Get the Look: 47 Modern Fireplaces and Fireplace Accessories

Following up on yesterday’s Montage: 31 Freestanding Fireplaces, here is a sampling of fireplaces and accessories, both contemporary and antique. There’s really no excuse not to have a flame of fire—small tabletop models fueled with ethanol can be had at Home Depot. You can even get one that hangs on your wall. Interesting. I’ve had my eye on the minimalist tempered glass screens for our fireplace on the Cape, though I think I need a custom one since it’s raised a foot or two from the floor. I think I’ll concentrate on retrofitting a gas model in our defunct fireplaces in Boston instead.

S H O P P I N G

Beech Gallery Firewood Rack, through Architonic.
Stelton Fuego Bioethanol Firelight, $199 at Horne.
Blomus Bebop Stainless Steel Log Holder,  $394 at Lekker.
Modfire Urban Gasfire/Fireplace in Avocado, $1,500 at Horne.
Blomus Bebop Steel & Glass Fire Screen, $380.50 at Lekker.
EcoSmart Fusion Fireplace at EcoSmart.
Flex Logholder by AK47 Space.
Minuteman Arts & Craft Log Holder in Bronze, $61.60 at Homeclick.
Conmoto Wall-mounted fireside tools by Peter Maly, $1,530 at Hive.
French 19th Century Brass Fire Screen, $100, Homme, 1st Dibs.
Beech Wood Log Holder, $ 1189.95 at Fireplace Mall.
Sieger Design Plaza Ventless Fireplace, $3,900 at Unica Home.
Röshults Urban Fire Basket, through Architonic.
Metropolitan Table Top Ethanol Fireplace, $139 at Home Depot.
Enclume Right Angle Hammered Stell Porch Log Rack, $69 at Wayfair.
Brass Andirons by Karl Springer, $3,500 at Antiques du Monde, 1st Dibs.
Malm Fireplace, starts at $1,500 at DWR.
Cyan Designs Circle Fire Screen in Silver Leaf, $250.99 at Wayfair.
1950s Log Holder in Wood, Iron & Brass at Galerie Andre Hayat, 1st Dibs.
Iron Andirons w/Brass Spheres, $2,400 at Century Design, 1st Dibs.
Wall Flame Fireplace, $1,450 at DWR.
Blomus Bebop Stainless Steel Fireplace Tool Set, $602 at Lekker.
Conmoto Stainless Steel Log Stand by Peter Maly, $1,650 at Hive.
Red Kanto Firewood Rack, 14o € at Finnish Design Shop.
Alton Pewter Log Holder, $99.95 at Crate & Barrel.
Avani Fireplace, $488 at DWR.
Alton Pewter Fireplace Candelabra, $69.95  at Crate & Barrel.
Cocoon Aeris Hanging Fireplace by Federico Otero, $3,990 at Unica Home.
Iron Design Company Firewood Holder at Iron Design Company.
Zack Ghio Fire Screen, $403 at AllModern.
Birch Log Bundle, $58 at Pieces.
Flex Logholder Seat & Ottoman by AK47 Space.
Circa 1950s Andirons by Felmore, $3,500, The Warehouse, 1st Dibs.
Gramercy Indoor/Outdoor Ethanol Fireplace, $199 at Home Depot.
Modfire Urban Gasfire/Fireplace in Agave Blue, $1,500 at Horne.
Blomus Chimo Flueless Fireplace by Floz Design, $1,850 at Unica Home.
Conmoto Wood Bridge Log Holder by Fried Ulberm $490 at Unica.
Stainless Steel Indoor/Outdoor Fireplace Grate $ 143.95 at Fireplace Mall.
EcoSmart Q Bioethanol Fireplace at EcoSmart.
Stainless Steel Round Hoop Log Rack, $154.52 at Fireplace Station.
Vision Modern Firewood Holders, $959.95 at Fireplace Mall.
Brass Andirons Attributed to Donald Deskey $1,200, BG Galleries, 1st Dibs.
Inverted “Y” Andirons from France c.1970 at Robert Altman, 1st Dibs.
Avalon Cypress Gas Stove at Avalon Fire.
Stanford Basket WI16, starting at $675 at Jefferson West, Dering Hall.
Alton II Pewter Fireplace Screen, $179 at Crate & Barrel.

