Archive for December 2010

Discount Bedroom Sets: Style You Can Afford

Here’s the best decorating tip you will ever get: great style doesn’t have to cost a fortune.  If you’re a smart shopper who appreciates value and quality, you’ve no doubt found this out. Today’s top home furnishings companies, like South Shore and Prepac, are committed to making any design dream come true with their full [...]

2010 review: July

Continuing our review of the past year, our most popular story in July 2010 was an exhibition designed and curated by Zaha Hadid at Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich, tracing Hadid’s interest in the Russian avant-garde. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Heliotrope Raising by Bang Architectes

French photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us some images of this extension to a house in Paris by French studio Bang Architectes. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Designer Christmas cards

Here’s a selection of our favourite Christmas e-cards sent in by designers, including this one from UK designers Lazerian. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Totem de.dos by Brut Deluxe Architecture + Design

These road signs have been installed at three industrial parks in Madrid by Brut Deluxe Architecture + Design of Madrid and Lisbon. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Metal Beds: Simply Beautiful

Sometimes beauty shouts, and sometimes it whispers.  With simple metal beds like the Edgewood Bed from Hillsdale Furniture, the grace and elegance of the lines speaks more loudly than any ornamentation, decoration, or embellishments ever could.  The Edgewood’s traditional straight spindle design is updated by a refreshing inverted arch.  The Magnesium Pewter finish is the [...]

Dezeen archive: fabric interiors

Antonio Ravalli Architetti’s hostel where guests sleep in fabric pods was our most-clicked story this week so here’s a selection of stories from the Dezeen archive featuring fabric interiors. See all the stories » Source: Dezeen

Shokki by Laurent Corio

More design for the kitchen: these cooking vessels by Paris designer Laurent Corio are made of white clay with coloured enamelled interiors. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Hidden Art in danger of closing

Dezeenwire: UK design organisation Hidden Art is in danger of losing half its funding and may be forced to close. See press release below (more…) Source: Dezeen

Hidden Art in danger of closing

Dezeenwire: UK design organisation Hidden Art is in danger of losing half its funding and may be forced to close. See press release below (more…) Source: Dezeen

Trash Cube by Nicolas Le Moigne

This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement.  (more…) Source: Dezeen

What to Look for in Children’s Bedroom Sets

There are a lot of decisions that can keep you up at night if you’re a parent.  What type of children’s bedroom furniture you should buy should never, ever be one of them!  The best manufacturers in the industry, including South Shore Furniture, know that parents need value, safety, and versatility, while their children need [...]

Paris apartment by MAAJ Architectes

This narrow staircase with alternating steps is one of a pair installed by French studio MAAJ Architectes in a Parisian apartment. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Using Mirrors in Your Décor

Mirrors can work wonders, especially in a small home.  They help open up your room and create the illusion of more space and light.  They can also be used throughout your home.  Imagine your dining room, for instance, set with a chic contemporary table and a few sets of metal bar stools.  To this, you [...]

Candido1859 by LOLA

Design studio Local Office for Large Architecture (LOLA) have completed the menswear section of a department store in southern Italy that first opened in 1859. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Tron chair by Dror

New York designer Dror Benshetrit has created this armchair for Walt Disney Signature and Italian design brand Cappellini, inspired by the forthcoming movie Tron: Legacy. (more…) Source: Dezeen

Don’t You Need the Keetsa Tea Leaf Supreme 12 Inch Mattress with Soft Support?

Keesta is a different kind of mattress manufacturer.  Not only are their mattresses designed to provide you with the utmost comfort and support, they are committed to reducing our impact on the environment.  Traditional mattresses are made with nonrenewable resources and are laden with chemicals.  They do not biodegrade and are left to weather in [...]