Somebody Lamps

Absolute illumination with impressive technology characterize both the 2-foot high Somebody desk lamp and the 5'7" high floor lamp. Both are held by a graceful carbon-fiber rod connected to a heavy metal base and can swivel in any direction. The cylindrical heads also rotate. The desk lamp features a Touch-O-MaticTM dimmer: just touch the overhead suspension or the carbon-fiber rod to turn the light on or dim it. The floor lamp can be turned on and off with a slide dimmer.
Design: Michael Rösing

Matrix Lamps

With its simple, urban design, Matrix Mono works in a variety of lighting situations. Hang it by itself in hallways and stairwells, or install several in a row on your conference room or office wall. There's no need to hide this adjustable lamp under a shade - the large, non-glare bulb acts as a design accent.
Like the Matrix Mono, Take it times eight, and you have the Matrix Otto, a chandelier for the 21st century. The eight arms of this hanging lamp are detachable, so you can create a completely unique look for your conference room or entryway.
Design: YAACOV KAUFMAN

Titania Pendant lamp

A pioneer 16 years ago, today it is a lighting classic. The Titania pendulum hanging lamp by Alberto Meda and Paolo Rizzatto. Floating overhead on barely visible threads, Titania’s soft aluminum fins shine white or – with included color filters –  yellow, green, red, blue or purple, without changing light intensity. Fully height adjustable via integrated pendulum.
Now Titania has a – very – big sister: Queen Titania XXL. Doubled dimensions create a true lamp giant, perfect for your reception area or conference room. Due to its large proportions, the height is fixed once installed and the XXL is delivered without a counterweight pendulum. An optional color filter set (2 each in red, green and blue) is also available.
Design: Alberto Meda, Paulo Rizzatto

Thala Bathroom furnishings

Compact, attractive and tidy: Thala restroom furnishings for your guests’ restroom. The sink cabinet conceals the plumbing elegantly behind its frosted-glass front and features two drawers that provide additional storage space. It is supported by stainless-steel legs, as is the shapely and slender cabinet that has three shelves, a large glass door, a drawer and a lower compartment with a door. The large Thala mirror rounds out the collection.

Quadrato Planters

There are three arguments in favor of the Quadrato planters: their clean design, based on a modular-square floor plan; their suitability for indoor and outdoor use; and their concealed casters, which let them move effortlessly. These silver- or charcoal-coated planters are available exclusively from Topdeq.
Material: silver or charcoal-galvanized sheet metal, with light casters

Big Cubico XL & XXL Planters

The gigantic greetings presented by the Big Cubico planters are perfect in your reception area, but they also look great on patios or your company café. These tall ( XL is over 3 feet and  XXL is 5 feet!) and stately metallic planters are galvanized, rustproof, powder coated, and can be used indoors and outdoors. You don't have to worry about your plant being seen with the included metal plate that allows your plant to sit about half way down the pot.  A plastic liner protects the planter from messy, abrasive pots.
Material: silver powder-coated zinc, suitable for outdoors
Delivered with plastic liner and metal intermediate plate

Puk Doorstop

Tired of having doors shut in your face? Call in the enforcers: the two-pound Puk and five-pound Big Puk doorstops. The heavy-duty, stainless-steel Big Puk is perfect for propping open metal doors and gates. The smaller Puk comes in five colors plus stainless steel, so it's a great accessory for any room. Don't let the door hit you on your way out.
Design: Bergfeld & Schwan

Treetop Coat stand

Finally, a coat stand that’s more than just a place to hang your hat. Treetop doesn’t just stand in the corner – it adds a creative look to any room. And with an umbrella rack built in and rotating hooks, Treetop is especially functional. Available in two styles – elegant black or a sleek silver.
Materials: hooks and base: technopolymer; column: anodized steel pipe
Design: Raul Barbieri

Miss Flo

Rise to new heights: designer Marcello Ziliani has a reliable concept for climbers.  A pull-out handle brings you safely to the top, and will its clever folding mechanism, Miss Flo becomes slim fast.
Design: MARCELLO ZILIANI

