Mobile phones, cable boxes, alarm clocks, and microwaves are just a few examples of where time can be read at a glance. The need for a single centralized wall clock seems pointless unless you take its intrinsic design value to heart. For example, Definition of Time by Wooteik Lim (love the name) envisages a timepiece not really suited for easy time telling but the piece is quite sculptural easily making it a centerpiece in your ...

One of the things that I am really excited to do in our new kitchen is install our Bocci 22 outlets. I had seen these outlets a long time ago on Apartment Therapy, and loved the look of them. We had one spot in our kitchen that necessitated us putting an outlet in a very visible space, and we wanted to pretty it up a little. A phone call to our local Bocci dealer revealed ...

And you know what that means right? LUNCHTIME! Everyday at noon butterflies flutter around this clock called “Scent of Time” because they’re drawn to the sweet smell of roses in bloom. Lets extend that concept further by allowing you to designate what each hour smells like via tiny fragrance capsules. Once you train your brain to the hourly smells, you’ll be able to gauge the exact hour of the day. Mmmm 7 AM smells like ...

Michael Hellgren is a landscape architect who specializes in creating vertical gardens such as the one in the photos below, located in the lobby of a new office building for the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Södertälje, Sweden. Visit Michael Hellgren’s website - here.

Did you know you’re not supposed to put your light-bulbs in the trash? Don’t pitch ‘em! Put them in the “d:light.” Designer Tim Edgeler presents. A new solution (maybe) to the light-bulb problem with his product, the “d:light.” It acts as both a lamp and a method for mailing the dead bulb to the correct disposal place. And of course, it’s constructed of real super “green” materials. The d:light is not only a product, but ...

A venticinque anni dall’originario progetto di interiors che le valse la fama mondiale, Andrée Putnam firma il restyling del celebre Morgans Hotel di NY. La leggendaria icona del design francese non rinuncia allo stile già impresso nell’83, e si limita ad aggiornare gli spazi con un tocco di rinnovata contemporaneità. Un upgrade da 21esimo secolo, dunque, che niente toglie allo spirito originario fatto di eleganza sofisticata per i jet setter amanti del classico moderno. Ma ...

Another minimalist's dream comes true... Stan

‘Window’ is an air purifier that looks like an actual window. We’re used to looking out a window to gauge our environment but this purifier does the opposite. A transparent LCD becomes dark if it senses the air quality in your home falling dramatically. To turn on the purifier, “slide open” the window to begin the cleaning process. As for the flying paper fish, I have no idea what that is but it seems to ...

Architects: Takao Shiotsuka Atelier Location: Oita-city, Oita, Japan Client: Private Project year: 2008 Constructed area: 119 sqm Photographs: Toshiyuki YANO (Nacasa & Partners Inc.,) It is a hairsalon built in the suburbs. A mountain type design code is repeated from facade and an opening to interior design. This brings the visual effect as an icon to construction. “Paper-cutting” will be a motif if it says. It seems to assemble space while connecting the paper which ...

A grand realization from UNStudio. The firm itself specializes in architecture, urban development, and infrastructure. The department store known as Star Place, resides in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and specializes in “ohh’s” and “ahh’s.” Take note of the building’s most obvious feature: the entire side of the structure creates a false moiré pattern, attracting the eye, preparing the shopper for the void inside. Some words from UNStudio: Technically acting as a sunscreen and weather barrier the curved ...

This beautiful sailboat, named Barracuda, belongs to Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) who renovated the classic wooden yacht to a modern and very stylish place to stay The vessel is based in Portisco Marina, Sardinia, and can be rented by lovers of boutique hotels or by sail fanatics. You should bring your wallet if you’re interested.. The boat is stylishly decorated with Designers Guild fabrics and Cowshed products. A interior stylist helped with the interior ...

The Drop Light is a unique lighting system that provides a new user interface for indoor lighting. Each lighting module can be separated from the main body to use as a free standing lamp. An electric line, located within the main body, charges the ‘drops’ via a network of tracks. The droplights contain new advance LEDs which prevent the lights from excessive heating. Awesome idea for custom lighting concepts or for emergency black situations. Designer: ...

Behold the “Sticky Lamp” by designer Chris Kabel. “1UP” (or 100%-Useful-Packaging) in full effect here with a lamp whose shade is also it’s in-store container. The sticky lamp is basically a lightbulb in a socket contained in a plastic case with an adhesive ring around it’s edge. The socket is connected to an extended power cord and a clicker. Pick up and use. Designer Chris Kabel’s Sticky Lamp gets basic: This design brings a new ...

This is not easy on the stomach. Amy Lau's Dexter-inspired dining room is punctuated by fake blood-splattered walls, bloody art, vertebrae-shaped candlesticks with blood red candles, blood-filled stemmed glasses, plates with bloody fingerprints etc. And of course, some nice food.Stan

The Living Concept 2009 was created specially for project newave.com.ua. What separates this calendar from your traditional fair is the ability to show weeks, months, holidays, and time all at a glance. A large hand shows a current day (and month too), thus doing a complete turn during 365 days. A little hand shows the current day of week (and current hour) and accordingly does a complete turn for 7 days. It seems totally overwhelming ...

TreeHugger first showed YOLO Colorhouse paints over three years ago and their outdoor line a year ago. It's nice stuff, but now every paint manufacturer offers VOC (volatile organic compound) free paint, it is an easy point when you are racking them up for LEED. (Learn why VOC free is important here) So besides the lovely booth with happy people creating spin art, what makes YOLO so special today? ...

A few days ago I posted about a trend inspired by rural life. Another trend that can be seen this season is the use of black in interiors. The classic combination of black and white can be combined with a accent color. (images by Perscentrum Wonen NL) The images above, from the portfolio of UK designer Ilse Crawford, show a lot of black furniture and walls. Black is not a color that first comes to ...

It can be difficult to innovate when everything seems to have been done before, and most creatives would be familiar with the approach of product A + product B = innovation!. Nine times out of ten this will result in a boring concept of pseudo innovation and is thus generally frowned upon. Occasionally though it does actually produce some pretty good results. The IVY lamp by designers Izabela Cichecka and Marcela Kawka would be one ...

About a month ago, I had the pleasure of receiving the Rainbow Star Cutey by Lumenworks. I have a major weakness for groovy lighting, especially ones that change colors. This sweet little beast of a light is a smaller version to Lumenworks Rainbow Star light. Its base is made of metal and the transparent acrylic top is the icing on the cake for this little beauty. When I plugged it in the first time, I ...