Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Behind the Blog: swissmiss

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She makes us look. Graphic designer and blogger extraordinaire, swissmiss, dedicates her blog to good design and "things that make her look." So, we asked her to share her home office with us, so we could get a peek inside her mind and see where the magic happens. Yes, her home office is based out of her bedroom, and just like her fabulous blog, her space is well-edited, carefully chosen, and downright beautiful. Click through to see what she has to say about her office.

What's always found on your workspace? My laptop. My cellphone. A cable to download pictures from my digital cameras.

Favorite thing about your workspace?
My desk is tiny which doesn't allow for a mess. The bigger my desk, the more stuff I store on it.

I love to sit on the gym ball. It allows me to bounce to the music I am listening to and keeps me in motion. It's supposed to be really good for your back.

What do you hate about your workspace?
I wish I had room to keep my scanner and printer right next to my desk. As I am working out of my bedroom, I decided to tuck them away
in my closet. I really do not want to look at them before I go to bed.
I wish I had a separate room for my office. Oh, the joys of living in small NYC apartments!

What inspires you to blog? Is it reflected in your workspace?
I am inspired by clean, simple design. I love to search for beautiful products, new smart designs and just 'things that make me look'. I have an insatiable 'visual hunger' for everything design.

Resources
Desk: Chiasso
Chair: Gym Ball from Rebook
Drawer Unit: Crate and Barrel
Picture Frame: Pottery Barn
Illustration: Camilla Engman
Rug: Chiasso
Wooden Briefcase: MoMAstore
Poster: by Japanese Gaku Ohsugi

Thanks for the tour swissmiss!

Your Chiasso links are wrong. :)

posted by sparkle on October 5th 2007 at 1:15pm
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thanks sparkle,
fixed them!

posted by janel on October 5th 2007 at 1:50pm
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Is that a screensaver on your mac? If so, which one is it? :)

posted by marten on October 5th 2007 at 4:10pm
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marten, the screen saver is the fliqlo screen saver. i have the same on at home (macbook pro) and work (macbook).

posted by stephanie in orlando on October 5th 2007 at 5:26pm
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I love LOVE LOVE the drawer unit, but I didn't see it on Crate&Barrel site.

Any idea where I can find something similar looking? It would really help me deal with all the awful clutter that somehow collect at my desk.

Thanks!

posted by LuckyMonkey on October 6th 2007 at 10:13am
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I love the desk, but couldn't find it on Chiasso. ANy ideas where I could locate a similar one?

posted by Julia at Living Luxely on October 6th 2007 at 12:16pm
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Jlandry,

Here's something similar: OFFI Wave desk (http://www.designpublic.com/shop/offi/21).

posted by LuckyMonkey on October 6th 2007 at 1:58pm
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I love the one at Design Public... I would just like to spend less if I could. I'm trying to furnish my entire apartment in one swoop.

posted by Julia at Living Luxely on October 7th 2007 at 5:06am
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I think you can get drawer units like that at the Container Store?

Personally, this is my favorite drawer unit, the Alex from Ikea. I like that it's wide enough to accommodate a printer on top.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30104322

If I had a ton of space, I'd get this. As it is, my living room is combination of entrance/landing strip, home office, TV/reading area, and library.

posted by lolax on October 9th 2007 at 10:04am
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