Avant-Garde Modern Furniture Blog: A Modern Contemporary House and some cool stuff...

About Alexander Calzadilla

Alexander Calzadilla is a Cuban male originally from Philadelphia, who has happily called Miami his home since moving here at the age of 15. He attended Southwest Sr. High School and Florida International University, ultimately receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. While in college, he began working as a paralegal for the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Reichenbacher, a position he kept for seven years after graduation. He subsequently worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Associates before landing at Costa Nursery. After distinguishing himself with many accomplishments, he was promoted to the position of Director of Specialty Products, which included the orchid, bonsai and lucky bamboo departments. When Alex was first put in charge of the three departments, they ranked near the bottom. By the time he left Costa after seven years, Alex had transformed the floundering departments into unqualified successes, posting record earnings, sales and profitability. In 2008 Alex was named the Costa Employee of the Year. Alex now puts his formidable prowess as a businessman into his newest venture, Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, serving as Managing Partner.

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We offer home furnishings and decor for every area of your home,both inside and out, always striving to bring you the most current design elements being used by today's top designers, at a fraction of their retail cost. Whether you are completely redecorating an area of your home, looking for the perfect accent piece to finish off an existing room, shopping for a unique gift, or simply "window shopping" to get design ideas, Avant-Garde is the place to go for everything modern & contemporary for your home.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

A Modern Contemporary House and some cool stuff...

Some really cool modern items...

I found a few things today online that I had to share. hey are simply unique in appearence and realy give us an opportunity to be creative with our designs and present colorful accent pieces to any modern contemporary room in our modern households...

Modern Minimalist Sideboard with Amazing Colors by Invisible City

This is a sideboard is simple in design yet very refreshing in color, very nice sideboard seen, called ISO 216 System by Invisible City. Sideboard with drawers and cupboard dimensions are based on the size of paper using the international standard ISO which is why so called. Modern design and very simple: a large closet and drawer dimensions with four wooden legs.

I think this is simply amazing in it bright lime and yellow color and would make any room appear modern, contemporary.. and it looks like it has plenty of storage.. which always works.

A Spectacular Home...

The Atherton Residence was designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, Located in on the peninsula south of San Francisco, California. This House was finished in 2008. This house sits on an internal suburban flag lot. The previous 1950’s house, which was removed due to structural problems, featured mature landscaping and a manmade pond that the clients wanted to preserve. They wanted their new house to be a private retreat that maximizes the drama of the pond and takes advantage of the privacy of the site. As advocates of year round outdoor dining and entertaining, the clients wanted a house that would open up to the landscape and have as many outdoor rooms as possible. The design solution breaks the program into four buildings – main house, study, pool house and garage – that ring the edge of the site and focus inwards on the pond, garden and pool. The main house features a butterfly roof that turns up to the south with a dramatic overhang. Large sliding glass doors open directly out to the pond and terrace. The roofs conceal photovoltaic and solar hot water panels. The house is heated with a radiant system in the stone floors, and despite the hot climate it is not air conditioned, but passively cooled with a combination of overhangs, shades, and operable windows. The house also features many green building materials, including high fly-ash concrete, formaldehyde-free casework and denim insulation. The new house creates a special place for the clients, making a main residence feel like a vacation retreat.

Exterior Design of Atherton Residence

Contemporary Living Room Design in Atherton Residence

Contemporary Family Room Design in Atherton Residence

Wooden Dining Room Design in Atherton Residence

Swimming Pool Design in Atherton Residence

Backyard Design in Atherton Residence

A Beautiful modern residence that is absolutely unique, practical and perfectly situated... The word peaceful comes to mind...

A Private Sauna...

A new and extraordinary from Duravit is modern Inipi Sauna futuristic designer sauna with shower. Duravit, a German company, sauna were created so that you do not need to go out sauna to clean themselves , have taken inpiration from ritual cleansing of the people in lakota north american indian which they call inipi, inipi means is importance of the sweat lodge ritual bath for Ceremonial cleansing and physical well-being.Now, the sauna utilises concealed technology to present this bright, transparent design. The glass cabin stands on a wooden frame and illuminated by LED strip lights, creating an oasis of relaxation and beauty. The Inipi Ama is not only a sauna, but also includes a generous shower area. Contact Duravit to bring the fantastic Inipi Sauna to your home.

Absolutely spectacular.. Amazing design..

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