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Lililite Bookshelf Lamp

2012-02-12T16:51:55Z

Lililite is the ultimate bed lamp.

It’s a reading light, a bookshelf and a bookmark ingeniously combined into one smart product. LiliLite uses plywood and energy efficient LED lighting. It’s easy to mount it on the wall. It comes with step by step instructions. It’s even possible to mount 2 LiliLite’s mirrored above a double bed.

LiliLite is designed by Thijs Smeets.

‘I came up with the idea when lying in bed putting a book away on my bedside table. There was so much stuff on there it all clattered on the floor. I thought; what if I could lie my book on my reading light? I took a pen and started sketching…’

Thijs currently runs his own design studio that speciallizes in designing furniture and lighting. In the past he has desigened products for many well respected companies including MaxMara, Artifort, Nike, Coca Cola and Nokia.

Studio Smeets Design is located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The Kartell Bookworm Shelf By Ron Arad

2012-02-11T23:32:47Z

The Kartell Bookworm Shelf designed by Ron Arad combines an artist’s creativity with a great company’s technology.

A careful analysis of extrusion technology has allowed the creation of a curvy bookcase which assumes any desired shape, without compromising strength and functionality, a bookcase design of industrial scale that can rightfully be considered the world’s most daring and revolutionary. The Bookworm Shelf features batch-dyed fire retardant PVC material available in three lengths. Bookworm is marked by a series of bookend supports. it is advisable to wall-mount the shelf in a curved shape to keep the materials in tension and to increase resitance once loaded. Approximately 20 lbs can be held between each support. The Kartell Bookworm Shelf is available through Lumens.

Home Decorating Trends - Pink and Green

2012-02-10T20:40:37Z

Home Decorating Trends - Decorating A Room In Green And Pink

We have thousands of pictures in our vault that have been collected over the past couple years. We have been organizing the images into albums so that we can offer you some weekly inspiration. Here are some beautiful images of the pink and green color scheme. Which picture is your favorite?

Belle Etoile of Serralunga By Andrée Putman - Contemporary Bench

2012-02-10T18:05:43Z

The skilful use of rotational plastic moulding combines with small textile components and soft, light casual cushions to suggest both practicality and elegance.

A neo-classical icon par excellence has been reinterpreted by the Italian brand Serralunga together with French designer Andrée Putman, resulting in “Belle étoile”, an elegant, comfortable and timeless piece of contemporary furniture that perfectly embodies the Serralunga Living Different concept. This item is suitable for both indoors and out and will become a refuge for comfortable relaxation in your outdoor space or will provide some essential extra seating.

Andrée Putman says of her creation: “I always wanted to reconcile modernity with tradition and I imagined how la méridienne – a typically French piece of furniture – could be combined with plastic. A little like the artist David when he painted Mme de Récamier. This sophisticated piece of furniture, made up of a soft canapé and base, with simple, clean lines, brings a touch of class to any setting – whether placed beside a pool or in a lounge. I have chosen a combination of simple, natural shades: white, grey and ‘Putman’ blue to evoke the sweet dreams of night à la belle étoile. Thanks to its inviting, comfortable appearance Belle étoile is a perpetual invitation to indolence and contemplation.”

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The Tea Trolly By Alvar Aalto

2012-02-10T17:40:26Z

Designed in 1936, the charming Tea Trolley features Alvar Aalto’s innovative side frames made of molded laminated birch and a tile top that is available in black or white.

This is a simplification of the slightly earlier and more elaborate cart with a woven basket. Aalto designed this cart for residential use.

Alvar Aalto was born in Finland in 1898. By the end of his career, Aalto had become one of Finland’s most famous architects and designers. Many have referred to him as the Father of Scandinavian Modernism. His professional career started in 1923 when he opened his own architectural studio. During Alvar Aalto’s long career he designed tea trolleys, furniture, glassware, painted and was a prolific architect. Much of his architectural work was for the public. These included such buildings as hospitals, theaters, libraries, museums, and pavilions. His designs have become so world famous.

Making use of the natural surroundings as a starting point for his designs became Alvar Aalto’s trademark. He applied it to master planning and to social building alike. It was finished in 1932, and with it Alvar Aalto demonstrated that a masterpiece of modern architecture could be created by adopting ideas rapidly and building far away from centers of population.

Office + Retrofit By Sovrappensiero and Manerba

2012-02-10T08:34:10Z

Office + Retrofit is a collection of furniture, created by a recovery intervention.

