SUCH A BIG SALE
We are having the blow out sale of the summer!! Caught these two guys window shopping the sale.
AUGUST 24 2010 // 5:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
We are having the blow out sale of the summer!! Caught these two guys window shopping the sale.
AUGUST 24 2010 // 5:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
BEST IN SHOW
The American Design Club had, by far, the best booth at this years NY Gift Show. Have you heard of these guys? They are doing some great things! and they have some excellent designers in the club. Way to go gang! Keep it up!
AUGUST 23 2010 // 5:00AM // People // PERMALINK
The American Design Club had, by far, the best booth at this years NY Gift Show. Have you heard of these guys? They are doing some great things! and they have some excellent designers in the club. Way to go gang! Keep it up!
AUGUST 23 2010 // 5:00AM // People // PERMALINK
MUSIC BALLOON SPEAKER
You can hook it up to your iphone and listen to music out load! Looks great and fun! Get it here.
AUGUST 14 2010 // 1:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
You can hook it up to your iphone and listen to music out load! Looks great and fun! Get it here.
AUGUST 14 2010 // 1:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
STOCKED UP IN JIELDE
We just got a whole bunch of new Jielde Lamps in stock. Tons of different colors! Get them while you can. Go to both the Manhattan and the Brooklyn store to see the collection.
We have...
Fire Truck Red
Mustard Yellow
Chromed
Matte Black
Gray
Pink
Hot Orange
Kelly Green
Tan
Baby Blue
AUGUST 2 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
We just got a whole bunch of new Jielde Lamps in stock. Tons of different colors! Get them while you can. Go to both the Manhattan and the Brooklyn store to see the collection.
We have...
Fire Truck Red
Mustard Yellow
Chromed
Matte Black
Gray
Pink
Hot Orange
Kelly Green
Tan
Baby Blue
AUGUST 2 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
ALL EYES ON YOU ARIZONA
One reason Arizona needs to reconsider it's new stricter laws on immigration are the potential for beautiful designs. DFC is an example of great design coming out of Mexico. Who else can give us a big beautiful blue bull. hecho en mexico!
JULY 31 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
One reason Arizona needs to reconsider it's new stricter laws on immigration are the potential for beautiful designs. DFC is an example of great design coming out of Mexico. Who else can give us a big beautiful blue bull. hecho en mexico!
JULY 31 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
CHEERS TO YOU CONTADOR
What better way to cheers to Alberto Contador for winning his third Tour de France than with the French Carafe
JULY 25 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
What better way to cheers to Alberto Contador for winning his third Tour de France than with the French Carafe
JULY 25 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
MEET TWIGGY
Come meet Twiggy. A new lighting fixture at our Manhattan location. Or check Twiggy out online.
JULY 20 2010 // 6:15AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Come meet Twiggy. A new lighting fixture at our Manhattan location. Or check Twiggy out online.
JULY 20 2010 // 6:15AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
ACAPULCO DELIGHT
Straight from Mexico check out some Acapulco Chair action!! Mention this blog and get 25% off all in stock Acapulco Chairs! Offer is good at either the Brooklyn or Manhattan store.
JULY 20 2010 // 1:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Straight from Mexico check out some Acapulco Chair action!! Mention this blog and get 25% off all in stock Acapulco Chairs! Offer is good at either the Brooklyn or Manhattan store.
JULY 20 2010 // 1:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
PUT A LID ON IT
In celebration of BP finally getting their act together and capping that damn oil pipe we would like to show you our air tight seal water bottles by Seletti.
posted by KDM
JULY 17 2010 // 2:45AM // In The News // PERMALINK
In celebration of BP finally getting their act together and capping that damn oil pipe we would like to show you our air tight seal water bottles by Seletti.
posted by KDM
JULY 17 2010 // 2:45AM // In The News // PERMALINK
CUBEBOT
I've been hanging out with Cubebot all weekend, and I have to tell you he is a hoot! Not only can you put him in tons of positions, but you can fold him up into a clever cube. It takes some puzzler skill but when you get it, you get it.
Posted by KDM
JULY 11 2010 // 2:30AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
I've been hanging out with Cubebot all weekend, and I have to tell you he is a hoot! Not only can you put him in tons of positions, but you can fold him up into a clever cube. It takes some puzzler skill but when you get it, you get it.
Posted by KDM
JULY 11 2010 // 2:30AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
DWAYNE, CHRIS, AND LEBRON VS FRANK, ERNEST, AND HENRY
So everyone is talking about the unstoppable trio of Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and Lebron James. Well, at The Future Perfect we would like to introduce our 3 Kings, Frank, Ernest and Henry. We recommend giving these three fellas some playing time in your living room.
