I would like to know what do you think about this new style of sofa, with a high back. I think that this sofa sometimes could make a place more intimate and transform open plan rooms into stylish living spaces. To bad that this high back sofa is just for big spaces. Available in a charcoal grey or pristine white, Shiraz is then accented with a range cushions in natural colours. Designed by P.Mainzer and F.Ebrahimi the Shiraz sofa from Viaduct makes a cosy seating area without being enclosed and claustraphobic. - via - Trendir

The new Britannia Couture range cookers are inspired by designer Avsh Alom Gur’s signature designs from the catwalks of London, Milan and Paris. These designs can add a little color in your kitchen and change the atmosphere, and make the cooking experience more beautiful.The 3 designs are available in a limited edition of Britannia 100cm Dynasty range cooker. Prices start from £4,900. - Via - Appliancist

The Hope Table was designed by Rafael Morgan, and is a message to all designers and a reminder to young designers that someday, someone will really get their message; that great ideas are everywhere, like messages in bottles waiting to be discovered. If I was the designer of this table I would name it “The Last Drop” because that’s a named that sounds better for this table, at least that’s what I think. - Via - Core77

1.Wind catcher, for summer ventilation
2.Solar array at back of house for hot water and electricity
3.High-level of wall insulation
4.Biomass boiler

The UK has unveiled its first zero emission home that will set the environmental standard for all new homes in the future. The two-bedroom house is insulated to lose 60% less heat than a normal home. It also features solar panels, a biomass boiler and water efficiency devices such as rainwater harvesting. The design, unveiled at the Offsite 2007 exhibition in Watford, meets rules to be applied in 2016 that aim to make UK homes more energy-efficient. - Read more on BBC

After I’ve showed you yesterday an interesting piece of Folding Furniture and a lot of multufinctuinal pieces of furniture today I want to present you a new interesting piece of hi-tech furniture, that can do more than a simple chair, it can be transformed in another chair ( I know that it sounds strange, but after you’ll see the video you’ll understand what I’m talking about ). Ian Walton, an industrial design graduate at the National College of Art & Design, designed the Ulo Chair. This chair uses a flexible frame which makes it possible to smoothly change its form into an upright or a lounge seat. The chair is extremely interesting. I’m wondering how much that frame can resist ..- Via - Core77