Doors & Windows
I have always dreamed of having a window seat / reading nooks like one of these:
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 3 December, 2009
Better Views is a series of perforated black out roller blinds designed by Elina Aalto for IUKBOX. Light goes through the small cut out holes creating an image of a city by night. The series includes views from Paris, Tokyo, Helsinki and Stockholm in a limited edition of 1000 each.
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 23 November, 2009
Need a fresh outlook? Get one–literally–from Houston-based designer Melissa Borrell. Her Fantasy Shade is all you need to change what you see outside your window (while the shade’s down, anyway). Each pull-down shade is custom-cut to fit your window, and can either show one of her stock images or an image and color of your choice. Always wished for a nice, big, leafy maple tree outside your office window, instead of that solid brick wall? Here’s your chance.
Posted by Holly McWhorter at 12 November, 2009
Look at this great find by Freshome.com.
The Bloomframe® balcony is an innovative window frame that can be transformed into a balcony. It offers the user a flexible living environment. By opening the window frame, it is possible to walk out through the façade and enjoy outdoor space. The Bloomframe® balcony can be operated automatically. The user will add light, air and space, providing him with a genuine outdoor feeling. A closed and abstract façade in winter opens up like a flower in summer. The dynamic balcony offers an opportunity to add outdoor space to compact apartments, offices or hotels in inner city areas.
Designer Website : Hofman Dujardin Architects.
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Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 8 September, 2009
It is not uncommon today to see young artists – especially those educated at the highly reputable and always timely Rhode Island School of Design – blurring the artistic line. This means we have more and more home goods, furnishings, and jewelry from designers so do not necessarily consider themselves artisans of one particular genre. Melissa Borrell is one of this standup crowd. From her exquisite sculptural jewelry to her installations, Melissa’s work has a sense of play that is just charming, and the courage to push creative boundaries – inspiring, no? I absolutely crave her shadow lamp. A veritable piece of modern art itself, its designed bare bulb cast luminous geometric patterns throughout the surroundings, making any space into an art gallery or hip party. While one lamp does the trick just fine, two or three would do it even better.
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Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 10 June, 2009
When imagination and technology dance together there is no limit to innovation. It is the talent of Karim Rasid and the technology of Albed that move in unison; form and emotion merge with materials and technique liberating a true spirit of creativity. The concept of door is changed radically; a simple partition becomes a work of art.
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Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 8 May, 2009
Roller blinds used to be the opposite of chic, but that’s all changed with this killer product from Surface View. These blinds come in an array of bright colors with a pattern that would dazzle just as much as a piece of jewelry would! Here are some examples:
These images can come in a form of a wallpaper and prints. How great is that !?
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Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 1 April, 2009
The eyes are the windows to the soul and home is where the heart is – so does that make your home’s windows the windows to your home’s heart and soul? I think so. To that end, what better place to begin to apply the practices of Green Design? Gone are the days when being kind to the earth meant being hard on our eyes. Here are a couple of great sites that provide Green alternatives to window dressings that even the biggest the most particular of designers could support.
Their eastern inspired signature design is ‘Bamboo Silk,’ “an ultra thin, sheer open weave bamboo scrim, which is lacquered using natural tree resin to achieve a lustrous finish.” A subtle addition to any window, it provides an immediate and tangible sense of luxury.
They take their dedication to sustainable design very seriously. Their greenest design ever is made of recycled sections of the banana plant, but that doesn’t mean you’re living rugged! The look is similar to bamboo, providing a classic, environmentally saavy look for your home.
If bamboo and banana don’t speak to you, don’t forget cloth draperies. Rather than purchasing something synthetic, these natural, made to order draperies are available in a variety of custom designs. Dramatic, eye catching, luxurious, and absolutely green – what more could you want?
These are just a few of the many new green alternatives that are popping up on the web everyday! We’ll do our best to keep our eyes peeled for beauty and sustainability and bring it all back to you.
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Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 4 March, 2009
Normally, curtains aren’t the creative element in a room. Most of us have been trained to buy curtains in a sensible material, and in a color that blends in with the room. After all, their purpose has traditionally been a practical one – to shade and protect a room from the heat, cold, and sun.
Cutting-edge, Dutch designer Tord Boontje conceived of a gorgeously modern variation on this tradition with the “Until Dawn Curtain.”
Contemporary in terms of materials and concept, this curtain is made of Tyvek, not fabric, and is covered in a gorgeous floral-fauna pattern in lilac/white, red/white, or black/white, against a transparent background. It can be hung on hooks as a traditional window curtain, or used as a room divider, backdrop, a piece of wall art, or even a hanging for the outdoors since Tyvek is a durable, liquid-resistant material.
We recommend using it as a divider between the living and dining room, or somewhere where you need to divide space but also where when sun- or candle-light sets the room aglow so that the curtain’s floral shadows can shine. The dimensions: 42” x 96.” “Until Dawn Curtain” retails for about $115, though sales on this product can be found online fairly easily. FYI: the piece has enough mod cred to be sold at the MoMA Design Store.
For more information visit TordBoontje.com.
Here are some more designs..
Posted by Keren Fathi-Poor at 7 November, 2008
