Archive for July, 2010

Seasons by Nao Tamura serving container made silica sand accessories

Designer Nao Tamura, has won the I SaloneSatellite Award, with a serving container made in silica sand, called Seasons. It is being shown at the SaloneSatellite, during the Milan design week 2010. Seasons is an interpretation of functional kitchen and serving ware, inspired by nature and technology, through the cultural lens of Japan.Like a real leaf, each serving dish is flexible and multi-purpose. It rolls up for storage using the benefits of silicone to insure its use in an oven or microware, able to withstand repeated dishwasher cleaning.Each leaf enjoys its own shape, stackable in its open state, and in multiples, creating a sculptural display of serving artware.

Luxury Penthouse in Bansko interior luxery penthous interior design ideas

Bulgarian design studio Fimera with one of theirs last projects. Penthouse in Bansko – artistic style and luxury selection of furniture.

Outpost by Olson Kundig Architects interior loft area interior design ideas

Set in the remote and harsh high desert landscape of Idaho, Outpost is a residence and studio/workshop for making and displaying art. An important aspect of the complex is the protected “paradise garden,” which is separated from the wild landscape by thick concrete walls. The materials used in the structure, including concrete block, car-decking, and plywood, require little or no maintenance, and are capable of withstanding the extreme weather that characterize the desert’s four seasons.

Don’t Hide Your Light Under A Bushel don’t hide your light under a bushel modern lighting

This table lamp, design of the german designer Uli Budde, was presented in DMY international design festival Berlin. It owes elements of its forms to the typicial antique oil lamps and candles holders with a reflector placed behind the flame to reflect and direct the light.The lamps LED-light source is situated inside a cylindrical base. Light shines upwards and enlightens the reflector, which tilts forwards, re-directing and reflecting a diffused glimmer of light.