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 Home Appliances, Home Decor, Luxury, Products on 6 November 2009
We’ve heard of ceiling fans, lamps hanging from the ceiling and even books. An Italy based firm Ad Hoc has come up with something unique and innovative – home radiators that not only look stylish and add up to the décor of a room, but hang from the ceiling.
Aesthetics in making radiators décor friendly have undergone enormous effort in the recent years. Ad Hoc’s effort takes it to a new level altogether.
The radiators are meant to make the living space a symbol of authentic and harmonious domestic universe. The ultimate balance is between keeping it trendy and utilitarian as well. Tiki radiator as it is called, blends into a modern home in its minimalist make up. The shape is cylindrical, with a visual appeal and intricate finish. Tiki radiators are available in satin or white finish.
The metal radiator may well go on to turn the centerpiece of your home, thanks to its unique suspension feature. It is so oblivious and yet can attract attention that it resembles a hanging lamp shade. The heating element hangs in mid-air. The designer is Carlo Martino.
Posted in Gadgets, Home Appliances, Home Decor, Products on 6 November 2009
If style got translated to switches, Sentido light switches have it full volume. Using Patented Multi-touch technology, Basalte has designed Sentido switches.
Each such switch is simple, yet, spells comfort, elegance and quality. Far from the jarring switch designs in living spaces, it complements the decor of such places. The switch is available on retail in two versions, two-way and four-way.
How does it work? The Sentido light switch uses patented multi-touch technology to detect a multiple keypress. By touching more than one area simultaneously, an extra comfort function is activated. This can be used to switch all the lights in the room on or off in a single movement instead of multiple movements.
It features a timeless design that would become relevant after decades too, using the soft touch technology and high-quality material.
The touch-sensitive surface is brushed with aluminum, and controls scenes or curtains with a mild touch and effortless ease.
The switch has a built-in temperature sensor. It means you get an idea of room temperature on the home automation system. It also has an integrated color LED that you can program to light up blue and locate it in the dark too. The switch has an integrated bus-coupler to connect to the worldwide KNX standard.
Via: basalte
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 Designer, Gadgets, Home Decor, Speakers on 26 October 2009
Innovations in the area of sound amplifying technology can go places. We know majors of the sound industry have been doing their bit in getting the best out and offering world class clarity for you and me to buy. Did you know however that innovations in sound can also mean deceptive simplicity in superbly executed designs?
True.
It is actually possible. A recent entry for the design boom sound innovation competition has shown just that. The Table of Sound, as it is aptly named, has been shortlisted among the 150 lucky and deserving ones alongside 3,500 other participants. If you are the kind who owns an iPod and yet uses some type of audio amplifying to listen to music in your den, you can turn to Table of Sound.
The design is created by a team called Wondering Boys. So go ahead, plug your MP3 player wirelessly.
It is sleek, stylish. Yet, in a surrounding with classic colours or jaded interiors, it can blend away into the walls and floor. It can connect to any device around your living room wirelessly. It has a built-in dock. On the contrary you could also use a regular mini-jack connection.
Posted in Home Decor, Luxury Brands, Shopping, TV on 20 October 2009
The new HDTV Vizio TruLED is an energy efficient replacement for your ancient cathode TVs or even the more recent flat screen panels.
At $ 2,200, the 55 inch LCD LED TV comes with a unique TruLED system of 960 individual LEDs that are divided into 80 control groups.
As a result, the system can deliver a superbly qualitative 2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that reflects directly on the picture quality. This set’s technology stops light leakage which is what gives it that rich and high picture quality.
The final picture has darker blacks and brighter whites than standard backlighting solutions of other television sets.
The TV set also has a 240Hz operation through a combination of a 120 Hz panel and scanning backlight.
Posted in Home Appliances, Home Decor, Products on 20 October 2009
Move over coffee dispensers that occupy a giant of a corner space. New age office spaces could well chuck the coffee dispensers the size of your refrigerator and go for something more chic and in style. If you have a kitchen that needs the urgent makeover too, you could use the option. Ariston Built-in Coffee Center is a coffee dispenser that can be built into your wall.
The best part is that this in-wall brewing system can dispense cups of coffee, espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, teas, or hot water with its dual heating elements that allow you to button press two faucets. It costs between $ 2,150 and $2,260. The dispenser has a turn of a dial and a built-in LED display.
Posted in Art, Bath Accessories, Display, Home Decor, Luxury Brands on 20 October 2009
Looking for a real heavy dose of luxury for your bathroom, are you? The Marquise Collection will definitely bowl you over. The THG’s Art Deco bathtub is a very tasteful treat that has been immensly influenced by Bernardaud’s china pattern. It’s like a wonderful blend of traditional French chateaux pattern with the latest in technology.
A bay leaf garland comes as an integral part of the tub. It has all been done up in gold with a lot of care and a finishing to ensure that the magic never fades, peels or scratches away.
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 Bath Accessories, Concept, Designer, Home Decor on 19 October 2009
Nerds would like it and so would the elitists who always enjoy basking in the glory of being different from the bandwagon. Perhaps, that could be just the reason why the new Vado showerhead will be able to target a huge range of audience, each trying hard to outdo the other. And we are not complaining!
This rather strange looking gadget draws it’s inspiration, design and functioning from the giant squids that have gone everywhere from the waters to to the sci-fi movies and now straight into your shower. The cool invention is adjustable with six flexible tentacles that can be twisted, twirled and aimed at all the places you like (we think this could be really helpful when cleaning the nooks and corners of the bathroom). It just needs to be affixed to the wall and then you can go crazy with it.
