July 4th, 2013 — Design
Designer Arik Levy has dreamed up the latest light for Leucos called Beamer. The fixtures can be hung as a single pendant or grouped together at various angles and configurations. The pendants are made of borosilicate glass with a chrome-plated finish and polished chrome stem, making the fixtures semi-transparent when lit. The overall shape reminds me of a futuristic Maglite flashlight, but much more polished and sleek. I love that you can play with the angles that they are suspended at to create really cool clusters of lights
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Beamer Light by Arik Levy for Leucos
July 3rd, 2013 — Design
While I was at Dwell on Design 2013 , I stopped by the Galanter & Jones booth to see a fairly unassuming, curvy modern bench with some nice-looking metal legs. But then designer Aaron Jones asked me to sit down, something I don’t do at trade shows often because it’s hard to get up again, but this time I obliged. And all of a sudden, my backside was getting toasty! Someone had finally answered my prayers—a heated outdoor lounge! Called Helios, the smooth contemporary design is nice and ergonomic, great for lounging or for good conversation. When you plug it in—using about as much energy as a hair dryer—it gets all nice and warm, like that feeling when you first get into a hot tub but much less wet! The thing I love best about this is that it’s versatile—it can be used anywhere from those cold desert nights to chilly Fall evenings in the East. Plus, it’s made of stone so it’s cool to the touch when it’s warm outside
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Get Cozy with Heated Outdoor Furniture by Galanter & Jones
July 2nd, 2013 — Design
Cezign has launched a collection of furniture called ZIG , that is a collaboration between Cecilia Dupire and Costa Picadas. The modular line includes block cushions and various, similarly-shaped wood, glass, and Plexiglas pieces to make tables and shelves. The components allow you to make a sofa, chair, bed, or anything else you can possibly think of or need in terms of places to sit or lay down. The collection comes in a variety of colors and sizes to mix-and-match to your heart’s—or room’s—content.
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ZIG Modular Furniture by Cezign
July 1st, 2013 — Designer Stuff
Your outer environment reflects your inner state of being – while we may not be able to change the buildings, restaurants and roads throughout our towns and cities, we do have some say over the way we make our homes feel on the inside.
Waves of anxiety have washed over me when my apartment was awry with clothes all over the bedroom floor, dishes in the sink and knick knacks lying around. There is a sense of urgency to clean and to tidy up but with little time to do so, I would just give up and attempt to find solace somewhere outside the house.
Our busy days, whether it be long hours at the office or running around with the kids gives us only a short window of time for ourselves. We sometimes forget the importance of taking a few minutes from our hectic schedules to clear our minds and gain a little R & R in the meantime.
Creating our own sanctuary in our home where we can meditate, read or relax serves as a helpful reminder that taking time for ourselves should be a vital priority on our to-do list.
Here are some inspirational rooms to get you starting on creating your own “me-time” area in your home:
I love this idea especially if privacy is hard to come by in your home. Drapery hanging from the ceiling can create a teepee like structure to enclose you. Then simply place some pillows at the base of it for comfort and a few candles around the perimeter for a perfect spot to meditate, write, read or reflect.
This modern nook also serves as an excellent hideaway for a slice of peace and serenity in your day.
It is always a nice touch to add a window to the outside world to your sacred space. It allows for the natural world to enter your space while protecting you from the elements. This space also incorporates an altar into its design.
An altar doesn’t have to be associated with any sort of religion or spiritual belief system. It can be a simple place for personal expression of what you want to focus on and where you can rest meaningful objects.
If you have room in your backyard, you can also add an outdoor-indoor haven.
July 1st, 2013 — Design
If there ever was a symbol for relaxation and summer, I’m pretty sure it would be the hammock. Throw in Trinity Hammocks and you have yourself a genius idea that will make you wish summer was all year long. They created a triple hammock that turns the traditional hammock into a thing of the past
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Triple Hammock from Trinity Hammocks
June 27th, 2013 — Design
If you’re reading this post in Google Reader, you won’t be doing so next week. After July 1st—that’s this coming Monday!—Google Reader is shutting down FOR GOOD. Sayonara. See you later.
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June 27th, 2013 — Design
Young design firm, Shift , is based in Monterrey, Mexico and they’ve created a Blu-ray and DVD holder that was inspired by music levels. Levels was born from the idea of wanting to take a look at items that have long been forgotten about, like your DVDs and CDs. With so many people moving the bulk of their music and movie watching to the digital realm, storage for these “artifacts” has gone by the wayside. Levels accommodates your collection into an almost sculptural form that mimics equalizer bars and sound levels that you see on audio displays. Using laser cutting technology, the pieces can be precisely cut for easy assembly
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Blu-ray & DVD Holder Inspired by Music Levels
June 25th, 2013 — Design
We can’t seem to get enough of Patricia Urquiola today! We had the chance to stop by Patricia Urquiola’s Milan studio and chat with her about her work, specifically the new workspace collection she created for Haworth and the gorgeous NeoCon showroom she designed for them that includes moveable, flexible walls and furniture that adapts to today’s changing workplace needs. Here are some more shots of the showroom and products, including Haworth’s new collaborative workspace Bluescape .
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June 24th, 2013 — Design
AIM , the latest design from Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for FLOS , defies all convention when it comes to positioning your ceiling light. Instead of hanging your light source dead center in your room, AIM breaks tradition because it can be positioned wherever you like, and with as many fixtures as you like. Available as a hard wire fixture or with a regular plug that goes in the wall, the lamps are suspended via long cables that you can swag into a chaotic (or neatly drooped) maze of wires, creating a completely unique fixture specific to your room
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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Break Tradition with AIM Light
June 22nd, 2013 — Design
Nucharin Wangphongsawasd is a graduate student in the Woodworking and Furniture Design at Rochester Institute of Technology. We’ve featured her XYLO table and Screw rings before – fantastic work from someone who hasn’t even graduated yet! Ike is an ash Hallway table inspired by repetitive pattern construct by using the mixing between hardwood and wooden strips to represent a progression in form start from solid close space to open space which provide light and airy feeling for the overall table. Stella is an ash and wanut side table inspired by repetitive pattern construct by using the mixing between hardwood and wooden strips with technique using wedge to create tension between each strip for creating a structure which start from solid close space to open space. Contact Nucharin via Facebook or at nucharinww@gmail.com.
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Sculptural Tables Named Ike and Stella