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  • Eco-Friendly Handcrafted Pensamientos Clock Series

    Eco-Friendly Handcrafted Pensamientos Clock Series

    You’ve just renovated your bedroom, bathroom or your kitchen and you are thinking to add a fun and original touch to its design? A wall clock can be the perfect choice in terms of accessories enhancing the beauty of the space, that’s why you shouldn’t stick with a simple wall clock, but with one that add whimsy to your wall. We found this versatile Pensamientos clock series designed by 2y1dea in Colombia which delighted us by its simplicity and great use of fresh colors on an interesting patterned background. Pensamientos wall clocks are hancrafted from simple cardboard and paper being part function, part decoration.

    Every clock is unique, having its own personality and tonality inspired by various stories found in different musical genres of Colombia. Their vibrant colored hands which pop against the hypnotic patterns of the circle, create a visually striking design transforming the room in an unexpected beautiful way. Looking more like a hanging decoration than a clock, Pensamientos clock’s designs will surely go great in a modern minimalist decor. For other inspirational modern ideas, check out these 10 Modern Clocks with Creative Designs by Diamantini & Domeniconi.

     Photos source @fab.com

  • How to Get the Best of Your Bedroom Furniture

    How to Get the Best of Your Bedroom Furniture

    If the average person sleeps for about 7-8 hours per night, this means that over the course of his or her lifetime, he/she could have spent more than 26 years in the bedroom sleeping. That makes sense. With that amount of time, you need to ensure that you spend it in a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. What would be a better way to do so if not investing in quality and best bedroom furniture?

    Converting your bedroom into a relaxing retreat can do wonders on the quality of sleep you get. The key to getting enough sleep is to ensure that you have enough room to sleep comfortably. The question is: do you have all the items you need in your bedroom? And if not what are you doing about it?

    Generally, the furniture you need for your bedroom is dictated by the size and space of your room. Remember, it’s worth making an extra investment whether in terms of expanding your room or migrating to a room which will accommodate all the items you need in your bedroom to ensure that you avoid a bad night’s sleep. This is not just about a bed; it’s about every other furniture, including wardrobe, drawers and other related furniture.

    Tips for choosing the best furniture for your bedroom. With so many types of furniture in the market, it can be very challenging to understand which type will best suit your needs. However, below are some basic things that can assist you in choosing good furniture for your home. You can also visit www.bedroomworld.co.uk for more information.

    Style

    Which style do you want? The choice of style you make should reflect the overall style of your home. It’s good to note that modern furniture for bedroom will look out of place when used in a country home. Always limit your choices to styles that will complement the entire home furnishing.

    It’s okay to incorporate a little change in your home, but making drastic change may become a disappointment in the long run.

    Size

    You also need to consider the size of your bedroom fixtures well. Before making a step to the shop, first measure your room so that you can get a clear picture of how much space you have. It will be wrong to assume that any large wardrobe or dresser will fit. Before upgrading from full sized bed to a King or Queen, ensure that your bedroom will not become overly crowded. A masking tape can give you a better starting point to get the exact measurements.

    Colour

    For bedrooms with hardwood floor, or with neutral rug, getting furniture of any colour will be acceptable. However, unless you are planning to get a new carpet installed, the colour of your furniture should match that of the carpet. Most people stick to the wood tones for easy matching of colour. Black or white furniture works well with almost any flooring colour of a bedroom.

    Functionalism

    While you want to make your bedroom beautiful, it’s also equally important to get furniture that will meet your needs. If you have less closet space, getting a bedroom set which includes dresser and a chest is a good option. If you need more space, get a bed with under bed storage. As long as you choose your furniture on the basis of how well it functions, be assured that you will be satisfied with that choice for years to come.

    Quality

    Above all, the quality of the furniture is very important to give consideration. After all, you are making a big investment in your furniture. It also has to guarantee you years of use. The best furniture for your bedroom can be gotten from professional and reputable companies, who are even willing to give you warranty. Lastly, remember to ask the type of material used to make that piece of furniture-it’s important.

    High quality furniture is made from high quality materials.

    Always get the type of furniture that will assure you complete value for your money. You should always take the durability factor into consideration. The effort of money spent on that furniture for your bedroom should be worth it, and that’s why it will be very essential to ensure you get the right type of furniture package.

