One hundred percent ecological roofs

Norway, like all Scandinavian countries, has always tried to live in harmony with nature, rather than to master it. Norway's old houses with "live" roofs is a perfect signature of this ecological trend...

Fun, glowing wall stickers

I just can't get enough of these cute decorative stickers. Gecko's wall decals and stickers that glow in the dark bring a lot of fun into your homes.The Brazilian design company Gecko recently launched a collection of 10...

Husk Chair - chic design and comfort

The Husk Chair is a beautiful and comfortable chair designed by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia. The Husk armchair consists in a simple plastic shell and lots of soft cushions. The chair's body support can be either fixed...

Paper Cushions from shredded paper

In the spirit of eco responsibility, the designer Gyeongwan Koo has created a simple machine that allows you to recycle your waste paper in a sealable fabric bag that becomes a fun looking pillow.

Paper Cushions

Original palm-shaped exterior shower

With its new orginal product PalmShower, Domet brings a small touch of summer in your garden. PalmShower is ideal for cooling the intense heat of the summer season!

Palm-shaped exterior shower

Decorating ideas for a happy home

Designer Jeannie Fraise loves to travel, les belles arts and interior design. She’s also a big fan of colorful, graphic home textiles and accessories used for creating unique, playful and comfortable living spaces....

Porcelain ware lighting gadgets

Honestly, I have never seen such beautiful hybrid home gadgets like Ana Wagner’s lighting devices made from porcelain ware. Presented for the open public in an exhibition called Photophore, on May 27th, at...

The chair made entirely of sugar

Between comestible furniture and ephemeral art furniture, you have to choose the destiny of this sugarchair. If you choose to enjoy its delights, you will need to ingest 30 pounds of colored sugar! The sugarchair can be licked by its...

The world's safest house

The world's safest house protects you from all the bad things like, thieves, radiation, ghosts, apocalypse, evil spirits, ex-wife. This house has no balconies and any other house accessories that might attract enemies.

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Lace-dressed tableware

'Dressed' table set designed by Marcel Wanders for Alessi is simply stunning. Meant for special occasions, the tableware mixes modern minimalism and traditional luxury with a high-class look thanks to its...

Spruce your home with updated classics

I’ve always admired the art of restoration though I’m ashamed to admit that I never knew what to do with old fabric and furniture and they ended up thrown away or sold at the thrift market. Austin based design studio SpruceHome...

Let’s pour some light!

You now this scenario, I’m sure: you have a hard day at work, then take the crowded train and finally get home. There, the last thing you want is to do housework, because you’ll end up spelling everything anyway. Guess what, these kinds of days...

Avant-garde artistic nest

Decorating your home? Well, it’s not that easy as you may think. You have to be sure that your favorite place will be comfortable, relaxing, but also cheering and modern. And if you are married, have one or two kids, a dog or two aristocratic...

Fibonacci inspired coffee tables

Californian furniture designer Farzan Nemat aka MSTRF handcrafts beautiful coffee tables, head boards/bed frames, nightstands and decorative wall pieces from certified wood. His design philosophy is based on ...

Sleeping on pillows

If I had one of these beautiful sofas in my house I would probably sleep all day long without even thinking about having a problem. Cushionized sofas are all made of pillows, multicolored or pure white, but, no matter the model, extremely...

Playing with extinct animals

Recent extinct animals are a great inspirational source for designers. Josh Finkle created special wooden toys based on four lost species: the Tasmanian Tiger, the Quagga, the Pig Footed Bandicoot and the Steller's Sea Cow,...

Glass philosophy

Anna Torfs began designing her own glass collections in 2002, and through the years developed two beautiful lines, Anna Torfs Basics and Anna Torfs Edition. Her approach: to create contemporary...

Under our skin

An extraordinary exhibition awaits you until November 6, 2010 at the Next Level Gallery, in Paris. "Under my Skin", by architect and designer Bina Baitel, astonished its viewers with a series of mutant...

Give your wall a retro look

Obsessed with vintage cameras or vintage everything for that matter? Then you must appreciate these beautiful prints created simply out of love for these historical items. Printed on high quality paper and matted in acid free, square, white mats...

IKEA's soft toys

Now there's something cute for your children (or even for yourself if you like little animal plush toys to accessorize your home). Soft toys from IKEA are good for hugging, comforting, and playing.

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Great Camp Collection

Wondering what is the story of this wavy furniture? Actually, it's all about recreating the nineteenth century New York state country cabin's style. Designer Paul Loebach called this "rustic" series the...

Perfect for an afternoon siesta

I can't think for anything better in this hot summer than to stay relaxed in a lounge seat, at the sea-side, drinking orange juice or a delicious cocktail. I don't know what your favorite drink is, but I can give some ideas regarding the perfect...

Origami inspired pottery

Many people find their true passion later in life. Ceramist Ann Van Hoey was an established industrial engineer before she started focusing on ceramics. She graduated the Institute for Arts and Crafts in her...

Dreamy doll house

When I was little I dreamt about having my own doll house, where all my pretty ladies would drink tea and discuss about their upcoming scenarios (that's because they were all actresses). Still, my parents’ cabinets and bookcases where the best...

Architectural sophisticated birdhouses

Need a house for your feathered friends? I've got just the right one for you. Far from being the average nest boxes, Classic Architectural Birdhouses, designed by award-winning architect Richard T. Banks, look like belonging to a...

Hanging out with Petit Collage

And speaking of the child’s room here is a great addition to it and a lovely décor item: the zoo-motif laser-cut bamboo mobile from Petit Collage. Designed by artist Lorena Siminovich and hand-crafted from sustainable harvested...

Kalon - the beauty of meaningful

"To be kalon is more than being beautiful; it is having a beauty that both is and inspires excellence". Following the ancient Greek philosophy the husband-wife design team of L.A./Berlin based Kalon Studios, Johannes...

The Book of Jungle on your walls

Animal-print looks fancy in fashion, but did you know it makes a good impression on your wall, too? Balsa Wall Hanging, from Fauna, designer Ross Meneuz, displays psychedelic images of zebras,...

A number one vase

If you had asked me long time ago if I consider it proper buying vases for a present, I would have told you that vases are just not the right thing to gift. Now, my opinion has radically changed, and I consider beautiful and artistic vases not...

Zeitraum - the master of purity

Zeitraum furniture with its minimalist design, even austere, mainly due to hardwood used and mostly square lines, “impresses without dominating”. A small German company working with a team of 10 people in the areas of product design, furniture...