The Sculptural Object and Function Art Exposition (SOFA) opened at the 7th Regiment Armory in NYC this weekend (June 1 – 3) featuring MAGMA, a curated exhibit on the best in contemporary Icelandic designs. The volcanic, geothermal terrain and the snow-blanketed winters of Iceland seem to provide ideal conditions for the conception and incubation of nature-based, sustainable designs. The Nordic designer Gudrun Lilja Gunnlaugsdottir of Studiobility (who we’ve covered before here) has assembled her favorite picks in conjunction with The Museum of Arts and Design in New York and participating Icelandic design companies and agencies.
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Do you make dining room tables as well as what is pictured here?
i recently bought a chair from you guys and my very heavy husband jumped on it cause he haed seen a snake and guess what i thought it would break but it didn’t.
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Sara Lee
http://www.gardenandhomes.org/
your items are brilliant,you might have used them for long and expect them to wear out but they are still as good as new.
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Sara Lee
http://www.gardenandhomes.org/