Cool Hunting

Fireorb
Straight off the set of the Jetson's, Fireorb is a 3 foot wide steel fireplace that's suspended from the ceiling. Presumably all you need to do is put a hole in your roof and, poof you get a fireplace. Regardless, it's truly Cool Warmth as they describe it....

Star Trek Apartment
Tony Alleyne's (is that pronounced like Alien? interesting.) 24th Century Interior Design created this Star Trek apartment which looks like the real (fake) thing. There are tons of pictures here, but suffice it to say that the attention to detail is incredible. Just look at the kitchen and bedroom above. If you're willing to live in Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK, this place could be yours...

Muji Apartment
Tokujin Yoshioka, Muji Designer, has renovated the typical Japanese apartment. Space efficiency is maximized by hiding all appliances, storage and utilities behind sliding accordion doors along a single wall. A minimalist masterpiece. more pictures here...

Luminescent Gravel
Mixing glow-in-the-dark particles with flooring materials, the Dutch company S. Lövenstein BV created one of those no-fuss design fixes that improves safety and convenience. The substance has limitless applications for things like signage or guide strips with the ability to be evenly and seamlessly distributed throughout a surface and masked into shapes and patterns. Integrated with contrasting colors, it serves a purpose in both...

Nature Wallpaper
Swedish designer Camilla Diedrich aims to add uniquely natural elements into her mass-produced products. Her goal for Nature Wallpaper was to inject an intrinsic luminance using a single color. Or as she succinctly explains, "I have been searching for light without light." Her efforts resulted in repeating patterns of vaguely organic forms, which are cast in vibrant hues and resemble some sort of luminous...