The Tibetan knot is an endless one, without beginning or end. It is an ancient motif found not only in Tibet but Mongolia and China. It symbolises the eternal interweaving of the Spiritual Path. Designer Richard X Zawitz based his stunning new collection on the Tibetan knot. His three pieces  (two chairs and a light) entitled Art, Sky and Sun show his innovative integrated approach. He said, “I finally see the first true marriage between sculpture with furniture and lighting.”

The pieces consist of stainless steel sections linked together seamlessly.  The collection was launched earlier this year at the Salone D’ Mobili show in Milano, Italy but it  will not be available until the spring of 2009. - Via

If the classy won’t seduce you, the modern will obviously do. I’m talking about the Dang Residence in Seattle, a two storey wooden house covered in naturally beautiful cedar, that was designed by the guys at Pb Elemental Architecture. With a 3,600 sq. ft surface, there are three bedrooms, a media room, a study room, an open space living-room and three bathrooms. Also interesting is the way they used skylights and windows to light up the whole house, the corners, the crannies or other details like art niches. Makes everything look warm and cozy, don’t you think? 

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It’s been a while since we lived in caves but our love for natural stone still persists. So even in the most contemporary of homes, there is room for the Rock Lamp. The lovely natural tones of Appalachian stones perfectly sets off the light from the flame. As with natural rocks, each piece is unique in both colour and shape. The hues range anywhere from slate grey to warm reddish colours to even greens. The rock lamp will make a great table centerpiece for your next dinner party instead of candles.

The Rock Lamp’s permanent wick feeds oil from the 4 oz reservoir. There are two sizes, the small one has only one flame and costs $30. The dual flame version costs, $50. Both are available from Skymall.com.

What is it that you expect from new residences or from newly built hotels? High class, isn’t it? Well, in Downtown New York on 123 Washington Street, a 57-storey tower designed by Gwathmey Siegel Architects is going to be built and should most likely meet the above criteria. Dubbed the W Hotel & Residences and with the help of interior designers from GRAFT, the hotel rooms and the flats are really astonishing. With Great large windows that offer great views over the city, extremely modern furniture and top notch furnishings. I just can’t choose the best picture of the ones you’ll see below, but that’d definitely be the apartment of my dreams if I were to buy one. Wonder what the prices will be over there. Expensive, huh? - via Contemporist

To all those that always seem to be in a hurry when taking the shoes off we have a solution. KICKIT is not a classic shoe rack, but actually a piece of furniture, a lighting device, a seating place and a sculpture, all at the same time. It’s not the light emitted from behind the bristles from two 28W fluorescent tubes that amazes me, but actually the fact that you can “throw in” whatever shoes you may think of, and actually make it look cool. May not be exactly what your mom taught you, but that’s people’s behavior, don’t you think? Buy it for 1,980 euro (some $2,500) on Magazin.com - via SwissMiss