Developed in collaboration with the Office furniture company Manerba to reuse their stock of old office furniture: to rethink a new feature and an aesthetic and formal reinterpretation of the products. The project idea is the balance between two different objectives: the first is to create a strong contrast with the traditional image of impersonal, institutional and rigorous offices, and the other is to make the serial production easy and cheap.

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Octopus Floor Lamp By Luminexence

2012-02-09T09:52:17Z

Lengthening one of its sinuous tentacles, a curious and colorful octopus emerges from the seabed, bringing shape, colour and vital light.

With this vision, the architect Giancarlo Zema designs a floor lamp in DuPont™ Corian® for LumineXence. Bicoloured with a steel base, dynamic RGB LED technology with remote control, 210 cm height and 35 cm in diameter. An intriguing art-design object, in a limited edition of n. 120 pieces, signed and numbered.

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Crown Pendant Lamp By Formfjord

2012-02-09T09:36:48Z

The pendant lamps of the Crown series attract attention with their fascinating play of coloured light.

The sophisticated design of the metal lampshade creates narrow openings for the light and gives the lamp its remarkable airiness. A filter lets the inside of the lamp shade shine in colour – coated by light.

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Aurelia Modern Lamp By QISDESIGN

2012-02-09T09:24:26Z

Mesmerizing, amazing, beautiful—Aurelia, the Moon Jellyfish, evokes a sense of tranquility bordering on a trance state. So does the eponymous LED table lamp.

Inspired by the astonishing underwater creature, the energy-efficient LED lamp offers a delight for not only your eyes but also your sense of touch. With a three-way “touch ring” dimmer, it enables easy luminosity adjustment. Glare is eliminated thanks to LED’s small-size characteristic, making it possible to hide the LEDs in the center. LED’s directional characteristic which lets the light reflect directly on the inner shade’s strips also helps create the translucent ambience.

Garland Shade Light By Tord Boontje

2012-02-09T09:02:47Z

This cascading floral Garland Shade reflects Dutch designer Tord Boontje’s admiration for the intricate, romantic aesthetic of 17th and 18th century objects.

The shade’s delicately etched leaves and flowers are made of polished brass garland and created using computerized production processes. The shade secures to the base with a simple clip and may be expanded in size and form.

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GreenLantern - LED Lamp and Plant Pot All In One

2012-02-09T08:29:43Z

Sustainable, Sleek, Stylish, Statement Piece!

Check out the GreenLantern plant pot and lamp designed by NudeLab. The GreenLantern is a plant pot and lamp in one. The sleek and stylish design allows the GreenLantern’s LED lamp some space for planting flowers. The sleek curves and bold colors make this modern lamp a statement piece. We love the sustainable design concept. Visit NudeLab For More

The Mondo Bookcase by Marcello Ziliani

2012-02-08T22:39:39Z

The Mondo - Modern Bookcase by Marcello Ziliani

Characterized by its unusual forms and greatly sough-after, Mondo bookshel furnishes and customize both home and office space. The thin but durable structure, available in three versions: aluminium, wood and methacrylate, provides a sense of lightness and airiness.

The Mondo Bookshelf Is Available In These Finishes

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Oste Acrylic Table By Colico Design

2012-02-08T22:06:41Z

Oste by Colico Design.

This designer table is entirely made of transparent methacrylate. Oste is a fixed table with top and structure in transparent acrylic. The thickness of the top is 2 cm. Available in 5 sizes (square or rectangular). We love the modern-chic look and the color contrast of the acrylic chairs. The Oste Table is suitable for ultra contemporary spaces that need some flair.

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Plasma Chair By Rock Galpin

2012-02-08T21:36:14Z

The lounger that completely moulds to your body shape instantly.

The 1100mm moulded plastic dome capsule uses a stretched sorboskin cover. The cover lowers the user down by forcing out the air through perforations round the rim. Once lowered to a certain point the user becomes aware of another material inside that begins to mould around the body which is forced down and up the sides to create arm rests.

In addition the whole seat can be unplugged from the base by lifting, and re-positioning at any angle, symmetrically or asymmetrically, for a formal, upright position through to a relaxed lounging position.

The Funky Plasma Lounge Chair Was Designed By Rock Galpin And Is Available Through Bonluxat

Bubbles - Modern Lighting By Harco Loor

2012-02-08T20:46:33Z

We love the Bubbles Lighting Fixture and it will fit in with almost any design.

