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"Designed as a part of Simplicity, a new series of products by Santambrogiomilano, the Glass Home by Carlo Santambrogio and Ennio Arosio is a house concept that as depicted by its name integrates a line of furniture, counting beds, sofas and bookcases, together with architectural elements, including staircases and kitchens, made entirely in glass, allowing a trendy lifestyle to the residents. But I’m afraid if there’d be any personal life even within the four walls of the house." - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

Springtime Chair by Frank Winnubst by Jaime / November 23, 2009 We often depend on metal springs for comfort, but rarely do we give them much thought. Not so Frank Winnubst, who releases the springs to show how function can determine form. Springtime is a chair made out of layers of springs, with a knitted cover for the top layer+ 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

With plenty of privacy, located in a remote and beautiful island, this fabulous house seems to have it all. The project belongs to Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects, a company who has established a powerful design and architecture brand for itself due to all the amazing structures they have developed in the region. We particularly enjoy the exterior design o 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

When I first spied the WaterStoppingWater, it felt like déjà vu, simply because it has this uncanny resemblance to the DROPPA carafe by Ozgur Onal. Now I'm not going to get in to the bickering of who inspires who; the bottom line is that WaterStoppingWater has a very fluid design and represents a sink stopper in a very chic way.Designers: Lunar Europe [ WaterStoppingWater by Lunar Europe is available for $19.99 @ YD Store ]WaterStoppingWater by Lunar Europe is available for $19.99 @ YD Store 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Interférences Bench by Alexandre Moronnoz by sabine7 / November 23, 2009 Described as an industrial electrocardiogram, Interférences is typical of the interrupted repetitive patterns that create movement in public seating by Alexandre Moronnoz. Beneath the calm surface of the metal street bench is a supportin 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

When you're decorating on a budget, sometimes it's a  do-it-yourself project that gets most of your attention and your guests eyes. To prove that and if you have too much wire left from your television, designer Maisie Maud Broadhead has come up with a simple series of installations created with wire flex and cable fixings that mimic a fireplace frame. Together with a small 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

All it takes is a hook-shaped carving in a paint brush to quantify it as an ingenious idea. Something that I'm willing to endorse! I may not be a house-painter but I can foresee the situation of someone getting this itch to scratch his nose (or butt). If he were using the Hanging Brush, then naturally he would just hang it by the rim of the paint can and scratch 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

It was about time that someone came up with the concept of a phone that was dedicated to social networking. YD's resident designer Shane Crozier is on top things and has his finger on the pulse. 31337 (Elite) Phone connects to Facebook and Twitter and hooks up to the contacts to fill up the address book. Usual suspects like camera, speakerphone, music, video and int 2 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Construction has begun on a combined residential project and market hall in Rotterdam, designed by Dutch architects MVRDV.Called Rotterdam Market Hall, the building will comprise 228 apartments forming a tunnel over the market hall, glazed at each end.The market hall itself will house 100 market stalls, shops and restaurants.1,200 parking spaces and a supermarket will be located underground.Each apartment will feature a balcony on the exterior of the building and a window onto the market hall b 3 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Designed to enhance the work efficiency and relationship between the employees at workplace, French designer Paul Coudamy has come up with a meeting pod that provides privacy or enclosure in an open space for better understanding. Called the "Cellulose," the pod is made in cardboard, which other than providing a temporary retreat in crowded spaces, lets t 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

One piece of furniture trickery standing upright on only two legs, this pair of Shadow Chairs by British designer Chris Duffy seems to defy everything we knew about gravity. It looks like the lack of back legs is being substituted by the apparent black shadow that is part of the chair's metal frame and functions as its base. A creative composition that is made from walnut 2 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

© Orlando FonsecaArchitects: Matéria ModularLocation: Alviães, Palmaz, concelho de Oliveira de Azeméis, PortugalProject team: Adelino Pinheiro, Marco Ferreira, Maria José Matos, Pedro Ribeiro, Zita TorresClient: ACS, Investimentos Imobiliários Lda.Project year: 2003Construction period: 2007-2009Constructed area: 938,44 sqmPhotographs: Orlando Fonseca The houses that compose the complex Casas da Fonte (5 houses - lot 45 to lot 49) are integrated in the allotment developed in 1999 by Matéria Mo 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Often we have to hire a bicycle downtown to move from one place to another without the headgear and any other protection, asking for trouble on the jam-packed streets. Providing a solution, French designers Caroline Journaux and Adrien Guerin has come up with an innovative head protection for walker-cyclists that double as a fashion accessory for the trendy user 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

