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Fat Fridge
(04 August 2005) - The Little Fat Fridge is a fantastic and funky solution for refrigeration in temporary living spaces, small apartments and dormitories. The prototype, designed by Zev Perlmutter for Israel's Promise Design, is made from light, inexpensive materials-- PVC and styrofoam- -and runs on an electric cooling system. The highly-portable appliance stands only five feet tall and features six slots for fridge-front photos....
(04 August 2005) - The Little Fat Fridge is a fantastic and funky solution for refrigeration in temporary living spaces, small apartments and dormitories. The prototype, designed by Zev Perlmutter for Israel's Promise Design, is made from light, inexpensive materials-- PVC and styrofoam- -and runs on an electric cooling system. The highly-portable appliance stands only five feet tall and features six slots for fridge-front photos....
The Ten Year Hotel
(03 August 2005) - Shipping container mania continues, this time in the form of students Lee Ferguson and Jonathan Whittaker's concept hotel that incorporates the temporality of cityscapes into its design. The 26-room building suspends the containers as self-contained pods within a steel beam grid, enabling both adaptability to changing surroundings and a sunken bar/concert area on the ground floor. via Hotel Chatter...
(03 August 2005) - Shipping container mania continues, this time in the form of students Lee Ferguson and Jonathan Whittaker's concept hotel that incorporates the temporality of cityscapes into its design. The 26-room building suspends the containers as self-contained pods within a steel beam grid, enabling both adaptability to changing surroundings and a sunken bar/concert area on the ground floor. via Hotel Chatter...
Preferred Prints
(29 July 2005) - After a year of holding out for the perfect wall coverings for my down-south bachelor pad, I've started to gain quite the reputation as a de facto minimalist. It's high time I clear my name with the these superb prints from Scott Hansen. Under the moniker ISO50 (after his choice of Fuji slide film), the Sacramento-based Hansen has been slinging his fine print designs...
(29 July 2005) - After a year of holding out for the perfect wall coverings for my down-south bachelor pad, I've started to gain quite the reputation as a de facto minimalist. It's high time I clear my name with the these superb prints from Scott Hansen. Under the moniker ISO50 (after his choice of Fuji slide film), the Sacramento-based Hansen has been slinging his fine print designs...
Wood Exorcist
(19 July 2005) - Yann Hervis is a rare craftsman of inlaid wood marquetry, bridging into contemporary art and interior design. His refined combination of precious woods humanizes the usually cold transit spaces of architectural projects: lobbies, doors, staircases, ceilings, elevators... In the process, while experimenting with the natural grains of wood, their colours, densities, textures, and natural dyes, he came to create his signature "palimpsests". By combining...
(19 July 2005) - Yann Hervis is a rare craftsman of inlaid wood marquetry, bridging into contemporary art and interior design. His refined combination of precious woods humanizes the usually cold transit spaces of architectural projects: lobbies, doors, staircases, ceilings, elevators... In the process, while experimenting with the natural grains of wood, their colours, densities, textures, and natural dyes, he came to create his signature "palimpsests". By combining...
Perfect Picture Wall
(07 July 2005) - From the Picture Wall Company comes sweet relief for one of the most frustrating tasks in interior design-- picture hanging. Their "Perfect Picture Wall" is a time-saving cheat that promises to spare a lot of the blood, sweat and tears involved in the traditional trial-and-error method. The system includes ten picture frames (in the finish of your choice) as well as a template for...
(07 July 2005) - From the Picture Wall Company comes sweet relief for one of the most frustrating tasks in interior design-- picture hanging. Their "Perfect Picture Wall" is a time-saving cheat that promises to spare a lot of the blood, sweat and tears involved in the traditional trial-and-error method. The system includes ten picture frames (in the finish of your choice) as well as a template for...
What's Inside Counts
(20 June 2005) - In three years' time, when today's trend-conscious consumers are left mourning their dated collections of mid-decade orange objects, owners of products like the Swopit table will have the last laugh. This adaptable furnishing by Sweden's Form Us With Love has an evolutionary advantage; it's customizable from the get-go, so its look can change with your every aesthetic whim. You can easily slip any flat...
(20 June 2005) - In three years' time, when today's trend-conscious consumers are left mourning their dated collections of mid-decade orange objects, owners of products like the Swopit table will have the last laugh. This adaptable furnishing by Sweden's Form Us With Love has an evolutionary advantage; it's customizable from the get-go, so its look can change with your every aesthetic whim. You can easily slip any flat...
And you thought you had everything...
(09 June 2005) - This luxe "well box" is a shower and steam room with speakers, light and color therapy. It's chic, elegant, minimal and over the top, just the way we like it. From Megius. ...
(09 June 2005) - This luxe "well box" is a shower and steam room with speakers, light and color therapy. It's chic, elegant, minimal and over the top, just the way we like it. From Megius. ...
