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Now that winter has officially arrived (even in Florida!), it’s an opportune time to look back on Stone Forest’s fire tables and fire vessels, which are suitable for use in both outdoor entertainment and landscape design. With any one of these gorgeous pieces, you’ll keep warm – and keep the party going all winter long.
In many parts of the western United States, and other temperate climates all over the world, the party doesn’t have to move inside just because the winter months have arrived. All it takes is some cozy outerwear, comfortable seating and a winter warming fire table or fire vessel to keep on entertaining outdoors. It doesn’t hurt that such devices are primal to our nature – the Greek philosopher Plutarch said, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.”
Vesta Fire Table
What I love about the Vesta Fire Table is that it evokes a primitive attraction to fire, the rough hewn granite edges give it a rugged, outdoorsy appeal and yet, the overall design with the angular, stainless fire insert is clean, modern and unexpected. The table top is blue grey granite and the base is stainless steel. Continue Reading…
Posted by Chris Robin on December 22nd, 2011 at 11:17 am.
As some of the most influential and inspiring interior design and life style bloggers in America bounce up and down in excitement at the prospect of reporting back from London Design Festival as part of Blogtour London this is the latest of our previews of some of the work they will see. For the full story keep checking back both here and on the Blogtour site.
Inspired by the interaction of light, landscape and water, David Harber, who is showing at Decorex, uses contemporary three-dimensional design to celebrate unpredictability, illusion and passing time. His custom-built sundials, garden sculptures and water features are original works of garden art which can be found all over the world creating points of interest that work with but contrast the natural environment.
Posted by Modenus on September 20th, 2011 at 8:41 am.
This is how you win a Modenus Design Find Photo Contest. You head over to Dwell on Design in LA, which we’ve already covered extensively and you climb into an object, such as this very cool outdoor fireplace by Modfire. And the winner of our first ever Design Find Photo Contest is Kristall Lutz from Opportunity Green because she did it perfectly. Kristall will be pleased to know that she won herself an ipad. Congratulations to Kristall.
Oh so now you want an iPad too, eh? Well here are the rules, and no you don’t have to climb into any displays.
- Wait for us to announce which show we’ll be running the contest at and look for the list of participating exhibitors
- Warm up those cameras, smart phones, cellphones or other futuristic photo gadget.
- Head to the show and have your picture taken with your favorite product at every participating booth. Each booth counts as one entry, ie 10 booths, 10 chances to win. Got it?
- Be creative, the winner will be selected from all entries after the submission deadline, doesn’t hurt to stand out through some special effects or funny poses
- Submit your images to designfind@modenus.com. The submission must include the exhibitor name and product name as well as your contact information.
- By submitting your work to Modenus, you agree to our terms & conditions, see below.
The boring small print
One lucky winner will be drawn from all submissions. Prizes will vary and will be announced prior to contest. Prizes do not have cash value. Contest void where prohibited.
Contest excludes employees of participating exhibitors and their distributors, dealers, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each. By submitting your images you give permission for images to be published on Modenus.com and it’s social media channels on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Picasa and other platforms.
Our thanks to every one who entered and to the exhibitors who played along and deserve another name check – so all kudos to:
- Modwalls
- Miele
- Modfire
- Blanco
- Brizo
- Capital Cooking
- David Stine Woodworking
- Semi Handmade
Please visit them on Modenus and buy, or specify, very many of their wonderful products. Thank you. And yes, there will be more Modenus Design Find Photo Contest coming to a show near you (providing you live near a show we are featuring).
And Kristal, your shiny new Ipad is on its way as soon as you send us your address!
Posted by Modenus on July 12th, 2011 at 4:32 pm.
This made us smile when we saw it at the New Designers show in London. We hope it makes you smile too. To-gather by Minsung Lee from London Met University, is a park bench with a difference. For a start, it is double sided, inviting you to lean over and converse with your fellow bench sitters. But even more striking is the angled seat which ,we first assumed, was intended to slide sitters into each others laps but which Minsung intends to be comfortable for those who prefer to be horizontal. Having worked with a number of public authorities who go to great lengths to dissuade people from using their furniture as a place to spend the night we cant really see this appearing in your local park. But as we said, it made us smile and that always seems like a good enough reason to share.
Posted by Modenus on July 7th, 2011 at 8:54 am.
