10 Pieces Of Perfectly Patriotic Furniture For The Fourth of July.

Most American flag related home furnishings are either very country or cutesy in style. But here's a selection of nicely made, well designed furniture with the Stars and Stripes motif from various designers and companies, all of which are available for purchase.


Andrew Martin's Armstong leather distressed sofa with old American flag:

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Jonathan Adler's American Flag needlepoint stool:

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American Flag printed on a distressed leather pillow from Antek's:

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Buttoned (tufted) American Flag Pouffe or Coffee table from Athol Whitmore:

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American Flag Futon Sofabed by Gold Sparrow:

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Sitting Bull's Star and Stripes Bean Bag chair:

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Leather stars and stripes Ottoman by Champlain Leather:

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Baroque Louis XV "American Flag" Chair from The Royal Art Palace:

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American Flag Mid Century Console from the Jeremiah Collection:

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And lastly, one for the dogs. The Jefferson American Flag Pet Beds from Brookstone:

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Happy Fourth of July!

Saluting Design: An Army Of Military-Inspired Products & Modern Art.

above: American Flag by Dave Cole, made up of thousands of plastic Toy Soldiers and acrylic paint.

In honor of Memorial Day, here's a collection of modern art and fun furniture, jewelry and home decor that incorporate military related icons such as soldiers, tanks, bombs, missiles and more.


above: Memorial Flag of Toy Soldiers by Dave Cole (photo courtesy of the artist)

above: Memorial Flag of Toy Soldiers by Dave Cole (detail) (photo courtesy of the artist)

above: Artist Dave Cole with his American Flag (photo courtesy of the artist)


above: the Army Men Alphabet was created by student Oliver Munday for instuctors Nolen Stals and Bruce Willen at the Maryland Institute College of Art (photography by Jay Zukerkorn)


above: Six thousand Parts by artist Valerie Leonard is made 6,000 melted toy soldiers (photo courtesy of the artist)

above: Six thousand Parts by artist Valerie Leonard (detail) (photo courtesy of the artist)

above: Globe made of melted toy soldiers by artist Valerie Leonard (photo courtesy of the artist)


above: Jason Baalman glued 1,500 toy Army men to a camouflaged board to create a portrait of a soldier when viewed from above (photos courtesy of the artist)


above: The Peace Collection designed by Biaugust is comprised of a ceramic bomb vase, a ceramic grenade bank and a ceramic helmet bowl.

A Awesome collection of Army inspired items

Designers, artists and jewelers whose items can be found at the above link:
Frank Kozik
Pharrell Williams
Chris Collicott
Daniel Loves Objects!
Mosley Meets Wilcox
La Tete au Cube
Stanislav Katz
Art Lebedev
Melanie Favreau
Peas, Corn & Tomato Sauce
Reiko Kaneko
Dave Cole
Christopher Deris
28 Biaugust
Atlason
Valerie Leonard
Jason Baalman
Brad Sherwood for Joy Charbonneau
Joel Escalona

Happy Memorial Day!

Design Within Reach's Clever Patriotic Email: Old Glory Fashioned From Modern Chairs

I just needed to share this cute e-mail blast from DWR. Yes, I have a thing for classically modern chairs and so when this American Flag fashioned from silhouettes of the iconic Arne Jacobsen Swan Chairs, Verner Panton Chairs and Eames eiffel tower shell chairs came in my mailbox from the folks at DWR (Design Within Reach) to wish me a Happy Fourth Of July, I was thrilled.

Hope you enjoy it too!


See other wonderful modern patriotic art here