Bubbles is available in hanging, ceiling, wall, table, and floor lamps with clear or colored round glass in different sizes. Each lamp is made with 3 mm of stainless steel. The arms can be twisted and stretched in every direction. The Bubbles lighting fixture has different suspension rod sizes available. The lighting fixtures are executed in halogen 12v G4 click system with a built-in transformer. The table and floor lamps come with an electronic dimmer.

The Coat Tree by Sidse Werner

2012-02-08T20:23:59Z

The Coat Tree, designed by Sidse Werner.

It’s one of the world’s most mobile and functional members in this category. The light and fragile look hides the paradoxical fact that it is also one of the world’s most robust and practical stands: You can hang a surprisingly great number of heavy coats on it. The dynamic design is underlined by its ability to blend in anywhere and match the style of any room.

THE DESIGNER : SIDSE WERNER (1931-1989)

Sidse Werner studied at the school for architecture and industrial design in Copenhagen.
For some years she worked as assistant in the drawing office of Nanna Ditzel.
In 1969 she received the Danish National Bank’s Jubilee foundation study legacy to study plastic production in the USA. From 1970 she had her own drawing office.
Sidse Werner has exhibited in London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hannover, Tokyo, Stockholm and Milan.

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Bolero Fabric Collection by Clarke & Clarke

2012-02-07T09:22:26Z

Bold, retro shapes of the seventies provided the inspiration for this collection of five coordinated designs, available in a stunning range of contemporary colours.

This dual purpose chenille/jacquard quality is created with a slub silk effect ground and a rich viscose chenille pile, resulting in a wonderful contrast of matt and shine. The finish is extremely soft and plush, making it perfect for drapes, blinds, throws and cushions.

The Bolero Collection is available in 5 fabulous designs, each with 6 beautiful color variations.

Bolero

Cha - Cha

Flamenco

Samba

Tango

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Eco Friendly Fireplace Burners by Viesso

2012-02-07T09:13:34Z

These eco fireplace burners are the perfect way to add a little fire.

You can drop them into existing tops, like tables, counters or benches. And once in, they burn ethanol for fuel and have no harmful emissions. For hospitality use, or in your own home, these ethanol fireplace burners a the solution you’ve been looking for.

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10 Beautiful Bathroom Designs

2012-02-07T08:42:52Z

10 Beautiful and Inspirational Bathroom Design Pictures

We have thousands of pictures in our vault that have been collected over the past couple years. We have been organizing the images into albums so that we can off you some weekly inspiration. Here are 10 beautiful bathroom designs from the collection. Which picture is your favorite?

Barbara Barry's Furniture Collection For Baker

2012-02-06T10:47:18Z

Award-winning designer Barbara Barry is internationally known for her streamlined interiors and elegant home furnishings.

Hers is a look that speaks to quiet luxury, comfort and ease – supporting her design philosophy that living simply and with quality is the highest form of luxury. With every brushstroke she takes, Barbara Barry creates beautiful heirlooms of tomorrow – all of which are as exquisite as they are livable. Barbara Barry collections are sold in fine stores throughout the world as well as Barbara Barry galleries in Bangkok, Moscow and Singapore.

“This new collection has given me the chance to bring my evolution as a designer to Baker. To work closely with the company’s skilled artisans and create with more luxurious materials than before is incredibly rewarding.” Barbara Barry

“When designing my new collection for Baker I looked at how each piece related to the other and how those forms combined to create a certain mood. One of understated elegance.” Barbara Barry

2012 Color Trends - Sodalite Blue

2012-02-06T09:26:08Z

Sodalite Blue, a classic maritime hue, brings order and calmness to mind. Like an anchor to a ship, this dependable shade works with every color in the palette.

The Inspiration

The early films of Elizabeth Taylor who has always been an enormous inspiration to me — I wanted to offer a tribute to her.

The Prominent Colors

Bright hues of Sunburst Yellow, Apricot and Shocking Pink, as well as Sun-Baked Clay Neutrals and Soft Shimmering Golds; abstract Warhol-esque prints also feature prominently — a playful mélange of color and texture make for a sensual and lively collection.

The Signature Color

Soft Shimmering Gold as well as strong bursts of color like Apricot, Sunburst Yellow and Spring Green.

Pantone Color Trends For Spring 2012 - Sodalite Blue by Barbara Tfank

The Famous Swan Chair Designed By Arne Jacobsen

2012-02-05T18:23:28Z

Arne Jacobsen designed The Swan Chair as well as the Egg Chair for the lobby and lounge areas at the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, in 1958.

The commission to design every element of the hotel building as well as the furniture was Jacobsen’s grand opportunity to put his theories of integrated design and architecture into practice.

