Montreal-based design company La Firme sees the beauty in an ordinary BBQ propane tank . Why should it be hidden away? They decided to create a lamp out of it as a reminder about the evolution of lighting and of our relationship with fuels. Photos by Marie-Élaine Benoit and Jonathan Nicol

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Taxing Art is an interesting concept designed by Beta Tank. Taxing Art was created as a representation of the relationship between design and art and bureaucratic policies.

Their website explains: “Our Taxing Art research explores the convoluted kingdom of taxes and international customs laws, which continue to define man-made objects and creative practices against archaic categories.”

The T228/89 Table is made using 119 rotating pyramids. This sequence of photos highlights the quick transformation that the table takes from design object to sculpture.

Because, as Beta Tank states, it can never be both – in legal terms.

Beta Tank is a team of conceptual product designers. For more information on the Taxing Art project, check out their website: http://www.betatank.net/taxing-art.html

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A limited edition of eight pieces, this cabinet by Paul Heijnen is the first in a family of furniture that he plans on designing over the next few years. The design for this cabinet started when he explored the relationship between the inside and outside of the cabinet. From the designer: In my opinion the inside of a cabinet is purely functional storage space, while the outside has more of an aesthetic function and value.

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Construction Cabinet by Paul Heijnen

The Shattered Clock is a new design from Igor Barbashin and Daria Volokhova that explores the relationship between order and chaos. The fragments of numbers unite in their hour and then gradually fall to pieces. Determine the time by searching for the least broken numbers. Watch it in action here . © 2010 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments | Tweet This | Share on Facebook

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Shattered Clock

Tunnels by Noga Berman is a series of pieces that explore our relationship with our furniture by creating nooks and crannies where we can hide parts of our body or our whole selves. From the designer: Just as a cat seeks out hiding places or small spaces to slip into, I wanted to create furniture that can encompass all or parts of the human body. I searched for hiding places within the house, observing children playing “hide and seek” and looking at illustrations in children’s books. I examined dark and private places that can contain the human body (for example: under the bed, behind a curtain, under a hat).

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Tunnel Furniture by Noga Berman