen fittings."
- Haier
- Hansgrohe
- Heartland Appliances - "High-end stoves, refrigerators, wood stoves, gas ranges, range hoods..."
- Interbath - Showers. Includes Ondine
- Jacuzzi Whirlpool Bath
- Kallista - Bath and kitchen
- Their Archeo Copper Bathtub (P50011-00) starts at: $68,968.00
- KitchenAid
- Kitchen Sinks - UK
- Kohler - Take a look at their:
- Purist Hatbox toilet
- Karbon Faucet
- Krups
- Lacanche - French ranges
- Lemérand - Bains and Cuisines
- Liebherr
- 24 inch Freestanding Refrigerator and Freezer (CS 1311) - "perfect for small space kitchens, condo living or for those who don’t require large capacity refrigeration. It features New SwingLine doors with beveled edges and integrated opening mechanism make opening effortless and extremely energy efficient."
- Model CS 1301 door hinges left, without IceMaker
- Model CS 1650 is a 30-inch freestanding model with capacity of 11.3 cu. ft. plus 4.2 cu. ft in freezer
- Model CS 2062 is 36-inches, is also freestanding.
- Marike - Their Pulse Collection is stylish and saves space; the C7 Collection is also interesting.
- Moen Kitchen and Bathroom Faucets
- Myson - Towel warmers, radiators, and kickspace heaters.
- National Kitchen and Bath Association
- Native Trails - San Luis Obispo, California. "Leading manufacturer of kitchen and bath products specializing in handcrafted copper basins, tubs, vanities, mirrors and accessories."
- Price Pfister - Manufacturer of kitchen faucets, bathroom faucets, shower faucets, bath tub faucets and accessories
- Progetto Idea Stella - Italian company's products
- Research Institute for Cooking and Kitchen Intelligence (RICKI)
- Rev-A-Shelf - Built-in waste bins, lazy susans, closet and drawer accessories.
- RIFRA - To view, select Collections from the lower horizontal menu bar, then select a collection from the upper horizontal menu bar (Modus, Less, Fonte, Zenit, Sintesi, Ego Gamma). Select from the numbers descending to the left of the text. Modus #10, for example, is a stylish white geometric bath tub (no curves).
- Robern - Bathroom cabinets, medicine cabinets.
- Samuel Heath & Sons - Bathroom accessories. Birmingham, England.
- Scavolini
- Sonoma Cast Stone - "Contemporary concrete countertops, concrete sinks, surrounds, tiles and pavers.
- Smith River Kitchens
- Sub-Zero
- Supergrif - Spain.
- Thermador - See their induction cooktops.
- Toto - Bathroom fixtures and fittings. Their Aquia Dual Flush Toilet CST414M has an optional half flush which uses slightly less than a gallon. A standard low-flush toilet uses about 1.6 gallons per flush.
- Urban Archaeology - "Reproduction lighting, bath accessories, washstands, tile, stone, rurnishings, salvage."
- Vermont Soapstone - Sinks, counters, and fireplaces.
- Vestfrost - Danish company sells energy efficient, CFC free, refrigerators. See the Summit Energy Star Rated Apartment Sized Refrigerators. They can be ordered through Oasis Montana
- Viking Range Corporation
- Vola - Denmark
- Waterworks - Kitchen and bath.
- Wetstyle - Bathtubs, lavatories, furniture.
- Whirlpool Appliances
- Wood Mode - Custom cabinetry
- Wusthof - Kitchen cutlery
- Zucchetti
Libraries
- Architecture.com - Official home page of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Library provides access to the online catalogue. This catalogue will locate books and drawings in the library's collection, but it also serves as an index to over 300 architectural periodicals owned by the RIBA Library. For example, a subject search for Fallingwater retrieves 22 results, 12 of which are journal citations. You can also limit the search so it will retrieve articles only. Clicking on the title of the journal will give you a Table of Contents for that particular issue.
- Cooper Union Library
- Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) - Subscription database is "the leading source of abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals from 1973 onwards." See the Complete Serials Source List and Current Serials Source List.
- Furniture Meubles Mobili Muebles Möbel: Industry, Design, History - Pamela Lucas, a Special Collections Librarian at Grand Rapids Public Library, has gathered together a comprehensive collection of resources on various aspects of furniture, including industry, history and design.
- New York School of Interior Design Library
- Worldcat
Lighting
- Abat-jour Illimites / Lamp Shades - "Founded in 1993 by Nycole Smith, Abat-jour Illimités, the largest lamp shade store in Canada invites you to bring your base when you come to choose from among the 5,000 shades in the store at prices from $8 to $500."
- Alivar - Italian manufacturer of contemporary furniture has a museum collection which includes Lamps by:
- Pierre Chareau - (#628 and #648)
- Donald Deskey (#508 designed in 1927)
- Mariano Fortuny-Madrazo (#458 and #478 designed in 1903)
- Eileen Gray (#408)
- Josef Hoffmann (#618)
- Gyula Pap (#178 designed in 1923)
- Wilhelm Wagenfeld (#138)
- Marcel Breur
- Ann Sacks - Tile, stone, mosaics, plumbing, lighting.
- Anta Leuchten - Hamburg-Schenefeld, Germany.