Miura

Design: Konstantin Grcic

Nihau

Its father is the master of modern Italian design: Vico Magistretti created Nihau as a light weight but durable stackable chair with instant appeal and refined form.  With a silhouette reminiscent of a butterfly's wings, Nihau's symmetrical construction is light, elegant and done in friendly colors.  Resting on a slender frame of chrome-plated steel, its curves and materials are soft and resilient so that Nihau is at the top of its class with respect to comfort.  The great care taken in each construction detail will make Nihau a highlight in your office, meeting room or trade-show booth.

Fotolio Product

This latex armchair strikes by an imposing aspect. Built for relaxation, it poses intriguing questions trough the powerful personality, look and feel that it possess. Fotolio breathes musicality and equilibrium throughout continuous and flawless rounded shapes. It only comes in a single strong red color and limited production.

Container home

The Addis shipping container construction technique offers many benefits over other construction techniques and materials..
Low Structural Cost - High Strength. Shipping containers offer a huge structural strength for a fraction of the cost of traditional timber steel and concrete constructions. Because all the strength is contained in the structural elements themselves, the foundation design is simpler and less expensive. These two factors leave more room in the budget for exterior finishes and interior design, allowing luxurious appointment with contemporary design materials.

Flow jug

Flow jug
Jakob Wagner designed the jug Flow with the beautiful and clear shapes, made in finest bone china. The jug has a large hole to fill the jug, a small hole to pour, a low centre of gravity, and a middle area to get a firm grip.

Wavesound

Wavesound - black 315x600 mm
Without unnecessary details the Wavesound is the new generation’s notice board. Made in soft foam plastic with excellent sound absorbation quality. Two sizes.

D shelf

d'shelf / d'pad - shelf incl white dpad
d'shelf offers easy storage in smart places. Based on Johan Sandström's award-winning design. Place it on the wall, under the staircase, in the closet, on the windowsill or perhaps under the cupboard? The including d'pad creates an underlying support and prevents sliding or falling books etc.

Furnitex Furniture Show

FURNITEX is Australasia’s largest furniture and furnishings Trade Fair. FURNITEX is a long established Trade Fair that continues to develop and grow in stature from year to year and for the second year in a row FURNITEX will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Southbank.   Where key industry manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and suppliers will display the latest and best of Australian furniture and furnishings. Co-located with FURNITEX at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre only is DECORATION + DESIGN, Australasia's most comprehensive soft furnishings, fabric and interior products Trade Fair. Find out more www.decorationdesign.com.au

Moon Bowl by industreal

The idea behind Industreal begun in 2004 and resulted in an exhibition of design called "In Dust We Trust" produced by ONEOFF in Milano with the collaboration of 30 designers. The intention of all exhibitions are to illustrate how creativity starts freely from ideas without interference from manufacturing or marketing limitations.

Phantom chair

An elegant and sophisticated chair realized in fiberglass. Available in the colors Black and White, comes from the image of furniture covered with white sheets in houses to be discovered yet... Thought and designed by Andrea Fino and Samanta Snidaro. Sand & Birch Design studio was founded in 2003 when Andrea Fino and Samanta Snidaro decided to join their different cultural backgrounds and experiences together for a unique project: to re-interpret the concept of furnishing and to bring other meanings, other senses and other lives to Objects. The Diamond Sofa is an example of how this project has begun reality turning a sofa into a piece of jewellery without losing its original functions. Andrea Fino has studied law and at the moment works in the field of communication for Government Institutions and has gained experience in visual communication in the realisation of social events. Samanta Snidaro has studied architecture in Italy and Spain and has made various experien

