Category: Interiors
Posted by Lorenza on 2/25/2008 11:31:00 AM
Combination steam bath / sauna / shower
Ideal Standard's new Tris Sauna-cum-Steam-cum-Shower Room is a dream come true. The only downside? The price tag!
While working on a private house for a client, I have been researching into steam/shower rooms and to my delight I have been coming across some fantastic work by product designers alike.
Tris by Ideal Standard in particular has caught my attention (and the client's too!)
Link: Tris
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Category: Interiors
Posted by Anthony on 8/6/2007 10:18:00 PM
 We've discussed IKEA here in the past and some our our topics have touched on the topic of altering those inexpensive pieces we purchase from our favorite blue and yellow big-box store. Little did I know that there was a blog dedicated to such exploits. Anyway, look closely at the photo on the right and you'll see an IKEA Effectiv cabinet topped by a quartz-slab countertop in this Eichler remodel. Perhaps not quite a "hack" but still I think it looks pretty slick.
As for the other "IKEA Hacks" on the site, it looks like a majority are geared more towards the dorm-crowd (not that there's anything wrong with that) but have a look around, you might just find something useful. Allen wrenches not included. :)
Read: Open to the Outdoors(Sunset.com)
Via: IKEA Hacker
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Category: Interiors
Posted by Adriean on 1/29/2007 10:23:00 AM
Sticking it to the man....well actually the wall.
For those of you not buying into this wallpaper revival (you'll all regret this down the road!!) will surely appreciate the alternative brought to you by Pop Cling.
Their peel and stick adhesive art is a great way to revamp a space without committing to a future bitch fest of scraping off old wallpaper.
Pop Cling reproduces art. All kinds of art. For the moment, that mostly means adhesive-backed art that you can peel off and stick to any smooth surface. Some people stick our prints on concrete floors, or on sliding glass doors leading to balconies, or right on the walls behind couches. You don’t need a frame, you just need a blank space. Voila, you have fresh pop art on your wall from new, favorite, and cutting edge artists.
Seen above is Albany, California artist Attaboy's contribution. Detail after the jump.
Link: Pop Cling
Link: Attaboy
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Category: Interiors
Posted by James on 6/22/2006 1:24:00 PM
 The Daily Telegraph/House & Garden Fair is the UK's most prestigious interior and garden design event for consumers. The event will run 29th June - 2nd July, in Olympia, London.
With over 400 companies taking part, the Fair embraces all elements of stylish living including interiors, gardens, accessories, entertaining at home and gourmet food and wine.
Link: House and Garden Fair
Link: Buy Tickets
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Category: Interiors
Posted by James on 6/6/2006 3:48:00 PM
Honoring the role of design in daily life
 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design has announced the winners of the seventh annual National Design Awards. The finalists and winners will be honored at an event on October 18, 2006.
"Cooper-Hewitt is delighted to once again recognize, through the National Design Awards, some of the greatest contributions to the world of design made in recent years." Cooper-Hewitt director Paul Warwick Thompson said. "Each year, the Awards grow in scope, and this October we are introducing National Design Week, a new education initiative created to promote better understanding of the role that design plays in all aspects of our lives. During National Design Week, Cooper-Hewitt will host programs and panel discussions on design, and on our website, we will launch design education content for teachers nationwide."
Awards are given in eleven categories:
- Lifetime
Paolo Soleri (previously - L+L)
- Design Mind
Paola Antonelli
- Design Patron
Craig Robins (previously - L+L)
- Corporate
Nike
- Special Jury
Syd Mead
- Architecture
Thom Mayne (1, 2, 3 - L+L)
- Communications
2x4 (Michael Rock, Susan Sellers, and Georgianna Stout)
- Fashion
Maria Cornejo
- Interior
Michael Gabellini
- Landscape
Martha Schwartz (1, 2 - L+L)
- Product
Bill Stumpf
Link: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards 06
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Category: Interiors
Posted by James on 4/6/2006 9:35:00 AM
Designer of ‘Human Environments’
 Albano Daminato is an interior architect and designer based in Singapore. His recent projects have included small scale hotels, private residences, retail stores, restaurants, bars and cafes, from overall concepts through to the design of furniture, objects and even uniforms.
His work is rigorous and architectural in approach as is evident in the form, detailing, spatiality and materiality of his projects. There is a duality to Albano's work; it is subtle yet strong, minimal yet complex.
Link: Albano Daminato
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Category: Interiors
Posted by Deborah on 10/22/2005 7:41:00 AM
Wallpaper and paint for the eco-stylish
Farrow and Ball wallpapers and paints are beautiful, tactile and unparalleled in quality and finish. Think of them as hand-crafted products that use time-tested palettes for their line of paints, and employ a 19th century method of dragging and stripping for their papers. Sound old-fashioned? Maybe, but Farrow and Ball wallpapers, Emulsions, Exterior Masonry and Eggshell paints are environmentally preferable with low VOC emissions; the same goes for their papers.
As a user (ok, F&B addict) I can testify to the fact that there is little to no smell after an application, and the matt finishes allow light to blend with the colour rather than reflect off of it. There are over 100 Farrow and Ball colours to choose from, most of them with unconventional names and descriptions like Dead Salmon and Pigeon, but they do not custom blend, which can be a downside for some. On the plus side, Farrow and Ball paints are to be stirred not shaken and they don't separate when left to stand. Furthermore, most distributors offer free (with purchase) in-home consultation. Sample pots are available, and recommended, before committing to a colour.
Link: Farrow and Ball
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Category: Interiors
Posted by Deborah on 10/14/2005 6:54:00 AM
W.S. Tyler Wire Cloth for Architecture and Design
Facade, screen, ceiling, shelter, sound and fire barrier are just some the things that the architectural wire cloth series from Haver & Böecker can be. A thoroughly versatile steel mesh, it can take on harsh weather and pollution, and is often used along highways and in industry as a filter. The aesthetic qualities of architectural wire cloth make it ideal as a skin allowing subtle changes of colour and light at different angles. It also offers a myriad of options for interior application as ceilings and screens. Haver & Böecker have been producing woven wire cloth since 1887 with their first operation in Hohenlimburg, Germany and are distributed worldwide by their parent company W.S. Tyler.
Link: W.S. Tyler
Link: Haver & Böecker
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Category: Interiors
Posted by Deborah on 9/5/2005 8:54:00 PM
Super Potato does block 7
A 'city within a city' is a phrase used in Japan to describe a cluster of buildings connected by industry type, restaurants, recreational facilities and occasionally residences. Shiodome Shiosite is one of Tokyo's newest complexes consisting of skyscrapers that house media giants like Nippon Television and Dentsu Inc., one of the largest advertising agencies in Japan.
The Caretta Shiodome is 51 floors of Dentsu inc. office space, restaurants and bars, museums and retail. However, stop at the 7th floor and find something different: an open concept project called My City designed by the interior design firm Super Potato Co. using 11 materials salvaged from the city to build walls and add texture and detail.
Link: Super Potato
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Category: Interiors
Posted by James on 8/19/2005 1:28:00 PM
Celebrating London and the UK's creativity
 The third London Design Festival is taking place all over London, September 15 – 30, 2005.
The festival of exhibitions, events, seminars, lectures and parties will highlight a broad range of design disciplines including: Applied Arts, Architecture and buildings, Creative business, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics and branding, Interiors, Product, and Photography.
Link: London Design Festival
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