On Apartment Therapy
Do you have the 10 essentials? Brooklyn designer, David Metzger, has solved all your problems. With 10 pieces of furniture, your apartment is done! Having designed furniture for architects for years, he launched his 10 Essentials line four years ago in an effort to solve the biggest and most common problems that architects and interior designers were constantly coming to him with. An unabashed lover of clean, modern furniture, Metzger has boiled all of his knowledge down into 10 classic solutions that can work across a broad spectrum of contemporary interiors.

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I first saw 'Ten Essentials' when Dwell still had its TV show (which I miss, so much...)
I come back to them periodically because I admire the design and the bold material choice. What I don't really understand as much, is why people refer to the furniture as 'competitively' priced. In comparison to who? Roche Bobois? Republic of Fritzhansen?
The ironically named 'Design Within Reach' has dozens of pieces just as well made for less (and DWR is cheaper than you, serious thought is recommended).
As I said, I like the furniture. I think the designs are thoughtful and beautiful, but I still think they are just a little insane. inthewalnut on Jul 30, 2010
I first saw 'Ten Essentials' when Dwell still had its TV show (which I miss, so much...)
I come back to them periodically because I admire the design and the bold material choice. What I don't really understand as much, is why people refer to the furniture as 'competitively' priced. In comparison to who? Roche Bobois? Republic of Fritzhansen?
The ironically named 'Design Within Reach' has dozens of pieces just as well made for less (and DWR is cheaper than you, serious thought is recommended).
As I said, I like the furniture. I think the designs are thoughtful and beautiful, but I still think they are just a little insane. inthewalnut on Jul 30, 2010