Posted by KDM
JULY 10 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
So everyone is talking about the unstoppable trio of Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and Lebron James. Well, at The Future Perfect we would like to introduce our 3 Kings, Frank, Ernest and Henry. We recommend giving these three fellas some playing time in your living room.
Posted by KDM
JULY 10 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
BUTTON DOLL
Are you kidding me? A doll made out of buttons? Too cool. Get it!
posted by KDM
JULY 5 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Are you kidding me? A doll made out of buttons? Too cool. Get it!
posted by KDM
JULY 5 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
CABINET TOUT VA BIEN
Our store prides itself on bring the customer the most adventures furniture there is. The Cabinet Tout Va Bien, by Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz, is a must see piece. Graphic artists by trade, they are pushing the limits of furniture into a new realm.
posted by KDM
JULY 5 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Our store prides itself on bring the customer the most adventures furniture there is. The Cabinet Tout Va Bien, by Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz, is a must see piece. Graphic artists by trade, they are pushing the limits of furniture into a new realm.
posted by KDM
JULY 5 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
JONESING FOR GREAT JONES
After setting up shop at #55 Great Jones Street in Manhattan, we found some interesting historic facts about our street. Here are three note worthy discoveries.
1. Named after Samuel Jones, "The Father of The New York Bar" in 1789.
2. During the 80's, Jean Michel Basquiat lived, worked, and died right next door at #57 Great Jones.
3. The term "jonesing" comes from a darker period in our streets history when drug users were the main occupants of the sidewalk.
Posted by KDM
JUNE 29 2010 // 1:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
After setting up shop at #55 Great Jones Street in Manhattan, we found some interesting historic facts about our street. Here are three note worthy discoveries.
1. Named after Samuel Jones, "The Father of The New York Bar" in 1789.
2. During the 80's, Jean Michel Basquiat lived, worked, and died right next door at #57 Great Jones.
3. The term "jonesing" comes from a darker period in our streets history when drug users were the main occupants of the sidewalk.
Posted by KDM
JUNE 29 2010 // 1:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
MORMOR PLEASE!
Mormor dishware by Gry Fager for Normann Copenhagen just arrived at our stores. Inspired by the patterns found on a kitchen tea towel, Mormor are great accessory dishes for your table. Check out the sugar bowl here.
posted by KDM
JUNE 28 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Mormor dishware by Gry Fager for Normann Copenhagen just arrived at our stores. Inspired by the patterns found on a kitchen tea towel, Mormor are great accessory dishes for your table. Check out the sugar bowl here.
posted by KDM
JUNE 28 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
KEYED UP
Check out Emily Rothschild's clever Magnetic Key Ring. There is a magnet inside the ring which allows the beautifully powder coated key to stick. Don't be surprised if your ring wants to stick to more than just the key! Check it out here.
posted by KDM
JUNE 28 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Check out Emily Rothschild's clever Magnetic Key Ring. There is a magnet inside the ring which allows the beautifully powder coated key to stick. Don't be surprised if your ring wants to stick to more than just the key! Check it out here.
posted by KDM
JUNE 28 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
DON'T CURSE THE DARKNESS
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. Right now the best way to light a candle is with these crystal cut holders. Designed by Jaime Hayon for Gaia & Gino, this group is titled the Valencia Collection. Ranging from $135 - $200, they are available online and at the Future Perfect Manhattan.
posted by KDM
JUNE 27 2010 // 2:30AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. Right now the best way to light a candle is with these crystal cut holders. Designed by Jaime Hayon for Gaia & Gino, this group is titled the Valencia Collection. Ranging from $135 - $200, they are available online and at the Future Perfect Manhattan.
posted by KDM
JUNE 27 2010 // 2:30AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
MEMORIAL*
Last night at Cappellini close friends could be found attending "This Is Not A Memorial", an event celebrating the life and work of Tobias Wong.
posted by KDM
JUNE 22 2010 // 1:00AM // People // PERMALINK
Last night at Cappellini close friends could be found attending "This Is Not A Memorial", an event celebrating the life and work of Tobias Wong.
posted by KDM
JUNE 22 2010 // 1:00AM // People // PERMALINK
CITYSCAPE
It is very rare that The Future Perfect will exhibit flat works of art but when we saw the subtle saturated colors and silent city moments of John Aquilino's paintings we could not resist. Aquilino's paintings seem to tell the story of a city is waking from a waning dream. The precision of perspective and a text book example of foreground, middle distance, and background make it seem like you could step into the world that Aquilino has created. So detailed it looks familiar, so void of humanity it seems deserted, so still it is permanent.