The creative folks from JM Architecture have been commissioned to redecorate an apartment in Como, Italy — and by the looks of it, they’ve done a sterling job. The biggest concern was to keep the original shape and the shell intact, yet bring a minimalist flavor to the whole invading living space. On top of bringing new functionality to the flat, it’s the extensive use of wood (lovely hardwood floors in there), the steel beam assembled staircase with open treads, the white fin 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

© Armin Hess, IsochromCoop Himmelb(l)au has designed a temporary mobile performance space for the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany.  The pavilion will house performances during the annual Opera Festival  in 2010, and once that festival is over, the pavilion will be reassembled in various locations.  Designed to “give the impression of a quieter environment,” the pavilion reduces the apparent noise  to create a ‘zone of silence’ where visitors can sense a change in 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

The principal feature of the 1.85 acre site fronting the Niagara River just upstream from the Horseshoe Falls is the long unobstructed river views across the full 164 ft width of the property. Yes, you heard that right.The interior is 4700 sq.ft and in addition, there is 1200 sq.ft of covered terrace - that's bigger than my apartment! My favorite part of the home is the glas 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Sake Bomb is an innovative and stylish cup holder that delivers the experience of more than enjoying a beverage and sharing the fun with buddies in a more intuitive manner. The name came from the American modernization of drinking a shot of sake into a beer pint and this ceramic container avoids the traditional shape of a cup holder. Having a shape somewhere between a Japanese 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

The essence of Japanese traditional sitting life style arranged with time and space is making a space which can change multipurposely. Just the variety of this simple life, is a sense of beauty of Japanese living which goes in present-day. Japanese interior design makes careful use of space and light and always takes into account the concept of yin and yang. The Za 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

So you've got a tiny apartment (like me!) and every inch counts. Every time you think about getting a new bit of furniture, you're is scuffed! There's no more room! But you'd like a small table for day-to-day mail-placement needs, a desk for working, and a large table for guests! You need to energize the size of the space you've got already - you need basically what's 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Modern lifestyle tossing up new mental as well as physical challenges at every step is causing sleepless nights, resulting in insomnia among professionals at an early stage. Relieving the stress, the "Zeo" is a personal sleep coach that tracks the sleep of the users to diagnose errors and recommend changes in their lifestyle or sleep patterns 1 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

Architects: Camenzind EvolutionLocation: Zürich, SwitzerlandProject Team: Stefan Camenzind, Marco Noch, Susanne ZenkerClient: Swiss LifeProject Area: 1,900 sqmBudget: US $8,800,000Project year: 2006-2007Photographs: Camenzind Evolution Cocoon is located in Zurich’s Seefeld district on a beautiful hillside, which enjoys excellent lake and mountain views. The location’s distinctive flair stems from the exceptional park-like setting - a green oasis into which Cocoon snugly nestles. F 2 Vote(s) - design(dot)fr

"Designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects with an emphasize on large open spaces, the Rahimoana Villa stuns with its 25-metre lap pool, heated outdoor spa, state-of-the-art gymnasium, infra-red sauna, surround-sound home theatre and its high tech office." - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

GRO Design’s Bi-Axis Fridge for Samsung is a chic refrigerator that can be distorted from the customary vertical orientation to a horizontal sideboard, failing all conventional theories that say a refrigerator should be standing. - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

My ice cream tastes sideways. :( - Nine Ferdinand

yepp it's great :) - Svly

Bookmark II is a colorful rubber band that wraps around a book with an indicator arrow that shows you the last line you were reading (nice line choice BTW)... - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

"Honda RA-X is the latest concept sportscar inspired by the beginning of motorsport competition during the 60s and hence was named as RA similar with the first F1 cars in distinctive white and yellow colors." - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

"Pulse is an innovative urban bike concept formed to meet all the standard necessities of bike commute." - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

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"This spacey looking device is a real working public rain water filtering system called SKYWATER, developed in South Korea. Rain is collected from the ring and sent to holding tanks underground. When the flexible house is manipulated, water is sent back up thru the filtration system and out comes fresh drinking water. I have no idea why it looks the way it does but aesthetics aside, this is about the coolest water fountain I’ve ever seen" - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet

"With the increasing number of vehicles and thus parking slots, often commuters have to walk a large distance to reach their workplace or school in urban or thickly populated areas. Addressing the issue, Kiwi designer Alex Hodge has come up with a portable skateboard dubbed “ShortBoard” that featuring a compact design is very light to carry and easily fits in a small car. Designed to be used as “Secondary Transportation,” the ShortBoard moves the commuters to their workplace from the parking slots, within no time, without getting tired." - design(dot)fr from Bookmarklet