Posted in Antique, Furniture, Home Decor, Luxury on 7 November 2009
Antique collectors, may we have your attention please? We just came across this bit of news which might just add some excitement to your lives that forever wait for some gorgeous piece to add to your collection. Hyde Park Antiques in New York is selling a pair of exquisite Regency rosewood and Parcel Gilt game tables. And when we say ‘exquisite’ we totally mean ‘exquisite’!
Each of these tables have a rectangular top that has been lined with leather to make for a real classy gaming surface. We are quite taken up by the boldly craved acanthus edges that yell royal luxury in your face, and tell you very frankly, no one seems to mind it. And then there is a peneled frieze set between the foliate-carved corbels.
Posted in Designer, Furniture, Home Decor on 6 November 2009
Furniture comes in all kinds of shapes and styles. It comes with whacky material thinking too.
Stephane Perruchon has used such thinking and gone ahead to design a coffee table inspired by a playstation, the base of which is made up of two huge PS3 controllers. The table is complete with two handles made of ABS and also decorated with the buttons. And is sure to remind you of those countless hours you spent with the joystick and indulged in some virtual fantasy.
It is available only in black and white versions, so go ahead and design your room décor around it. The table may be worth the effort for all you know. He sure must have been a gaming enthusiast himself at some point.
Call that a geeky table if you want. But the thoughtfully designed piece can enliven your room with a super cool feel. Or still better, make it look like a dorm room. For, while the table is delicately stylish, it is very sturdy too.
Stephane Perruchon had earlier designed hanging the design cool Babylon fireplaces which were great.
Via: Stephane Perruchon
Posted in Furniture, Outdoor, Travel on 6 November 2009
How often have you caught sleep on that train to work, while you hung on to a rod? Or wished you could fall asleep after a tired day’s work somewhere on the road without hurting yourself?
Did you know you can fall asleep standing now? It is true. Coming to the aid of those suffering from sleep deprivation woes is Vertical Bed frame which collapses into a brief case. How does it exactly work?
All you need to do is, to attach this Vertical Bed to the subway ventilation grill, and it will support your body weight with ease. The package has noise-cancelling headphones, opaque sunglasses, and a free standing umbrella.
You can shut your eyes with no disturbances at all. You don’t even have to lie down or squeeze yourself into a seat for those precious winks.
Vertical Bed was tested at Broadway and 33rd Street in New York for a 40 minute nap at 6 pm. The individual’s naps were repeated at four hour intervals in a polyphasic sleep schedule. He could smell the cologne of passersby and dreamed of a subversive van. It is made with the help of LMCC’s Swing Space Program.
Posted in Designer, Eco-friendly, Furniture on 3 November 2009
It addresses the need for adjustable private spaces within open offices. It helps create flexible partitions without disturbing the aesthetics of the surroundings. Eclipse Office Partition System that has been the result of work by Australian designer Marcus Ward Curran, is a modular workplace that can not only evolve and adapt to the needs of privacy and interaction change during the course of the day.
It takes into account the current office needs of desks, spot furniture, and distributed possession of furniture. Its four main components are, the hot desk, pattern table, table partition and full size partition. Every one of its components, when used along with others, can deceptively allow a space to get divided into a meeting area, a private space or a breakout zone. The components are movable and flexible, which is what gives the offices their much needed freedom of layout while letting privacy thrive within an open office space.
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Posted in Drinks, Furniture, Shopping on 3 November 2009
Would you love cars so much that you want everything around you looking like Corvette cars? We have heard of furniture styled after soccer, automobiles, and sometimes fashioned out of airplane parts too. But CarCrazyDesks decided to bring in some out of the box workstations that would add zing to your otherwise boring looking workspace.
It has a BBQ Vette C5 barbeque grill too, besides a liquor cabinet that is refrigerated, liquor bar and a billiards table to help pep up your party scene at the office.