See them at The Future Perfect Manhattan, 55 Great Jones Street, 10012. 212 473 2500
posted by KDM
JUNE 19 2010 // 1:30AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
It is very rare that The Future Perfect will exhibit flat works of art but when we saw the subtle saturated colors and silent city moments of John Aquilino's paintings we could not resist. Aquilino's paintings seem to tell the story of a city is waking from a waning dream. The precision of perspective and a text book example of foreground, middle distance, and background make it seem like you could step into the world that Aquilino has created. So detailed it looks familiar, so void of humanity it seems deserted, so still it is permanent.
See them at The Future Perfect Manhattan, 55 Great Jones Street, 10012. 212 473 2500
posted by KDM
JUNE 19 2010 // 1:30AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
GYMNASIUM SERIES BY SOREN ROSE FOR MATER
How awesome is this collection? Leave it to Danish design team, Mater, to mass produce a sustainable collection of cabinets that look this sleek. Together with Soren Rose, they've managed to recapture our earliest memories of playing with our friends in Gym class, and the unbelievably simplistic beauty of that vast gym floor stretching under our feet.
Using sustainable, eco-friendly materials, like renewable pine and controlled Danish oak with water-based fixatives and varnishes, Mater produces a brilliant series crafted by Denmark's oldest cabinet makers, Bruno Hansen carpentry. For every piece purchased, Mater donates a percentage of the profits to promoting sports in developing countries, allowing a new generation to be inspired to play and create.
Posted by MB
JUNE 16 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
How awesome is this collection? Leave it to Danish design team, Mater, to mass produce a sustainable collection of cabinets that look this sleek. Together with Soren Rose, they've managed to recapture our earliest memories of playing with our friends in Gym class, and the unbelievably simplistic beauty of that vast gym floor stretching under our feet.
Using sustainable, eco-friendly materials, like renewable pine and controlled Danish oak with water-based fixatives and varnishes, Mater produces a brilliant series crafted by Denmark's oldest cabinet makers, Bruno Hansen carpentry. For every piece purchased, Mater donates a percentage of the profits to promoting sports in developing countries, allowing a new generation to be inspired to play and create.
Posted by MB
JUNE 16 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
BARE LIGHTS
Brendan Ravenhills clever and subtle Bare Lights have just arrived at The Future Perfect! Straight from the hit American Design Club show Breakable during ICFF 2010, these lights took home 3rd place. We have limited stock so get them while you can!
posted by KDM
JUNE 15 2010 // 10:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Brendan Ravenhills clever and subtle Bare Lights have just arrived at The Future Perfect! Straight from the hit American Design Club show Breakable during ICFF 2010, these lights took home 3rd place. We have limited stock so get them while you can!
posted by KDM
JUNE 15 2010 // 10:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
ALL THAT NOISE
If you are watching the 2010 World Cup this year (with the volume on) you will hear a rather loud buzzing/blaring noise. This noise is coming from a simple plastic horn that almost every fan in attendance will be wielding. King Park Stadium in Durban South Africa has a capacity of 40,000 people, so you could imagine that this would get quite loud. Many news sources have been reporting that these horns are creating an annoyance and putting an over all damper on this years game. Never before has an instrument of spirit created such a controversy!
Check out our horn shaped noise makers! The Parrot Speakers by Philippe Stark. A great way to pump up the volume.
posted by KDM
JUNE 13 2010 // 7:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
If you are watching the 2010 World Cup this year (with the volume on) you will hear a rather loud buzzing/blaring noise. This noise is coming from a simple plastic horn that almost every fan in attendance will be wielding. King Park Stadium in Durban South Africa has a capacity of 40,000 people, so you could imagine that this would get quite loud. Many news sources have been reporting that these horns are creating an annoyance and putting an over all damper on this years game. Never before has an instrument of spirit created such a controversy!
Check out our horn shaped noise makers! The Parrot Speakers by Philippe Stark. A great way to pump up the volume.
posted by KDM
JUNE 13 2010 // 7:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS BY DAVID SHRIGLEY
Someone asked me the other day, "... but why Cocaine and Heroin?" And I thought for a moment and said, "Well, because Cocaine is white and Heroine is brown, typically, so you won't confuse which is which."
But, really, any consideration of David Shrigley's work inevitably comes to an attempt to perceive and understand the imagination that brought it into being: to explain the unhinged, askew view of the world that it presents. The truth is that there are no right or wrong answers. The only factual truth here is that these fine Shakers by David Shrigley have been traditionally made from bone china in Staffordshire, England. Supplied in a hand finished box, also made in England.
Posted by MB
JUNE 12 2010 // 12:45PM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Someone asked me the other day, "... but why Cocaine and Heroin?" And I thought for a moment and said, "Well, because Cocaine is white and Heroine is brown, typically, so you won't confuse which is which."