- Artek - Finland. They have a number of designer lamps:
- Alvar Aalto's Pendant Lamp A330
- Alvar Aalto's Floor Lamp A811
- Juha Leiviska's Pendant Lamp JL341
- Juha Leiviska's Table Lamp JL2P
- Ben af Schulten's Table Lamp BS712
- Artemide
- Kao wall, ceiling or pendant lamp - Designed by Bruno Houssin . Won the Red Dot Best of the Best Award in 2009.
- Baldinger Architectural Lighting - Louis Baldinger and Sons Inc., Astoria, New York. "Finest in custom lighting."
- BD Ediciones de Diseño - Barcelona
- Belux - Birsfelden, Switzerland. Founded in 1970 by Thomas Egloff, Belux "started the licensed production of the extravagant furniture and objects designed by Memphis, the legendary Italian group surrounding Ettore Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi."
- Bernstein Design - Chicago. Robert Bernstein designed the:
- Climbing Light
- Ribbon Light
- BLux - Berriz (Vizcaya), Spain
- Boyd Lighting - San Francisco
- ClassiCon - Munich. "Classic contemporary design." Source for:
- Table Lamps
- Floor Lamps
- Wall Fixtures
- Suspension Fixtures
- Eileen Gray's Tube Light (1927)
- Eileen Gray's Roattino (1933)
- Croft & Little
- Edison Price - "Edison Price Lighting has designed and manufactured innovative, energy-efficient architectural lighting fixtures since 1952."
- Fagerhult
- Flos - Bovezzo, Italy
- Fontana Arte - Italy
- Foscarini - Marcon (Venezia) Italy
- George Kovacs Lighting
- Guzzini
- Illuminating Experiences - "Premier source of high-end lighting design in the North American market. Located in Highland Park, NJ."
- Ingo Maurer - Munich
- Itre
- Jeremy Cole
- Kichler
- Kim Lighting - Outdoor lighting
- Le Klint - Danish company creates lamps and shades.
- LBC Lighting - Price-match guarantee, free shipping. Collections include:
- Foscarini
- Organic Modern
- Vibia - See the Llisa Large Bath Light (8034)
- Lightolier Inc. - Recessed, track and decorative lighting fixtures as well as lighting controls.
- Lighting Universe
- Louis Poulsen - Danish firm manufactures lighting designed by Alfred Homann, Arne Jacobsen, Poul Henningsen and others
- Luce Plan
- Luminaire
- Luxit - Presezzo (Bergamo), Italy.
- Luxo
- Martinelli-Luce - Lucca, Italy,
- Modern Fan. Co. - Examples:
- Cirrus
- Halo
- Pensi
- Pharos
- Murray Feiss Lighting - Decorative lighting, chandeliers and outdoor lighting.
- Nessen Lighting - Mamaroneck, NY. Founded by Walter von Nessen in 1927, the company offers an outstanding collection of table lamps, wall lamps and pendant and ceiling lamps.
- O-Luce - Milan
- Pablo Designs - "Pablo was formed in 1993 by Venezuelan born industrial designer Pablo Pardo and has established its studio in San Francisco." See Ambient for lighting. (11/19/06: These pages are very slow to load)
- Pandul - Denmark
- Quattrifolio - Milano
- Rambusch Lighting
- Rejuvenation - "Classic light fixtures and restoration hardware." Some examples:
- Kelton Chandelier - "Romance Revival small ceiling fixture."
- Skyport - "Mid-Century streamline-style chandelier."
- Trenton - "treamline single-pole pendant"
- Rose City - "Classic schoolhouse pendant."
- Glenhaven Table Lamp - "Etched-shade table lamp"
- Hammered Table Lamp - "3-way Arts and Crafts style lamp". Simple and classic. Librarian's choice!
- Resolute USA
- Restoration Hardware: Lighting
- Retromodern - Atlanta, Georgia. See their Lighting page.
- Thomas Sandell - Sweden. Designer of the Zero Lighthouse.
- Behind the Scenes: Zero Photo Shoot with Jonas Lindström - Youtube
- Satellite Modern
- Schoolhouse Electric
- Simon Pearce - Glass and pottery designer located in Quechee, Vermont. See lamps.
- Skanno - Helsinki, Finland. See Osastot for lighting.
- Tecta - Among their designs are lamps (Leuchten) by Gerrit Rietveld.
- Terzani - Scandicci (Firenze) Italia. Among the wall lights are: Solune, Eclat de Lune.
- Tobias Grau - Rellingen, Germany.
- Tom Dixon - See his Copper Shade Pendant.
- Valenti Luce - Cusago, Italy.
- Vibia Design - Barcelona. It has a subsidiary company in the US: 272 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, New Jersey (732-417-1700) (near Middlesex County College)
- W.A.C. Lighting
- Waldmann Lighting USA - See also Waldmann Lichttechnik
- Woka - Vienna (Wien), Austria. "Classical Modern Design - reproduction and originals." Highlights: Many designs by Josef Hoffmann including his HH2 (1900) and Kolo Moser's KM3 (1904).
- Yamagiwa USA - Source for lighting designed by Frank Lloyd Wright lamps and by Japanese designers. Their ToFU light, has been selected for inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art collection.
- Zeusnoto
- Zia-Priven Design
Linens, Blankets, Bedding
- Anali - Fine linens and accessories.
- Alexandre Turpault - Paris.
