Karim Rashid is one of the most prolific designers of his generation. He has over 3000 designs in production, has won over 300 awards and has worked in over 35 countries. His work features in 20 permanent collections and he exhibits art in galleries worldwide. He is also a perennial winner of the Red Dot award, Chicago Athenaeum Good …
By Stacey Sheppard
Choosing what colours, patterns, materials and textures to put together to create an interior design scheme that looks and feels good may not be too taxing, but throw bright, bold colours and large-scale pattern into the mix and many people at this point will recoil slightly in hesitation. Decorating with muted colour palettes and inconspicuous patterns is one thing, but…
By Stacey Sheppard
Pieter Brenner… thinks of himself as a “German designer”, even though his childhood was spent in Amsterdam. Focusing on the premium segment of design, Brenner’s projects are said to be characterized by a careful research of design-history and an interest for clearness. One of his recent designs, The Sugarchair, caught our attention due to its playfulness. We decided to challenge
A few days ago Google launched a new application for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices called Google Currents that allows you to subscribe to your favorite websites and view the content in a lovely magazine-like format. Freshome is one of the 150 media outlets and websites Google has partnered with for this app. As a welcome surprise Google featured…
This year’s 54th edition of the Grammy Awards are popularized through a conceptual poster, especially designed by the Los Angeles-based architect Frank Gehry… and featuring warped buildings. Labeled “the most important architect of our age“, Frank Gehry is known worldwide for his sculptural contemporary approaches for famous buildings across the Globe, such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the
Freshome readers, when is the last time you took time off and enjoyed a glass of red wine or cognac, the way these drinks were meant to be enjoyed? In the company of a special someone, surrounded by good blues music and with no other thoughts in your mind, but the gratification of the present moment? This stylish set of…
There is no denying that the tough economic climate is having an effect on our purchasing decisions. As consumers or specifiers, we are now more likely to opt for better quality products that will last longer. But we are also more interested than ever in buying products that have a reduced impact on the environment.
This beautiful wooden flooring from…
By Stacey Sheppard
Well folks, 2011 is almost over and before we know it we will be hurtling head first into 2012. As always, each new year brings with it new design trends that will be exploding onto the scene, each one propelled into the limelight by the various happenings that are going on in the world. For those working with interiors,…
By Stacey Sheppard
Bringing a fresh touch to a room can be easily achieved by adding a message or even a crib-defining word. For today we decided to present these configurable shelving units consisting of words that can support books, picture frames and other shelf-meant objects. The ANITA shelf… was designed by Ricard Mollon and comes in a variety of …meanings. Some of
The amazing Your Rainbow Panorama circular rooftop walkway in Denmark is a modern “art meets architecture” project. Resting atop the ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum…, the fascinating colorful glass panoramic rooftop allows visitors to get a different view of the city. Its complete panoramic views filtered through bent colored glass arranged in the color spectrum were possible by placing the circular
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