AMSTERDAM MODERN

Now that you've properly realized that December is upon us and that the holidays are coming up more quickly than you thought, 'tis time to think about gifts! Some great Amsterdam Modern gifts for this season...but gifted with a budget under $100 (: Industrial Wire Baskets Vintage Fire Glazed Ceramic Ashtrays Little Hala Desk Lamp Mathieu Mattegot Style Perforated Metal Tray Hala Table Lamp Teak Wood Bowls and Accessories Teak Wood Bowls and Accessories Perforated Letter or Business Card Holder Industrial Task Stools For more gift ideas also check out our inspiration board for the holiday season on Pinterest!

After a long day of work and a good meal, all you really want to come home to is your bed - and maybe read a good book or catch up on a TV show you've been meaning to watch. But what if you have nothing to put your glasses or TV remote down on when it's finally time to turn off the lights and call it a day? There's a solution for that. A side table. However, if you're extremely choosy about the items that are going to be in your bedroom, like me, then you must know its hard to find THE right side table that matches your decor, color, wood type, etc. Solution #2? Use a cute chair! There are way more options in style, color, and add a casual but cool flair to any room. Additional benefits: 1. They can be more affordable than a regular side table or small set of drawers (of course, depends on what chair you choose). 2. They are often are sold in pairs or multiples that make it easier for you to get two, if you want to put one on both sides of th...

Coffee Table and Rattan Chair - Amsterdam Modern. LA Times looked at the set design of the movie "Hitchcock," released on Friday, and published the article " 'Hitchcock' home designs nail late-1950s style" featuring a peek into the interior design of the Hitchcocks' home in Beverly Hills as well their beach house. Striving for a relaxed but very California mid-century feel, production designer Judy Becker included pieces from Amsterdam Modern to the beach house to complete the look. On mid-century modern design and her inspiration for the "Hitchcock" set design, Becker said, " 'Today, most of us feel overwhelemed by clutter. Back then people didn't have as much stuff, and it was a period in which furniture design was simple but sophisticated, a period that has not been matched before or after', " ( LA Times ) and we find that we can't disagree.

We just want to take a moment today to commemorate Gae Aulenti, influential Italian architect and designer who passed earlier this month on November 1st. Famous for her interior industrial design, she was commissioned to renovate the inside of Musée D'Orsay in Paris (pictured below), the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and many other large interior spaces around Europe that have become public monuments or cultural centers today. "The conscious principle in this design has been to achieve forms that could create experiences, and that could at the same time welcome everyone's experiences with the serenity of an effortless development." - Gae Aulenti

Thank you to Christine at Lovinglysimple.com for doing the wonderful posting on our warehouse in Van Nuys !

If you haven't seen this video... "Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames" . This is possibly one of the best things ever. Happy Tuesday from Amsterdam Modern!