Room In A Box

Why mess up a perfectly good space with things such as walls?  Do like this couple did and create a space within a space using a room in a box.

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villa k

Villa-K was developed byCell Space Architects and is located in Karuizawa, Nagano. Situated on a hilltop, this residence did not have to deal with space constraints, which is why its overall appearance could remind one of a typical modern American home. Built around a central sustaining pillar, Villa K is made out of four floors built on different levels.

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peaks view

The Peaks View residence was designed by Carney Logan Burke and is located near Wilson, Wyoming, within a fascinating natural environment, close to the mountains. With two major objectives in mind- of creating a home that would integrate well in its environment, but one that would also answer the modern living needs of the owners

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Single Family House by Tschapeller

This concrete house on stilts is a family home in Austria by Vienna studio Wolfgang Tschapeller Architekt.
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casa ruiz

a great blend of old and new!
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fa residence by case-real

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Pod by Benjamin Hubert

Share Pod a stylish chair design by Benjamin Hubert. Via Design Don't Panic.

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Paul Loebach Experimental Furniture

Paul Loebach showcased 'some recent experiments' this year at Milan Design Week.  It's easy to see why his spiral legged table was a hit.

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One Crystal Chandelier

Thomas Feichtner creates a unique interpretation of the classic crystal chandelier by illuminating each crystal with an LED light shining from below.  What's also cool about the chandelier is that you can arrange and hang as many crystals as you want.

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Fairwood Buddies Café

Take a good hard look because this is one of the best looking fast food restaurants you'll ever see.  Designed by Beige Design, the Fairwood Buddies Cafe located in Tong Chong, Hong Kong is a bold step forward from ordinary fast food joints.

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ROBERTO MURGIA

Awesome stuff!

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House R

Looks more like a museum!
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naja table

The legs looks like a cobra snake ready to attack!
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narrow house

Located in the Newtown neighbourhood, the residence designed by architect Christopher Polly consists of a long and narrow living space, containing everything needed for a single family: a bedroom, bathroom, an open floor kitchen and dining area, a small study room, a laundry room and an outside deck leading to a beautiful garden. The structure of the residence allows a natural ventilation system, while the small but necessary garden ensures frisk air, fresh thoughts and relaxation.
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TH house

while utilizing a courtyard to visually enlarge a space is not a new trick in japanese 
modern architecture, tokyo-based architecture office baqueratta has taken a different 
spin on the method. 'TH house' is a single family dwelling in tochigi prefecture, japan, 
which features multiple pockets of courtyard spaces flanking almost all rooms and 
programs. while extending the interior space is the primary reasoning behind this practice, 
the house as a whole emphasizes the importance of framing, and how much it can change
the individual atmosphere of a room. 


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goodbye edison at maison et objet

goodbye edison - as its name indicates, the french company of the same pseudonym examines the disappearance 
of the classic edison bulb and investigates the capacity for LED sources to spread a softer indirect light.

the first collection is designed by fx balléry, a graduate of the royal college of art in london.
the lamps, which turn away from stereotypes and archetypes of traditional lighting, were on show
at maison et objet in january 2011.

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Keyport USB drive gets more storage

The Keyport now has the option of a couple new attachments since the last time we talked about it. In addition to that 4GB flash drive, you can opt for an 8GB flash drive and a bottle opener. The standard bundle for the Keyport including the housing, six colored nodes and a lanyard string is $79.

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airport in mestia

berlin-based practice j. mayer h. architects has completed a new airport building 
in mestia, georgia. developed as a part of the highland town's plans to spur its
tourism industry, the project was constructed in a mere three months. 

comprised of three distinct wings, the design is dynamically wrapped in a pattern 
of tinted glazing and solid white cladding. two branches curve upwards towards the sky, 
generating a variation in interior ceiling conditions. while relatively hidden from
the outside, the structural ribs of the building create a rhythmic effect on the inside. 

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Victor meditation hut by Jeffery Poss

The v-shaped roof of this Illinois tea house by architect Jeffery Possfunnels rainwater to a spout over the adjacent pond.

