Company Spotlight . . . Blu Dot Furniture

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Furniture manufactured by Minneapolis-based design collective, Blu Dot, is showing up with increased frequency in my favorite design magazines and in stores like Haus in Chicago. You may recognize Blu Dot's clean lines and pops of color from the set of TV shows like Real World and Friends (finally an explanation for how they could afford those giant Manhattan apartments). It makes sense that Blu Dot's pieces are showing up in the media; they're stylish, contemporary and affordable.


This Blu Dot, inspired by McCobb's Origami chair, is available at Haus and I.D. and costs under $100.

So what's next for Blu Dot? The company is set to introduce 23 new pieces, including sofas, chairs and tables at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York next weekend. To coincide with the release, Blu Dot is releasing their new catalog which was photographed by LA-based rocker photographer, Dan Monick. The catalog's funny, a quality sometimes (ok, usually) missing in the world of high design. Next up, Blu Dot's teaming up with Dwell magazine to sponsor a Furniture Design Competition; put your thinking caps on.

Do you own Blu Dot pieces? What do you think?




I love practically everthing about this image - the tile, the art, the chandelier, the yellow table, Robin's Egg Blue shoes and the goofy people.

Curiously enough, this image from Blu Dot catalog photographer, Dan Monick's website, brings to mind the famous "Pale Blue Dot," photo of Earth taken by Voyager from 4 billion miles away as it left our solar system (below).