Archive for February, 2008
For those who want to make their room an individual piece of art, here are a few examples made by 21 international artists from the fields of graphic design, urban art and illustration. These amazing rooms are from the Fox Hotel ( the former Park Hotel ), that is located in the center of Copenhagen, and I can say that these artists turned this hotel into the world’s most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel. The hotel has 61 rooms that are all completely different so choosing between a room with Art Deco inspired furnishings or a room where the walls have patterns taken straight out of a 1960s psychedelic film or a room where you spend the night in the company of Japanese Manga inspired cartoon characters may well pose a dilemma to some guests.From fantastic street art and Japanese Manga to simply spaced out fantasies, you will find flowers, fairytales, friendly monsters, dreaming creatures, secrets vaults and more… Now let’s see some amazing rooms.










The origins of Hotel Fox lie in a massive marketing event laid on by Volkswagen to promote its latest small car, the Fox, which, when it comes on the British market this summer, should retail at around £6,500. Rooms start at €120, which is cheap for Europe’s second most expensive city. And there’s a perverse attraction in a hotel that breaks all the rules of functional beauty that are central to Danish design.



Published by Michael February 18th, 2008 in Ideas
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Tags: art, Copenhagen, creative, fox hotel, graphic design, hotel, hotel rooms, illustration, urban art
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The Brace Case is designed by Ward Huting, and is a shelving unit that uses taut cables to house books, magazines and other flat objects at various angles. The modular system enables the owner to decide how to install the cables. This might be an interesting approach to storing stuff, but it doesn’t looks to stable. The Brace Case is fully customizable according to individual room requirement and cable length. The Case is clamped between the floor and the ceiling, and can therefore be tailor-made to any room. Finnaly the price depends on the specific design and the amount of brace cables. - Via - Archizine

Published by Michael February 18th, 2008 in Furniture
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Tags: Brace Case, modular system, shelving unit, Ward Huting
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For those who love modern furniture here is a piece of functional & stylish furniture that would be perfect for a kid bedroom. By challenging the common norms for kids furniture Mimondo wish to create functional furniture in stylish imagery designs that gives an aesthetic balance in the room. Mimondo wish to be a part of the international market for kids furniture by focusing on new and innovative thoughts concerning design, production and use of materials. With this innovative and original design Mimondo wish to create an enviroment for the kids where they can be inspired and use their fantasy thereby increasing the quality of life. The Wave 2 Bed is designed by Gudiksen Design an innovative design studio specialising in high functional quality furniture inspired by the Scandinavian light and environment.



Published by Michael February 18th, 2008 in Bedroom
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Tags: Bedroom, Bedroom Furniture, Furniture, kids, modern
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Jon Heller from Happycatlights sent me an email to present his little personalized lamps business that he and his wife started. Happycatlights produces desk lamps that are 8×8x4 light boxes, made of a sturdy white plastic that gives off a warm glow from the bulb inside. What makes these lamps unique is the hand-carved design on the front, which is chosen by you. Now if you want a personalized lamp you just send a picture of a design you would like for your lamp, and they will give you a quote for how much the design will cost. After that if you order, they then hand-carve the design into a hard stock paper of your choosing – they have a selection of solid and patterned paper for you to choose from. The design is then placed on the front of the lamp, and covered with a transparent plastic faceplate to give it a finished look. Most people like to buy this kind of personalized lamps as gifts, as they are hand made and completely unique. Others have used them to decorate their living rooms or personalize their workspace. The lamps start at $45, and you can have your unique lamp with your own design just like in these pictures below.



Published by Michael February 18th, 2008 in Ideas
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Tags: Customized, desk lamp, lamp, lights, personalized lamps
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Fiona Lang from Kindergallery wrote to me today about her online art gallery for children. Kindergallery is an online gallery store offering the best art and design works for children from leading artists around the world. The Kindergallery online shop offers original paintings, limited edition works, prints, stretched canvases, box art, photographic works, felt design products and wall decals. This comprehensive range includes something for every budget and is replete with gift ideas for any occasion. Each piece has been hand-picked to inspire the imagination of children of all ages. Kindergallery hopes that its collection will encourage children to acquire the visual language of art and design in a stimulating and lasting way. So if you want to add a little color, and fun to a kid room I highy suggest to take a look at the works from Kindergallery …here are some beautiful examples from them.



Published by Michael February 18th, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Tags: art gallery, box art, kids, kids rooms, limited edition works, photographic works, prints, stretched canvases, Wall Decals
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