The superbly designed C5 Corvette Desk has the showstopper feel, for its bells and whistles, work lights, tail light lens of superior quality, handmade billet aluminium engraved knobs and high grade wood design that is custom made with your choice of wood. The glass which can be etched with your company logo is a signature ownership piece.
All the same, the pricing goes hand in glove with the quality too. You need to shell out not less than $ 1,400 to start with, for a steel frame design. The refrigerated liquor cabinet you can take home for $ 2,100. The desk will cost you $ 1,900. So go satiate the car lover in you.
Via: CarCrazyDesks
Posted in Antique, Art, Chair, Designer, Eco-friendly, Furniture on 30 October 2009
Unlike the popular belief, recycling can be a whole bagful of fun. In fact, lately we have come across several examples of recycling that burst the bubble of the aforementioned myth. Take the case of classic Vespa scooters for example. We have witnessed how the scraps of old autombiles have been used to contribute majorly to a green lifestyle. In fact, recycled bike furniture as well as the reuse of aircraft parts to make real stylish chairs and tables have all been greatly appreciated.
Well, this furniture range just got wider with the vintage Vespa scooters adding their own special charm. The Spanish design studio, Bel & Bel has taken up the task of converting the discarded Vespa scooters and into real cool office furniture.
Posted in Furniture, Luxury, Products, Theater on 27 October 2009
Who said only humans deserve luxury? If you have a pet at home, you will want the world’s luxuries to get heaped on your pet, ideally a dog, too.
This means you would not mind taking this a few steps further to pamper your pet, even if it meant a special place in the swanky home theater. You don’t have to leave doggy dear behind!
The CinePetLounger helps you just right in this matter. It makes your pet feel royal, relax, and stretch out while you watch a movie, enjoy the popcorn or simply doze off as the reels play on the screen. It is, to literally speak, a custom canine couch. It measures 54 inches in length, 30 inches deep and comes with lovely rich red and golden hues to suit the décor.
Posted in Concept, Furniture, Health, Technology on 20 October 2009
Oh, that ever-eluding sleep that we all seek in the times of immense demands and pressures! Several solutions have been provided and the thirst for more hasn’t been quenched yet. Matushita Electric Works has also been quite busy developing its idea for the perfect sleep companion. The bed that this firm has conceptualised assures you the Zzzz at a price of $1,102, 362 Yen (which translates into much fewer dollars).
A Panasonic program controls this unique system automatically. It is very smart as it can understand sleep, lighting, sound and air conditioning, controlling all of these to create the most favorable environment for your nightly rest. So when the user reaches the sleeping moment, the bed knows it by detecting loss of motion. This means that the light, music and the TV gets automatically shut off. The opposite takes place when morning comes in.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Furniture, Home Decor on 19 October 2009
How does a wooden sled doubling up as a coffee table sound to you? Good, we hope. Because our creative instincts have been quite impressed with this cool idea to add a dose of the winter inside the living room as you sip on that perfect brew with the cosy group you always like to hang out with.
The Sled Coffee Table is being sold with its very own Snow White Rug. Available at Duffy London, this one has a a price tag of 595 European Pounds. It is actually shaped like a traditional child’s sled that sits comfy into a thick white rug with two deep grove cuts to fit in the skis. The whole scene gives the impression of compressed snow inside your home.
Posted in Chair, Concept, Furniture, Health, Technology on 19 October 2009
Are you looking to be pampered? Check out the Murano Pedicure Spa that comes with a promise of rejuvenating you with the most wonderful foot massage ever! Based on the European standards, the Pedicure Spa consists of a very well-crafted basin that combines aesthetics and technology to offer advanced cleaning standards and grooming to you.
The seat of the spa has been made from finely detailed LeatherTex Nurture upholstery, and this is what really brings the luxury element to the whole affair. The strategically placed footplate makes it easy for the machine to clean while the water movements gives you a pleasing massage. And all this is done without the tiniest of sounds.