MARMOL RADZINER PREFABS

MARMOL RADZINER PREFAB combines the efficiency of factory-built homes with the benefits of custom residential design. Our green homes are not a kit of parts – we build the prefab modules in our own factory and ship them complete with your choice of pre-installed interior and exterior finishes, flooring, appliances, and more. We can oversee the entire process, from design to delivery and installation, so no additional contractor is required. Marmol Radziner Prefab specializes in customizing our prefab homes to meet your needs. We can tailor the module configuration, floor plan, materials, and details to maximize your site views and accommodate your specific requirements. We can also integrate custom site features, such as landscaping, site walls, a carport, or a pool, to create a complete environment for your new home. With over 15 years experience in the design/build industry, we provide personal service and expertise throughout the entire design process, consulting with you every step of the way. And they sure look nice. That's what $1 Mill can buy= happyness

Shrink this House

It’s relatively easy to put an addition on a house. But what about subtracting from a house? Above is an illustration of a home being built from the ground up on a dry, 9,500-square-foot lot on Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach. This is a beautiful, two-story contemporary house, designed by EAV Architect and Daniel Latour Interior Design, and built by Latour. It has 5,687 square feet of enclosed space (under air conditioning), with a four-car garage that has its own elevator. There are five bedrooms. The master suite, on the second floor, is 1,200 square feet with a 500-square-foot balcony. The suite includes two walk-in closets, two vanities, an enclosed toilet and bidet, a two-person bath tub and a two-person shower. All parts of the master suite have a view of the water. There’s a 2,500-square-foot entertainment terrace on the roof with its own kitchen. And the fittings throughout are superluxe: Dornbracht, Duravit, Axor, Subzero, Miele, Viking. Yes, it’s beautiful. But let’s consider some numbers. In 1950, the average size of a new home that year was 983 square feet; 96 percent of the homes built had one bathroom or less. That was when the average size of the American family was four. Today the average family is three people, and the average size of a new home is 2,434 square feet; 39 percent of those homes have four or more bedrooms. The house above, at 5,687 square feet, is at the upper end of the spectrum, but there are new houses in Florida that are 10,000 square feet or more.
How about cutting it down to something more managable, like 2,000 square feet? So sit down to your computers (the specs and floorplans are on our Web site, www.floridainsideout.com, under Competition # 3), and start remodeling. We’ll give you just one hint. Often the next big trend is the one thing that no one is doing anymore. Let’s hear your solutions to whittling this house down to a manageable size, and making it appropriate for the sunny life in South Florida. (Don’t forget to make it hurricane proof, too.) The contest will end June 15, and the winning entries will be announced in our September-October issue.

Interior Design Trends 2007

The market for the interior design sector is saturated to the greatest possible extent. In order to achieve additional market share despite this, the sector is expanding its identity through the opening up of new areas of application. Design always plays an increasingly important role in this, as innovation and design are amongst the key factors when it comes to overcoming market saturation tendencies. Quality of design is – especially in the light of globalised markets – one of the most important differentiation characteristics in the face of the competition.
 Due to the current uneasy market conditions, many manufacturers limit themselves to proven product lines, which they then diversify. The result is an innovations block and the consequences are that, in the area of home accessories, products are brought onto the market on a trial basis in many different types of styles, to cater to as many tastes as possible. A dominating trend can hardly be noticed in these circumstances.

Walker Zanger Architectural services

Since Walker Zanger's inception in 1952, Commercial Sales has been a cornerstone of the company's growth. Walker Zanger prides itself on being able to meet and exceed the standards of the world's most exacting Architects and Interior Designs. We have specified and supplied stone and ceramic products for such prestigious projects such as the Bellagio Hotel & Casino, San Diego International Airport, Kapolio Civic Center (Honolulu, HI), and Kimbell Art Museum as well as numerous private residences.

Studio Four, Los Angeles

Studio04 is a contemporary Design House focused on juxtaposing modern materials with organic elements and dedicated to creating and manufacturing an original product line of Water Features, Planters, Tiles and Outdoor Accessories for use in gardens, residences or work spaces. Influenced by Southern California’s natural and man-made milieu Studio04 believes that exterior and interior spaces can be elevated through a careful balance of modern materials and organic elements. The company’s minimally designed clean architecture demonstrates a love of accessible, hands-on design and desire for contemporary products.

