Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 24, 2009, 2:45 pm
The Spring Bed by Thor Høy We’re always interested to learn what makes a designer tick. We sat down with Danish designer Thor Høy to discuss his Spring Bed design and learn a little about his...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 17, 2009, 12:36 pm
Having logged  a thousand hours (or more) sitting in airports and train stations, this is a design we can really appreciate! Dutch designer Erik de Nijs of Nieu Weheren has designed a unique seating ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 17, 2009, 12:12 pm
NYC Designer Mark Tremonto Carbon 451 Lamp is a curvaceous masterpiece!  The Carbon 451 Lamp is designed from carbon fiber, a lightweight plastic material normally used to build car doors and helicop...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 16, 2009, 11:39 pm
It’s hard to believe, but this week Modern Urban Living celebrates its second anniversary! We’d like to thank to all of our readers for supporting us! We’d also like to thank all of ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 9, 2009, 12:26 pm
If you know a skateboarder then your probably also familiar with the mound of broken boards they possess. A skater pounds a lot of love onto their deck and when it meets its end, as all decks do, they...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 6, 2009, 1:09 am
Remember Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’? In it, Steve Perry whales about the precarious lives of streetlight people. There is something romantic about a lonely streetlight. A ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Nov 4, 2009, 7:49 pm
We never understood Vespa fanaticism until we rode one ourselves. Feeling the wind in your hair while darting in and out of traffic can be intoxicating.  When your riding a Vespa, you can feel like a...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 30, 2009, 6:27 am
Whilst taking a midnight stroll in NYC the other night, we somehow found ourselves outside the Infamous Chelsea Hotel. The hotel has lodged some illustrious characters through the years, from literary...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 26, 2009, 12:25 pm
It’s Halloween week! And while we still don’t have a costume, we can’t resist posting all the spooky items we’ve come across during our recent Internet travels. The Skull Chai...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 26, 2009, 8:05 am
The Spine Lamp by Mark Beam is perfect for those who may be lacking one of their own. Let’s face it, a lot of us let our laundry go unwashed for so long it becomes a serious health hazard! If y...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 23, 2009, 12:09 pm
Chris Dimino’s Gas Mask Shower Head is downright creepy! But we have to admit to a morbid desire for it to spring to life mid-shower. Spooky? Yes!  Functional?  Definitely, we’re diggi...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 21, 2009, 3:23 pm
Arne Jacobsen’s 1958 Egg chair has reached another dimension thanks to manufacturer, Fritz Hansen. In collaboration with the Irish design company Lost Weekend and Penguin, the publisher of the H...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 21, 2009, 2:04 pm
No boring bride and grooms toppers here! New Hampshire artist and ceramic teacher Megan Bogonovich makes small-scale porcelain sculptures that make unusual wedding cake toppers. While not for everyone...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 21, 2009, 12:25 pm
Paris Hilton posted her new pups home on Twitter. Estimated cost? $325,000!! Interior decorator Faye Resnick designed the home to resemble Hilton’s own palatial pad. The doghouse includes miniat...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 21, 2009, 12:08 pm
The Cocktail Glass Ring from Frida Jeppsson allows you to keep your drink right where you can reach it; wrapped around your little finger! Gives a new meaning to cocktail jewelry, doesn’t it? No...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 17, 2009, 4:47 pm
Loft living? No place for a full set of stairs but not really feeling loft ladder? Tight spaces are no problem for this innovative design. A great alternative to those creaky winding staircases, this ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 17, 2009, 4:18 pm
We’ve been so busy since returning from Denmark, we’ve barely had time to comb through all of the fantastic designs presented at Copenhagen Design Week 2009. Now that we have a little free...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 10, 2009, 9:39 pm
Dropped by the Jonathan Adler store in Brooklyn (Boreum Hill) to see his new Barbie doll inspired designs. Jonathan was asked to design a contemporary life sized Barbie Malibu Beach house (click here ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 9, 2009, 3:58 pm
The owners of this old wood house wanted to renovate their residence to incorporate both living and work spaces. They called on Japanese design group, Nendo to create a new layout for their home that ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Oct 2, 2009, 11:37 am
If you live in an old tenement building in NYC, like we do, you’re probably pretty familiar with noisy, leaky, archaic radiators that sound like live animals.  Dutch designer Guus Van Leeuwen m...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Sep 30, 2009, 11:35 pm