Sneak Peek: MoMA Design Store Destination: Mexico

Last week, on my way to NYC to see designer David Stark and his Wood Shop pop-up at Haus Interior, I got the chance to interview the President of MoMA’s retail division, Kathy Thornton-Bias. It was a real treat; talk about an amazing job. The interview will run later this spring as part of Design Milk‘s new “Design Store(y)” column (did I mention I’m Features Editor over there now?). In the meantime, I can say that she did tell me a bit about this year’s Destination: Design. Last night, the publicist sent over the look book.

In April, the  MoMA Design Store launches the tenth installment in its Destination: Design series, Destination: Mexico. Kathy told me, “We pick places off the beaten path. Mexico is our neighbor and we have a mindset about them, but a tremendous amount of contemporary design is happening there.” She assured me the pieces would blow my mind, and break stereotypes.

Indeed, while some hint at indigenous Mexican craft and iconography, many are pure examples of contemporary design. Either way, most are amazing. There are 50 limited edition pieces from emerging Mexican designers, including home accessories, furniture, lighting, paper goods, and jewelry. Here are 18 pieces I really like.

 

S H O P P I N G

Brass Candela Cube by Sonia Lartigue, $145
Aguayo Dog Table by Nel Colectivo, $195
Perchero Coat Hanger by Paulina Gonzalez-Ortega & Amaya Gutierrez, $275
Hanging Lamp by Rodrigo Alegre & Carlos Acosta, $125
Tricolor Miss Susan by Emiliano Godoy & Cecilia Leon de la Barra, $175
Pirueta Table by Paulina Gonzalez-Ortega & Andres Ocejo, $750
White Cura Glass by Hector Esrawe, $24
Black Acapulco Indoor/Outdoor Chair, $195
Back-strap Loom Scarf by Maggie Galton, $65
Spiked Molcajete Bowl by Perla Valtierra, $150
Deforestation Laptop Feet by Ariel Rojo, $16
Cast Bronze Ring by Natalia Porter & Allison Schiegel, $145
Sombrero Dish by Mauricio Lara, $68
Green Tripod Vase by Ariel Rojo, $28
Multicolor Paper Strip Bowl by Yolanda Resendez, $25
Red Slow Flame Trivets by Lilliana Ovalle, $50
White Cochi Jarrito Mug by Valeria Ramirez, $22
Jam Collapsible Side Table by Rodolfo Samperio, $225

Available late April through June at MoMA Store.

Just In: Jonathan Adler in the Bathroom

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Jonathan Adler for Cottonelle Toilet Paper Holders

This is sort of funny; I laughed when I read the press release. Jonathan Adler has partnered with Cottonelle to create toilet paper holders.  As a Jonathan Adler fan, I couldn’t resist, so I had them send a few over. They’re plastic, but sturdy, and the designs are pure J.A. Oddly enough, I had just the other day been thinking about how I could store a few spare rolls in our powder room. So, voilà.


Not bad, right?


How do you like the new wallpaper in our powder room?  It’s
Tres Tintas Barcelona.


Mine are signed!

Want your own?

Go to RespectTheRoll.com. The covers are free with an offer code in specially marked packs of Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper, plus $1.99 shipping. Or, purchase online for $2 each plus $1.99 shipping. Offer ends April 30, 2012.

THIS IS NOT A PAID POST.  I JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE CLEVER.  THEY DID SEND ME 3 GRATIS.

“Good Design” at Foscarini

This fall I started contributing to Design Milk, a refreshingly sleek and focused contemporary design blog founded and run by Jaime Derringer. Lighting company Foscarini invited us to Venice, and since Jaime was about to have a baby, I got to go. It was an amazing trip. Foscarini hosted a handful of bloggers from design sites all over Europe at its corporate offices for a day of discovery and discussion. At the end, they put together this video in which we all put forth the single most important aspect of “good design.” Watch us speak.

The words we chose . . .

“PROCESS” Luca Nichetto, designer (Venice)
“SINCERITY”  Ionna Vautrin, designer (Paris)
“LOVE”  Vicente Garcia Jimenez, designer (Udine, Italy)
VITALITY” Marni Katz, Design Milk (Boston)
“FORM” Jenny Filipetti, Design Boom (Milan)
“EMOTION” Micle Mihai Cristian, Freshome (Romania)
“TEAMWORK”  Costas Voyatzis, Yatzer (Athens, Greece)
“SINGULARITY”  Eric Foulon, Muuuz (Paris)
“TECHNOLOGY”  Philipp Thom, Studio 5555 (Germany)
“RESEARCH” Giuilia Zappa, Designer Blog (Milan)