designcincinnati

red polly

It seems as though Red Polly Space Outfitters (aka, vintage furniture and accessories) have found a permanent space on the first block of Hamilton Ave. in Northside.

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I've noticed over the years that they have moved from the Ludlow Garage, to a space beside The Comet, to their current location at 4016 Hamilton Ave.

Prices seem reasonable... $165 for the love seat and matching chairs above and $225 for animal hide "pod" chair below. And there are some neat finds like the Milton Glaser print below.

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From Red Polly's website... "Shifting quietly throughout the vast corners of the Earth, our heroine, Red Polly, saves piece after piece from the clutches of the evil Consumo."

Check out some of their cool stuff on their website.

cincinnati modernation

Mid-century modern houses are rare in Cincinnati. Our housing stock seems to be mostly built before 1940 or infill bland suburban style McMansions.

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Local blog author, Chris, was lucky enough to find one of these modern houses inside the city limits, which is even rarer. The architect, who works at a downtown architecture and design firm, is recording the improvements he is making to his newly bought mid-century modern house on his blog he calls Cincinnati Modernation.

Chris's blog reminds me a lot of Drew's adventure refurbishing a building in Norwood that I wrote about last year.

Stop by and see Chris's progress at Cincinnati Modernation.

new products from three sheets 2 the wind

DAAP fashion design professor, graduate, and local artist Jenny Sauer, who created her business Three Sheets 2 the Wind in 2004, has recently released additional prints to her vast collection. Check out a few of them below...

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Jenny's work is clean and minimal and works in a variety of interiors. She has a "passion for vintage prints and handmade artisan-quality textiles." Her work is influenced by the "skeletal structure of plant life."

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Sauer's work embraces the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi: the beauty of things imperfect, modest and humble.

Find Three Sheets 2 the Wind locally at MiCA and MiCA 12/v and online at 2modern.

congrats to high street

Congrats to super cool local interior design and all-around-groovy shop, High Street, for being featured on HGTV's What you Get for the Money. The show airs tonight (Monday, June 22) at 7pm. Look for "The Loft-Life in Downtown Cincinnati" in tonight's $400,000 episode.

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On the show, the client, Tom Borcher, shows off his High Street designed loft in downtown. Check out the cool photos on the High Street website. Congrats, High Street!

Also, check out High Street's new blog.