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MARGA CUBE 2008-03-12 08:26:00 When one is in creative mode, even food can inspire. Ketupat is a delicious Indonesian dumpling of rice wrapped in overlapping palm or coconut leaves. The Marga cube from Box Furniture is obviously a reference to the form of a Ketupat, and is made from a combination of sturdy solid teak and teak veneers.Talk about design with an Asian flavor.KUS
ART TO MATCH 2008-03-15 23:08:00 Tasteful or shallow? You decide.Stan
IDEALIST: DREAMED OBJECTS 2008-03-15 10:07:00 I stumbled upon another nice website this afternoon.Idealist provides a platform for designers to share their creativity and new product ideas on one hand, while helping them to gather feedback from the online community on the other. Readers are presented with a different design object each time the page refreshes and vote on whether they buy that idea or not. A convenient enough way to expose oneself to fresh inspirations too, I must say.And guess what got my vote?KUS
CHINA CHAIR PROJECT: CHAIR AS ART 2008-03-15 08:22:00 "Art is useless; furniture is useful. If you sit your ass on it, it's a chair, if you walk around and look at it, its art... In fact, the more layers of meaning the better." Based on that premise, the China Chair Project (CCP), which was launched at the December 2007 Art Basel Miami exhibition in Florida, encourages participating artists to come up with works of art that also function as furniture.Many of the artists picked for the commission have no prior experience in three-dimensional media. But while most of these pieces do not look like the types we use at home - or even in commercial settings - they are not meant to poke fun at design. Rather, they are more of a medium for self-expression by the artists.Zhan Wang's Rocks Off ensemble of seats in polished metal.Xiang Jing's Embrace Ja
GARRY KNOX BENNETT'S GHOST CHAIRS 2008-03-15 08:09:00 Acclaimed furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett's Ghost chairs tread the fine line between art and furniture.KUS
STYLISH LIVING FOR YOUR PETS 2008-03-14 09:53:00 I certainly wouldn't be jealous. But most probably my kids will. LinkKUS
MAKING LAMPS OUT OF RECYCLED HANGERS 2008-03-14 09:32:00 Kudos to South Korea's 101 Design Studio for recycling clothes hangers into these stylish shades for their 48 Hanger and 48 Stand lamps.KUS
FACES IN PLACES 2008-03-14 03:21:00 It's the weekend again, and I believe we all require some form of light entertainment. A reader pointed me to this blog Faces In Places yesterday and believe me, I'm completely addicted to it since then! All of a sudden, I'm starting to see numerous funny faces lurking in every corner of my home, office and the streets.If there is a lesson to be learned from this, it's to start looking at things in a different light.Stan
TWIGGY 2008-03-14 02:21:00 I love Twiggy. No, not that supermodel from the 60s...Stan
MONA LISA CLOCK 2008-03-13 23:33:00 I guess Da Vinci wouldn't be unhappy with Constantin Boym?LinkStan
RAJSHREE PATHY'S HOME 2008-03-13 22:20:00 You may not know, but I love to look at the homes Indians live in. The experience is much like tasting Indian cuisine, which is characterized by its sophisticated and diverse use of traditional spices and herbs. A typical Indian house, regardless of whether it's nicely decorated or not, is just like that: rich and colorful; with the ability to titillate the senses while staying true to local traditional and cultural roots.Prominent Indian entrepreneur Rajshree Pathy's home, which she conceived with the help of an engineer, is one fine example. Looking more like an art gallery - Rajshree happens to be an art connoisseur by the way - the house is characterized by its blend of local and foreign decor styles, and filled with exciting works by artists such as Ravinder Reddy and Shivan Paswan al
STYROFOAM SOFA BY KWANGHO LEE 2008-03-18 01:11:00 Could this be the easiest way to make a sofa?Using heat wires, innovative Korean designer Kwangho Lee created a sofa out of one of the most familiar materials to us - Styrofoam.Stan
SHELVING CHAIRS BY JUN MURAKOSHI 2008-03-18 00:42:00 The idea makes some sense initially: if you can stack up chairs to form a bookshelf when they are not in use, it's killing two birds with one stone.But, ahem, doesn't that mean I'll have to clear my books each time I need those chairs? Mmm...Stan
A SHELL FOR A HOME 2008-03-17 10:36:00 The minute I saw these images, I seriously thought I'm looking at the movie set of a new Hollywood movie. With my jaws dropped. LinkStan
