After I’ve presented the Pulse Bookshelf ,Måns Salomonsen the designer of this bookshelf contacted us to show us another interesting project named Spine, and here are his words. Spine is the result of a project to make storage furniture whit at least two drawers. I wanted to have the challenge to combine metal and wood in to a modern and elegant design. A part of the challenge was to work whit balance and make the furniture stand on just one leg and make the drawers almost look like they float in the air. It should make people stop and think about how it works. The pedestal follows the curve of the metal stand in the middle, so do also the drawers inside. And if you have two or more of this spine furniture the design should make it possible to fit them together (don’t really work whit this prototype).

The handle on the drawers are under the front so you can’t se them. All the wood work is made in a traditional way and the metal is also al made by hand. The finish on the metal is made by hand so the brush scratches follow the curve of the stand. This furniture is close to art and a much of the work was to get the curve feel right, it should have a smooth flow the whole way from the bottom to the top. The drawers and pedestal are made of am. white oak, and the bottom off the drawers and the Swedish oak. The finish is made whit 3 layers of Danish oil. The metal stand is made of 2mm sheet metal put on a thicker metal skeleton in the middle. After the finish by hand whit sand paper there is one layer of dull varnish.

The New York Times shows us that Broadway director Jack O’Brien had a not uncommon concern when he built a home in New Milford, he couldn’t decide where to position his bed in the master bedroom. To solve this problem, Jack O’Brie hired a set-designer friend who came up with a rotating bed in the middle of the room. Just press a button and the bed turns to face the fireplace, above. Press the button again and the bed faces the windows, below. The pictures below illustrate how this rotating bed works. I know that a video would showed us more clearly how this bed works, but unfortunately we have only pics.

A few months ago we presented the Toilet Shaped House, but then we didn’t had to many pictures, and the pictures we had were just 3D renders of the project.When we presented the Toilet House for the first time that post had a huge success because we had 100 Responses on that single post. Now I assume that people were interested in this project and today I’ve found on Casa Magazine Korea a collection of pictures with the Toilet House, but this time with the real house.

After we presented the Zipper Light and the Zipper Rugs here is another product that uses zippers. Designed by Sternform Produktgestaltung, Ping Collection’s ZipZip is basically a collection of upholstered cushions which come with zippers on all four sides to connect in any configuration you like and can imagine. They’re made of Loden, which is 100% new wool, and come in four colors ranging from light gray to dark sand. A great modular lounging furniture that you can easily transform from bed to chair to couch with just a couple of zips. You have countless possibilities to build nearly every situation of sitting or laying down comfortably are the result, and I’ve got to admit they do look kind of comfy. - Via - Gizmodo

Everytime you look at the tattered corners of your sofa, your shredded curtains or claw marks on any other piece of furniture, I’m sure that you wish that your kitty didn’t had claws.Now you have the occasion to make your feline happy by providing a stylish alternative for her scratching instinct, with the Itch Scratch Pad. Made from 100% renewable bamboo (environment friendly too), the pads can be hung up (or placed horizontally) at strategic locations in your home to entice your kitty. The Itch Scratch Pad is available on squarecathabitat.com, for about 50 $. - Via - Gadgetroad