Sensacell
(27 May 2005) - Leo Fernekes is a bit of a mad scientist operating in the commercial art-technology realm. He's a master electrical engineer exploring physically immersive human interfaces. If you have ever been to Remote Lounge, the hyper-surveillance themed bar on the Bowery in New York, you've had a taste of what Leo can conceive. Last night I had a chance to experience Leo's latest, Sensacell, developed...
(27 May 2005) - Leo Fernekes is a bit of a mad scientist operating in the commercial art-technology realm. He's a master electrical engineer exploring physically immersive human interfaces. If you have ever been to Remote Lounge, the hyper-surveillance themed bar on the Bowery in New York, you've had a taste of what Leo can conceive. Last night I had a chance to experience Leo's latest, Sensacell, developed...
Hip. Sexy. Chic: Montreal's Hotel Godin
(23 May 2005) - Set at a crossroads between downtown and the hip Plateau neighborhood, in an edifice that straddles old-world charm and modern exuberance, the six-month-young Hotel Godin is the newest boutique hotel to cater to the trendy jet-set crowd in Montreal. ...
(23 May 2005) - Set at a crossroads between downtown and the hip Plateau neighborhood, in an edifice that straddles old-world charm and modern exuberance, the six-month-young Hotel Godin is the newest boutique hotel to cater to the trendy jet-set crowd in Montreal. ...
TiO2 Paint
(29 April 2005) - Last year the BBC reviewed a new glass coating that is self cleaning and anti-bacterial. Made from Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), the surface reacts with light to do its job. Two product extensions are now available from Japan-- TiO2 paint and household spray. They basically work the same way, reacting to sunlight, but are used to create more sterile interior spaces. As explained by Dr....
(29 April 2005) - Last year the BBC reviewed a new glass coating that is self cleaning and anti-bacterial. Made from Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), the surface reacts with light to do its job. Two product extensions are now available from Japan-- TiO2 paint and household spray. They basically work the same way, reacting to sunlight, but are used to create more sterile interior spaces. As explained by Dr....
Joris Laarman
(18 April 2005) - Though his work made the rounds on design blogs last year, we somehow missed it until now. Joris Laarman is a young Dutch designer with a great sense of style. We like it when designers challenge convention, as Joris has done with his designs for radiators that become part of the room's decor, or with his polyster concrete climbing wall "ivy" that can be...
(18 April 2005) - Though his work made the rounds on design blogs last year, we somehow missed it until now. Joris Laarman is a young Dutch designer with a great sense of style. We like it when designers challenge convention, as Joris has done with his designs for radiators that become part of the room's decor, or with his polyster concrete climbing wall "ivy" that can be...
Automata Design
(12 April 2005) - Automata Design with the basic mission to design a range of high impact contemporary light shades that are accessible and affordable. This model is called the "Novalite" and is one of the more complex pieces. It's constructed of 72 interlocking pieces. It's inspired by snowflakes, sea urchins, and complex forest seeds--it shines a kaleidoscope type pattern. The lights are all shipped flat and you...
(12 April 2005) - Automata Design with the basic mission to design a range of high impact contemporary light shades that are accessible and affordable. This model is called the "Novalite" and is one of the more complex pieces. It's constructed of 72 interlocking pieces. It's inspired by snowflakes, sea urchins, and complex forest seeds--it shines a kaleidoscope type pattern. The lights are all shipped flat and you...
Hot Choz
(11 April 2005) - French designer David L'Hôte seems to be just as fed up with wires as I am. Centfils (translating to something like 100 wires) is a series of design concepts that address the increasingly problematic proliferation of electrical wires. From left to right: Octave goes under the desk for all those computer peripherals, Odile on top of the desk for the mobile devices and Oscar...
(11 April 2005) - French designer David L'Hôte seems to be just as fed up with wires as I am. Centfils (translating to something like 100 wires) is a series of design concepts that address the increasingly problematic proliferation of electrical wires. From left to right: Octave goes under the desk for all those computer peripherals, Odile on top of the desk for the mobile devices and Oscar...
Living in a Box
(07 April 2005) - Last year, German design firm Transalpin conceived a way to pass electricity through wood and named it Wood.e. The 12V current doesn't actually pass though the wood; there's conductive material layered in to the plywood. This year, they created Living In a Box (above) as an example of how this innovative material could be applied. Normally separate pieces, chairs, tables, lamps and shelves, are...
(07 April 2005) - Last year, German design firm Transalpin conceived a way to pass electricity through wood and named it Wood.e. The 12V current doesn't actually pass though the wood; there's conductive material layered in to the plywood. This year, they created Living In a Box (above) as an example of how this innovative material could be applied. Normally separate pieces, chairs, tables, lamps and shelves, are...
Copenhagen: Hotel Fox
(11 March 2005) - Individually themed rooms is nothing new in the hotel world. Hotel Fox will take that idea to a new level when it opens this April in Copenhagen. The hotel has been transformed by 21 street artists, graphic designers and illustrators from Europe, North and South America, and Australia. Each of the 61 rooms has a unique installation; the works have been commissioned by Die...
