So, you want to control who can enter your apartment but you are not actually in the apartment? No problem. Renowned designer Yves Behar and technology entrepreneur Jason Johnson have devised August Smart Lock, a keyless access system which allows you to send a virtual key to your home to anyone you please. All you …
Minipool by Kos is the first minipool with overflowing rim that is free standing and it represents the highest level of reshaping the surroundings to suit our decadent needs and desires without destroying it. Any hot tub is an example of comfort, relaxation and enjoyment, but the guys at Kos have really moved the boundaries. …
We sincerely doubt that you have ever seen 15,000 feet of any material used to make a chandelier. Bacterioptica Chandelier, designed by New Jersey based architecture firm MADLAB, is a modular assembly made of petri dishes in various sizes, hundreds of metal rods, couplings, caps and canisters, and, believe it or not, 15,000 feet of …
A trio of Japanese designers Souhougama, Michio Akita and Masahiro Minami have created RENCA, SURIN and KEISHOU washbasins made of translucent ceramic. Minami has been experimenting with the heterogeneity of translucent ceramic (made of special Japanese clay) for years, while Souhougama originally developed the translucent ceramic technology. The washbasin has ultra-bright LED lighting which, when …
Is it possible to show how you feel by using a furniture piece? Sounds silly, but German designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting thinks it is. Under the motto “Form follows moods”, Ernsting has created Moody Nest, a sofa that resembles a bean bag. Your mood actually dictates how Moody Nest is going to look like. With …
Design Miami, which took place from June 11 to June 16, offered some outstanding ideas but young French designer Benjamin Graindorge’s ‘Fallen Tree’ bench really stood out. Basically it is a piece of furniture that is half tree, half bench. It has two constituent parts – oak wood and glass – which are perfectly combined …
If you are searching for solitude and seclusion in this busy world, the Quiet Chair, designed by London-based Studio TILT, will give you your own quiet and private space. The chair intentionally resembles a cocoon, making the user feel shielded and comforted, like in a personal haven. Quiet Chair is pentagonal in shape and was …
The Pyramid Lighting Sculpture, created by Albi Serfaty and Benad Dar of Tel-Aviv based Aqua Creations Lighting & Furniture Atelier, is a large-scale light fixture and an exercise in further exploration of use of silk by the designers. The inverted pyramid lighting sculpture is made of a grid of 28 triangular frames with each frame …
Serbian design duo Nebojsa Gornjak and Natasa Vukosavljevic have created for Yonder Magnetik a playful, comfortable, soft chair which they called Snöbär, a Swedish word for snowberry. The name is no coincidence since snowberry has very delicate plush white berries which seem to float lightly in the air thus giving a plant a soft feel. …
Getting the temperature right is vitally important when baking a pizza and the way to do it is to use the Pizza Que Grill Stone. Most indoor ovens cannot produce the perfect temperature to make the crust on your pizza crisp enough and toppings bubble. The Pizza Que Grill Stone is a very efficient way …