- Anichini - Tunbridge, Vermont. Luxury textiles
- Bardwil Home - Their Lenox Platinum towels are "made from a combination of ultra soft premium cotton and bamboo fibers. These fibers result in a yarn which creates an extremely soft and absorbent towel with the feel of cashmere."
- Bates Mill Store - Bedspreads (Lewiston, Maine)
- Company Store - Home products
- Cotswold Woollen Weavers - Filkins, Gloucestershire, UK
- Cuddledown of Maine - Down comforters, linens, bedding and furniture
- Dewey Trading Company - Collection of Pendleton blankets.
- Dewoolfson - Fine linens, towels, blankets, down
- D. Porthault - Paris
- F & B Specialty Linen - "Fine European linens for bed, bath, and table."
- Frette - Italian linens.
- Garnet Hill
- Gayle Warwick - Hand embroidered bed and table linens.
- Horchow Collection
- Hudson's Bay Company - Hudson’s Bay Company was founded in 1670. From The Bay/ La Baie you can purchase Hudson Bay blankets made in England by John Atkinson & Sons, a division of A. W. Hainsworth & Sons Ltd. For more information see HBC Point Blanket FAQs and The Blanket, an Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Point Blanket by Harold Tichenor, Madison Press Books, 2002.
- Martex
- MacAusland's Woolen Mills - Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Northwest Pendleton - Blankets
- Peacock Alley - Bed and bath linens, blankets
- Pendleton Woolen Mills
- Pine Cone Hill - Quilts, bedding, furniture.
- Pratesi
- Schweitzer Linen
- Sferra Linens
- Yves Delorme - Part of the family-owned French company Fremaux Delorme, they sell fine linens for the bath and table, as well as furniture.
Magazines
- Library of Congress Subjects headings:
- Architecture, Domestic -- Periodicals
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Periodicals
- Art in interior decoration -- Periodicals
- Décoration intérieure -- Périodiques
- Design -- Periodicals
- Dwellings -- Periodicals
- Furniture industry and trade -- Periodicals
- House construction -- Periodicals
- House furnishings -- Periodicals
- Interior decoration -- Periodicals
- Travail domestique -- Périodiques
- Titles: A to Z:
- Abitare (ISSN: 0001-3218) - Milano, Italia
- Access by Design (0959-1591)
- Actief Wonen - Belgium
- AD
- AD Russia
- Anna
- Archicree
- Architectural Digest - Subscription is $24.00 at Amazon.
- Architectural Review
- Arquitectura y Diseno
- Arredamento - Italian
- Azure
- Bagno 07
- Bagno e Accessori
- Il bagno oggi e domani
- Beaux Arts - Paris. ISSN: 0757-2271
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Box
- Brava casa
- Canadian Interiors (0008-3887) - With archive
- Casa D
- Casa facile
- Casa Idea
- Casamica
- CasaViva - Spanish
- Casaviva Spagna
- Casual Living
- cDecor
- Contract (ISSN: 1530-6224) - United States.
- Corriere della Sera
- Cose di casa
- Côté Maison
- Cottage Life - You can search the article database but there's no full-text available. Try a search for Wayne Lennox.
- Cottage Living
- Country Living
- CREE
- Daily Luxury
- DDN - Design Diffusion News
- Deco
- D&D, Diseño y Decoración en Argentina
- Design age (Dezain eiji) - Japanese
- Design Diffusion Bagno
- Design Intelligence
- Design Report - German
- Diario de Coimbra
- Domino Magazine - Subscription is $10.00 throughAmazon.
- Domus (ISSN: 0012-5377) - Milano, Italia. Monthly.
- Draperies and Window Coverings Magazine - Full-text magazine Archive goes back to 1996.
- Dwell Magazine (ISSN: 1530-5309) - United States. Monthly. Subscription is $19.95 at Amazon.
- Easy Living Magazine - UK
- Eben Interiors
- editoriale modo - International Review of Design Culture (in Italian).
- Eigenhuis - Dutch
- Das Einfamilienhaus - Swiss
- Elle Decor - United States. Monthly. (ISSN: 1046-1957) Subscription is $14.97 at Amazon.
- Elle Wohnen
- Emigre Magazine
- FDM Magazine - "For builders of cabinets, fixtures, furniture, and millwork." FDM 300 (link of sidebar) provides names, addresses, and urls (when available) of 300 companies in the industry, ranked based on annual sales volume for its most recent fiscal year. Supplier Links also provides useful URLs. Find Articles is a searchable archives of articles that have appeared in FDM and CabinetMaker since January 1997.
- Fine Furnishings International (FFI)
- Fine Homebuilding (ISSN: 0273-1398) - Bimonthly
- Frame Magazine (ISSN: 1388-4239) - Netherlands. Bimonthly.
- Furniture Magazine
- Furniture Today
- GAP Bagno
- Gardenia
- Gioia Casa
- GDA
- GDA International
- Harper's Bazaar Australia
- Harvard Design Magazine
- Haus und Wohnen - Swiss
- Hauser
- Home Textiles Today
- Home Accents Today
- Homes & Interiors Scotland (1361-6056)
- How
- House & Garden - Ceased publication with the December 2007 issue. See
- Condé Nast to Shutter House & Garden by Stephanie Kang and Suzanne Vranica, Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2007.
- Publication to Cease for House & Garden by Stuart Elliott and Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times, November 6, 2007.