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House in Kitasaya Terminal01

void” was placed at the center of the house, which is the main space of the house. This space is open up to the sky…family can feel the cycle of the seasons, weather, light, and so on, through this void space, even though there are few window on the facade.

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Polar Bear Rug

This handmade, 3D-printed polar bear rug by Form Us With Love will show off your wild side while keeping the real polar bears safe and happy on their chilly icebergs.

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alessandro marelli lamps

The laboratory flask-like base of the Gost lamp is the spotlight of this design. It’s like a chemistry experiment that yielded the perfect desktop glow. – Linked tubular sections of water pipe make up the base & column of the Tubolar Bell lamp for easy modification from tall floor lamp to directional table lamp. Industrial & minimal, these light objects leave little to be desired.

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house is sereno valley

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Wigli Stool

Try the Wigli, a Dutch stool which, well, wiggles. It has a three-legged milking-stool design, and the round seat wobbles. This offers support for your office-bloated body, but you have to steady yourself with those rarely-used muscles in your lower back and abdomen, which strengthens your core and stops you getting back pain. It’s kind of the grown-up version of sitting on a ginat rubber ball.

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light forest

Designers Tineke Beunders and Nathan Wierink have created a new modular lighting system for the ceiling made of coated aluminum tubing and copper.

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slow sofa

Cologne 2011: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé presents his range of sofas with an integral side-table in Cologne, Germany

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genets 3

This house is limited to a single level, it is weightless on the water area that separates it from the entrance avenue. To the left, the entrance shows its gallery wall. Descend a level, the construction frames the view over the fields, the countryside is yours. To the left, behind you, a series of levels interrupted by stairs that stretch outside bring the profile of the site together. To the right, beyond the overhanging part that covers the dining room, the kitchen benefits from a lateral patio that bathes in the morning sun. Go down further, the garden continues right up to the old trees in front of a swimming pool that is so long that it takes the liberty to fold back into the building through the fault-line freed up under the built-up framework.

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Barnyard Furniture

A father-son outfit in New England called 'After the Barn' has been salvaging wood from deteriorating barns and transforming it into beautiful new farm tables.

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Wood Laptop Stand

Sweet Wood Laptop Stand by Moscow-based Dopludo Collective. Very practical and modern design. Via Design Don't Panic.

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the acoustic alarm

 Product designer Jamie McMahon has produced The Acoustic Alarm which allows the user a more pleasant way of waking up in the morning. Inspired by various musical instruments, The Acoustic Alarm uses a rotational pick to pluck guitar strings to awaken its user. 

Human emotions are influenced by many factors, and one of these factors which annoys people the most is the sound of their morning alarm. The Acoustic Alarm scraps the annoying morning alarm, and replaces it with a relaxing acoustic tune, which has been designed for the user to customise the tone of their alarm by adjusting the tuning pegs. 

The Acoustic Alarm has been hand crafted from 2mm thick birch plywood, walnut and stainless steel. The body which is made from the birch plywood has been finished with a clear wax to keep the natural colour of the wood and to enhance the grain. The bridges, tuning pegs and string pick have been made from walnut to give a contrast in the shades of wood, as well as give strength to the pieces with most tension. The stainless steel knobs and switch give highlight to the product and make it clear that they control the alarm. The alarm is set by turning the steel knobs to the desired time (top for hours and bottom for minutes) and then flicking the switch to the ‘on’ position.

Jamie McMahon’s 

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slow photography

The purpose of the Slow Photography camera is to provide a natural stepping-stone between using a mobile phone as a camera before taking the plunge into professional grade digital photography.

The Slow Photography camera has been designed as an alternate route in modern photography and requires the photographer to consider traditional photographic principles such as framing, composition and lens selection. The Slow Photography camera establishes that a mobile phone does not simply have to be a rudimentary point-and-shoot grade camera and takes a literal stance on a mobile phone applications for photography such as 'Hipstamatic'.

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Pa Sofflocket / Johanna Westin

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