Ofuros tub system

You can also experience a Japanese ofuro bath at your home now. This is a very sophisticated product which enhances your home ambiance. It can be used either inside or outside, and it doesn't require any special electrical and plumbing. The ofuro is handcrafted in Brazilian cedar, a hard wood that contains therapeutical properties. It is all built with tongue and groove without any other fasteners. The factory Acqualive, in the South of Brazil, manufactures ofuro vats according to the traditional Japanese ways, using carefully selected wood which has been designated for production under the guidelines of the National ecological Board.

Asian Therapy

The cedar tree can reach up to 135 feet height and 7 feet diameter; its cylindrical trunk is long, straight or a bit twisted; its spreading branches produce a high and frondose crown. Its internal bark is reddish with pleasant scent. The cedar stands out among the most appreciated Brazilian woods for trading and export, but the cut of trees remains under regulation. Cedar wood is similar to the mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), but its texture is softer and thicker making possible the most diversified uses; it is very appreciated for housing refined wooden finishing, for wooden tubs manufacturer. In the popular medicine, and indigenous culture it is used as tonic, as an astringent, for fever, and treatment of wounds and ulcers. Cedar species are proper for public squares, parks and groves. It is also used to re-establish degraded ecosystems and recovery of lands close to rivers and water streams which are subject to floods.

Modern real estate

Renee Adelmann is a top agent, multi-million dollar producer and Certified EcoBroker® with Keller Williams Realty who specializes in Joseph Eichler and other modern and mid-century modern homes throughout Marin & San Francisco, California.  She is also a distinguished and preferred real estate service provider for the Eichler Network. As an Eichler Owner and Marin & San Francisco County resident, Renee has a keen understanding and knowledge of the market for Eichler homes and condominums. Renee's passion for Joseph Eichler and other mid-century modern homes inspired her to develop MarinModern.com as well as EichlerforSale.com, unique websites designed to help educate and connect buyers and sellers of architecturally signficant modern and midcentury modern homes.

Modern Fountain

Designed after a classic feature by Garrett Eckbo. These spill basins are crafted from spun copper and finished in a matte black powdercoat. The water fills the upper 18” shallow basin, then spills over its formed lip into the lower basin of the same size. As the water spills into the pool below, a flush mounted submersible light catches and illuminates the stream of water, casting refracted ripples of light onto the ceiling above and into the adjacent living room. A submersible recirculating system operates the effect silently, efficiently.

Stroke

This Flower vase is composed of bending a tube. Transforming a image from the water through into the putting in the vase. A simple transf

Rod chair

Putting up all components to graphical layout, and producing an appearance of line gathering. Easy to create a variation in form beyond that the shadow makes whole image to be light.

Buttefly

This light came from the idea of folding a piece of paper. The function of its adjustment of light and the space created by that are a result of simple action of one surface (the panel) being divided by two. The two panels with slight shifts to each other at its closed position remind a user to open this object up. This light gives the poetic theme to the space like a butterfly flying around with silence.

Woodgrille™ I Wall application

ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES, INC. offers a wide range of Execuwood™ solid wood and wood veneer ceiling and wall systems. Introduce the classic beauty and charm of authentic wood to your next project. Linear, grill, open cell and coffer systems are available in all wood species. Affordable,high quality millwork with complete accessibility and easy installation.
Wood ceiling and wall systems find applications in executive areas, entries, public spaces, churches, schools, convention centers, shopping centers, banks, hotels or anywhere high design and the warmth of wood is desired.
Highest quality ,architectural grade, solid wood and veneers are hand*crafted to provide a professional look at a moderate price. All products are available Class 1 fire retardant treated or factory finished.

Do you know when MCM started?

You know, the clean lines, open spaces, beautiful architecture ...
Well, as this Tiahuanaco temple shows, a couple of hundred years ago in the Bolivian andes!
it was a major ceremonial centre and focal point of a culture that spread across much of the region. The ancient people built a pyramid of crude stones known as the Akapana.

