Terracotta Unique Lamps by Tomáš Král Design

Switzerland-based designer Tomáš Král created these Terracotta lamps.

Terracotta Double Model Unique Lamps by Tomáš Král Design

Terracotta Unique Look Like Made of Clay Lamps by Tomáš Král Design

Terracotta Single Unique Lamps by Tomáš Král Design

Terracotta Unique 3 Lamps by Tomáš Král Design

Terracotta Unique Ideas Lamps by Tomáš Král Design

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Photos by Federico Berardi

Emmental Stairs For a Family Apartment by Biljana Jovanovic Architect based in Budapest, Hungary

Biljana Jovanovic, a croatian architect based in Budapest, Hungary, has sent us some images of stairs that were recently designed for a family apartment.

Emmental Stairs for a family apartment by Biljana Jovanovic architect based in Budapest, Hungary

Emmental Stairs Unique Ladder For a Family Apartment by Biljana Jovanovic Architect Based in Budapest, Hungary

Emmental Stairs ladder For a Family Apartment by Biljana Jovanovic Architect Based in Budapest, Hungary

Emmental Stairs Unique Ideas Ladder For a Family Apartment by Biljana Jovanovic Architect Based in Budapest, Hungary

The Emmental stairs was designed for a young creative family with an equisite design taste and an eye for details and their two children. They were just starting the refurbishment of their apartment and wanted interior stairs that would harmonize with the historic ambiance of the apartment and their aesthetic requirements, but also add an extra touch to their living space. Since it is centrally located in the apartment, it inevitably had to be treated as the focal points of the space. Its suspended encasement divides living room from dining room and kitchen. It provides certain level of intimacy without isolating these spaces. The circular perforations on the sides let the sunlight seep through, creating surfaces that change the dynamics of the whole interior. The motif for circles was inspired by large windows that another focus point of the apartment. As they remind a lot of holes in cheese, the project was named Emmental Stairs. Apart from being used for its original function, this “object” features a playful touch for children as well. It is used as an inspirational toy, that boosts their imagination and develops their creativity. Due to technical restraints the slope of the stairs had to be kept quite steep. This was somewhat eased through usage of angled treads that complements the visual effect of the stairs.

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Photography by Gerardo Altemir

360 Winnett House in Toronto, Canada by Altius Architecture Design

Altius Architecture designed the 360 Winnett House in Toronto, Canada

360 Winnett House Wood Ladder in Toronto, Canada by Altius Architecture Design

360 Winnett House Badroom  Interior in Toronto, Canada by Altius Architecture Design

2370 s.f. Single Family Residence.

360 Winnett House Front Viewer in Toronto, Canada by Altius Architecture Design

360 Winnett House in Toronto, Canada by Altius Architecture Design

360 Winnett House Kitchen Interior in Toronto, Canada by Altius Architecture Design

New construction of an open concept 3 Bedroom Single Family Residence on a challenging urban site. The 24? centrally located double height volume brings in natural light, casting dramatic shadows, marking the passage of time during the day whilst acting as a “lantern” at night.

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Engawa House in Seattle - Washingtonby Sullivan Conard Architects Design

Sullivan Conard Architects have designed the Engawa House in Seattle, Washington.

Engawa House in Seattle - Washingtonby Sullivan Conard Architects Design (Ladder Viewer)

Engawa House in Seattle - Washingtonby Sullivan Conard Architects Design (Backyard Viewer)

Engawa House in Seattle - Washingtonby Sullivan Conard Architects Design (Eksterior Viewer)

Engawa House in Seattle - Washingtonby Sullivan Conard Architects Design (Front Viewer)

Engawa House in Seattle - Washingtonby Sullivan Conard Architects Design (Interior Furniture Viewer)

Engawa House can best be understood in its multiple contexts: lakefront site, Pacific Rim city, timber-industry clients open to materials that speak simply but poetically of shelter and home. At its heart is the “light core,” a vessel-like structure rising to a clerestory, illuminating the house and organizing its circulation patterns. Timber-framed in hemlock—a reference to the owners’ long involvement with Northwest woods—the light core acknowledges its source in Japanese architecture, also expressed in the structure’s horizontal banks of windows, screening devices of glass and lattice, and the engawa itself, a south-facing veranda edge between interior and garden. Engawa House’s spare detailing allows materials to speak of themselves, of the art of construction, and of a creative process marked by owner, architect, and craftsmen finding stillness amid the complex demands of house design and construction.

