Archive for August 2010

Metal Bar Stools: Good Choices for the Dining Room

There is one guest you must not forget to invite to your next dinner parties: gorgeous metal bar stools.  These are perfect choices for the dining room because they are available in so many innovative and lovely designs.  No matter what the décor of your dining room, you can find the stools that will complement [...]

Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux

Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design have completed a bank branch in Tokiwadai, Tokyo, with recessed brightly coloured windows. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Living with Books and Art by UNStudio

Dutch firm UNStudio have introduced curved walls and sweeping ceiling lights to this Manhattan loft to create a gallery, library and living space for an art collector. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Practical Luxury in the Hemstead Swivel Bar Stool

Does luxury preclude practicality?  Certainly, there are furnishings you can purchase for your home that have very little functional purpose: their job is to sit there and look pretty.  Savvy shoppers want more.  They still want superior style, but they want it to be a useful component of their homes.  Today’s stunning line of metal [...]

Moika Krukov by Erick van Egeraat

This residential building for the riverbank in St. Petersburg by Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has been approved for construction. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Nature Centre by EFFEKT

This visitor centre by Danish architects EFFEKT will have a series of ramped green roofs and sit at the heart of the Hareskoven forest in Copenhagen. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Simmons BeautyRest Classic: Enduring Comfort

Why should you choose a Simmons BeautyRest Classic for your home?  It all comes down to quality: with this premiere line of mattresses, you will get all the comfort, support, and luxury you need to get deep, peaceful sleep night after night.  Simmons Mattresses has been providing the best products for over a century, and [...]

UdK Bookshop 2010 by Dalia Butvidaite, Leonard Steidle and Johannes Drechsler

This stepped cardboard installation was designed and built by Berlin University of Arts students to display their own work and meandered around a gallery at their summer show. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Camelot Wood Post Daybed Trundle: Exceptional Style and Class

When you see the wonderful selection of wood and  metal daybeds, gorgeous dining sets, and chic bar stools that Hillsdale Furniture has to offer, you will not wonder why this manufacturer is one of the most sought-after.  What sets Hillsdale apart is their unceasing commitment to quality and to improving the functionality and versatility of [...]

Never Never Land House by Andrés Jaque

Spanish architect Andrés Jaque has completed this house on a sloping site in Ibiza with a jumble of cascading terraces supported on stilts. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Bye Bye Bulb by Daniel Michel

German product and jewellery designer Daniel Michel responds to the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs in Europe with this lamp comprising the skeleton of a shade and an invisible bulb. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Charlotte Perriand: designer, photographer, activist at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich

An exhibition of furniture, photography and artworks by the late Modernist designer Charlotte Perriand is on show at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich in Switzerland. (more…) Source: Dezeen

The Luxury of Southern Textiles

When we want superior style and grace for our decors, we turn to Southern Textile’s exquisite comforter sets.  These are renowned throughout the country for their elegance and refinement, a demonstration of true Southern grace and style.  But where do we turn when we want our beds to be just as comfortable as they are [...]

High Tide Street by James Gardener

University of Westminster architecture student James Gardener has designed this conceptual bridge for the River Thames, London, made from a series of floating elements that would be linked together and free to move with the tide. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Flying City Tableware by Carsten Höller for Nymphenburg

Belgian artist Carsten Höller has created a set of tableware for Porcelain manufacturer Nymphenburg, depicting the iconic Flying City project by the late Russian architect Georgy Krutikov. (more…) Source: Dezeen

9 Department Store and Gallery by Case-Real

This shop in Fukuoka, Japan, by Japanese designer Koichi Futatsumata of Case-Real can be converted into a gallery or party venue by rapidly dismantling the display stands.  (more…) Source: Dezeen