03.31.10 | Accessories, Design
|Bit by bit, Spring is creeping in! The snow piles are slowly disappearing, our days are growing longer and the occasional optimistic (read: slightly crazy) college student is weating shorts while making his beer run here in Madison. It’s a familiar cycle, but seems new each year. After spending months being warmed by snuggly blankets and hot cocoa, we’re ready to open doors and windows and embrace the sun again. Much like Mother Nature, we’re eager to shake Winter off and start a new chapter.
Like the coming of Spring, design classics can bring new life to your home. Combining a form that is universally appealing with the willingness to adapt with the times, a true design classic can stay timely and fresh. Some of our favorite companies are experts in taking their designs to new and exciting places, switching it up every season. At The Century House, the change of seasons doesn’t just bring a change in weather, it brings new innovations in some of our most favorite designs.
This Spring, we are looking forward to the arrival of the new color of iittala glasses- water green. This beautiful blue green lends itself well to both the Kartio (circa 1958) and Aino Alto (circa 1932) styles, mixing perfectly with the classic clear and light blue versions. What a great way to brighten your kitchen!
Also this season, Marimekko comes through again with an unabashedly cheerful color way for their Unikko pattern (circa 1960). With bright pink, yellow and orange tones and an accent of green, the bags made from this fabric are gracing our front table display, ready to help spread the cheer around town.
Finally, a company that is near and dear to our hearts, Heath Ceramics, has just added several pieces in a lovely aqua glaze, not unlike robin’s egg blue. What could announce the coming of Spring in a better way then a grouping of aqua and white bud vases filled with crocuses or hyacinths? Heath Ceramics has been around almost as long as we have, and they are still keeping it fresh!
Happy Spring Everyone!
-Ann