Cool Hunting

Skaffnets
A series of original acrylic artwork magnets by Australian designers who call themselves Skaffs, the appropriately named Skaffnets are little original vinyl artworks for your fridge or any other magnetic surface. The Mai series has been designed to coincide with the Mai vinyl toy, to be launched early this year. They're available online for $50 each. Also on Cool Hunting: Luke Feldman: The Wonderful...

Apartment Therapy Book
Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, design guru, regular commentator on the HGTV show "Small Space, Big Style", and of course, Apartment Therapy impresario, has ushered in the next generation of design books with the release of Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure. This illustrated paperback demonstrates how anyone can re-imagine their space and bring balance, harmony, and tranquility to their home without draining their bank account. Divided...

Blumen by Loop
Remember Blumen, uses electroluminescent display technology to create a decorative surface that reacts to its environment. The botanical pattern animates in a manner to suggest natural growth and is designed to be cut and constructed in a range of shapes and sizes....

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...