But, really, any consideration of David Shrigley's work inevitably comes to an attempt to perceive and understand the imagination that brought it into being: to explain the unhinged, askew view of the world that it presents. The truth is that there are no right or wrong answers. The only factual truth here is that these fine Shakers by David Shrigley have been traditionally made from bone china in Staffordshire, England. Supplied in a hand finished box, also made in England.
Posted by MB
JUNE 12 2010 // 12:45PM // In The Store // PERMALINK
PACK RACK
Finding a jewelry tree that's functional is possible, but generally what is found isn't tall enough, takes up too much space, or, honestly, isn't very pretty to look at. Steph Mantis has saved us and our precious valuables by creating the Pack Rack, the world's most adorable jewelry organizer. Get one here.
Posted by MB
MAY 30 2010 // 6:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Finding a jewelry tree that's functional is possible, but generally what is found isn't tall enough, takes up too much space, or, honestly, isn't very pretty to look at. Steph Mantis has saved us and our precious valuables by creating the Pack Rack, the world's most adorable jewelry organizer. Get one here.
Posted by MB
MAY 30 2010 // 6:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
RAW CANDELABRA
Says designer Jens Fager, "Raw is a product family based on rough and intuitive interpretations of iconic everyday objects. Every piece is unique because they are all made of a piece of wood carved by hand with a band saw machine."
Sounds pretty hard core for such a lovely object, doesn't it?
Posted by MB
MAY 26 2010 // 2:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Says designer Jens Fager, "Raw is a product family based on rough and intuitive interpretations of iconic everyday objects. Every piece is unique because they are all made of a piece of wood carved by hand with a band saw machine."
Sounds pretty hard core for such a lovely object, doesn't it?
Posted by MB
MAY 26 2010 // 2:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
RUNNY BUNNY BY ROBIN VANVALKENBURGH
From Asheville, North Carolina, comes an ingenious collection by artist Robin VanValkenburgh. Dogs in crinolines, kitty-birds, royal crown prince roosters, an owl riding a fish... You get the picture.
Cute/sophisticated, classic/bizarre, artistic/mental- whatever you want to call them, we think they're dope.
Posted by MB
MAY 24 2010 // 1:45AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
From Asheville, North Carolina, comes an ingenious collection by artist Robin VanValkenburgh. Dogs in crinolines, kitty-birds, royal crown prince roosters, an owl riding a fish... You get the picture.
Cute/sophisticated, classic/bizarre, artistic/mental- whatever you want to call them, we think they're dope.
Posted by MB
MAY 24 2010 // 1:45AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
DESIGNER: ALEX RANDALL
Aside from the occasional antler chandelier, we'd never heard of anyone mixing a light with taxidermy before. This Saturday, May 15, we will have the pleasure of presenting the truly captivating work of the English bespoke lighting sculptor, Alex Randall, who will be unveiling her never before seen Rat Swarm Lamp in our space at 55 Great Jones.
"Bespoke" is a term used to describe a high degree of customization, and involvement of the end-user, in the production of the good. Alex, who has a degree in sculpture from the Chelsea College of Art and Design and also an MA in Professional Writing, creates pieces of sculpture that draw on this theme. Her creations are the result of hours upon hours of work striving toward realizing a client's vision, which simultaneously transport all of us into a magical place of her making.
For a view of Alex Randall's previous works, please visit her website.
The photo above was taken by New York's Claire Rosen.
Posted by MB
MAY 11 2010 // 1:00AM // People // PERMALINK
Aside from the occasional antler chandelier, we'd never heard of anyone mixing a light with taxidermy before. This Saturday, May 15, we will have the pleasure of presenting the truly captivating work of the English bespoke lighting sculptor, Alex Randall, who will be unveiling her never before seen Rat Swarm Lamp in our space at 55 Great Jones.
"Bespoke" is a term used to describe a high degree of customization, and involvement of the end-user, in the production of the good. Alex, who has a degree in sculpture from the Chelsea College of Art and Design and also an MA in Professional Writing, creates pieces of sculpture that draw on this theme. Her creations are the result of hours upon hours of work striving toward realizing a client's vision, which simultaneously transport all of us into a magical place of her making.
For a view of Alex Randall's previous works, please visit her website.
The photo above was taken by New York's Claire Rosen.
Posted by MB
MAY 11 2010 // 1:00AM // People // PERMALINK
DESIGNER: PAUL LOEBACH
Paul Loebach was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio amid the industrial landscape of the Midwestern US, where he left to graduate from Rhode Island School of Design in 2002. Descended from generations of German woodworkers, industrial design was an inherent part of his childhood. His father is a manufacturing engineer who developed new plastic forming technologies for Union Carbide in the 1970's. He also designed and made all of the furniture for the family's house in Ohio, and would explain how the industrially produced plates and flatware at the dinner table were made. Paul grew up with an awareness that you can create your own environment.
