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Courtyard House by Tim Cuppett Architects Posted by Erin on October 15th, 2014 Tim Cuppett Architects have designed the Courtyard House in Austin, Texas. From the architects Inspired by early Modernist and Bauhaus era architecture, this one room deep house is organized along an L-shaped window wall which offers each space a connection to a […]

Designed by the Berlin-based studio böttcher+henssler, Coen lamps are a white version of the designers’ dark prototype lamp, Troll. Although Troll is made of sheet metal, it brings back images of an upturned wooden ancient sauna accessory — a pail with two handles — called “kiulu” in Finnish. In contrast, the slim, white (and silver) […]

BOOM TOWN have designed a contemporary chalet, located near Lake Champlain in Quebec, Canada. From the architect This cottage is located near Lake Champlain, a few meters away from the American border at the height of the Phillipsburg Bird Sanctuary. The landscape is composed of two plateaus separated by a 10 meters sheer cliff and […]

These sculptural cast-concrete planters caught our eye as being perfect when presented in a massive row poolside at a Zaha Hadid-designed beach house. The tallest version of these is 45 inches (about 110 centimeters) high, an impressive presence even without plants. We’d imagine these will look spectacular used to display a bunch of tall dry […]

Domestic Gathering by Stephanie Langard Posted by Erin on October 16th, 2014 Stephanie Langard has designed Domestic Gathering (Tapis), a concept for a carpet that encourages people to gather together. From the designer Historically the television was conceived to transmit information and entertain, but above all to gather neighbours around a single point, to create […]

The dark, gamine profile of this chair channels black-and-white photographs of prim Scandinavian living rooms of the early-to-mid 60s. Mother in a dress and pearls, Dad holding a pipe and wearing a cardigan knitted by Mother. Children in neckties and hair bows. Shiny and skinny-legged teak table surrounded by equally slim, dark-wood chairs. This delicate […]

Tripasai Architect have designed the entrance lobby of a private residence in Bangkok, Thailand, that features an embroidered flower petal backdrop wall. From the architects Playful yet sophisticated, the entrance lobby of a private residence in Bangkok is enriched by contemporary craftsmanship. The space is defined by a combination of Thai style wooden furniture, so-called […]

How about adding some shockingly bright neon color to a vase made of the iconic Limoges porcelain and shaped in the classic tapered vase form? That is what French company La Tête Au Cube has done in accordance with their mission to be “slightly offbeat and completely off the wall.” The clay comes from the […]