Sometimes it’s our “imperfections” that make us worth knowing, and by the same token, these contemporary “cracked” tiles from Refin are worth a closer look. The Terraviva tile collection is an earthy yet contemporary design that adds a worthy focal point to any modern home. In bathrooms, living areas, office or in your front foyer, this unusual, large-scale tile is an instant attention-grabber. Designer Massimiliamo Adami plays with ceramic and its inherently smooth, contemporary aesthetic. T
The Curv is the space saving, environmentally friendly solution for the 21st century home. The changes in housing market, particularly the reduction in the size of living accommodation, has seen a growing need for adaptable, space saving, multi-functional furniture. Inspired from the space-age furniture styling of the 1960’s, the Curv is a modern adaptation that fulfils the needs of today’s society.The Curv’s elegance stems from the simplistic concept of providing two types of furniture from an
It’s time to move on and discard phone alarms and clocks! This is the new age people; we need cooler and hipper gear like this Alarm Pillow! It gently vibrates at the given hour, to wake you up with a buzz. And if you don’t get out of the bed, your head-weight acts as the snooze trigger. How awesome is that! The label-trigger is clever and fitting, I so need this for my sleepyhead daughter!Designer: Seung Jun Jeong----------Yanko DesignTimeless Designs - Explore wonderful concepts from around t
Spanish studio SAU Taller d’Arquitectura created this beautifully long table made of wood and stainless steel. Here is the story of the table: One day we found in a carpenter athelier a large piece of wood, the biggest piece we had ever seen. The carpenter said that he should cut it. That was the moment when we decided to use it for something and a table was a great idea, we just needed a suport. Stainless steel material was adequate. The main role was for the wood and the image of the p
A-cero designed a new house in Las Rozas using a set of volumes and sheets combined as a perfect play that mixes the limits between art and architecture. Here is the project description: According to A-cero aesthetics, modern projecting, blocks and plates define the design of this residential project with sculptural references. The house is located in Las Rozas, one of the wealthiest towns of Madrid. The dwelling’s plot has a surface of 1.368m2 with a light slope that A-cero has used in
Complete your bathroom with a little modern luxury – the T.B.T. tube radiators by Tubes will do just the trick. These tube radiators designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba offer a contemporary aesthetic, coated in chrome or painted in a range of colors for some funky flair. Sure, these bathroom radiators look hot but they also crank up the temperature for a relaxing, warm environment to unwind in. Available in water or electric versions, or a combination of both, your T.B.T. radiators can b
Huttunen Lipasti Pakkanen Architects designed a residence nestled into the landscape of Naantali, Finland. Here is the project description: The Villa Mecklin is located in the Finnish archipelago. It sits in a small depressions in the rock, its sheltered terrace extending over the summit of the rock. In connection with the shoreline sauna, there is also a stove-heated cabin for guests. The building materials selected for Villa Mecklin are uncontrived, basic ones suited for the archipelago. All
Designed for Samsung, the “AQUA” by South Korean designer Bon Seop Ku is a cellphone concept, inspired by drawing on the table with water, which features a progressive design to attract next-gen customers. Presenting a transparent body together with graphical user interface (GUI), the futuristic mobile handset comes with AMOLED display to enhance the experience of the user. The source of the interface is a water-based touchscreen. Users can delete the icons of the interface by simply rubbing
You know you’ve got to hang your clothes up when you want to attain full fashion victory, right? Well you DO. And to do it, you’ve got to have the most flight-ready hangers. There is only one way. The “Hangar” hanger from Chetan Sorab. It’s shaped like an airplane. Inspired from early World War aircraft, made mostly for kids, but also for me, because I love it.A couple other uses – one, you could give these to your kids while you’re doing the laundry fo
Kreacja Przestrzeni projected the sports center with an unique atmosphere where the clients can play squash, attend to different classes or just relax. Here is the project description: My Squash is not only a club that offers six professional squash courts, but also a place where you and your children can attend yoga, dance, aerobics and art classes. Designers main goal was to create not just a place to play squash but an extraordinary space attracting people to spend their free time in a beau
Architec Bassam El Okeily projected this curios house located in the small city of Bilzen, Belgium, with a wide glass front that fills the building’s modest width and stages the cubistic interior. Here is the project description: The house has a closed ground floor exterior ( topped by a total transparency in glass. The display window reveals two balconies in skewed positions projection from a white façade. The lower balcony contains a reading corner for a library belonging to the gentl
Krawitz Architecture projected this unique house with a second skin made with bamboo in Bessancourt, near Paris, France. The house is closed to the north to limit heat loss and opened to the south benefitting from free solar energy. Aesthetically, it is an abstract replica of a traditional house. The second skin of untreated bamboo, which becomes grey over time, drew inspiration from traditional barns in the part of the ile-de-france region where the house is situated. It passes in front of th
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