In 1958 the Swan was a technologically innovative chair: No straight lines - only curves. A moulded shell of synthetic material on an aluminium star swivel base, with a layer of cold foam covering the shell upholstered in fabric or leather.

These two original designer chairs originated in Jacobsen’s own garage in his home in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen and have been in production at Fritz Hansen ever since.

The Swan is ideal for lounge and waiting areas as well as the home. It is available in several leather types and fabric upholstery. The base is always star shaped in satin polished aluminium

The Famous Egg Chair Designed by Arne Jacobsen

2012-02-04T18:06:43Z

Arne Jacobsen designed the Egg Chair for the lobby and reception areas in the Royal Hotel, in Copenhagen.

The commission to design every element of the hotel building as well as the furniture was Jacobsen’s grand opportunity to put his theories of integrated design and architecture into practice. The Egg is one of the triumphs of Jacobsen’s total design - a sculptural contrast to the building’s almost exclusively vertical and horizontal surfaces.

The Egg sprang from a new technique, which Jacobsen was the first to use; a strong foam inner shell underneath the upholstery. Like a sculptor, Jacobsen strove to find the shell’s perfect shape in clay at home in his own garage.

Because of the unique shape, the Egg guarantees a bit of privacy in otherwise public spaces and the Egg – with or without footstool – is ideal for lounge and waiting areas as well as the home.

The Egg is available in a wide variety of fabric upholstery as well as leather, always combined with a star shaped base in satin polished aluminium.

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Munna Adventures into Northern Europe for the Stockholm Furniture Fair

2012-02-03T17:10:48Z

Sweden - a new adventure! Munna Presents at The Stockholm Furniture Fair. February 7th - 11th at Botth A01:50

After being present at Maison & Objet Paris in January, MUNNA goes to Northern Europe to exhibit at one of the major meetings of furniture design of Scandinavia - the Stockholm Furniture Fair. From the 7th to the 11th of February, at booth A01:50, MUNNA will provide a dreamscape for those visiting the fair. A seductive experience that aims to bring back sensations and emotions, through a selection of strong and colorful pieces. To celebrate the participation in the event, MUNNA will officially present its most recent addition to the Fetiche Collection - the Femina armchair.

Femina is a light and elegant cocktail armchair, pleasant to the eye and unexpected to the mind. Inspired in the Danish style, it has clean yet intriguing shapes that will certainly stand out in any room. A strange delight to be felt and admired.

Since 2008, MUNNA has been successful in bringing a new perspective on Portuguese design to many countries around the world. Although the UK, France and Italy have been the major markets the brand has been working with and exporting its products, MUNNA’s team decided it was time to explore Scandinavia.

It will surely be an exciting experience and MUNNA wants to share it with you. After all, it’s all about emotion!

Contemporary Bath Design Provides Artistic Glass Solutions

2012-02-03T16:31:47Z

All the designs at Contemporary Bath Design are as functional, as they are beautiful.

Contemporary Bath Design offers unique technical and aesthetic methods of glass decoration, and they specialize in one-of-a-kind contemporary and traditional classic designs, for both commercial and residential purposes.

Each of their creations is an exquisite and flawless piece of art reflecting the designer’s own developed style and refinement.

Their glass items will decorate any house, condo, office, yacht, store, hotel lobby or trade center with their simple elegance.

Their versatile glass lines were inspired by the flavor of the best European traditions and unsurpassed skills.

Contemporary Bath Design specializes in production of arhitectural textured glass, melted glass, interior and exterior doorlights, railings, frameless doors, decorative windows, dividers, skylights, glass floors, countertops, shower units, back-painted glass, displays, glass signs, glass fireplaces, furniture, glass sinks, mirrors, waterfalls, fountains, accessories, etc.

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Quartz Countertops by Cambria

2012-02-02T21:12:35Z

Cambria takes great pride in their rich company history, and embraces the value of being family-owned.

As the only American company in the quartz surfaces business, they bring a new perspective and approach to the industry by responding to their customers’ needs. With state-of-the-art facilities, unsurpassed color innovation, and work ethic of experienced employee teams, Cambria has rapidly become an industry leader.

Quartz Kitchen Countertops

Quartz Bathroom Counters

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Pacific Green Palmwood Furniture Fuels the Imagination

2012-02-02T20:50:12Z

Sometimes a house, a room or a piece of furniture will grab attention and leave a lasting impression.