- House & Garden Bites The Dust Once More by Jura Koncius, Washington Post, November 6, 2007, Page C01. "House & Garden had previously been killed in 1993, another shaky time in the economy and the year Condé Nast acquired upscale Architectural Digest. Design mavens mourned for three years, until, out of the ashes, House & Garden returned to newsstands in 1996 to record the latest decorating boom under the editorship of Dominique Browning."
- Memo Pad: Closing Up House & Garden, WWD, November 6, 2007.
- House Beautiful (ISSN: 0018-6422) - United States. Monthly. Subscription is $12.00 at Amazon.
- How to Spend It Magazine - Financial Times
- Icon Magazine - UK
- Idea Magazine - Japan
- IDOnline - International Design Magazine
- IdealesHEIM
- In View - France. Semiannual (Jan./June)
- InFurniture - Fairchild Publications
- Innovative Home
- Interior
- InteriorDesign.net (ISSN: 0020-5508) - Publishers of Interior Design Magazine. Subscribe through Amazon.com for $59.95.
- Interior+Design
- Interni - Italian
- Intramuros - France.
- LiveModern
- Living Design
- Living Home - German
- The magazine antiques (ISSN: 0161-9284) - United States. Monthly
- Marie Claire Maison - French
- Mark
- Martha Stewart Living
- MD
- Metropolis - Monthly journal of social commentary on architecture and design, the site provides articles from the current issue and from the archives.
- Metropolitan Home (ISSN: 0273-2858) - United States. Monthly. Ceased publication?
- La mia casa
- Milano finanza
- Modernism Magazine
- Modna Lazienka - Polish
- Objekt - Netherlands. Founded in 1991 by Hans Fonk Publications.
- On Diseno
- ON Diseño 260 - Spanish
- Ottagono (0391-7487) - Italy
- The Plan
- Proyectodiseño: Diseño en Colombia - Spain
- Proyecto Contract
- Residential Architect - Residential architect design awards in the following categories: Project of the Year, Custom Home - 3,500 square feet or less, Custom Home - More than 3,500 square feet, Renovation, Multifamily, Affordable Housing, Single-Family Production Housing, Outbuilding, Kitchen, Bath, On the Boards, Architectural Interiors, and Architectural Design Detail.
- Robb Report: Magazine for the Affluent Lifestyle - "Features articles about the latest exotic and collector cars, speed and luxury boats, art and collectibles, audio and video equipment, trends for the home, and the hottest vacation spots."
- Raum und wohnen - German
- Ready Made - "Bimonthly print magazine for people who like to make stuff."
- Real Simple
- Remodeling Magazine
- Residence
- Schoöner Wohnen (ISSN 0941-5718) - Hamburg: Constanze-Verlag, 1960-
- Selvedge (1742-254X) - London. Subscription is $85.00 at Amazon.
- Smart Homes
- Sole 24 ore
- Spada Magazine - Israel
- Spazio Casa
- Style at Home - ISSN: 1206-587. North York, Ontario: Telemedia Communication
- Surface - "Coverage of the burgeoning design world, and profiles of the emerging designers and provocative projects that are reshaping the creative landscape." ISSN: 1091-806X. Subscribe through Amazon.com
- Techniques & architectures
- TuCasaNueva - Mexico
- Veranda
- Vanity Fair
- Vogue Germania
- Vogue Living
- Wallpaper Magazine - Design, architecture, and consumer culture magaine edited by Jeremy Langmead.
- Wohnen
- Wood Magazine
- Wohn Design
- World of Interiors (ISSN: 0264-083X) - UK. Monthly. Condé Nast site provides a browsable Directory of resources in the UK. Subscribe through Amazon.com for $95.31 a year.
- Zuhause Wohnen
Museums
- American Center for Design - Chicago
- Les Arts DÊcoratifs - Paris
- Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (Österreichischen Museums für angewandte Kunst) - Wein. (There is an English Version.) The Design Info Pool (DIP) contains information on 400 Austrian contemporary designers (with images). The database is browsable by material (metal, textile) or product category (furniture, fashion.)
- Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design - Berlin. With Biographien / Biographies
- Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz - Photo agency of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in Berlin. The Bildportal der Kunstmuseen contains 12 million images (250,000 of them online) "from all areas of fine art, culture and history." Try a quicksearch for plakat, plakate, Plakatentwurf, kinderbücher, grafik, ex libris, Postkarte, Karikatur, Kalligraphie.
- Chicago Athenaeum - The Athenaeum's Museum of Architectue and Design has annual awards for Good Design.
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - Smithsonian Institution site provides information on their past, current and future exhibitions. Currently online are Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum: Furnishing the Modern Era, documenting and interpreting the history of industrial furniture design and The Opulent Eye of Alexander Girard, the designer who helped define 1960s style.
- Danish Design Centre - Copenhagen.
- Danish Museum of Decorative Art
- Design Museum - London. With podcasts and online exhibitions including A Century of Chairs
- Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto. Has an Image Collection
- Gewerbemuseum (Museum of Applied Arts and Design) - Winterthur, Switzerland. Search (suche) for plakat, plakate (poster, posters):
- Plakat für eine Herbstmesse - Rosmarie Tissi, 1956
- Materialarchiv. "The Gewerbemuseum's specimen materials collection, which was set up in 2001, is being expanded and updated. It now includes a database and a comprehensive exhibition featuring examples of how the materials can be used in applications, design and construction, together with work stations and hands-on learning facilities. It offers a rich spectrum of detailed information for colleges and specialists in all fields of design. An RFID scanner automatically links the specimen materials with the information contained in the database, so that the appearance and properties of the materials on display can be examined and compared. A specialist library and a selection of films are also available."
