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Herman Miller Select "What Inspires You" Contest

Filed under: Decor

Famous furniture and home goods maker Herman Miller is having a contest operated through their exclusive Herman Miller Select division. The holiday giveaway theme is "what inspires you?" The prize is a set of this year's limited edition Herman Miller Select Eames Inspired Tops that are valued at $199. To enter you need to visit Herman Miller's giveaway page here. You'll be asked to consider "what inspires you" and comment about some toy or playful object you still include in your life as an adult (or whatever you choose to refer to yourself as!), and discuss how it inspires you. This is based on the famous designers Charles and Ray Eames who often used toys like these tops to inspire their world famous designs. Check it out.

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Herman Miller Select Eames Inspired Walnut Tops Set

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

You may know Herman Miller as a chair and furniture maker, but the company also makes items for the home. As people buy less products made in America, I think that Herman Miller takes prides in the fact that it is an American company, and enjoys releasing uniquely American products. Another side of Herman Miller you may not be familiar with is Herman Miller Select. The point of Select is to align with important designers and create one special product at a time. The first Herman Miller Select product was an Eames inspired chair, and now it is a set of toy tops.

The set of three tops was designed by New York city based design firm Klein Reid. If you are familiar with their work, you'll see the similarity in these tops. The design is inspired by famous designers Charles and Ray Eames (think, the Eames chair). The Eameses themselves looked to toys for inspiration in their work. Herman Miller currently produces Eames designed furniture, so it makes sense for them to offer these limited edition tops.

Made of high-quality turned solid Walnut wood, to me the tops each represent different periods of American design aesthetic - from ornate decoration to stark modernism. The tops arrive together as a set and are each between about 4 - 4.75 inches in size. They work too, but you have to use two hands to spin them. The look of wood and soft edges make the tops attractive pieces of decorative art, evoking imagery of toys from a simpler time as well as pure Americana. A good gift idea. Production is limited and will cease forever in April 2010. Price is $199 per set and available at select Herman Miller dealers and retailers. You'll need to locate a Herman Miller dealer or retailer here if you want to get a set.

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St. Maarten Grand Ball Dame Tee

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

This unique tank from St. Maarten features an elegant figure in a flowing black ball gown. The gown wraps nearly all the way around the hem of the shirt, ruffles spilling onto the back. The raw, scalloped bottom edge makes the screen printed dress almost appear to melt into the wearer's own clothes! Paired with jeans, this is a fun, bold tee, but with a black bubble skirt to finish it off, the outfit will be a knockout. Price: $79.