Accents & Accessories

8 Stunning Lights That Will Upgrade Your Dining Room Style

No Pintrest board or remodel needed here!  We've selected 8 of our favorite lights that will instantly upgrade your dining room space.  If there is one place we look to again and again to create impact and showcase some personal style it is with the addition of a fabulous dining room fixture.  ...
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Nanimarquina marks 30 years with new collections!

Nanimarquina is marking thirty years of creating unique carpets and they are releasing several new rug collections to celebrate. Driven by a singular desire, Nani established Nanimarquina in 1987 with a clear goal: to design unique and surprising handcrafted rugs for people to enjoy. The idea of ...
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Vitra's Miniatures - A Collector's Collection

Twenty years ago the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, began making miniature replicas of the great milestones in furniture design. Vitra's Miniatures Collection summarizes the history of industrial furniture design – moving from the historic, to the art nouveau movement, to ...
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Pantone's 2017 Color of the Year is Greenery

Pantone, the international authority on color, color systems and the leading technology company for accurate communication of color, has named "Greenery" as its 2017 Color of the Year. Here are some products you can find at Modern Planet that will give you a very green 2017. Danish lighting ...
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New: Verner Panton's designs now available at Modern Planet

In close collaboration with the Panton estate, especially his widow Marianne Panton, Verpan has acquired the production and sales rights to a significant number of Verner Panton’s designs. In 2003 the production of lighting was initiated and in 2010 a furniture range was added. Picking and ...
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Noguchi Akari Lights - inspired by Japanese tradition

Isamu Noguchi in his studio in the 1960s, surrounded by his light sculptures . Photo: AP Photo The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum   The Isamu Noguchi lamps — called akari, the Japanese word for light — were inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns used in ancestor ...
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George Nelson Clocks from Vitra - 1950s joie de vivre for your home!

Belief in progress and growing economic prosperity were central aspects of the American way of life in the 1950s. Everything seemed possible and people strove to be "modern." With the aim of bringing contemporary modern design into people’s homes, designer George Nelson conceived of a wide array ...
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Essentials + Fundamentals: Task Lighting – Light Up Your Workspace

As our days grow shorter and shadows longer, finding the right lighting solutions for your desk area is essential. Well-designed task lighting can be beautiful, functional, energy efficient and reduce eyestrain. They also make a great gift that will be very much appreciated in any ...
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