- Exhibition Archive
- Kellenberger Clock and Watch Collection
- Moravian Gallery in Brno - "Second largest art museum in the Czech Republic"
- Manitoga - The Russel Wright Design Center - Garrison, New York
- Musée des Arts décoratifs - Paris. You can search the catalogue in La bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs.
- Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs de Lyon
- Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
- Lisbon (Lisboa). Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869-1955) "assembled an eclectic and unique collection that was influenced by his travels and his personal taste, and sometimes involved lengthy and complex negotiations with the leading experts and specialist dealers. His collection now totals over 6,000 pieces from all over the world..." The museum has an exceptional collection of Art Nouveau jewellery by René Lalique. The Art Library (Biblioteca de Arte) has an online catalog. Try searching by subject (assunto) for such terms as artes decorativas, moda, arquitectura, desenho, fotografia, joalharia etc. You can also view covers and tables of contents (click on list of back issues (Lista de fascículos anteriores) for over 400 art periodicals (Arte Periódicos), among them Beaux Arts and Colóquio: revista de artes e letras, published by the Fundaçaò Calouste Gulbenkian from 1959 to 1970. Colóquio's February 1968 cover art (capa) features José de Almada Negreiros' (1893-1970) Retrato de Fernando Pessoa which is also described (in Portuguese) by Ana Filipa Candeias. - Museum für Gestaltung - Zürich Museum of Design Collections Archives contains over 35,000 images. A search for plakat or plakate retrieves 28327 objects. In their Collections Online:
- Corso...(1911) - Otto Baumberger
- Forster - Teil Ausverkauf - Neben Corso - Theaterstrasse 12 (1928) - Otto Baumberger
- Büro - Internationale Bürofachausstellung Basel (1928) - Theo Ballmer
- Neue Musik Hindemith Bartok Orff Strawinsky (1947) - Otl Aicher
- Schweizerware (1952) - Carlo Vivarelli
- dc7c Panair do Brasil (1954) - Mary Vieira for Brazil Airlines
- Tempel und Teehaus in Japan (1955) - Armin Hofman
- Audi (1965) - Gerstner, Gredinger + Kutter, Werbeagentur AG, GGK, Basel
- Anthologie de musique suisse (ca. 1965-1975) - Josef Müller-Brockmann
- Amnesty International (1977) - Max Bill
- Kunsthalle Basel (2009) - Daniel Knorr and Led R. Nanirok
- Museum of Arts and Design - New York. Formerly known as the American Craft Museum
- Museum of Design
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - New York. Design books can be located by searching Dadabase, the online catalog of the Museum of Modern Art Library, Archives and Study Centers. You can search or browse the Collection; here are some examples:
- Vienna Café Chair, no. 18 (1876) - Gebrüder Thonet
- Side Chair (1897) - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
- Firedogs (c. 1900) - Charles Francis Annesley Voysey
- Side Table (c. 1901) - Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
- Settee (1905) - Gustav Stickley
- Sitzmaschine Chair with Adjustable Back (c1905) - Josef Hoffmann
- Desk for the Anglo-Österreichische Bank II (1914) - Adolph Loos
- Hanging Lamp (1920) - Gerrit Rietveld
- Door Handle (1922) - Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer
- Table Lamp (1923-1924) - Carl J. Jucker and Wilhelm Wagenfeld
- Folding Chair (1924) - Jean Prouvé
- Adjustable Table (1927) - Eileen Gray
- Wassily Chair (1927-28) - Marcel Breuer
- Barcelona Chair (1929) - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Paimio Chair (1931-32) - Alvar Aalto
- Desk (1936-39) - Frank Lloyd Wright
- Coffee Table, model IN-50, (1944) - Isamu Noguchi
- Low Side Chair (model LCM) (1946) - Charles and Ray Eames
- Eames Storage Unit (1950) - Charles and Ray Eames
- Superleggera Side Chair (1951) - Gio Ponti
- Tulip Chair, Model 150 (1955-1956) - Eero Saarinen
- Artichoke Lamp (1958 - Poul Henningsen
- Acrilica Table Lamp (1962) - Joe Colombo
- Eclisse Table Lamp (1966) - Vico Magistretti
- Easy Edges Body Contour Rocker (1971) - Frank O. Gehry
- Cab Side Chair (1976) - Mario Bellini
- Tonietta Chair (1985) - Enzo Mari
- Light Light Chair (1987) - Alberto Meda
- Wood Chair (1988) - Marc Newson
- Aeron Office Chair (1992) - Donald T. Chadwick and William Stumpf
- Vermelha Chair (1993) - Fernando and Humberto Campana
- Ron Arad's FPE (Fantastic, Plastic, Elastic) Chair (1997)
- Past Exhibitions:
- Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design (1995)
- Thresholds: Contemporary Design from the Netherlands (1996)
- Achille Castiglioni: Design! (1997)
- Alvar Aalto: Between Humanism and Materialism (1998)
- Projects 66 Campana | Ingo Maurer (1998)
- The Un-Private House (1999)
- Mies in Berlin (2000)
- Humble Masterpieces (2004)
- SAFE Design Takes On Risk (2005)
- National Gallery of Canada - Ottawa. Cybermuse provides access to over 10,000 images. See, for example:
- "Os de mouton" Armchair c. 1700-1799
- Armoire c. 1775-1799
- Desk-bookcase (1820 - 1850)
- Gate-legged Table c. 1700 (Quebec)
- Louis XIV Style Desk c. 1750-1799 (Quebec)
- Mr. and Mrs. William Croscup's Painted Room c. 1846-1848 (Karsdale, Nova Scotia), with audioguide, and Refectory Table c. 1700-1799 (Quebec)
- Triennale de Milano - Italian design
- Victoria and Albert Museum - London. There is a site map. The National Art Library provides access to the Catalogue. You can search the Collection Database "for 27,000 works and over 43,000 images." Among the furniture is a striking cabinet [W.21&:2, 3-1983] by Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti and a mahogany and ebony towel rail [CIRC.593A-1966] by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
- Vitra Design Museum - Industrial design museum located in Weil am Rhein (Southern Germany).
