Ten practical picks from this weekend’s Interior Design Show (seriously, you’ll actually use these things)
Ten practical picks from this weekend’s Interior Design Show (seriously, you’ll actually use these things)
Wandering around the 175,000-square-foot Interior Design Show can be overwhelming and exhausting. Big-name manufacturers tend to take over with large, flashy exhibits that make it difficult to spot some of the more unusual offerings. We did the legwork and found architecturally sculpted chairs, the coolest new folding chair and even an in-counter steamer (who knew a steamer could be cool?). Here’s a roundup of 10 products we scouted at IDS 2012 that are actually practical and would look great in any home.
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- For those looking to revisit communal dining at Oddfellows, we found this beautiful reclaimed wood dining table. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Brothers Dressler, 416-910-5892, <a href="http://brothersdressler.com">brothersdressler.com</a>
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- Why should a bike rack be only a bike rack? This rack is also a shelf—for what is really up to you. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Jeremy Kehoe Studio, 416-889-0284, <a href="http://www.jkstudio.ca">jkstudio.ca</a><br /> <br /> Third Concession Design, <a href="http://thirdconcessiondesign.com/">thirdconcessiondesign.com</a>
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- Cortical chair: more art than chair or more chair than art? (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Fishtnk Design Factory, <a href="http://www.fishtnk.com">fishtnk.com</a>
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- Outdoor furniture that is comfortable and provides shade. Perhaps fans of Arne Jacobsen or Rupert Goldberg might appreciate its egg-like quality. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Hauser, 416-487-4036, <a href="http://www.hauserstores.com">hauserstores.com</a>
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- A sleek spoon-shaped tub that contours to your body. When was the last time your bathtub did that? (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Agape, <a href="http://www.agapedesign.it">agapedesign.it</a>
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- Hand-knotted silk rugs made from recycled saris collected in Jaipur, India. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Elte, 416-785-7885, <a href="http://www.elte.com">elte.com</a>
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- The super-pantry (Bulthaup’s b2 cabinet): it will hold everything you need, including your mustard collection. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Bulthaup, 416-361-9005, <a href="http://www.bulthaup.com">bulthaup.com</a>
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- This foldable and stackable chair can hold up to 160 kilograms and go from a chair to a flat square in five seconds. Take that, chairs that can’t even bend. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Flux, <a href="http://www.fluxchairs.com">fluxchairs.com</a>
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- This walnut-coloured Murphy bed is both practical and stylish (for a Murphy bed, at least). (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Space Solutions, <a href="http://www.spacesolutions.ca">spacesolutions.ca</a>
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- Sub Zero in-counter steamer. Let’s be honest. If you buy this, you’re going to steam everything. (Image: Simone Olivero)<br /> <br /> Wolf, <a href="http://www.subzero-wolf.com">subzero-wolf.com</a>
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Wandering around the 175,000-square-foot Interior Design Show can be overwhelming and exhausting. Big-name manufacturers tend to take over with large, flashy exhibits that make it difficult to spot some of the more unusual offerings. We did the legwork and found architecturally sculpted chairs, the coolest new folding chair and even an in-counter steamer (who knew a steamer could be cool?). Here’s a roundup of 10 products we scouted at IDS 2012 that are actually practical and would look great in any home.
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If you want practical, go the Toronto Furniture Show. You missed this January. Go next January.