A mirror with curves in all the right places. The Modern Uma Mirror from Opulent Items is clear mirror with a hand-crafted graceful frame, carved from a single piece of cherry or walnut wood. The smooth waves, curves and folds highlight the natural wood grain details, articulating fluid movement. It is smaller in scale (15″H x 12″W x 2″D), perfect for clustering, stacking, or grouping. I also think it would be interesting to see the clear mirror replaced with antique mirror.

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The Ripple Armchair from Zuo Modern has such personality. The undulating ripples on the seat and back are upholstered in three tones of green and white leatherette, with white leatherette arms. Double chrome legs on each side, and contemporary in design, this chair is unique and funky- yet inviting.

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I went to the Hospitality Design Show in Las Vegas a few years ago, and found myself literally staring into the ceiling of an incredible lighting booth for at least fifteen minutes-jaw dropped, eyes unblinking, trying to figure out how this amazing fixture was working. I was at the Studio Italia Design booth, staring incredulously at the Nuvola SO2 Pendant Light, by Denis Santachiara. The word ‘nuvola’ means cloud in Italian… which was exactly how the fixture looked and was mimicking. It is suspended, made of special fireproof fabric which looks soft like a cloud, internally lit. The best feature- an internal motor and two mechanical arms, smoothly undulating giving a life-like movement to the cloud. I cannot begin to describe what it  feels like watching this in real life. I searched and searched for video of this exact fixture, and the closest I came was a video from a show by Denis Santachiara showing a much larger installation called The Grande Nuvola. The cloud on the left side of the screen moves most like the Nuvola SO2 Pendant Light.

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