Newspapers
Paint
Look for eco-friendly low- and zero-VOC paints.- AFM Safecoat
- Benjamin Moore:
- Aura Line
- Natura Line
- C2 Paint
- Christopher Peacock Paint
- Cloverdale Paint
- Devine Color - "Eco-friendly, user-friendly, green-sustainable."
- Dunn-Edwards Paints - Los Angeles
- Dutch Boy
- Ellen Kennon
- Farrow & Ball - "Traditional papers and paint."
- Fine Paints of Europe
- Glidden
- Green Planet Paints - Patagonia, Arizona
- Kelly Moore Paints
- Martin-Senour Paints - Cleveland, Ohio.
- Miller Paint Company
- Mythic Paint - 0 Voc - Non-toxic paint
- Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc.
- Olympic Paint and Stain
- Pantone - "World-renowned authority on color."
- Parker Paint - Tacoma, Washington
- Pittsburgh Paints
- Portola Paints and Glazes
- Pratt and Lambert
- Real Milk Paint Company - Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- Rollinson Hues - Christopher Rollinson Design, New York.
- Sherwin-Williams
- Valspar Paint and Coatings - Lowes
- Yolo Colorhouse - "Environmentally responsible paint company."
Publishers
- Beta-Plus Publishing - "High-quality books on architecture, interior design and gardens since 1995."
- Taschen - Publishes design books.
- Taunton Press
Real Estate
- CyberHomes - "National online real estate search service with interactive, street-level mapping" provides MLS database.
- Coldwell Banker
- Harmon Homes Online - "Largest database of homes for sale in the U.S."
- International Real Estate Directory - Lists over 15,000 Web sites from 89 countries.
- National Association of Realtors - Also known as Realtor.com, the site offers over 800,000 properties with a customized search for each city.
Schools
- Academy of Art University - San Francisco
- Académie des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi
- Art Center College of Design
- Bard Graduate Center for Studies of the Decorative Arts - New York
- Basel School of Design - Basel, Switzerland
- Beckmans College of Design - Stockholm
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design - Jerusalem
- La Cambre: Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels - Brussels (Bruxelles, Belgique)
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design - London
- Chelsea College of Art and Design
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation
- Design Academy Eindhoven
- Domus Academy - Milan
- école Boulle - Paris
- Ecole nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs - Paris
- Interior Designers of Canada: Accredited Interior Design Schools
- Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK) - Den Haag. Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
- Konstfack - University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm
- Kuopio Academy of Design - Kupio, Finland. Division of the Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
- New York School of Interior Design
- Parsons the New School for Design - New York
- Pratt Institute - Brooklyn
- Rhode Island School of Design - Providence
- Ringling School of Art and Design - Sarasota
- Royal College of Art - London
- University of Art and Design (Taideteollinen korkeakoulu) - Helsinki
Stylists
Sustainable / Green
- American Solar Energy Society - With a schedule for their National Tour of Solar Homes held every October.
- Building Green
- Cohousing Network
- Clivus Multrum - Composting toilets and greywater purification for public facilities and private homes.
- Earthship Biotecture - Sustainable design and construction.
- Energy Star - Energy efficient homes and appliances
- Environmental Building News - Newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction and "Green building", a loosely defined collection of land-use, building design, and construction strategies that reduces adverse environmental impacts.
- Maine Solar House - Bill and Debbi Lord
- PBDE - Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) are flame-retardant chemicals added to polyurethane foam found in most upholstered furniture and may have an adverse impact on human health. They accumulate in the environment and in human tissue. See the EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics publication Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs).
- The Price of Going Green by June Fletcher, Wall Street Journal, February 29, 2008. "There are signs, though, that the industry's sales pitch is resonating. In the American Institute of Architects' fourth-quarter survey of 500 architects, 61% said their clients are interested in renewable flooring materials like cork and bamboo, up from 53% a year earlier; 47% said clients wanted high-end appliances, down from 65%."
- Q Collection - Anthony Cochran and Jesse Johnson combine "high-end, stylish design with the purest and most environmentally-friendly materials available."
- Real Goods
- Shelter Institute - Bath, Maine
- Solar Living Institute - Hopeland, California. A spin-off from Real Goods Trading Company, the Institute "provides hands-on workshops on renewable energy, green building, sustainable living, permaculture, organic gardening and alternative, environmental, construction methods."
