The Ace Hotel has a swank reputation for offering temporary urban dwellings for the those loathsome of cheap, gaudy interiors prevalent in the arena of affordable hotels. The hotel chain strives to offer its design-conscious clientele a welcoming juxtaposition of industrial metal beams and cabinets with varnished wooden floors and desks. The minimalist lighting shines upon details such as a cot-style bed and vintage sofas.
Seattle’s Ace Hotel has a much more humble function than its counterparts, such its New York branch, a fashion hot spot known for housing parties and an Opening Ceremony. The Seattle Ace Hotel is located at 1st avenue and Wall street, close to fine dining, entertainment, and of course, our famous Pike Place Market. Guests have the option of single or double beds with the convenience of easy access to amenities in their studio-style units.
Combining the classical style of the Chesterfield sofa with a more contemporary interpretation, modern Milos sofas are an exciting addition to the BoConcept range of sofas. Comfort and style combine effortlessly to create a range of custom contemporary sofas that will be the centerpiece of any room. Don’t forget, most of these sofas can be customized to suit your style and home.
Right now enjoy special introductory offers on the new Milos sofa designs. Prices listed above are reflective of the introductory offer prices. Special introductory prices end August 31, 2010.
One of our favorite bloggers, Todd Selby (of The Selby) recently casted, photographed, and interviewed people he found inspiring for Cole Haan’s Spring Summer 2010 ad campaign and microsite called “The Inspired Life”.
Here are some images from the campaign:
We are equally excited for the debut of The Selby book, The Selby Is in Your Place being released on April 1st!
Downtown House Cleaning uses carbon neutral transportation, as well as environmentally safe cleaning agents to provide quality and reliable housecleaning services for the Seattle area. With cleaning packages specifically tailored to accommodate your needs, they are the best choice for your busy urban lifestyle.
Call: 206.856.8442 to set up an appointment or for more info.
Struggling to find the perfect gift this holiday season? BoConcept has the answer to all your gifting dilemmas.
Choose from our selection of contemporary accessories including stylish vases, eye-catching sculptures, beautiful cushions, elegant candle holders, and much more.
From November 20 - December 24, 2009 when you buy one BoConcept accessory purchase (50% off applies to the accessory with the lower retail price). So you’re sure to find the perfect gift for family, friends, and colleagues this holiday season.
Visit us at our store or online to learn more - don’t forget to check out our holiday competition to design a cool cup and win some great prizes!
The complete package! For only $29, you get a fun designed gift box with 6 different designed cups!
There is opportunity for your design to show up on these cups for next year!
Visit www.boconcept.us between November 20 - December 24, 2009 and design your own “collectors cup” using the online software and be in with a chance to become the next international designer.
Six winning designs will be selected from the global submissions by an international panel. Winners will not only receive a set of the new collectors cups when they are introduced in September 2010 but will also receive a brand new Imola chair in the leather or fabric color of their choice (retail value $2,199 - $3,749).
Winners will also be featured in international press promoting the competition.
This retreat in northeast Paris is the first of a new brand aimed at travelers seeking stylish, affordable lodging in city centers. The 172 white-and-gray rooms were conceptualized by Philippe Starck, who chose wall-mounted Mac screens (for TV, radio, and Internet) and funky superhero-mask lampshades. Acclaimed chef Alain Senderens’s restaurant anchors a multiuse bar-and-performance space.
Mama Shelter has been awarded: with Wallpaper and Fortune Magazine have selected Mama Shelter among the 50 most stylish business hotels around the globe, and The Design Awards presented by the magazine Travel & Leisure reward the most avant-garde and innovative projects. Only six months after opening, Mama Shelter was voted Best Large Hotel 2009.
A new rug is an easy way to make the home look new!
Did you know that all BoConcept rugs shipped from India (after 2006) are marked with a label: “Care & Fair”? Care & Fair is an intiative against illegal Child Labor and for the support of people working in the carpet production in India, Nepal and Pakistan. The label is a visible proof of our efforts against child labour. Our supplying sources are financing a school with 350 students.
You can read more about Care & Fair and their work on www.carefair.org
One of the best websites I’ve visited in a long time! The interactive design of the website is so fun!
Wonderwall is an interior design firm established by Masamichi Katayama. Its portfolio includes commercial spaces such as retail spaces, restaurant and bars, as well as office showrooms and building complexes that are distinctly unique in design and yet attentive to function.
Check out the interior design they created for some of their clients, which include: BAPE, A.P.C., Colette, Uniqlo, Fendi, and more.
Using Le Corbusier’s 1931 classic, Polychromie Architecturale, as her inspiration, Dwell founder Lara Deam presents her third custom-created color palette using hues from Ralph Lauren Paint.
I admit, I’m a packrat. I can never find myself throwing away magazines, a well designed brochure, postcard or hang-tag. Thus me having piles and piles of magazines dated years ago, boxes and boxes of marketing collateral from various boutiques, album releases, galleries, etc….aka clutter!
This storage bed, from BoConcept is a great solution to my cluttered small condo.
Not only does it serve a great function, it has a clean and modern design. Plus it would eliminate all those pesky dust bunnies that live underneath a bed, and come out once you place and take out and retrieve things from storage boxes/bins. Also worth mentioning, is that the bed comes in 3 different surface finishes, totally customizable to your own interior design.
Storage bed from BoConcept > bins and boxes from Storables.
Creative Space: Urban Homes of Artists and Innovators by Francesca Gavin
Featuring interiors created by people who shop in Colette in Paris, live on the Lower East Side in New York and travel to Tokyo; the domestic spaces are often DIY and strongly reflect pop culture. Take a look at the urban studios, apartments and homes of designers, directors, stylists, graffiti writers, curators, novelists and innovators across the globe. Filled with post-modern props, vintage junk, covetable collectables and contemporary art, these homes are anything but minimalist - and they’re photographed here in full-color for you to tour from top to bottom.
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick
A compendium of 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process and presentation - all written in clear and simple language. Valuable for beginning architecture students, those with an interest in architecture and those who face the challenge of solving complex visual design problems, each lesson is presented with diagrams, illustrations and easy-to-understand examples that make the murky and abstruse principles of architecture accessible to just about anyone.