(11 March 2005) - Individually themed rooms is nothing new in the hotel world. Hotel Fox will take that idea to a new level when it opens this April in Copenhagen. The hotel has been transformed by 21 street artists, graphic designers and illustrators from Europe, North and South America, and Australia. Each of the 61 rooms has a unique installation; the works have been commissioned by Die...
Step by Step
(21 December 2004) - Today might be turning in to a day of featuring new work from designers previously on Cool Hunting. Remember the SMS Chandelier by Moritz Waldemeyer and Ron Arad? Waldemeyer's latest piece, Step by Step, combines the precision of computer controlled robotics with the elegance of Swarovski crystals. While this one is at home in a funky minimalists foyer, Waldemeyer should really consider making a...
(21 December 2004) - Today might be turning in to a day of featuring new work from designers previously on Cool Hunting. Remember the SMS Chandelier by Moritz Waldemeyer and Ron Arad? Waldemeyer's latest piece, Step by Step, combines the precision of computer controlled robotics with the elegance of Swarovski crystals. While this one is at home in a funky minimalists foyer, Waldemeyer should really consider making a...
Blumen by Loop
(21 December 2004) - 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. ...
(21 December 2004) - 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. ...
Decoradar
(23 November 2004) - Elisheva Biernoff and Jen Smith founded Decoradar to make art an integral part of the home. They create custom murals for their clients that are responsive to both the space and the client. Check out their portfolio for some fun examples. ...
(23 November 2004) - Elisheva Biernoff and Jen Smith founded Decoradar to make art an integral part of the home. They create custom murals for their clients that are responsive to both the space and the client. Check out their portfolio for some fun examples. ...
Fireorb
(07 October 2004) - 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. ...
(07 October 2004) - 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. ...
The Four Seasons Restaurant
(08 September 2004) - If I had not attended a friend's wedding this past weekend, I would still be unaware of the brilliance that is the Four Season's Restaurant. Designed by Mies Van der Rohe and Philip Johnson in 1959, the entire space is spectacular, but the window treatments are what really blew me away. Delicate chains repeatedly drape across each of the 30 foot tall window panes....
(08 September 2004) - If I had not attended a friend's wedding this past weekend, I would still be unaware of the brilliance that is the Four Season's Restaurant. Designed by Mies Van der Rohe and Philip Johnson in 1959, the entire space is spectacular, but the window treatments are what really blew me away. Delicate chains repeatedly drape across each of the 30 foot tall window panes....
Pocket Palette
(03 September 2004) - Ever go to the paint store and notice people who bring in random, or worse, large articles from their homes to color match? Ever get lost in all those little paint chip samples you can take with you to figure out which color is best? Enter the Benjamin Moore Pocket Palette device. It's an electronic palette search instrument that will match any sample to...
(03 September 2004) - Ever go to the paint store and notice people who bring in random, or worse, large articles from their homes to color match? Ever get lost in all those little paint chip samples you can take with you to figure out which color is best? Enter the Benjamin Moore Pocket Palette device. It's an electronic palette search instrument that will match any sample to...
Leo Villareal
(25 August 2004) - One might guess that Leo Villareal. Leo is a master of light. He programs movements in to lighting arrays creating an organic, yet artificial environment. His work scales from little light boxes to massive building side installations. These photos barely do the work justice-- you really have to see the pieces in person....
(25 August 2004) - One might guess that Leo Villareal. Leo is a master of light. He programs movements in to lighting arrays creating an organic, yet artificial environment. His work scales from little light boxes to massive building side installations. These photos barely do the work justice-- you really have to see the pieces in person....
Photo Tiles
(17 August 2004) - Photo Form makes Bas-relief tiles from any image you send them. There are lots of great texture examples on their site, but my favorite is this one made from an arial photo. The Arizona based company uses their own patent pending Photo Cast technology to make the tiles. They can be ordered in a wide variety of finishes. After dorking out and making ones...
(17 August 2004) - Photo Form makes Bas-relief tiles from any image you send them. There are lots of great texture examples on their site, but my favorite is this one made from an arial photo. The Arizona based company uses their own patent pending Photo Cast technology to make the tiles. They can be ordered in a wide variety of finishes. After dorking out and making ones...
Star Trek Apartment
(12 July 2004) - 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...
(12 July 2004) - 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...
Front Design
(09 July 2004) - Photos by Anna Lonnerstam Front Design is a Stockholm based studio run by gorgeous women who make gorgeous things. The radio, cd player and mp3 player above are just a few samples of their work-- all of which challenges conventional notions of both product and process. They also have a line of home decor products that are made in collaboration with animals. Wallpaper chewed...
(09 July 2004) - Photos by Anna Lonnerstam Front Design is a Stockholm based studio run by gorgeous women who make gorgeous things. The radio, cd player and mp3 player above are just a few samples of their work-- all of which challenges conventional notions of both product and process. They also have a line of home decor products that are made in collaboration with animals. Wallpaper chewed...
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