High-Styling High Fi-ing

In marketing-speak, Oregon Scientific says that StyleFi "marks an exciting new dimension in listening pleasure by making music both aesthetically functional and stunning to the senses." StyleFi's "modern curves and sexy silhouettes enhance every product's high performance capabilities giving music lovers everywhere a truly one-of-a-kind experience every time." They could have just shown the pictures.
The Music Element 2.1 CD Micro System comes with two dramatically attractive satellite speakers that use NXT SurfaceSound speaker technology. Each magnetically shielded speaker is housed in a solid-aluminum frame and is designed to sit on a tabletop or mount on a wall. The system includes a high-gloss black and polished aluminum master unit and a subwoofer. The stylish master unit incorporates a see-through, motorized top-loading CD player that supports playback of MP3, WMA, CDDA, CD-R, and CD-RW discs. In addition to an integrated AM/FM digital tuner with 40 presets, the master unit includes adjustable sound and equalizer effects. Total amplifier power is 55 watts. The system is scheduled to be available this month for $349.

Stainless Steel Kitchen Laguna Honda

An extra long, nine-foot metal counter fits perfectly into the clean lines of this ultra modern kitchen. The high polish stainless steel selected for this installation is anti-bacterial and requires no maintenance. In a unique design twist the stainless steel was taken up the wall and into the range, adding depth to this flawless kitchen.
Designed by John Taylor + Peter Waterloo

Take Note

Take Note - handbag storage and display was recently exhibited in Thaw, the IDEA design competition and exhibition in Edmonton. The piece was co-designed with Michael Farrar for the fictional character Agnes Petterson - eco-conscious handbag collector & architect. Materials consist of an oiled walnut plane & reused architectural plotter paper tubes. The piece is highlighted by MoCo LoCo web magazine at http://mocoloco.com/archives/002899.php

Ernestomeda Kitchens

Europeans take their kitchens seriously, and for the highlights of today’s most fabulous kitchen trends we need only look at Ernestomeda’s broad range of kitchens. A youthful Italian kitchen firm, Ernestomeda bring innovation, quality and style into their kitchens. They are at the forefront of design with their use of colour, dramatic lighting, frosted glass cabinets and free-standing units, as well as fabulous new materials. With such a broad range of styles and trends there is literally something wonderful for everyone.The Silverbox kitchen uses a bright blue glass as vivid accent, but also displays the trendy stave pattern we’ve been seeing more of. The Silverbox uses the strong horizontal element to expand the kitchen and provide a uniform character. The aluminium stave doors provide a fantastic texture over which shadows richly play. The striped metal kitchen is modern and sleek. The kitchen island is topped with laminate work surface, and hanging above is a counter length extractor edged in electric blue glass. The glass detailing continues in the island sink backsplash. By mixing materials and textures the Silverbox presents a modern European kitchen.

Modern Aluminum

Melt Modern offers custom work tailored to your individual needs as well as a limited collection of limited in-stock products. We personally make each piece by hand, ensuring that no two are identical. While the basic shape and dimensions are consistent throughout a line, the surface texture, wall thickness and exterior edges vary considerably from piece to piece.Many of our products utilize cast aluminum due to its desirable characteristics. Cast aluminum has an excellent strength to weight ratio and is a practical material that can be used outdoors as well as in (an exterior salt air environment is not recommended). Aluminum will subtly reflect the colors around it. A wall piece will take on a yellow glow as the morning sun pours in and will change throughout the day as the light travels about the room. In a white, minimalist room, the aluminum surfaces take on an introspective Zen-like quality with subtle variations of shadow resting on a monochromatic surface. In a garden or room with colorful paintings, walls or carpets, the aluminum will glow with reflected color.

Nomos Rectangular

Dining or office table with 15mm thick glass top. Structure composed of steel and cast aluminium components with a chrome finish. The height is adjustable through a simple intervention on the leg base.