After graduating from RISD, Paul moved to New York City and established a design studio where he currently works as a consultant, specializing in wood furniture and emerging manufacturing technologies. Loebach's simultaneous embrace of technology and craft is evident in his designs. Firmly grounded in old-school woodworking techniques, he revisits traditional forms with advanced processes. He believes that while technology can be very liberating, he's not about to abandon drawing, because design without the human element is doomed to irrelevance.
Paul writes about his work, "I'm interested in design as the study of form for the basic purpose of giving objects meaning. Design is a semiotic language and must therefore hold a balance between the continuity of recognizable imagery, and the poetic shift of innovation. The future of design is nothing more than an embodiment of the profoundly human need to structure our environment as a reflection of ourselves." This statement is evident in this 2008 project, Half Mirror, which exposes the two most interesting parts of a mirror that are never seen: the 'cross-section' of the frame, and the glowing edge of the mirrored glass. Decorative surrealism.
For more information about Paul and his works, both past and present, please visit his website, or contact us.
Posted by MB
MAY 9 2010 // 7:00AM // People // PERMALINK
Paul Loebach was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio amid the industrial landscape of the Midwestern US, where he left to graduate from Rhode Island School of Design in 2002. Descended from generations of German woodworkers, industrial design was an inherent part of his childhood. His father is a manufacturing engineer who developed new plastic forming technologies for Union Carbide in the 1970's. He also designed and made all of the furniture for the family's house in Ohio, and would explain how the industrially produced plates and flatware at the dinner table were made. Paul grew up with an awareness that you can create your own environment.
After graduating from RISD, Paul moved to New York City and established a design studio where he currently works as a consultant, specializing in wood furniture and emerging manufacturing technologies. Loebach's simultaneous embrace of technology and craft is evident in his designs. Firmly grounded in old-school woodworking techniques, he revisits traditional forms with advanced processes. He believes that while technology can be very liberating, he's not about to abandon drawing, because design without the human element is doomed to irrelevance.
Paul writes about his work, "I'm interested in design as the study of form for the basic purpose of giving objects meaning. Design is a semiotic language and must therefore hold a balance between the continuity of recognizable imagery, and the poetic shift of innovation. The future of design is nothing more than an embodiment of the profoundly human need to structure our environment as a reflection of ourselves." This statement is evident in this 2008 project, Half Mirror, which exposes the two most interesting parts of a mirror that are never seen: the 'cross-section' of the frame, and the glowing edge of the mirrored glass. Decorative surrealism.
For more information about Paul and his works, both past and present, please visit his website, or contact us.
Posted by MB
MAY 9 2010 // 7:00AM // People // PERMALINK
COFFEE CUP DESIGNER LESLIE BUCK PASSES ON AT 87
Chances are if you've ever gotten a cup of coffee *to go* in New York City at a deli or street cart, it's been served to you in a familiar blue and white "We Are Happy to Serve You" cup. Introduced in the 1960s, the Anthora cup has appeared in the hands of actors in countless movies and TV shows, and is an iconic symbol to many of the busily buzzing New Yorkers who need their caffeine and need it quickly.
Buck, a refugee from Nazi Europe who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, was born Laszlo Buch in 1922 in what was then Czechoslovakia. He originally designed the Anthora for the Sherri Cup Company in Kensington, Connecticut. Millions of cups have been manufactured since, spurring copycats to come up with their own versions, including this eco-friendly ceramic version we love here a TFP.
We're happy you served us, Mr. Buck. Thank you.
Posted by MB
MAY 5 2010 // 7:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
Chances are if you've ever gotten a cup of coffee *to go* in New York City at a deli or street cart, it's been served to you in a familiar blue and white "We Are Happy to Serve You" cup. Introduced in the 1960s, the Anthora cup has appeared in the hands of actors in countless movies and TV shows, and is an iconic symbol to many of the busily buzzing New Yorkers who need their caffeine and need it quickly.
Buck, a refugee from Nazi Europe who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, was born Laszlo Buch in 1922 in what was then Czechoslovakia. He originally designed the Anthora for the Sherri Cup Company in Kensington, Connecticut. Millions of cups have been manufactured since, spurring copycats to come up with their own versions, including this eco-friendly ceramic version we love here a TFP.
We're happy you served us, Mr. Buck. Thank you.
Posted by MB
MAY 5 2010 // 7:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
DESIGNER: LINDSEY ADELMAN
If you've been to visit TFP in Manhattan, then you may have had the opportunity not only to see the wondrous and various hand-blown glass Bubble Chandeliers floating here and there above your head, but perhaps to also meet with their creator, Lindsey Adelman, who graciously shares her creative energy with us there as our studio mate. Quite intuitive and with no shortage of vision, Lindsey is also one of the nicest designers to work with.