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Photography by Benjamin Benschneider

Architecture Cortes Island In British Columbia - Canada Residence by Balance Associates Design

Balance Associates have designed a residence on Cortes Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Architecture Cortes Island In British Columbia - Canada Residence Side Viewer by Balance Associates Design

Architecture Cortes Island In British Columbia - Canada Residence by Balance Associates Design

Architecture Cortes Island In British Columbia - Canada Residence Interior Viewer by Balance Associates Design

Located on Cortes Island, British Columbia, the Cortes Residence is sited on a granite cliff face that serves as a wind break for Cortes Bay and the Seattle and Vancouver yacht clubs. To the south, the house is exposed to the Straight of Georgia which delivers 100mph plus winds and salt spray during winter storms. To withstand the winds, the house structure is embedded into the bedrock with cross braced steel columns and exposed floor beams allowing the house to cantilever gracefully off the hillside.

Architecture Cortes Island In British Columbia - Canada Residence Outdoor Viewer by Balance Associates Design

Architecture Cortes Island In British Columbia - Canada Residence Eksterior Viewer by Balance Associates Design

The entry side of the house sits level with the bedrock and is made up of visually solid concrete forms that create the entry space and anchor the house to the site. From the entry, one accesses the central great room which includes the living, dining and kitchen, all with expansive views to the straight beyond. The main gathering space opens up to a south facing exterior deck by way of a grand 11ft tall by 24ft wide custom sliding door. This great room is flanked by a guest suite and study to the west and a master suite that captures the morning sunlight from the east.

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Photos © Steve Keating Photography

Cradle Wall Ideas Creative Design by Ball-Nogues Studio in Santa Monica, California

Ball-Nogues Studio designed the Cradle sculpture in Santa Monica, California.

Cradle by Ball-Nogues Wall Awesome Ideas Modification Studio in Santa Monica, California

Commissioned by the City of Santa Monica, Cradle is situated on the exterior wall of a parking structure at a shopping mall – originally designed by Frank Gehry. The site is near the beach, and is heavily trafficked by tourists on foot and in automobiles. An aggregation of mirror polished stainless steel spheres, the sculpture functions structurally like an enormous Newton’s Cradle – the ubiquitous toy found on the desktops of corporate executives in Hollywood films. Each ball is suspended by a cable from a point on the wall and locked in position by a combination of gravity and neighboring balls. The whole array reflects distorted images of passersby.

Cradle by Ball-Nogues Wall Ideas Modification Studio in Santa Monica, California

Aside from the Newton’s Cradle reference, we wanted the overall shape to elicit things that we thought might be slightly provocative when inserted into the glitzy Santa Monica urban landscape. On one hand the installation resembles a big banana hammock and on the other it suggests the female reproductive system. Sometimes we think of it as a giant fly eye with hundreds of little lenses and at others its like sea foam or coral. Sometimes it resembles an urban scaled wall sconce and at others, a kind of imaginary awning for an invisible storefront. Regardless of what it looks like, it was an opportunity to develop a new kind of building system.

Cradle by Ball-Nogues Top View Studio in Santa Monica, California

Cradle is as much a sculpture as it is an approach to making experimental structure in the post-digital era. We were interested in exploring ways of producing large scaled self-organizing structures. Cradle is comprised of an “informal” arrangement of parts; the relationship between each cannot be accurately modeled with digital software. The work is, however, an outgrowth of digital technology.

Cradle by Ball-Nogues Side Viewer Studio in Santa Monica, California

A key technical concept for Cradle is “sphere packing” – the phenomenon where multiple balls squeezed together and self organize under the effect of gravity, a process we could only approximate, at best, using computer modeling. Software was useful for visualizing Cradle and for designing the overall shape of the formwork used to make it but not for predicting where the spheres positioned themselves in the physical world.

Cradle by Ball-Nogues Studio in Santa Monica, California

The fabrication process was a bit like the process of slip casting ceramics except instead of pouring ceramic slip into a mold we “poured” hundreds of spheres. To our knowledge, this was the first time this technique has been used.

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Photography by Monica Nouwens

The Nouveau Lounge by Kate McCreary - Contemporist Furniture : Chair American Designer

American designer Kate McCreary has sent us her Nouveau Lounge.

The Nouveau Lounge by Kate McCreary - Contemporist Furniture - Material Iron Chair American Designer

The Nouveau Lounge by Kate McCreary - Contemporist Furniture - Chair American Designer

The Nouveau Lounge by Kate McCreary - Contemporist Furniture - Comfortible Chair American Designer

The Nouveau Lounge, on display at this year’s Model Citizens NYC 2011 Exhibition, was inspired the by details adorning boldy outlined organic forms of the Art Nouveau period.