- South Cone Trading Company - "World leader in sustainable furniture."
- Staples Cabinet Makers - Stephen Staples of Plainville, Massachusetts, creates "hand crafted furniture art made from reclaimed antique woods of historic New England."
- Sustainable Sources - With searchable Directory
- Toto - Bathroom fixtures and fittings. Their Aquia Dual Flush Toilet CST414M has an optional half flush which uses slightly less than a gallon. A standard low-flush toilet uses about 1.6 gallons per flush.
Television
- BBC: Homes
- Christopher Lowell - Discovery Channel's do-it-yourself decorating guru.
- Do It Yourself Network (DIY) - Step-by step instructions for the projects you see on the televison series.
- Home & Garden Television (HGTV) - Their shows include:
- Lofty Ideas
- Extreme Homes
- Old Homes Restored
- Dream Builders
- Before & After
- Divine Design - Hosted by Candice Olson
- This Old House
Tiles
- Designs in Tile - "Specialists in custom historic tiles and murals."
- Inglenook Tile - Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Red stoneware reproduction tiles.
- Iznik Tiles and Ceramics - Istanbul, Turkey
- Quarry Tile - Non-porous tile does not absorb liquids and makes clean-up easier
- Royal Tichelaar Makkum - "Netherlands' oldest company." See tiles.
Tools
- Lie-Nielsen Toolworks - "Makers of heirloom quality tools" in Warren, Maine
Trade Shows
- la Biennale internationale du design de Liège
- Cologne Furniture Exhibition
- Copenhagen International Furniture Fair
- Designblok - Prague
- Dutch Design Week - Eindhoven
- High Point Market
- Imperial Home Decor Group
- International Builders' Show
- Interior Design Show - Toronto
- International Home Furnishings Center - The International Home Furnishings Market is held in October in High Point, North Carolina. It is "the largest and most important exhibition of furniture and decorative home accessories in the world. With more than 3,000 exhibitors from all over the world, this event shapes home fashion trends and dictates what consumers will find in furniture stores in the months to come."
- ISH - International Sanitation and Heating trade show.
- Istanbul Design Week
- London Design Festival
- Maison et Objet - Paris trade show
- Maison Passion - French trade shows
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano - Milan International Furniture Fair, known as the Saloni, is held in April.
- Stockholm Furniture Fair
- Feria de Valencia / Valencia Furniture Fair
- Venice Biennale
- Vienna Design Week
- Western Design Conference - Cody, Wyoming. With links to exhibitors.
Vacuum Cleaners
- Airider - Hovering vacuum
- Bosch Formula (Robert Bosch GmbH)
- Dyson Vacuum Cleaners
- Miele Appliances - German manufacturers of high quality Vacuum Cleaners and other appliances. (International site also available.)
- Oreck - Upright vacuum cleaners
- SweepEze (Salton)
Wall Coverings
- Blonder Wallcoverings
- Lotus - by Westchester
- Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers - "Our meticulously researched collection of historic wallpapers represents some of the finest designs created in Europe and America in the 19th and early 20th centuries".
- Brunschwig & Fils - "Designer and manufacturer of contemporary and historically inspired decorative fabrics, wall coverings, trimmings, upholstered furniture, lamps and tables."
- Clarence House - Fabrics, wallpapers
- Cole & Son
- Crowsons - Fabrics, furnishings, wall coverings
- de Gournay - Hand-painted wallpaper.
- Farrow & Ball - "Traditional papers and paint."
- Flavor Paper
- Iksel Decorative Arts - Wallcovering created by Dimonah and Mehmet Iksel. See Around the World in Four French Rooms, by Marianne Rohrlich, New York Times, March 16, 2006.
- Innovations In Wall coverings, Inc.
- J.R. Burrows & Company - Hand-printed art wallpaper and fabric, traditional loomed carpet and lace; Rockland, Massachusetts.
- Nama Rococo Wallpaper Studio
- Neisha Crosland
- Osborne and Little - Fine English fabrics and wallpapers
- Palace Papers - Casey Gunschel
- Phillip Jeffries - "Manufacturer and importer of unique high quality natural textured wallcovering and exclusive fabrics."
- Pierre Frey: Wallpapers - Paris. Seome samples:
- Ming
- La Paix
- Espalier
- Stroheim & Romann
- Tracy Kendall Wallpaper
- Wallcoverings Online - Wallcoverings Association.
- Wallpaper Guide
- Waverly
Webcasts
- Design Onscreen
- Library of Congress Webcasts - See also Library of Congress Podcasts
- 150th Anniversary of the J&R Lamb Studios - Elizabeth Terry, Donald Samick, 28 November 2007 [83 minutes]. "America's oldest continuously-run decorative arts firm, which preceded and influenced the studios of both John LaFarge and Louis C. Tiffany."
- Leigh & Leslie Keno - 9 October 2004 [54 minutes].
- Chris Madden - 24 September 2004 [30 minutes].
- Frank Bielec & Paige Davis - 4 October 2003 [58 minutes].
- /Studio 360 - Public Radio International. See Design for the Real World
- Skateboards - 30 May 2008
- Vimeo
- Contemporary Days: The Designs of Lucienne & Robin Day
- Design Onscreen features reel [8:04]
Windows and Window Treatment
- Andersen Windows
- Blind Ambition - Miniblinds
- Conrad Shades - "Natural handwoven window coverings and treatments."