Lindsey Adams Adelman was born in New York City in 1968. Her current work is a culmination of endlessly making things with her hands as a little girl, to receiving a BA in English Literature, to working for the Smithsonian, to finding her way to Rhode Island School of Design to earn a BFA in Industrial Design. An ongoing interest in combining the hand-crafted with the machine-made, the sensual with the practical, and the feminine with the masculine consistently marks her work.
Since 2005 Adelman has focused on her own line of hand-blown glass lighting, sculpture and artwork. The collective work has been included in the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial and Design Miami and has received awards from the ICFF Editors, ID, and Blueprint.
Lindsey and our owner, David Alhadeff, have had a long history together, first meeting back in 2004 at the first Altoids Living Spaces show, curated by Dave with Jason Miller, in which Lindsey won the Designer of the Year award. Their relationship continued to flourish, eventually leading to Lindsey launching her Knotty Bubbles project, a collaboration with studio Creative Director Bec Brittain, glass artist Michiko Sakano, and designer Kristin Barron, exclusively for The Future Perfect, in 2009. Shortly after, in November of 2009, they moved in together in our space at 55 Great Jones Street. Since, there have been many new developments in Lindsey's studio, some of which will premier at our ICFF event this year.
For more information about Lindsey Adelman and her projects, visit her and her creative team at her website, or contact us.
Photograph by Tonito Santos.
posted by MB
MAY 1 2010 // 7:00AM // People // PERMALINK
If you've been to visit TFP in Manhattan, then you may have had the opportunity not only to see the wondrous and various hand-blown glass Bubble Chandeliers floating here and there above your head, but perhaps to also meet with their creator, Lindsey Adelman, who graciously shares her creative energy with us there as our studio mate. Quite intuitive and with no shortage of vision, Lindsey is also one of the nicest designers to work with.
Lindsey Adams Adelman was born in New York City in 1968. Her current work is a culmination of endlessly making things with her hands as a little girl, to receiving a BA in English Literature, to working for the Smithsonian, to finding her way to Rhode Island School of Design to earn a BFA in Industrial Design. An ongoing interest in combining the hand-crafted with the machine-made, the sensual with the practical, and the feminine with the masculine consistently marks her work.
Since 2005 Adelman has focused on her own line of hand-blown glass lighting, sculpture and artwork. The collective work has been included in the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial and Design Miami and has received awards from the ICFF Editors, ID, and Blueprint.
Lindsey and our owner, David Alhadeff, have had a long history together, first meeting back in 2004 at the first Altoids Living Spaces show, curated by Dave with Jason Miller, in which Lindsey won the Designer of the Year award. Their relationship continued to flourish, eventually leading to Lindsey launching her Knotty Bubbles project, a collaboration with studio Creative Director Bec Brittain, glass artist Michiko Sakano, and designer Kristin Barron, exclusively for The Future Perfect, in 2009. Shortly after, in November of 2009, they moved in together in our space at 55 Great Jones Street. Since, there have been many new developments in Lindsey's studio, some of which will premier at our ICFF event this year.
For more information about Lindsey Adelman and her projects, visit her and her creative team at her website, or contact us.
Photograph by Tonito Santos.
posted by MB
MAY 1 2010 // 7:00AM // People // PERMALINK
LIFT HOLD ROLL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Hello Designers,
The Future Perfect will be curating an ICFF show called Lift Hold Roll. The concept is based around three mechanical products that are essential to the process. These three objects are a pulley, a clamp, and a caster. The idea is to utilize any one of these objects in a finished project. You can use as many of the one object that you have chosen. The Future Perfect will provide you with one object of your choosing.
Criteria for submission:
-Short description describing your product and how you will use the pulley, clamp or caster provided
-A rough sketch of your idea
-concepts are due by 3/31/10
-final product are due to the store 5/1/10
Submissions are due to Kiel@thefutureperfect.com
posted by KDM
MARCH 9 2010 // 7:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Hello Designers,
The Future Perfect will be curating an ICFF show called Lift Hold Roll. The concept is based around three mechanical products that are essential to the process. These three objects are a pulley, a clamp, and a caster. The idea is to utilize any one of these objects in a finished project. You can use as many of the one object that you have chosen. The Future Perfect will provide you with one object of your choosing.
Criteria for submission:
-Short description describing your product and how you will use the pulley, clamp or caster provided
-A rough sketch of your idea
-concepts are due by 3/31/10
-final product are due to the store 5/1/10
Submissions are due to Kiel@thefutureperfect.com
posted by KDM
MARCH 9 2010 // 7:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
ONE-COLOR SUBWAY MAP
New to the store (yet we can't seem to keep them in stock), check out this beautiful subway map by Triboro, in a limited edition of 300, exclusively sold at The Future Perfect. The color is florescent red. The city is New York. The size is 45" x 58" (actual subway poster size).
