Design Tips & Ideas
Situated in the exclusive Cluny Area of tiny Singapore, this hilltop home is a tremendous example of luxury modern construction from natural materials. Designed by leading firm K2Ld Architects, the concept for this home was to remove the transitional boundaries from the inside to the exterior and Mother Nature. Let’s take a further look at what is one of the best examples of modern tropical living available today. continue
Posted by keren at 15 March, 2010
Bolton, in the North West of England, is a large town in the shadow of neighboring metropolis Manchester. However, an innovative and eco-friendly home, designed by Make Architects, has architects and designers from all over the globe shining their spotlight on the moorlands just outside of this town for a very special project being lauded by some as the ‘future of home design’. Let’s take a look at what all the fuss is about.
Posted by keren at 8 March, 2010
URBIA Furniture System for Small Apts in Big Cities project reevaluates the age-old problem of trying to make the most with the least, while imagining what an urban existence of minimal materiality would feel like while affording also the possibility of “disassembling your house and taking it with you.” The concept is a furniture-based interior construction system that defines an architectural environment.
Posted by keren at 4 March, 2010
This gorgeous bathroom was designed by celebrated Interior designer Jamie Drake for the Metropolitan Home’s Showtime House.
Posted by keren at 2 March, 2010
Having revolutionized home entertainment with the CD, Philips has always been a company at the leading-edge of design, whether it’s lighting or electronics. Their LivingColors lighting range is one such example, where Philips has combined lighting with design principles to create a product that can change the color or tone of a room and affect the mood in an instant.
Posted by keren at 26 February, 2010
Since starting Interior Design firm Urban Dwellings, in 2005, Tracy Davis has quickly risen to become one of the leading lights in Interior Design. We connected with her firm to learn more about one of her recently completed projects, a Safari-themed Children’s Room. Photos are courtesy of Darren Setlow.
Posted by keren at 25 February, 2010
One of the coolest things I’ve seen done with wood in a long time is undoubtedly the wood design by LUMINOSO. Luminoso is a specially developed wood composite panel, in which thin wooden layers are firmly glued together. Fibre optical waveguides are embedded between the individual wooden layers, which conduct the light. The use of light on various woods like black cherry, oak, black walnut, maple, etc. creates a warm, rich glow to a room- as well as a unique element of natural color.
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 25 February, 2010
I woke up this morning thinking of Chicago and the many wonderful buildings and apartments I’ve seen when visiting the city. With that as inspiration, I decided to pushback the home I had scheduled to feature today in favor of something from the Windy City.
Chicago has a veritable feast of amazing apartments and homes to feature, but I’ve had a soft spot, for a couple of years now, for a particular residential apartment design by local firm Wheeler Kearns Architects.
Posted by keren at 22 February, 2010
Amirko, the public-facing name for designs by Amirkhan Abdurakhmanov, has come up with an interesting concept for wall design that allows you to control the color and contrast of your room. Having received a lot of attention in recent days, we thought to take a longer look at his latest design to try and add some additional perspective. continue
Posted by keren at 14 February, 2010
I always enjoy seeing something we have previously featured appear in the mainstream media, as is the case with a piece written in the UK’s Guardian today.
Posted by keren at 11 February, 2010
