Meanwhile, our work has been continuing uninterrupted. We're designing architecture and we're building furniture and we're helping people feel better about their surroundings. So no, we did not run out of ideas! Far from it! More soon.
We haven't posted anything in a long time, and you may be wondering, "Why?" Well, we moved! Both our home and our office. This was a lot of work, which I'm sorry to say took our focus away from talking to you. We now have two locations from which to better operate: in the Sierra foothills (Gold Country, towards Lake Tahoe,) and in San Francisco proper for our urban base. We are now settling in and taking advantage of what both locations have to offer.
Meanwhile, our work has been continuing uninterrupted. We're designing architecture and we're building furniture and we're helping people feel better about their surroundings. So no, we did not run out of ideas! Far from it! More soon.
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This week, let's look at one element: our pull-out desk drawer. It tucks away nicely when not in use, but when inspiration strikes, it is there for you. We like to think it would be used to compose love letters. Or at least love emails, since it holds a laptop or keyboard perfectly and there is a gap at the back of the cabinet to fish the wiring through. If you listen to vinyl, it's a great place to keep a turntable, too. But please keep a love letter or two in there, too.
Sometimes good things come in small packages, so today we're keeping it simple: A bedside cabinet. Asymmetry works well for books, lamps, electronic devices, glasses of water, sleeping pills, and all those other things we feel the need to keep near us. Our Mixi parts let you do this easily. We like blue, too. Do you? Two speakers - great sound! Five colors - great looks! Shall we put it in the living room, the dining room, or the bedroom? Hmmm....
For fun, we are going to be regularly posting new cabinets. So many combinations are possible. This one could work either in an office or a living room. Show what you want to show and hide what you need to hide. Credenzas are your friends!
Out of 400+ exhibitors displaying 2,000+ products, we are pleased to report that we won the Dwell on Design Award for Furniture for 2014! We didn't see it coming. With all the work we've been doing, we probably can't see straight anyway. This is an honor, and we are super thrilled! We want to thank everyone who has helped us get here, and to all of you for cheering us on. It means a lot to us. Cheers! And now for the Piece de Resistance - the Watermark cabinet! This entire cabinet, made from our Mixi components, is finished to simulate an antique Turkish marbled paper from the inside of an old book binding. The drawer pulls are also custom made and finished to match the base. We hope you agree that the result is truly special!
Here is a nice example of the type of piece that can made using our new Mixi components.
It also features several of the accessories we will be offering. Starting on the left, we have a wine rack insert, made to fit into our standard boxes. No tools required! Next we have our audio speakers. After a number of iterations, we have a design that not only looks good by perfectly fitting our boxes, but that sounds great, too. Finally, we have seat cushions that fit perfectly both in and on our cabinets, so you can use it as a bench as well. Walk in the door, have a seat, kick off your shoes, crank up your favorite tunes, and have a glass of wine. Life is good! We are proud to say that our new furniture line - Mixi Modular - finally exists! Easily the most ambitious furniture line we've undertaken, this is a collection of "boxes" that can be mixed, matched, and combined in almost limitless ways. Handling almost any function, different combinations can create dressers, office file drawers, desks, media cabinets, bedside tables, console cabinets, and more. Available in different colors and wood species, as well as some truly innovative custom finishes.
We're calling the arrangement shown here "the Sampler," since it has examples of many of the boxes. Come see it at the Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles this week, booth 928, if you can. In addition, we are offering accessories such as wine racks, seat cushions, and audio speakers into the cabinets for seamless integration. We will be adding more details to our site as we can. There's a ton to say about it, so we'll probably do a little bit at a time. |