Get it here.
MARCH 9 2010 // 6:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
New to the store (yet we can't seem to keep them in stock), check out this beautiful subway map by Triboro, in a limited edition of 300, exclusively sold at The Future Perfect. The color is florescent red. The city is New York. The size is 45" x 58" (actual subway poster size).
Get it here.
MARCH 9 2010 // 6:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
SILVER PLAYING CARDS
linkWe became proud of one of our products today when we found it here on NBC LA's WANT THIS website. These cards are the richest way to play.
MARCH 9 2010 // 6:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
linkWe became proud of one of our products today when we found it here on NBC LA's WANT THIS website. These cards are the richest way to play.
MARCH 9 2010 // 6:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
GLARE SIDEBOARD
New to the store! A glossy, white sideboard, perfect as an entry piece or a media unit. Also available in a high-gloss black, or a beautiful beige/grey. It can be ordered with feet in a polished steel, high-gloss white, or high-gloss black, or on levelers for a low profile.
Also pictured: Jielde lights, Neon Tubes, 2B Radio, and the Corona Globe.
Posted by KDM
MARCH 3 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
New to the store! A glossy, white sideboard, perfect as an entry piece or a media unit. Also available in a high-gloss black, or a beautiful beige/grey. It can be ordered with feet in a polished steel, high-gloss white, or high-gloss black, or on levelers for a low profile.
Also pictured: Jielde lights, Neon Tubes, 2B Radio, and the Corona Globe.
Posted by KDM
MARCH 3 2010 // 4:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
2010 OR 2006?
What year was better for snowboarding apparel? Plaid and fo-denim or Pinstripes? You decide but, we think nothing is worse than fake denim. For the look of the games check out RL
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 21 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
What year was better for snowboarding apparel? Plaid and fo-denim or Pinstripes? You decide but, we think nothing is worse than fake denim. For the look of the games check out RL
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 21 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
CURLING STONES
These things are actually quite beautiful. Not sure what you do with them... but beautiful.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 21 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
These things are actually quite beautiful. Not sure what you do with them... but beautiful.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 21 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
TENOVERSIX AT TFP
Ten Over Six showed us their Mini Shop.
Bodkin showed us their amazing clothing line.
Open Ocean showed us their beautiful music.
all-n-all it was a good night. Check it out! Still on view.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 12:00PM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Ten Over Six showed us their Mini Shop.
Bodkin showed us their amazing clothing line.
Open Ocean showed us their beautiful music.
all-n-all it was a good night. Check it out! Still on view.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 12:00PM // In The Store // PERMALINK
LAW MAN
Saw this tough guy outside of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 14th street. I think he might have been posing for us. Lots of LOVE for the NYPD here at TFP .
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 2:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
Saw this tough guy outside of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 14th street. I think he might have been posing for us. Lots of LOVE for the NYPD here at TFP .
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 2:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
MEXICON PLATES
Check out these new plates from DFC!
Each plate displays a famous Mexican pop icon. Great for everyday use or to hang proudly on your wall.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 2:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Check out these new plates from DFC!
Each plate displays a famous Mexican pop icon. Great for everyday use or to hang proudly on your wall.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 2:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
PRAYER WHEEL IN BROOKLYN?
Local street artist Faile has created a Brooklyn Prayer wheel. More often found in China, spinning this wheel can create good Karma. So head on over to North 6th and Kent and spin a prayer or two.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 1:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
Local street artist Faile has created a Brooklyn Prayer wheel. More often found in China, spinning this wheel can create good Karma. So head on over to North 6th and Kent and spin a prayer or two.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 17 2010 // 1:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
FOREST MYERS
Our neighbor stopped by to have a chat. You might have seen his work before "The Wall" on Houston and Broadway... but check out those robin's egg boots! The man knows how to walk.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 16 2010 // 3:00AM // People // PERMALINK
Our neighbor stopped by to have a chat. You might have seen his work before "The Wall" on Houston and Broadway... but check out those robin's egg boots! The man knows how to walk.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 16 2010 // 3:00AM // People // PERMALINK
SWEET SAN FRANCISCO STREET ART
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 16 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 16 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
SAN FRANCISCO PIGEONS
SF pigeons have no idea what cold feels like.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 16 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
SF pigeons have no idea what cold feels like.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 16 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
MORPHEO CANDLE STICK BY SELAB FOR SELETTI
Stack up these beautifully crafted color crystal shapes anyway you wish to create and amazing candlestick of your own design. New to The Future Perfect.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
Stack up these beautifully crafted color crystal shapes anyway you wish to create and amazing candlestick of your own design. New to The Future Perfect.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 3:00AM // In The Store // PERMALINK
BIRDS OF A FEATHER...
