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This year's top-sellers, new and noteworthy favorites, tried-and-true classics, and pieces we love! Originally introduced in 1963 and relaunched in 1997, the CH07 Shell Chair is considered one of Hans J. Wegner’s most iconic and groundbreaking designs. Its floating lightness is achieved ...

No Pintrest board or remodel needed here!  We've selected 8 of our favorite lights that will instantly upgrade your dining room space.  If there is one place we look to again and again to create impact and showcase some personal style it is with the addition of a fabulous dining room fixture.  ...

Wedding season has begun and so has the quest for the perfect gift.  We often get perplexed customers asking for wedding gift suggestions and in response we have slowly amassed a list of our top 10 gift recommendations. On this list you will find something to suit any couple: whether it is ...

The transition has begun: from hot toddies to crisp Pinot Grigio, chunky knits to loose-fitting linens, après ski to summer reads, we emerge from our woolen cocoons eager for the laid back socializing and outdoor livin' that comes with summer.  Although our seasonal migration from inside to out ...

We had a such an amazing evening here in our showroom with Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder. Gregg spoke quite passionately about what inspired him to take his company towards sustainability. It was great to hear about his younger days growing up in Huntingdon Beach California and surfing every ...

Nanimarquina is marking thirty years of creating unique carpets and they are releasing several new rug collections to celebrate. Driven by a singular desire, Nani established Nanimarquina in 1987 with a clear goal: to design unique and surprising handcrafted rugs for people to enjoy. The idea of ...

Twenty years ago the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, began making miniature replicas of the great milestones in furniture design. Vitra's Miniatures Collection summarizes the history of industrial furniture design – moving from the historic, to the art nouveau movement, to ...

Pantone, the international authority on color, color systems and the leading technology company for accurate communication of color, has named "Greenery" as its 2017 Color of the Year. Here are some products you can find at Modern Planet that will give you a very green 2017. Danish lighting ...

The Philippe Starck Masters Chair, 2010, produced by Kartell, is an homage to three different mid-century modern masters. It weaves together the back silhouettes of Jacobsen’s Series 7 Chair, the Eameses’ Molded Shell Chair and Saarinen’s Tulip Armchair to create something entirely new. Its ...

In close collaboration with the Panton estate, especially his widow Marianne Panton, Verpan has acquired the production and sales rights to a significant number of Verner Panton’s designs. In 2003 the production of lighting was initiated and in 2010 a furniture range was added. Picking and ...