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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

Cool!! - Kol Tregaskes