The Nouveau Lounge by Kate McCreary - Contemporist Furniture - Comfortible Chair American Designer Take Dried of Outdoor

The Nouveau Lounge by Kate McCreary - Contemporist Furniture - Full Face Chair American Designer

Designed to contemporize the period’s essences of movement and luxury, this one-of-a-kind lounge is upholstered in Italian gray wool with a handmade steel frame. To assure the most luxurious relaxation, each bolster is of a specific density foam to maximize long-term comfort.

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Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux Design in Tokyo - Japan

Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture have designed the Shimura Branch of the Sugamo Shinkin Bank in Tokyo, Japan.

Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux

Concept : Rainbow mille-feuille

Sugamo Shinkin Bank is a credit union that strives to provide first-rate hospitality to its customers in accordance with its motto: “we take pleasure in serving happy customers.” Having completed the design for branch outlets of Sugamo Shinkin Bank located in Tokiwadai and Niiza, we were also commissioned to handle the architectural and interior design for its newly rebuilt branch in Shimura. For this project, we sought to create a refreshing atmosphere with a palpable sense of nature based on an open sky motif.

12 layers of color
A rainbow-like stack of colored layers,
peeking out from the façade
to welcome visitors.

Reflected onto the white surface,
these colors leave a faint trace over it,
creating a warm, gentle feeling.

At night, the colored layers are faintly illuminated.
The illumination varies according to the season and time of day,
conjuring up myriad landscapes.

A piece of the sky
Upon entering the building, three elliptical skylights bathe the interior in a soft light. Visitors spontaneously look up to see a cut-out piece of the sky that invites them to gaze languidly at it. The open sky and sensation of openness prompts you to take deep breaths, refreshing your body from within.

Fuzzy puffs
The ceiling is adorned with dandelion puff motifs that seem to float and drift through the air. In Europe, there is a long and cherished custom of blowing on one of these fuzzy balls while secretly making a wish. Bits of fluffy down gently dance and frolic in the air, carried by the wind.

ATMs, teller windows, consultation booths and an open space laid out with chairs in 14 different colors are located on the first floor.

The second storey houses offices, meeting rooms and a cafeteria, while the third floor is reserved for the staff changing rooms.

Three long glass airwells thread through the first and second levels of the building, flooding the interior with natural light as well as “blowing” air through it.

Credits
Architecture : emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Space Design/Sign Design : emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Photography : Nacasa & Partners Inc.

PomPon by CROP - Italian Design Studio

Italian design studio CROP have created the PomPon chair.

PomPon Unique Chairby CROP - Italian design studio

PomPon Blue Unique Chair by CROP - Italian Design Studio

PomPon by CROP - Italian Design Studio

PomPon Chair by CROP - Italian design studio

It is a large armchair-pouf, produced entirely by hand stitching and twisting strips of wool fabric, linen and cotton. The creation was inspired by the technique of wool pompoms, proposed here in a “oversized” version. An “alternative” seating, light though slightly large, to be located in any atmosphere and strictly covered in natural yarns. In this case the wool is obtained from the recyclage of 2700 m. of selvages, waste material from the textile production. The seating consists of two elements: a donut and a pompom, which can be used together or separately, depending on the different usage, assembled by simple insertion.

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Swan Vase by Kenyon Yeh : London Based Designer

London-based designer Kenyon Yeh has created the Swan Vase by making a mold from an old chair leg, then casting the vases in resin. Featured with 23 karat gold detail on top edges.

Swan Unique Vase by Kenyon Yeh - London-based designer

Swan Vase Twin Unique by Kenyon Yeh - London-based designer

Swan Vase Black and White by Kenyon Yeh - London-based designer

Swan Vase by Kenyon Yeh - London-based designer

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Sculpted Staircase that Perfect for Exotic Modern Home Designs

For exotic home designs that need to add some artistic interior, this staircase is very interesting to use. The staircase is created with sculpted wood and brushed metal along with the rail. The rail is curving with elegant design. The sculpted staircase is looks like a flame ornament that will give a nice decor to any exotic house with modern touch. The wood planks that used as the stairs are furnished in light and glossy, showing the wood grain clearly.



These exotically sculpted staircases are the products from Bonansea. With this type of staircase we can have artistic interior that will also save spacious area in the room. That is because of the stairs are circularly around in small area at the home design.

Source : uuldesign.com