March 5, 2010

The Sale Room @ IMS

Here’s the best idea since the R&B weekend outlet. Now we can all shop International Market Square for designer furniture and accessories. The Sale Room @ ISM opened to the public yesterday, selling consignments from showrooms and designers at prices at least 50 percent below suggested retail. I spotted a cool Palecek wicker chair with pony-covered cushions ($620, marked down from $1,243) that I immediately coveted. Also a couple Brown Jordan teak chairs ($400, originally $1,300). Then there were gorgeous hand-knotted wool rugs (retail, $4,000 to $5,000) priced around $1,000.

Owner and designer Sharon Allemong promises to keep the 1,300 square-foot, first-floor showroom stocked with new merchandise that will turn over... Read more »

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February 10, 2010

Heartfelt Bling

 Need to give (or receive) some Valentine’s Day love? Minnesota jewelers are happy to lend a hand.

1.  Felt earrings by Minneapolis designer Karin Jacobson are fun and super lightweight. 
    
2.  For a change of pace, how about EC Design Studio's anatomical heart necklace?
    
3.  Give a Hershey’s kiss that will never melt! By Duluth jeweler Security... Read more »

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February 9, 2010

Sweet Treats & Cool Jewels

Stop by W7 Collective’s monthly gallery social in St. Paul this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for some sweet Valentine’s Day finds. Find cool jewels from Silvercocoon, Rapport handbags, and other artisan-made wares from local talent.

On Friday, enjoy music and treats until 9 p.m. while you shop. The monthly pop-up market features the work of artists, designers, and importers in St. Paul’s historic Pilney... Read more »

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January 27, 2010

Wendell Castle at MCAD

Daniel Michalik cork chaise
longue made entirely from
cork that originates as waste
material from the bottle-
stopper industry.

If you haven’t yet seen the Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s new exhibit, “Studio Furniture: The Next Generation,” visit this Friday and attend a lecture by Read more »

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January 26, 2010

Swedish Design Exhibit Opens in Minneapolis

Pia Amsell & Barbro
Wesslander Dishes

17 Swedish Designers, an exhibit showcasing the work of Swedish women designers, will make a second stop on its U.S. tour at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis January 29. The exhibit, which will run through May 30, is based on a book, Read more »

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January 21, 2010

FinnStyle Sale Alert!

Freedom of Creation
610 Lamp - $549

FinnStyle is leaving its Gaviidae location with a bang—a huge sale, $30,000 worth of merchandise at 50 percent off or more. The sale starts Friday, January 22 and runs through the 30th.

Can't make it to the sale? Don't miss FinnStyle's new freshly renovated and bigger space, 160 Glenwood Avenue, near Minneapolis Farmer's Market. Store hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and they're closed Sunday.

PICTURED BELOW: IITTALA AALTO... Read more »

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January 18, 2010

Consignment Browsing

Century Buffet, $563.49
the Wabi Sabi Shop

There’s nothing quite like finding a great deal on that perfect chair or rug or vase. Two new fine home furnishings consignment stores in the Twin Cities may have just the treasure you’ve been looking for: The Wabi Sabi Shop, which opened last month in Plymouth, is not a sushi restaurant (the name comes from the ancient Japanese concept of living simply with transience). The store stocks gently used furniture and tons of décor items. St. Clair Consignment in Chaska will also be worth a visit. Their grand opening celebration is... Read more »

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January 15, 2010

Keith Waters Nabs FSC Recognition

This luscious home in Portico on the Green in Minnetonka, featured in our 2008 Luxury Home Tour, has won national recognition for its use of green construction and building materials from the Forest Stewardship Council. Eden Prairie builder Keith Waters & Associates, Inc. and WD Flooring of Minneapolis won first place in residential... Read more »

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January 14, 2010

Color of the Year: Turquoise

Well, this is exciting: The Pantone Color of the Year for 2010 is turquoise. You think I’m being facetious—not at all. I’m just glad the rest of the world is catching up with me. I LOVE almost any shade of turquoise, from that deep, Caribbean-water jewel tone (on one wall of a bathroom in my house for an eye-opening shot of color on a cold winter morning) to the blue-green of heavenly Teco pottery to that shimmery translucent pale aqua of Depression glass.

Here’s Pantone’s reasoning:... Read more »

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January 12, 2010

Calling All Weavers!

Interested in weaving? Want to learn how? The open house this Saturday at Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota is the perfect place to check it out. The non-profit organization in Dinkytown is opening its doors to visitors to tour classrooms, meet instructors, see weaving and spinning demonstrations, and even try weaving on the floor loom. 

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the creative group of fiber artists will discuss the benefits of weaving, dyeing, and spinning.