Seating design that is JUST COOL! Strictly Design introduces it's shellfish duo in two very contemporary designs "Lobster" and "Shelly". Comfort and beauty combine to make these two a winning combination.
Lobster and Shelley are produced in Denmark in materials carefully chosen to match the requirements of the design, the function, and the construction.The shell is laminated, bent wood with a walnut veneer at the back. Inside the shell is Pantera foam, very durable and one of the least damaging foams to the environment.The swivel base is chrome-plated steel. The fabrics are high quality leather and fabrics.
Jean-Marie Maussaud - Where have I heard that name before? Oh yeah, in my last post. I guess the designer gets around and his modern designs are definitely to my liking! From Cassina USA comes the Aspen sofa . Perhaps named "Aspen" because the backs taper like a ski slope? I love the contemporary curves but pity the poor person who ends up on the end with no back support.
Of course beauty is more important than comfort ;) and these sofas are JUST COOL!
How brilliant are these? Three JUST COOL light fixtures speak volumes of how creative lighting can really be.
"Rebirth" is a light made from real eggs from Japanese designer Nosigner (who still likes to remain anonymously nameless). He will be presenting it at The London Design Festival at Designblock which will be opening in four days. Via designboom.
Creating a mood couldn't be easier with Occhio Sento Terra Floor Lamps by Axelmeiselicht The lamps make it possible to create different lighting effects depending on the use of lens, color filter, glass and cover. Five different color filters are available to simulate different moods and emotions at will. Hey...My dining room is this color - these would really give it a look! Read more about the Sento Terra floor lamp , part of Axelmeiselicht's Occhio lighting collection via the contemporist.
Lastly by not leastly I am lovin' these! From Germany's Büro für Form comes Alien lighting - these glowing beings have invaded the Planet Earth, sliding down lamp poles, dangling from ceilings and standing guard along sidewalks, always radiating a warm and graceful light. They are available in two different sizes and four variations, as pendant, table, floor lights, and outdoor lighting. Check out their website for a distributor.
How cool is this? The Rotator, a futuristic Tub / Shower first made its debut at the International Furniture Fair in Milan in April. It cleverly rotates on the wall for a quick shower or a long soak. This squeaky clean tub design is the brainchild of designer, artist, renowned architect Ron Arad.
From Doobybrain: "The Rotator is a unique bathtub and shower combination that can transform from bathtub to shower in just one quick rotation on the wall. When the fatter end of the unit is at the bottom, a person can step inside and sit as if they were in a tub. Should the occupant want to take a shower, all he/she has to do is turn the unit “upside-down” and new water (not the water that you bathed in) comes flowing down from the water outlet.
If you’re taking a bath and you’re finished, simply rotate the Rotator sideways and the water drains out of the tub with the help of gravity.
I bet cleaning it is a snap too. The Rotator - it's JUST COOL!
Actually this house isn't called House of Veins at all, but doesn't it look like it should be? Or Lace House, or .... Leonardo Glass Cube is a glass-fronted brand pavilion in Bad Driburg, Germany designed by 3Deluxe . It was designed for the Glaskoch Corporation and completed in May of last year, to be used for informal meetings and corporate hospitality. It's unusual configuration and freeform graphic is brilliant. Talk about a stroke of architectural genius! This is it.
read all about it over at my favorite design blog, DeZeen
Three stylish sofas and one cool chaise lounge add up to hip, modern seating from La Cividina Design Sofas and Armchairs.
Simple lines and quality construction always make good design sense. La Cividina delivers just that, creating aesthetic appeal and ergonomic function in it's huge selection of comfortable seating. Eye popping colors, optional!
Check them out here>>> Furniture that is JUST COOL!
Growing up, my two daughters pined for purple rooms. I may have too, but that was way too long ago for me to remember! There's just something about purple. The French have a way with it, bringing out it's regal elegance and it's playful charm. Combined with tarnished gold and lively pinks or softened with whites and just a hint of palest green, it can be dramatic in either a traditionally formal or modern artsy interior.
It's no wonder that Pantone selected one of their purples, the color Blue Iris (PANTONE 18-3943) as the 2008 Color of the Year .
My opinion on purple? In small doses it can be JUST COOL!
