JOIN @ NYIGF

A few quick pics from the JOIN booth at the New York International Gift Fair. We'll be here until Friday in booth 3916...

BLK Pine

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Ladies & Gentlemen Studio

Iacoli & McAllister

R&L

Grain

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New: Electric Love Bangle

We're excited to launch a new bangle version of our Electric Love rings!

Made from the same reclaimed electrical wire sourced from Seattle and Portland-area building salvage stores, the bangles are available now for $28.00 from our online shop and at Supermarket Sarah's shop in Selfridges in London.

JOIN Returns To New York International Gift Fair

JOIN is combining forces once again to bring seven independent Northwest designers to the New York International Gift Fair to present a series of new products and accessories. If you are in New York, come say hello!

The New York International Gift Fair is located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th Street in New York, and will be open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm January 30th - February 2nd, 2011 and Noon - 6:00 pm February 3rd, 2011. JOIN will be located in booth 3916 in Accent on Design.

BLK Pine

Grain

Iacoli & McAllister

Ladies & Gentlemen Studio

Meet Me Here

plainMADE

R&L

NwMODERN Installation

Here are a few pics by Scott Kouchi from the installation of NwMODERN that opened in Portland last week. We showed our Bound hand mirrors and Appropriated Series: Bench along with work from Esque Studio, Pigeon Toe Ceramics, Crafted Systems and more.

NwMODERN: The Spirit of Place

We're taking a road trip to Portland next week for the opening of NwModern. Grain will be one of the 60 artists and designers showing work that "reflects the unique spirit of place in the Pacific Northwest" curated by Giovanni Castillo within the context of the classic 1950's Twombly House.

If your in town too, here are the details:

The Twombly House

4449 SW Twombly St.

Portland, OR

Opening: October 15th, 4:00pm - 9:00pm

Open to the Public: October 16th – 28th, 4:00pm - 9:00pm

New: Bound Hand Mirror

Made from used mirror that we source from various building salvage stores here in the Seattle-area, Bound is a new series for us here at Grain. The hand mirror (pictured above and below) is waterjet cut then hand-wrapped in hemp twine in our studio on Bainbridge Island.

The Bound hand mirror will retail for $265.00 and is available in two colorways (Blue/Black/Natural/Yellow or Red/Black/Natural/Purple) for now.

We will be launching Bound at the upcoming New York International Gift Fair this August 15 - 19 in the JOIN: Design Seattle booth (#3912) in Accent on Design.

Expect larger wall hanging versions this coming spring!

Press: Electric Love

We have been getting some fun blog coverage of Electric Love lately...

Abigail Doan wrote a really thoughtful post for Ecco*Eco (above) and then we found them over on Treehugger (below) thanks to Emma Grady.

For more, check out NotCot, Nacional Design, GreenMuze, and Girl In The Green Dress (written by Traci Roloff the co-owner of filzfelt). Thanks for the support everyone!

Café America in Chicago Home + Gardens!

We're super excited to have our Café America chair featured with Mike Perry's Eames chair and Damian Barton's Petal chair in the July/August issue of Chicago Home + Garden. Thanks Deborah!

Café America in Chicago!

Café America is now available through Buckingham Interiors + Design in Chicago. The following photos are from their June 18th opening party. More pics from the opening can be found here.

New Electric Love colors!

We're super excited to have new Electric Love ring colors available in our shop. It has been raining for a month here in Seattle (no joke) so it feels good to be working with some bright new colors.

Joining our white and red/pink rings, we are now offering blue, orange, green, and yellow. Each one is handmade here in our studio on Bainbridge Island from upcycled electrical wire that we source in the Seattle-area. Check them out here!

Photos from Model Citizens NYC

Here are a few quick pics from the Model Citizens NYC exhibition last weekend. See more on Core77, Inhabitat, Ponoko, Design Glut, Metropolis (added 5/26/10) and on the Model Citizens NYC Facebook Page.

Photos above and below are from Inhabitat's The Best Green Designs from Model Citizens 2010. The above mobiles made from pencils are by Michiel Cornelissen.

Pins and necklaces crafted from bits of cracked ceramic.

The Floor (to Ceiling) Lamp by Jason Neufeld.

Bell jar stands made from scrap wood and glass by Niels Cosman.

Bowls made of colored pencils by Michiel Cornelissen.

The Perch chair designed by Jason Hu for The Guyana Project.

Hanging lamps by design since made from re purposed spools of measuring tape.

We showed our Ty and Ty D.I.Y. Edition shower curtains, Chi-Chi necklaces, and Electric Love rings which you can find for sale in our shop.