ALISSIA MELKA-TEICHROEW

A native of the Netherlands, Alissia holds degrees from the Design Academy in Eindhoven (BFA, Design) and Rhode Island School of Design (MID, Industrial Design). Her work spans furniture, product, and interior design, as well as packaging and branding, and she has recently exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, and the ICFF in New York.

Arko by Asako Kondo: Graphic Design and visual work.

From exhibitions like "RESONANCE" / CIBONE JIYUGAOKA "TMS"（Japan), The Apartment Loves Artillery / The Apartment（New York), Hello Kitty Secret House Exhibition（Hong Kong), Hide and Seek with Hello Kitty and Friends Exhibion / The Arts House (Singapore), Panasonic presents "crossing" P900i meets artists（Japan), Tokyo Designers Brock Central East 2003（Japan), it's easy to see the greatness of this artist.

Fred Eerdekens' works

Yet, another religious/art item.
Entering the artistic space of Fred Eerdekens places the spectator in a semantic landscape in which what one had thought of as stable meanings are continually twisted and turned. What better way to figurize this than by letting the spectators themselves 'twist and turn' in trying to make sense of the objects. In spiralling around the objects, they in fact become direct figures of the play of logic that rules the objects. After the linguistic turn, and in the wake of post-structuralist thought, the topography of our mental landscapes has become increasingly intricate. The work of Fred Eerdekens attests to this fact and it provides a conceptual map of this, in many places still unknown territory.

Modern Red Cross in CT

The Greenwich Chapter of the American Red Cross purchased a rundown garage/office building. The goal for the architects was to transform the building into a regional headquarters for their staff, programs and vehicles. The three-story stair tower addition serves as the unifying design element. Steel awnings provide a welcome entrance at either level. The red and white color scheme was a cost-effective solution to designing on a tight budget.

ProX Exterior cladding

Pro X is a wholly Australian owned company that proudly supplies Renders, EPS Systems, Textured Paints and Coatings, Sealants, Adhesives and associated products for exterior use in the building industry. In essence, we provide "professional exterior solutions". They put the X factor back into construction by utilizing cutting edge technology, providing nothing less than excellence for our customers. Their technologically advanced products are aimed at keeping it "user friendly" and for most of our products, it's as simple as just adding water. All of its products exceed industry standards and we offer our "Pro-Ten" Warranty on all products as well as systems utilized by our in-house licensed installers. 
Pro X takes the hard work out of having to co-ordinate with multiple people and offers real service from conception to completion of your project whether it be a single storey home or a multi-levelled high-rise. Pro X offers the total integration package for your exteriors from utilizing our patented Pro X poly-panel, renders, textured coatings through to stone cladding.

Sonic Structure

Sonic Structure I is an installation composed of hand-Jacquard woven cotton and copper, and an electronic circuit that measures changes in electro-magnetic frequencies as a viewer touches the cloth. As the changing frequencies enter an audible range they are heard through the speakers mounted on the wall near the weavings. The patterning on the cloth is created from measuring frequencies of a pre-recorded sound and building a matrix from the derived values that correspond to the number of warp threads on the Jacquard loom used.

Mid century Modern house

Mid-century Modern House as Large Scale Structure, Washington, D.C., by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, with Prill Construction, contractor. The project entailed renovating a mid-century Modern house, originally designed by noted D.C. architect Clothiel Woodard Smith in the 1950s. The architects thoroughly updated the house, while its scale and character—including a unique parking place—were respected. Most of the renovation focused on the interior. The architects opened up the main living space by raising the ceiling and replacing solid walls with glass. The team also installed a large deck and infinity pool just beyond the main living area, to extend space and the views out the back. The architects also enlarged and better defined the previous hidden entry. “We love the carport” is a phrase you don’t expect to hear from the jurors in an architecture competition. In their comments, though, the jurors made it clear they greatly admired the highly visible, linear structure in the front of this house that presents itself as a large scale structure.
Photo © Hoachlander Davis Photography.