Loaded with witty design ideas for your home and for…yourself, this particular category is our most diverse. From inspirational art installations and eye-catching urban furniture to generally unthinkable decorating elements,unusually-shaped furniture objects, revolutionary building materials, green indoor walls, multi-functional appliances, elegant lighting systems and the latest technology gadgets, a simple stroll through the ideas below is likely to expand your array of design-related interests.
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There are so many neat little gizmos and gadgets emerging in the home automation market these days.Technology is moving at a breakneck speed and each year that passes unveils lots of interesting toys. It won’t be long before things like turning on/off the water, adjusting water temperature manually, turning on/off lights, or even worrying about whether or not you have
By Rick Delgado
Spotted in Today and Tomorrow magazine, the work of Christopher Derek Bruno… is something you don’t bump into everyday. His paintings show a different representation of miscellaneous shapes and depending on the angle you are watching them from, come up together as unitary works of art and complex compositions. Basically, it’s all about perspectives and angles. In case you are
This coffee table design by Amy Whitworth from QUBIS HAUS… is plain lovely. Multi-leveled and multi-functional, the piece looks original and can also serve as a playing grounds when transformed into a doll house. Its smooth texture inspires warmth and the carved squares induce a sense of friskiness. But will the design not cause a conflict of interests when installed
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You don’t have to be a career photographer to create dramatic and breathtaking architectural photographs. With a little practice the weekend photographer can learn to create eye-popping images that look as though they had been captured by a professional. You needn’t have the latest, greatest or most expensive equipment. The most important aspect of photography – what sets the great
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We are used to hearing about secret passageways and hidden doors, but these concepts are usually not so frequent in real life. Which is why we were pleasantly surprised to find a true architecture portal in a movie posted on youtube a few days back. As you can see, the idea is not far-fetched and can be well implemented in
On the echo of the bourgeois way of life and social tendencies of Romania’s capital, Sky Club by Live Concept… in Ploiesti, Romania, embodies the multi-functional, minimalistic and fusion trends of the high and upper-middle class citizen. Situated in the midst of a leisure complex, it was decided to develop a structure whose form and functionality would make the most
The FACETURE series designed by Phil Cuttance consists of handmade faceted vessels, light-shades and table. Each vase in the series is produced individually by casting a water-based resin into a simple handmade mold. The mold is then manually manipulated to create the each object’s form before each casting, making every piece utterly unique.
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Despite the crisp appearance of the FACETURE
A unique system of architectural furniture has made us simply look at each other and say: “Wow, this is a very interesting concept worth sharing with everybody interested in interior design!”. The Magnetic Spirit is supposed to be ‘an innovative concept’ as Benoit Bayol…, one of the brilliant minds behind it stated in a recent mail. As long as
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At Freshome we have a soft spot for multi-functional design and this simple, yet catchy product won our attention. A key holder that can also open bottles of beer, the KeyFlip by Jon Lota is a fun alternative to a key-chain and a more manly one as well. At the end of the post, you can have a look at
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We are looking forward to fascinating interior design projects in 2013 and by the looks of things, our expectations will be met. Even though we can not anticipate how most of the projects will look, we ran across some interesting trends for this year, which we would like to share further. Here are the top 10 most talked about key
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The Spring market is starting early this year and it’s looking to be a strong market. The inventory is low at the moment, there’s pent up demand and there are plenty of buyers out there looking. It’s still a buyer’s market, but it’s starting to shift now. Soon, more and more homes will be on the market and those trying
Producks Design Studio together with Mika Barr,… the creatives behind Ori, came up with this wonderful décor idea, that embellishes almost any type of space, creating a pleasant and delightful atmosphere. Ori stands for “folding” in Japanese and “light” in Hebrew. The whole idea of this lamp is that it can be folded and you can basically “define” its structure
When one thinks of construction materials, paper is probably the last idea that comes to mind. Artist Christina Lihan of Lihan Studio creates intricate buildings with fascinating details by using hand-cut paper. Her works (discovered on My Modern Met…) are amazing three-dimensional replicas of famous bridges, various landmarks and buildings across the world, such as the Eiffel Tower or
We ran across this interesting art installation by Cologne-based artist Heike Weber… for a cafe in Prague. Believe it or not, the floors of the venue were given their current bold look by using a permanent marker. The cafe is entitled ‘Bodenlos’, which literally means ‘loosing the ground under your feet’, hence the choice for the wavy patterns. We don’t
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It was once believed that what graced the runways of Milan, New York and Paris would take about 6 years to influence home decor trends.
Styles, patterns and colors would leave the runway, appear on pages of the fashionable glossy magazines and then end up in our closets. People’s home fashions would never directly reflect the fashions that they wore.
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