This was a special little New York moment we stumbled upon the other day.
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
This was a special little New York moment we stumbled upon the other day.
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 3:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
DEMO, NEW FROM THE AMERICAN DESIGN CLUB
The young American Design Club launched an amazing newsletter at the New York International Gift Fair this past January. The newsletter is called DEMO. It features everything from cutting edge designers, interesting collectors, new products and retailers.
Interestingly enough the owner of The Future Perfect was the first retailer to be interviewed for their issue 0. Thanks AmDC!
The newsletter is a great new turn for the AmDC and we look forward to reading more in the future. Check them out at here.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
The young American Design Club launched an amazing newsletter at the New York International Gift Fair this past January. The newsletter is called DEMO. It features everything from cutting edge designers, interesting collectors, new products and retailers.
Interestingly enough the owner of The Future Perfect was the first retailer to be interviewed for their issue 0. Thanks AmDC!
The newsletter is a great new turn for the AmDC and we look forward to reading more in the future. Check them out at here.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 3:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
STAGED
Q: What was better at the 2010 Super Bowl Halftime Show, The Who or their stage?
A: Stage.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
Q: What was better at the 2010 Super Bowl Halftime Show, The Who or their stage?
A: Stage.
posted by KDM
FEBRUARY 8 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
TIGER WOODS, A DESIGNER?
Amidst his well-known controversy, Tiger Woods has found time to become an actual bonafide Designer. Who knows how much rendering and drawing he is actually doing, but he is definitely looking at maps and giving his two cents about were the holes will go. His first course will appear in Dubai, followed by one in North Carolina and another in Mexico. For more information, visit http://web.tigerwoods.com/design/index.html
POST BY KDM
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
Amidst his well-known controversy, Tiger Woods has found time to become an actual bonafide Designer. Who knows how much rendering and drawing he is actually doing, but he is definitely looking at maps and giving his two cents about were the holes will go. His first course will appear in Dubai, followed by one in North Carolina and another in Mexico. For more information, visit http://web.tigerwoods.com/design/index.html
POST BY KDM
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
CHECK OUT THAT SCOREBOARD
Check out that Scoreboard
Just look up to see the overwhelming lead the New York Knicks had on Sunday night, and just above it is the stunning ceiling of Madison Square Garden! Designed by architect Charles Luckman in 1968, the current MSG building is the fourth version of itself. The original was constructed in 1879 and was located at 26th Street and Madison Ave.
Needless to say, the Knicks ended up beating the Indiana Pacers,132-89. It was the "biggest victory in franchise history."
posted by KDM
photo by Matt
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
Check out that Scoreboard
Just look up to see the overwhelming lead the New York Knicks had on Sunday night, and just above it is the stunning ceiling of Madison Square Garden! Designed by architect Charles Luckman in 1968, the current MSG building is the fourth version of itself. The original was constructed in 1879 and was located at 26th Street and Madison Ave.
Needless to say, the Knicks ended up beating the Indiana Pacers,132-89. It was the "biggest victory in franchise history."
posted by KDM
photo by Matt
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // Just Perfect // PERMALINK
A CRITICAL EYE HAS DIED
A Critical Eye Has Died
The oldest US Design Magazine has shut down. ID Magazine, with its reliable source for news and criticism of the design world, will no longer be published. Many familiar faces of the design world attended the Wake of the magazine at Half King Bar and Restaurant in Manhattan on January 5th, 2010. This crowd, normally accustomed to attending design shows, parties or other such events for their trade, were forced to mourn the loss of a magazine that was, love it or hate it, considered scripture to designers worldwide.
POSTED BY KDM
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
A Critical Eye Has Died
The oldest US Design Magazine has shut down. ID Magazine, with its reliable source for news and criticism of the design world, will no longer be published. Many familiar faces of the design world attended the Wake of the magazine at Half King Bar and Restaurant in Manhattan on January 5th, 2010. This crowd, normally accustomed to attending design shows, parties or other such events for their trade, were forced to mourn the loss of a magazine that was, love it or hate it, considered scripture to designers worldwide.
POSTED BY KDM
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // In The News // PERMALINK
CHECK OUT THAT AMAZING CEILING
The first person who can name where that ceiling is will receive 10% off at our Brooklyn (115 N 6th St.) or our Manhattan (55 Great Jones St.) location.
UPDATE: This post was been answered on 3/29/2010. Look for more quizzes!
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // QUIZ // PERMALINK
The first person who can name where that ceiling is will receive 10% off at our Brooklyn (115 N 6th St.) or our Manhattan (55 Great Jones St.) location.
UPDATE: This post was been answered on 3/29/2010. Look for more quizzes!
FEBRUARY 1 2010 // 2:00AM // QUIZ // PERMALINK