Like many who have migrated into the many-tentacled world of design, I’ve done my share of time in the construction trade as carpenter/laborer/all-purpose grunt.

Vertical gardens or living walls  are everywhere trendy and now easy to have at home. From Smith and Hawken:…

travertine house

casa malinalco

London-based, Italian designers Sara Ferrari and Marcella Fiori have designed a book of place mats for note-taking during meals.

Down Low seating is a creation of San Francisco, California based Upwell Design. From the Upwell: Designed to accommodate those living-room sessions, casual meetings, TV, dining, and especially gaming – whatever your thing may be…keep it on the Down Low.

by Laura Neilson In January, the Lomographic Society opened its first NYC-based Lomography Gallery Store in Greenwich Village. Lomography fans, notorious for their fervent enthusiasm and camaraderie over this particular type of brand-based photography now have a clubhouse of sorts.

Currently, we can see a trend of interpreting design as an act of art causing a thematic and contentual discussion than fulfilling the practical role ..

Establishing identity was one of the mandates addressed by SDESIGNUNIT’s recent work for Daelim, a Korean construction company. The focus was on fixtures such as light switches, plug plates and intercom systems.

With arguably the best beaches in all of Europe, for the style-conscious Greece is also home for one of the most special bar designs we’ve seen.

A bold and contemporary addition to a spacious room or loft space, James Clar’s Spike Light brings a staple of landscape architecture right into the home.

The Houdini Dinner Chair and Opera ceiling lamp will debut next month in Milan: CTRLZAK Art & Design Studio led by Thanos Zakopoulos & Katia Meneghini will be present at SaloneSatellite during the Design Week of Milan 2009.

Like a school desk with wooden planks.

Tuejar armchair is made with recycled pallets to conform a single armchair ideal for both interior and exterior. Its forms are inspired by its origin,..

An innovative manufacturing technique and fresh design language have brought the Clash chair international success and made Samuli Naamanka the Furniture Designer of the Year in 2005.

Supernova luxury bathroom fittings line from the German company Dornbracht is for all those uber rich people out there who wish to brighten up their bathroom in style. A luxury installation where all the fixtures are located in the center of the island that’s a pure delight! What’s different?

maison longue

I love browsing through Japanese (web)stores. Most of the time I just look at the pretty pictures as the pages are in the Japanese, a language that I can not read. Fortunately Japanese store Fog’s website is in English. And there is more good news: they do ship internationally!

…Short and stout, This is my handle and This is my spout. When the tea is ready the thermochromic technology comes into play. Watch me blush and change my colors all the way! A badass attempt at poetry, but anyways the point is, the Creativi*tea Kettle is an effort to hype up the mundane chore of…

Designed by Jinwoo Han, the “Damda” is a sustainable floating candle that promises to sparkle your Christmas this year. The hovering lamp generating power from solar energy, which lasts for about 11 hours, will offer a sustainable light to brighten up the special occasion.

La baignoire Scoop, conçue par Michael Schmidt pour Falper, semble s’extraire de la paroi et se marie parfaitement avec son environnement. C’est la combinaison idéale de la baignoire classique et de solutions plus récentes d’éléments au centre de la pièce.

This low table called “4Q” is a simple cube, but there is 4 red pillows on it, which can be usefull for little place.

Los Angeles architects Frederick Fisher and Partners have sent in images of Santa Ynez Residence, a family home in California’s Santa Ynez Valley.