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Friday Five: Timeless Trends, Delft Tiles, Joinery, and More

  • Writer: Bjorn Shotwell
    Bjorn Shotwell
  • May 2
  • 2 min read

Happy Friday, design friends. I really appreciate the warm reception to our new Friday Five blog series, so I am encouraged to compile another five for you this week.



  1. Rethinking Residential Refrigeration

Our Founder and Creative Director Peter Cardamone recently flagged the new Qoldfusion walk-in refrigerator with our design team. Riffing off of Pete's email, I did some research and found Kim Kardashian's fridge room. The Qoldfusion option feels like an upgrade! Would you like to have a fridge room in your home?


As seen on: Poosh.com

Photography: Katie Levine



  1. Delft-Style Tiles in Claude Monet's 1800s Giverny Home

I came across this article recently about Impressionist painter Claude Monet's house in Giverny, France. It re-opened to the public in 2021 after being closed due to the pandemic. He painted his famous garden here! I found his kitchen, clad almost entirely in beautiful Delft-style tiles, so inspiring. Fun fact: Peter is planning a trip to Monet's Giverny home!


As seen in: Vogue France

Written by: Manon Garrigues

Translated by: Stephanie Green



  1. Unique Joinery: Meet the Pin & Crescent

Have you heard of the pin & crescent joint? I recently came across this in my research and felt inspired to see something so unqiue. It's also named the Knapp joint after the company in Massachusetts that invested the machine used to automate its production. In the end, the dovetail we now know became preferred as the pin & crescent joint wasted more material. I still think there's something elegant about it!


Written by: Megan Fitzpatrick



  1. Studio McGee's "Timeless Trends"

Studio McGee recently came out with a kitchen design video outlining their "timeless trends." Part of their forecast includes nostalgic details like plate racks and pot rails. Their work pops up in a lot of our clients' inspiration images.


Video by: Studio McGee

As seen on: YouTube



  1. An Interesting Use for Discarded Marble

I came across this art installation by Parisian architects Amor Immeuble that uses discarded marble from fireplace parts to create interesting wood and stone connections. Proof that you never know when and where inspiration will strike!


As seen on: Core77.com

Written by: Rain Noe

Exhibited at: DNL Gallery

 
 
 

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