VIETNAMESE ARTIST DIEM CHAU'S PLATES 2008-03-17 10:08:00 I never once imagined something as mundane as plates would actually hold the attention of a big man like me, ha. But then, I don't really look at these as crockery that goes on the dining table.Stan
CHEESE OR CHEESY? 2008-03-17 09:58:00 Finally. Cheesy doesn't necessarily mean bad. LinkKUS
POUF DE PAILLE BY TETE KNECHT 2008-03-20 11:59:00 This sure looks like a tasty chunk of biscuit I can sleep on. Yummy.Stan
CLIPPING: IMAGES OF BUDDHA 2008-03-20 11:37:00 Buddha has gradually attained a somewhat iconic status in interior decor, if you just look at the sheer number of interior projects the 'Enlightened One' appeared in. From bathrooms to bars, from Asia to U.S, the image of Buddha is the tool of cool in many interior decoration projects. We've got a lot of evidence to prove that.Garth Barnett Designers, AustraliaDarryl Gordon Design, AustraliaHare & Klein Interior Design, AustraliaElmslie Osler Architects, U.SWine bar in Bali, Indonesia (source of images unknown)Lawson Willard, U.SBedmar and Shi, SingaporeFlickrStan
PASSIVE HOUSES BY KKA 2008-03-19 23:12:00 Earlier, Swedish architects Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture designed a series of four prefabricated low-energy houses called Passive Houses. These are well-insulated homes that are heated mainly by the energy generated by people and household equipment within. Perhaps due to my prying nature, my favorite from the lot is Villa Atrium, an innovative circular structure spanning a whole 160m².The architects have this to say about the general concept behind the design of this house: "The autumn is closing in, but its still warm in the sun. Its Sunday morning and I'm reading the newspaper in the kitchen. From here I can see almost the whole house. The kitchen and the living room form one big open room. From there two corridors running along the atrium connects it with the bedrooms. If I look in
A, M & N IN A SPACE 2008-03-19 22:51:00 This is exactly what I call getting more space without actually getting it. LinkStan
**CHANGES AHEAD ON HOME REJUVENATION** 2008-03-18 08:27:00 There's changes coming up on Home Rejuvenation in the next few weeks.This blog will be banding with several Asia-based design weblogs to bring you even more of the latest trends and news in design. You'll be tipped off firsthand on the latest happenings on our partners' blogs, and see this new family of blogs hold some interesting events together in the near future. In addition, we'll be having guest bloggers here to share their thoughts on design, and you bet KUS and I will be blog-hopping every so often on other cool blogs too.We'll reveal the partners of this collaboration in an upcoming post once we sort out the details. Stay tuned.Stan
MILK TABLE 2008-03-22 10:44:00 I've no idea how the table Milk will really make your life better, but it's clear its designer Søren Kjær has pulled no stops in making it to be really different from the rest. For one, you'll not find another table with a dedicated compartment to house a fish tank.Stan
DIY ORIGAMI LAMP SHADE 2008-03-24 10:39:00 Always wanted to make your own lamp shade? Then this DIY project will keep your crafty fingers busy for a while. With heavyweight paper, tape and some fire retardant spray etc, even children can make a pretty origami lamp shade to replace that dowdy looking one.KUS
PREVIEW OF SALONE DEL MOBILE 2008-03-24 06:58:00 Looking at Frame's series of previews of this April's Salone del Mobile, we can safely say it's going to be another great show. Among the gems, I'm really itching to see Fabio Novembre's Her and Tokujin Yoshioka's Bouquet chairs debut in Singapore very soon.Wormhole table by Wyssem NochiHer chair by Fabio NovembreNanook chairs by Philippe BestenheiderAbyss Spot ceiling lighting by Osko+DeichmannBouquet chair by Tokujin YoshiokaMyto cantilever chair by Konstantin GrcicStan
PRINT FURNITURE FROM OHIO DESIGN 2008-03-23 10:00:00 Wall decal has made its grand entry into the design world a few years back. Now ornamentation on furniture, it seems, is set to be the next big trend. Take a cue from the designers at San Francisco-based Ohio Design, who cleverly combined graphics with solid wood furniture for its Print collection. Customers get to create their own brand of decoration by adding text, colors, and images of their choice onto the pieces.Stan
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