Looking for some much needed inspiration? This is just the place: www.houzz.com Just type something in the search bar and be prepared for the massive amounts of images, a little shifting, a little sorting and you might find what you’re looking for.
Funky Chairs September 29, 2009
So this up, chairs. Lots of them, various oddities of chairs. Some I could actually see myself sitting in and some, well, seem more like just for kicks. If I was a designer I would design just because I could.
The Ivy Chair by Satoshi Itasaka (http://www.h220430.jp/). I think its beautiful and elusive all at the same time, don’t know if you can sit in it though . . .I’d be scared.
The Growing Chair by Michel Bussien is, hmm, interestingly enough in the same vein as the above chair . . .funny. Its grown in an acrylic base and eventually removed and, voila, a tree chair!
A Lounging System by Animi Causa
Intriguing idea, combining lots of balls and creating a system. Bonus: its weird and expensive! Only $1,600, as students I have that to spare don’t you?
Felt Chair by Lothar Windels
Okay, I would totally sit in this, it looks comfy and it makes me want to touch it! Grey and red felt folded back on each other.
A Wall of Books = Awesomeness! September 23, 2009
I stumbled across this today in attempting (between being hooked on Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 – shh!) to do research for a project. I, personally, am in love with the idea of a wall of books, endless, glorious, beautiful books. I would stock my bookcasewall (I made up the word – obviously- you have to say it really fast to get the full effect though) with design, architecture, home, furnishing, lighting, etc. etc. etc. books. (My husband’s books aren’t pretty enough to grace the presence of the beautiful bookcasewall, their just flimsy paperbacks.) So without further ado, feast your eyes on the bookcasewall. [I’m getting funnier in my posts huh? A little cheeky! ;)]
Future Bathrooms September 20, 2009
Wondering what bathrooms and accessories will look like in the future? Consider the following. Some are very interesting, but why does everything futuristic have to be sleek and look like objects taken from The Jetson’s house? What do you guys think?
First up, the steam shower. The seat includes adjustable body sprays and a foot massage. Accents of teak with tempered glass with a built in FM stero (why not iPod or satilitle radio?) For $24,000 its all yours!
Second on the list is the Ondus bath fixtures by Grohe that offers high-tech performance with digital controls; Each bather sets the temperature and flow rate. What’s curious is how engineers tried to mimck the flow of waterfalls and rain.
Stealing Design? August 31, 2009
I found this video interesting as it relates, in my opinion, to all things designed. How true it often is that people copy a great design, attempting to turn it into great design. Perhaps this can offer some insight. There’s nothing new under the sun, everything has already been done – it just could be done better or differently.
The Design Study Spot 