  • Fun and Attractive Open Office, eBay – GittiGidiyor in Istanbul

    Fun and Attractive Open Office, eBay – GittiGidiyor in Istanbul

    Further to our posts related to great companies’ offices design, today we want to share with you another appealing and colorful office design belonging this time to Ebay- GittiGidiyor in Istanbul, Turkey. We don’t know if you have noticed an interesting fact, namely that one of the elements that great international companies’ offices have in common when we refer to their office designs is playfulness translated through colour as well as through creative and ingenious ideas of decorations, graphics and furnishings.

    Unlike other offices belonging for example to Google or Facebook where it’s obvious that this side we are talking about is very developed, according to their business concept and activity field, the relatively new office of Ebay-GittiGidiyor in Istanbul embraces a fun and joyful concept which is manifested only by eye-catching combinations of colours that create a sense of dynamism and reflect the company’s corporate identity.

    Imagined by Turkish design and architecture practice OSO Architecture, this office space of one of the most players of e-trade in global and local markets is located in My Office Building in Istanbul Atasehir where it occupies one floor of 2000 m². As you can see from the images, it displays a modern and inviting design emphasized by bright colorful accents on walls, carpets and random pattern panels on suspended ceilings. The natural wood work at the floor and ceiling combined with the black wall representing a stylized world map is an original design idea that creates an impressive visual relationship between the entrance hall and social areas.

    The social facilities, meeting rooms and open space working area are connected visually through a lovely circle carpet pattern which is also used in other branch offices applied and reflects the company’s corporate identity. The open space working area can have up to 164 people working on 1.100 m2 with a maximum of 225 seats and stands out through the chaotic and colorful design of this cavernous suspended ceiling which enables to perceive the full height of the space and helps with the acoustics too. The office of Ebay- GittiGidiyor in Istanbul features 12 meeting rooms with different sizes and hi-tech infrastructures exported from UK, each one having a name and a digital door print symbolizing a historic place in Turkey.

     Photos © Gürkan Akay

     

    Project details:

    Design Team: Okan Bayık, Serhan Bayık, Ozan Bayık
    Client: eBAY Int.
    Location: Atasehir – Istanbul
    Project date: 2012
    Area: 2000 m2
    Building type: Office

     

     

  • Sophisticated Simplicity Defines Darren James’s Kitchen Renovation

    Sophisticated Simplicity Defines Darren James’s Kitchen Renovation

    A kitchen renovation project with the help of a professional company like Interiors by Darren James will always have such a fabulous result, that not only meets but exceeds the clients’ requirements and expectations as you can see in these images. Practical and inviting, with sleek ultramodern lines, this kitchen displays a sophisticated and visually stunning space which isn’t in any way reminiscent of the original kitchen: small, cramped and non-functional.

    Emanating charisma and elegance, the new kitchen was specifically designed to meet certain criteria: premium quality in every detail, larger space and ultramodern design to suit the clients’ Australian style. Thus, the project combines smart minimalist design, the latest technical mechanisms, quality materials and finishes, as well as handcraft production techniques amazingly. Its free flowing design is due to the fact that designers bought down the diving wall that separated the previous kitchen and an unused sitting room, in this way maximizing its functionality and making effective use of available light and space.

    There is an interesting use of materials, furniture pieces and appliances, which give it a cutting edge look with high class finish: stainless steel benchtop that provides the ultimate surface in terms of hygiene, heat resistant and food preparation, a strategically placed wall oven feature surrounded by LED strip lighting, with metal supports and bracing incorporated into the construction of the wall, and thicker timber framing to ensure structural integrity, a selected range of stainless steel Miele appliances that combine black painted glass finish with ‘Ebony Maccassar’ natural veneer and at a simple press of the button turns into a gorgeous furniture piece with a fully functional storage, an induction cooktop for efficient cooking  or a large sink area.

    The visually stunning island bench featuring natural stone on top is very practical and defines a casual seating and dining area, and complements the other natural elements in the kitchen perfectly too. Embracing this combinations of different textures and luxurious quality finishes meant ensuring top performance without compromising on personality or charm. The lighting system is designed for both ambient and practical purposes, highliting in the same the exquisite design of  the kitchen’s cabinetry. Could be this one your dream kitchen? We’d love to hear how you rate this kitchen so please let us know.