The National Trust, a British institution, a charity indeed, protects and maintains ancient buildings, gardens, monuments and open spaces. They have recently developed and placed a series of ‘talking benches’ in sight of its properties. Now you can sit and enjoy the observations, comments and reminiscences of a cricketer, an actor, a comedian and others. Stephen Fry, for example, will tell you about the filming of A Cock And Bull Story as you sit and admire Felbrigg House, the movie’s location. Our picture shows John Sergeant, journalist, broadcaster and star, of sorts, of Britain’s ‘Strictly Ballroom’ at Petworth House in West Sussex. We don’t know about this. Is it a lovely idea which will encourage us to get out and enjoy the great outdoors or is it a sad admission of defeat? Can’t people sit back, relax and let their imaginations take over?
Posted by Modenus on June 9th, 2011 at 9:05 am.
Falling squarely in the category of ‘still waters running deep,’ Kenyon International doesn’t subscribe to current trends nor are they interested in being a flash in the pan. Or are they flashy? Built to last, and constantly evolving, their products are the ones that you’ve known about all along but perhaps haven’t looked at recently because you are saturated daily with ads about other grills. And therein lays the riddle of this griddle. Oh sure – there are many brands to choose from when looking for a grill, but if you find yourself inexplicably drawn to this All Seasons tm Grill – we’ll understand completely. This Grill has mojo in spades. Safe and smokeless, built for outdoor or indoor use, the Kenyon International Grill provides a safe method of grilling without the hazard of open flames associated with gas or charcoal grills. See? You’re starting to feel a little flushed aren’t you? That, my dear friends…is love. It’s the quiet ones who always steal your heart away.
For more Kenyon products visit their website or see the listing on Modenus.
Posted by Modenus on April 6th, 2011 at 8:34 am.
We came across the work of John Doyle Rogers and want to share it with you. Rather than tell you his story we direct you to his web site where you can read his very open and moving autobiography. The sensitivity and determination with which he has pursued his art is also evident in its creation. The trees in these pictures are made from stainless steel. A material he describes as forgiving, malleable, corrosion resistant, durable, alluring and easily adaptive to an infinite number of finishes. It is clearly a medium he is in love with. He describes it as ‘one of the most erotic metals available’. Maybe we need to look again at how it is used in interiors. More pictures of John’s wonderful trees follow. Enjoy.
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Posted by Modenus on March 4th, 2011 at 6:51 pm.
Earth, fire, water and wind, the four elements, are the realm for Elena Colombo‘s striking yet simple, elegant and modern sculptures. Elena works in bronze, steel, stone, concrete and even bone. You may have seen her major works in the Raleigh and Standards Hotels in Miami Beach or the new Standard Hotel in Manhattan. If you have, you won’t have forgotten them. Her fire bowls can also be found in top venues and private homes. Lisa Marie Presley and Bruce Springsteen are amongst her clients.
Her Fire Trough, seen here made from Mild Steel and 10ft long is available in all sizes and materials. The setting is perfect. More of her astounding work including fire bowls for those of us without a handy lake follow.
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Posted by Modenus on February 17th, 2011 at 11:39 am.
Maybe it’s the approach of Spring, maybe it’s Valentine’s day, maybe its our focus on all things green this week but this morning we found ourselves thinking about holidays and gardens. When you’re seeking solace from your battle with rampant knottweed or the ravenous raccoons that ate my Florida based rhubarb, nothing beats a trip to someone else’s garden. We’ve already written about our favourite Chaumont Festival and we promise a Modenus at Large report later in the year, but for now we wanted to share a little about the less well known gardens of the Languedoc and a tiny plug for Hidden Gardens – Hidden France, a company with the raison d’etre to show you around these lovely places and on whose web site we have based this post.
Languedoc stretches from the Rhone to the Garonne and HGHF, if we may reduce them to an acronym, tell us that includes great stretches of dramatic landscape and river gorges from the Cévennes mountains to the Montagne Noire and the Corbières hills, unforgettably romantic Cathar castles, some superb ecclesiastical architecture, Roman remains, medieval towns, the Canal du Midi and, of course, the vineyards where emphasis on quality has resulted in many prize-winning vintages. And, of course one or two gardens.
This is the fortified city of Carcassonne overlooking the lush countryside of the Languedoc and the distant Pyrenees Mountains. We promise you a blog about our favourite castles (and yes, we know this isn’t a castle) very soon. More pictures of the region, and the occasional plant follow.
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Posted by Modenus on February 14th, 2011 at 7:40 am.