Many find this happens when they first see the Palmwood furniture collection from Pacific Green, a company whose factory is in Sigatoka, Fiji. The compelling designs capture the imagination and transport the viewer away to the exotic places, with visions of life among indigenous peoples and lost civilizations. Words cannot do justice to these gorgeous hand finished pieces of furniture. See for yourself.

The Luxor Chaise

The Luxor Armchair

The Navajo Dining Set

Now that you know what Pacific Green’s furniture looks like, want to what makes it even more beautiful? There’s a reason the company is called Pacific Green. It uses only palmwood from abandoned plantations first established in the 1900s to provide coconut palm trees to produce copra. The company found a way to use the trees to produce Palmwood that equals the qualities of hardwoods—the perfect green alternative that means less destruction of the world’s forests. Not only are the raw materials sustainable, but their manufacturing process is entirely environmentally friendly. Even the packaging used is recyclable. And as if to add an exclamation point to their green philosophy, the leftover sawdust is used as a fertilizer.

Born in the South Pacific, this maker of sustainable contemporary furniture maintains its roots. Pacific Green takes great pride in using local labor at fair wages. It now offers “a complete Palmwood lifestyle concept, from furniture and homewares to architectural materials like columns, flooring, panels and cladding.”

One last look—the name of this piece is not readily available, but we just had to include it as the seating perfectly exemplifies the designs created by Pacific Green—fascinating and compelling.

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The 14 Series Chandeliers by Omer Arbel for Bocci

2012-02-02T19:58:23Z

Traditionally, chandeliers have been understood as central, sculptural installations, which become the visual focus of a room.

The 14 series, designed by Omer Arbel in 2005, is the original chandelier to challenge this concept. Instead of a central sculptural object, the 14 series is an ambient chandelier, achieving its power through a strategy of composition and clustering. The 14 series fills the volume of a room, making the height and shape of its dimensions understood to the inhabitants in a direct physical manner.

The 14 series pendant is an articulated, seamed cast glass sphere with a frosted cylindrical void that houses either a low voltage (12V, 10Watt xenon) or proprietary and replaceable LED. Individual pendants are visually quite subtle, but gain tremendous strength when multiplied and clustered in large groups. Light interacts with the bubbles and imperfections of the cast glass to produce a glow reminiscent of small candles floating within spheres of water. Cast glass is an organic process, imperfect by nature, and each 14 series pendant is handmade; thus, every piece produced is unique.

Our standard collection offers flexibility in both design and measure, starting from a single pendant and continuing through to 36 pendant chandeliers in a range of canopy shapes and sizes. The clustering effect can be manipulated through various combinations to create larger scale groupings with profound phenomenological impact.

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Quartz Countertops by CeasarStone

2012-02-02T19:22:58Z

CaesarStone is the original quartz surface manufacturing company that introduced pioneering innovation in the field of quartz countertops.

Their quartz countertop product is commonly referred to as “CaesarStone” by retailers and buyers, please make sure you ask for the authentic product that is manufactured by CaesarStone when specifying or purchasing their quartz countertops.

CaesarStone’s quartz countertops are ideal for virtually any interior surface from kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities and stairs, to wall paneling and interior furniture. CaesarStone offers the industry’s widest range of colors and structures and meticulously meets the demands of even the most exacting residential and commercial clients.

Quartz countertops produced by CaesarStone are manufactured from up to 93% quartz (one of nature’s hardest minerals) and high-quality polymer resins and pigments that are compacted under intense vibration, vacuum, and pressure into dense, non-porous slabs. CaesarStone’s quartz slabs are then post cured, gauged to precise thicknesses, and polished to an enduring shine. This results in surfaces that retain the cool, tactile qualities of natural stone while offering design freedom with almost unlimited application possibilities.

Although long used for the finest residential countertops , CaesarStone also offers an attractive and versatile finish for commercial and institutional buildings. Our quartz surfacing is tough enough for wear and tear on virtually any interior surface, and attractive enough for any design inspiration.

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Modern Kitchen Design - b3 by Bulthaup

2012-02-02T18:48:25Z

Bulthaup b3 brings limitless design freedom to the living space.

The b3 multi-function wall liberates the kitchen from the planning method dominated by the floor plan and becomes itself the determining factor in the room’s architecture. The wall conceals water, electricity and gas pipes and allows cabinets to appear as though they are floating. It becomes active, as functional as it is beautiful, and can merge the kitchen and living space together to form a single unit.

The universal bulthaup b3 kitchen design system offers everything anyone could wish for from a complete kitchen: unusually versatile, surprising solutions for equipping the perfect kitchen, but also the functional and esthetic alteration of rooms that go way beyond the kitchen working area.

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