     Photos © Interiors by Darran James

  • Tulip Petals-Inspired Pendant Lamp for Modern Spaces

    Tulip Petals-Inspired Pendant Lamp for Modern Spaces

    Lighting up a room can bring forward magnificent design lines and outline each corner and furniture piece. Finding the perfect lighting solution for a room can be quite tricky sometimes, but in the end it worth the effort seeing that it goes great with the rest of the decor. Perfect for modern spaces, in an entryway, kitchen or dining room for stunning visual effect, this charming pendant lamp was designed by industrial design student Tina Alnaes in collaboration with William Kempton and has very original appearance inspired by the petals of the tulip.

    Slender but surprisingly voluminous, Tulipan (the Norwegian word for tulip) feature a three-dimensional, organic shape vertically oriented with the main lines softly flowing in a rotational movement that add a sculptural element to the room and radiate a delicate light, creating a relaxing atmosphere. The flower pattern will bring a joyful feel, and a cozy one as well. The user can easily assemble himself  the lamp by simply reading the instructions engraved on the inside of the lamp.

    Tulipan have a lower and an upper circle, three inner structural beams which assembles circles, and twelve outer beams which are placed on the inner structure according to the numbers that are engraved on the inside of the lamp, thus every part can properly be attached without doubts. The beautiful pendant lamp come in two finishes, white PMMA or birch wood.

     Photos © Tina Alnaes

     

  • Special Edition Table with Multifaceted Sophisticated Base

    Special Edition Table with Multifaceted Sophisticated Base

    Maybe it’s not a museum piece, but certainly this special edition table is a work of art, at least in these photos. Its gorgeous design created on its base, because the base is what stands out the most, is showcasing a great way to form and structure glass. Every time we look at it, we see a different pattern and we love how its multi-dimensional structure beautifully reflects light.

    British-born and Hong Kong based designer Michael Young and Czech Republic-based glass manufacturer Lasvit teamed up to create this outstanding piece, named ” Homune Table”, which not only is good looking, but is also functional. Made entirely of hand-blown glass, the beauty of design lies in the combination of smooth, clear crystal glass for the top of the table with the amber colored glass for the base, which seems as an endless geometric construction appearing like a DNA spiral.

    To achieve this multifaceted leg, Lasvit captured Michael Young´s design into a specific blowing technology based on 3D visuals, blowing glass into only one metal tool and cutting it at different lengths. The resulting structure consists of 36 hand-blown glass fractals, which feature six different designs repeating six times. It evolves in a continuum of reflective and shiny surfaces, giving a sophisticated spirit to space.

     

     Photos ©  Kristina Hrabetova

  • Comfortable Upholstered Cloud Chair and Sofas from Gervasoni

    Comfortable Upholstered Cloud Chair and Sofas from Gervasoni

    Looking for comfortable furnishing but which also give your room that eye-cathing detail that makes it unique? Here you have cloud chair and sofas, two charming furniture pieces that provide extreme comfort and suggest that from the very start when you’re looking at them. Nuvola collection, as it is intitled (“nuvola” in English meaning “cloud”), is designed by Italian designer Paola Navone for the furniture manufacturer Gervasoni, whose products are distributed in over fifty countries worldwide.

    The origin of this idea as you probably guessed already was cloud, the seating objects resembling a cloud with their plush contours and which not only send to the idea of fluffy, but we’re sure they really are very very cosy thinking that both are uphostered with differentiated density polyurethane foam covered by a goose down and polyester fibre quilting. Generously-sized, with deep seats and high arms, cloud chair and sofas have an interesting contemporary look which is supported by a multilayer and solid wood frame and covered with removable different fabrics and patterns in various colours, in order to fit perfectly in your home decor. The sofa come in two sizes -Nuvola 10 and Nuvola 12 and for more information, you can visit their website which we gave you at the begining of this post.

     Photos © Gervasoni

     

  • Intertwined Stools by Kan & Lau Design

    Intertwined Stools by Kan & Lau Design

    Chinese design studio Kan & Lau Design took a unique approach of the chair design and created these lovely ” Intertwined” stools that we find clever and practical. They were  also exhibited at London Design Festival this year, an unrivalled showcase of some of the best creative ideas from the UK and around the world, where they drew attention due to their legs’ ingenious design.

    Although simple and classic in their appearance, the “Intertwined” stools seems to embrace one another and this idea makes them some very attractive furniture items. Available in two color combination: black&white and black&wood, they will capture your imagination while seating on them. We love the simplicity of the chairs combined with their creative leg design. They would go in any space and why not, they could easily stand alone as a decorative pieces as well.

     Photos © Kan & Lau Design

     

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