Perched about 200 feet above the sea,John Chadwick’s spacious living room has a wall of windows set above an infinity pool that makes it seem as if the water stretches all the way to Patong Beach, a popular night spot in Phucket, Thailand {how is that pronounced?} ;)
But seriously...when Greenwich Connecticut native,Chadwick switched jobs and ended up in Thailand , he fell in love with a property in Phucket and built a house there. It was all about the view and having his custom dream home be Frank Lloyd Wright inspired. "I told the architect I wanted to build a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Thailand," said Mr. Chadwick, a real estate executive. "I want strong horizontals. I want big, broad-shouldered spaces." And thats exactly what he got. The sprawling 7,500-square-foot house, sitting on a 12,350-square-foot lot, cost more than $2.5 million and was completed a few years ago. The top floor of the two-story house includes the living room, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom, office and patio. The bottom floor is designed for parties, with three more bedrooms, an exercise/game room and a massage room, all surrounding a pool equipped with lighting and sound systems.
Just cool is this conceptual design of a watch worn on your thumbnail! To celebrate its 150th Anniversary and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to design and innovation, international watch brand Timex collaborated with Core77 to carry out a global design competition: Timex2154: THE FUTURE OF TIME that could highlight the state-of-the-art timekeeping pioneered by the company. This was just one of the runner ups.
The TX54 is a disposable timepiece worn on the user’s thumbnail. While its translucency makes it blend seamlessly with the hand, a selection of text color options and a glow feature that activates on command make it easy to read.
Friend says: Timekeeping goes off the wrist and onto the fingernail. Let’s see, when I fly to Europe, I can keep New York time on my left hand and London on the right!
These are definitely not your average eyeglasses ...
Genius Eyewear Maker, Scott Urban, definitely made a spectacle of himself when he designed his innovative ultra cool line of spectacles and started selling them through his company, Urban Spectacles of Wood. His creations were an eco friendly bi product born from his life long obsession with wood crafting, using exotic woods from trees that people had never heard of. Like lignum vitae, desert ironwood,amboyna, cocobola ... Tree dictionary please! I love these because they are unique and organic and unlike all other collections of eyewear, these one of a kind funky eye frames are truly handmade with meticulous attention to detail.Using the most eccentric and durable hardwoods as his material, Scott handcrafts each pair of eyeglasses individually to meet the specific desires of his client. As unique as the imagination, the possibilities of eyewear from his company are boundless!
Not only does Scott use exotic hardwoods , but frames can be crafted of just about anything else unexpected. Like say...bicycle parts? Yup, even beer bottles, vinyl LPs...you name it.
Take a look at this informative and entertaining video and then check out more over at Urban Spectacles of Wood. His product is JUST COOL!
Over at FeelMoreHuman.com, I found the perfect dog bed for Poppy Petunia! Not only does it look comfortable and cozy, but it has a cool mod style as well. Dog furniture with a modern aesthetic is hard to find, but here it is.
FeelMoreHuman says that ...more of a recliner than a pet bed, the Wowo Dog Pod is like an Eames chair for your best friend. (and you know how we love Eames!) Crafted from bent ply with a choice of wood veneer, it also features solid wood legs with a removable, washable pad. And that fun fur pad looks like something Poppy would love to sink her little furry white body into. It is available in a host of materials, from this great looking cherry veneer pictured, to maple, aluminum and even eco-friendly bamboo.
Oh and while your checking this cool dog bed out, check out the rest of the Vurve pet line at Feel More Human, like this WoWo single pet feeder
The Amalia House started life as a request for a humble holiday cottage, but when Grid Architects got a hold of the project, it became a design of weird green angles and innovative functionality.
The first thing you notice about the place is its friendly green siding. Up close, the origins of the strange coating suddenly becomes clear; artificial grass. Chosen by the architects for its tactile qualities, as well as the way it helps the structure blend into the site it makes a seamless connection between building and surrounding landscape. It also allows the first floor roof slope to be used as a comfortable terrace and the cantilevered roof creates a covered space for lawn equipment and furniture, doubling up as a car port if need be.
On the inside there are a host of functional details as well. The living room area contains two large window openings that frame the surrounding meadow and bring the feeling of "outside" in. From the kitchen/dining area, a simple spiral staircase provides access to the upper level; a bedroom, children's room, bath and shower room.
JUST COOL is... All the cool stuff in art, architecture, home, fashion, transportation,technology and more....always the weird and unusual... and sometimes a little idle rambling, written by Wendy Presseisen.
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