Awkward moments just got a whole lot easier thanks to this brutally honest pillow case from Phat Pimp Clothing.  Now if they could only invent a GPS to locate your bra. Via Nerd Approved ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Sep 30, 2009, 12:56 pm
Ever since we the birth of Modern Urban Style, we steer postings on unusual modern clothing and accessory designs there rather than post them here on Modern Urban Living. But when we saw this whimsica...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Sep 28, 2009, 4:41 pm
We love the delicateness of porcelain but we’re bored with the cutesy little flowers and sickly sweet bird patterns.  Enter Cabracega and their All City porcelain-a unique interpretation of t...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Sep 4, 2009, 2:16 pm
No TV until 2-years-old? No problem. We’re watching music videos on Mummy’s MacBook. We love The Stand Ins project by Okkervil River, and have the A.C. Newman version of Lost Coastlines in...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Sep 2, 2009, 2:35 pm
Freddie loves the idea of shoes, but keeping them on? Not so much. At 15 months, we’ve finally found some she thinks worth wearing. The Adidas Infant/Toddler Street Run III CF are great for new...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 31, 2009, 8:41 am
The opposite sex can be so daft when it comes to love sometimes, so why not give them a nudge in the right direction? These arty pendant lamps are part of ALT Lucialternative Romantica collection. Eac...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 28, 2009, 8:56 am
It’s been go-go-go since we arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark for Danish Design Week. Yesterday, we were invited to attend the launch of ‘It’s a Small World’ exhibit at the Danish...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 26, 2009, 7:04 am
You may think designer Scott Jarvie found inspiration for his Clutch Chair and Light in a frosty beverage but Jarvie’s interest was actually derived by fascination with the structural characteri...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 21, 2009, 10:32 pm
Need a little mood lighting in the bedroom? Poesy Luminotherapy Bed continuously changes colours or you can just stick with one. It comes with its own remote control so you can control the color and a...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Aug 20, 2009, 2:42 pm
  The Times Square Alliance, the Fashion Center BID, AREAWARE and the Port Authority of New York have joined forces to present ‘Design-to-Go,’ a pop-up shop at BLANK SL8 in the Port Auth...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 18, 2009, 11:35 pm
We were invited to the opening of AreaWare’s ‘Design To Go‘ store in NYC Tuesday night so we braved the heatwave and traveled on over to the one place New Yorkers really don’t care...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 17, 2009, 10:11 pm
Lately, we’ve been daydreaming of houseboat living. It’s true! After reading an article in which the author described houseboat living as, the ‘ultimate urban adventure’, we ha...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 14, 2009, 2:04 pm
Urban dwellers live in fear of sudden infernos so it’s very important to have  a fire extinguisher for safety. But big clunky red extinguishers aren’t exactly tres chic, are they? French...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Aug 13, 2009, 6:36 pm
It’s Miss Modern Urban Living’s birthday today! Happy Birthday T. – for your present I promise to blog more, even when we’re teething, sick, or just plain wiped. Have a lovely ...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 12, 2009, 5:02 pm
WebUrbanist posted some unique ways of upcycling old records.Vinyl can be molded into practically anything! These iPod cases are just what you need to keep your valuable music safe. Check out more co...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 10, 2009, 10:14 pm
Empty Epson boxes were used to create these unique lamps. Etsy designer ‘boxlightbox’ says on his site; I’m a print manager for a small photography business in North Carolina, and I...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Living - Aug 10, 2009, 1:28 pm
Every young man’s dream, the Marvel comic book covers wall mural. Available in 9
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Jul 28, 2009, 3:43 pm

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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Jul 25, 2009, 1:28 pm
Dance clubs are part of the modern urban experience. And, like most babies, Frederica loves to dance! So we’ll be clubbing together at the Little Club Heads parties. Presented by clothing compan...
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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Jul 24, 2009, 3:34 pm

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Tracy F. posted an article on Modern Urban Baby - Jul 12, 2009, 10:48 pm
MUB has a mothership, and her name is Jonathan Adler. Walking down adorable Atlantic Avenue, I stumbled across this miraculous bit of news returning the impending arrival of His Most Mightyness: See ...
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