- Country Curtains - Stockbridge, Massachusetts
- Fleetwood
- Indesign - Drapery hardware
- Kawneer
- Levoler - Blinds
- Luxury Windows
- Marvin Windows
- Pella Windows and Doors
- Tre-Piu - Italian company is a "leading brand in the classic and modern furnishing door sector since 1962."
- Smith+Noble - Custom window treatments, custom blinds, custom shades, curtains, draperies, window coverings
- Sunburst Shutters
- Thermatru
- Velux - Danish company makes skylights and roof windows.
- Weather Shield Windows & Doors
Wood Stoves
Hint: try searching for kachelofen (tile stoves)- Avalon
- Billensteiner
- Camina
- Focus Creation - Contemporary fireplaces, including a model suspended from the ceiling.
- Godin - France
- Hearthstone
- Industrial Price Lists 1810-1944 - National Library of Finland
- Katalog öfver Kakelugnar - Turku, Finland. 111 page catalog from 1920 of wood keramik (tiled) stoves.
- Jotul
- Kakkelovn - Denmark. White tile stoves. See pictures. Number 322 is very elegant and 208 and 111 are also quite nice.
- Krona-Kachelofen
- Lindholm Kakelugnar - Antique Swedish tiled stoves.
- Lopi
- Malm - Santa Rosa, California. "Since 1960 Malm has been manufacturing free-standing wood burning and gas appliances. Our custom fabrication department has designed and built over 350 one-of-a-kind designer fireplaces."
- Masonry Heater Association of North America
- Mondrup Kristiansen - Danish architecture firm. See the Galleri for pictures of stoves.
- Morso
- Mountain Flame - Arkville, New York.
- Quadra
- Rais & Wittus - Denmark (Brændeovn)
- Regency
- Rumford Fireplaces
- Scan
- Spartherm
- TermaTech
- Travis
- Tulikivi - Finnish company is "known for its Tulikivi soapstone fireplaces and natural stone products as well as its Kermansavi tiled stoves and utility ceramics." See Twilight Field: Fireplace and Heating, interview of Newell Turner by Christine Pittell, House Beautiful, September, 2008. Part 7 of Building a Farmhouse From Scratch. See also Twilight Fields - Farmhouses - Building from Scratch and Twilight Field Journal, Turner's blog.
- Vermont Castings
- Waterford
Miscellany
- Abitare - Italian site specializing in architecture, design and interior design.
- archINFORM - International architectural database includes over 9000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners, primarily of the twentieth century. Searchable by architect, place or keyword.
- Art et Decoration
- Atelier Meriguet
- BAULINKS.de - German site provides design, furniture and architecture links.
- Be Home - Benchmark home furnishings
- Deco-Echoes - Mid-20th century style and design
- DecoFinder
- Design Addict - "Resource for modern, post-modern and contemporary design of the 20th-21st centuries where you'll find information on designers and producers, on furniture, lighting, dinnerware, accessories, glass, ceramic, plastic, wood and metalware."
- Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) - Subscription database is "the leading source of abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals from 1973 onwards." See the Complete Serials Source List.
- DesignBoom
- Designer's Days
- Furniture Polish: To clean, moisturize and shine fine wood furniture. Mix a half cup each of linseed oil, turpentine and vinegar in a bottle, shake well and apply with a soft cloth.
- DolceVita: Design
- Dream Home 2000
- Dutch Design Events
- Eames Office
- Eckhart Interior Design Group - Rotterdam
- English Country House - Material to supplement Alan T Bradford's English 309 course at Connecticut College. There are images of English country houses, with brief descriptions, from the Medieval period to the Victorian Age.
- Furniture Society - The online exhibition catalog for Circle Unbroken: Continuity and Innovation in Studio Furniture has numerous photographs.
- General Trading Company - London
- GoodHome.com - Home furnishings
- Home Furnishing Netquarters
- Index - "World arena for future design and innovation."
- Industrial Home - Vintage furniture
- Interface
- Kravet - Fabrics, furniture, trimmings, carpet, Laura Ashley
- Living.com - Home furnishings.
- LivingHome Online
- Lutyens Design Associates - London firm founded by Candia Lutyens with "the specific aim of promoting the work of my grandfather, Sir Edwin Lutyens."
- Laboratory of Wood Technology - Helsinki University of Technology
- Land+Living
- Lawn Institute
- Materialise.MGX v 1.0
- Monkwell Design Archives
- Nelly Rodi - Trend-forecasting agency
- Nesle - Antiques, lighting fixtures, decorations
- Nicholas Haslam - Furniture, lighting and fabrics (London).
- Old House Web
- ReSources: the Design Network
- Seaside - Planned community in Seaside, Florida. Many interior and exterior views.
- Scandinavian Design - Provides information about a number of Swedish companies and design firms including Källemo. Also has links to Personalities.
- Spec Simple: Free Architectural and Design Products Resource Center - Provides a Manufacturer Locator, Product Guide, Product Match, Build a Product, Catalogues and Industry Links.
- Umbra
- Unica - Check out the mixed message doormat - Come in / Go Away (27.50 +shipping and taxes)
- Yurts, Tipis and Tents - Digital Librarian's collection of resources on yurts, nomadic shelter used for centuries in Central Asia.