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Gessi’s Segni Showerhead

by Stefan, posted in Bathroom, on August 19th, 2009

If you’re looking for some spa like bathroom ideas, take a cue from Italian company Gessi SpA, and get inspired by the gorgeous Segni showerhead collection.The Quadro version is a square dollop of gleaming steel, available in a 270mm or 90mm height. They sprout from the ceiling like shiny ring boxes. The Ovale edition is a twinkling oval cabochon, and the Tondo is a silver pearl. In sparkling clusters, the Segni showerheads make jewel-like sculptures—while offering luxuriant hydro-massage. You can forget about the portable and small shower head you used to have not long ago.

These nice and special shower heads from Gessi are fixed, but they offer you more comfort and spa-like features, spraying the water on your body in different size droplets, with a different speed and also from different angles. As you can see from the photos there are many such shower heads that are displayed at different angles on the ceiling of your shower cabin, providing the best shower ever.

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Chair by Omer Arbel Office

by Stefan, posted in Sofa and Chair, on August 19th, 2009

The 2.4 Chair by Omer Arbel Office combines resin and steel to create a one-of-a-kind lounge chair. Each chair produced used different color combinations of opaque and transparent layers that were “inspired by color samples selected by each patron.”

When I see this chair I can’t help thinking about haute couture. It’s still fashion but it is made just for the sake of fashion and design , for the few fortunate ones who have the chance to admire it. So this chair is made only for a few people, as it is manufactured in limited edition and is designed for the sheer pleasure of designing furniture. It is made from a combination of resin ans a steel frame that appears like a metallic skeleton meant to support the human body weight without breaking. You can still see the metal inside and each coloured line, but the result is spectacular thanks to this fine visual effect.{found on 3rings}

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Classy Bedrooms from Mobileffe

by Stefan, posted in Interiors, on August 19th, 2009

The environment of our bedroom plays an important role in setting our moods and tempo. A well designed and decorated bedroom can lift your spirits whereas a dull and boring atmosphere inside your bedroom can make you feel down. So why not have a bedroom of your dreams? Take a look at this Classy Bedrooms from Mobileffe. The style is Art Deco with a hint of Modern thrown in.

As it should be in a bedroom, the bed is the central piece and the most important piece, so let’s say it is the center of attention and should be perfectly designed and valued. That is why the beds from Mobileffe have everything they need to stand out and to draw attention the minute you walk into that room. they are modern and classy and “tailored” for that specific room. I mean they seem to be designed for that particular bedroom, so as to fit the room and all the objects in it perfectly.

The combination of black and white and beige with white and dark brown is amazing and reflects a deep understanding of the chromatic combinations and their effect. The bed is surrounded by the objects that are supposed to be in a bedroom, but they have both a functional and decorative purpose and the result is great.{found on h-d}

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4foldlow by George Rice for Formtank

by Stefan, posted in Sofa and Chair, on August 19th, 2009

British designer George Rice has designed a table made by cutting and folding a standard sheet of steel.4foldlow is part of the 2D3D series of tables that has been reverse designed and uses one sheet of metal for 8 tables, with waste limited to 3.5%. The 4foldlow project burn unique design and is perfect for occasional business environments and hotel lobbies to public spaces and the private home.

This is very similar to the ancient Japanese technique called Origami with the difference that they used paper for folding according to certain patterns and models and obtaining beautiful decorative items. Apparently George Rice, a brilliant furniture designer, borrowed this technique and tried to make it work for his field of activity – for manufacturing and designing furniture.

So he cut the steel sheet into models and folded them according to a previously established pattern so as to obtain the base for this amazing coffee table. After that he only placed the transparent glass on and the table was ready. Hard work, though and a ton of imagination.

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Flow2 kitchen by Studio Gorm

by Stefan, posted in Kitchen, on August 19th, 2009

Oregon designers John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong of Studio Gorm have designed a kitchen where waste products are used to grow plants.The kitchen also features storage jars made from unglazed earthenware with beech wood lids, a dish and utensil drawer to store plates, bowls, cups, and cutlery, a bag rack to hold produce, and a gas stovetop.

Nothing is wasted if you are clever enough and think of a way of recycling and reusing everything with the purpose of reducing the consumption of water, gas, electricity and even obtaining home grown vegetables or greens for the soup. It’s not only a way of fighting pollution, but it’s also a healthy way of getting to be organized and save a lot of money from little things that you would have thrown otherwise.

This project of kitchen is amazing and all the people should try and at least find inspiration in it. For example there is a special wooden rack where you place the wet dishes after you have cleaned them and the water dripped from them is used for the little plants underneath. All the food that you do not eat and all the organic waste is used as natural fertilizers for the plants and the simple design of the kitchen table and table top allows you to use wood and any other material you might have around the house. This is by far the most effective and brilliant idea about organizing a kitchen I have seen in a long time.{found on inhabitat}

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Raft Table by Andre Joyau

by Stefan, posted in Outdoors, on August 18th, 2009

Looking for an outdoor coffee table? Outdoor coffee tables are just one of a number of pieces of outdoor furniture that are available for purchase.The Raft Table designed by Andre Joyau is created from wood and some furniture. It can also be used indoors, giving a contemporary and old design at the same time.

You can reassemble it, rearrange it, and repurpose it to create a strikingly modern table that is both tactile and aesthetically rich.The Raft Table is hand finished and waxed to improve the feel yet preserve the natural character of the beams.

You may call me a fool or NOT a connaisseur in the arts or design field but I do not think this table is anything of spectacular and original at all. I think that Robinson Crusoe had this idea first when he shipwrecked on his deserted island and needed some furniture.

And I also believe that any person left alone into the woods for a week will find enough imagination to create a very similar table. You only need the wood and the power to lift it and put all the logs together on a layer or base of black wood. Oh, yes, and to lacquer it a bit afterwards in order to confer a bit of a shine to it. I personally love it and I would be delighted to build one for myself if I lived in the woods, but I would never pay money for it.{found on andrejoyau}

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Ergonomic Push Table by Svilen Gamolov

by Stefan, posted in Sofa and Chair, on August 18th, 2009

Looking for a hi-tech design, Svilen Gamolov created a an ergonomically concept dining table. Called Push Table,the futuristic table is more an industrial work than an artistic one. The chairs come with holes and seem to be designed in such a way that your back is supported. No word on the price and availability but the concept is pretty bizarre and futuristic that enhances your living decor.

The ergonomic Push table is the center of the living room or of the other room you might choose to place it in and it gathers all the six chairs around it. It is rectangular in size and black and the only unusual thing about it are the four legs that are somehow arched and a bit wider than one might expect. But even though the project name is “ergonomic Push table” actually the chairs are the ones that draw your attention immediately.

So the table is just the pretext for admiring the unusual, post modernist chairs. They are made of some kind of metal with holes in it and the back rest is continued to the ground with a kind of pleated hood. The chairs are covered with some beige imitation of leather which contrasts perfectly with the black of the table.

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