Exams, studying… reading pages after pages, making summaries, taking notes… these are certainly not the happiest of memories for quite a big bunch of people, right? Please correct me if I’m wrong! I do remember doing everything in my power to make the studying hours and method more efficient, interesting and somehow appealing. I’d make little notes written in my best handwriting in pretty colors, I’d underline, pin on my cork board and try to use everything while I was lecturing myself on the whole subject I’d be working on.

What I didn’t have, was a lightboard. A nice, sleek sheet of epoxy coated laminated steel, in white of course, with an integrated light, ready to create a cozy ambiance even during the darkest hours of studying. Continue reading →

Don’t we all love it when it’s time for gardening? Personally with every handful of dirt in my palms, I feel more and more alive. With every plant I plant, it seems that the seeds of happy expectations are taking roots. What’s there not to love about nature? About growing plants, whether inside or outside? And what’s not to love about finding new innovating ways of using our planted pots for decoration? Continue reading →

What happens when a great furniture company meets with a legendary bag company? To be more specific, what happens when Quinze & Milan meets Eastpack? Well, to the least a successful cross disciplinary cooperation takes place, resulting in a piece of sofa characterized by the merge of the authentic design qualities of Quinze & Milan’s modern, iconic collection and classic Eastpack styles. Continue reading →

Cunningly designed with a metal frame and hook-and-loop fasteners, the Cushionized sofa by LoFi is a bit of an optical illusion. The two-seater sofa is built from many cushions, and comes in plain white or a mixture of subtle patterned fabrics. Continue reading →

A Hoover. Not just any kind of vacuum cleaner. But a sleek, versatile, stick vacuum from Hoover’s Platinum collection, which will successfully replace your dustpan and broom in your every day floor cleaning procedures.

It comes together with a ton of amazing features, its fade free, rechargeable Lithium Ion battery being only but one of them. No more cords! You and your hoover will dance around the room with ease and there’ll be nothing to keep you tied to a plug. Moreover, it happens to be the only stick vacuum with Hoover Windpannel technology and cyclonic filtration, guaranteeing no loss of suction even when moving from hard floors to low pile carpet. Continue reading →

One on line shop, so many good brands and pretty things gathered up all together! Having gone through all of Schonbuch’s sections like coat racks, coat hooks, coat hangers, mirrors, umbrella stands, living accessories and items that help us keep our spaces tidy, I’ve noted down quite a few favorites which I’d easily bring home, give as a present or for starters share here with you. Ready? Come on, let’s window shop! Continue reading →

Imagine it’s late Friday afternoon, wishing your desk would melt away in front of you to make room for some down-time? Zecc Architects designed one that does as part of the studio design for the communications company Heldergroen in Harlem, The Netherlands. Continue reading →

Looking for chameleonic furniture that multi tasks like you do? Then take a look at the A Intersection B modular system from Kim Myoung Hyun, which slots together on shared legs to adapt to a smorgasbord of roles, with 20 different permutations possible. Continue reading →

This piece of furniture should be placed in the center of a room, I mean look at it – it’s totally avant-garde! In my opinion, it would be a design crime to hide it against a wall, as it needs to be the center of attention and a conversation starter. Continue reading →

Remember when we were children our moms cried out: don’t eat on the sofa! Now, as a grownup I can understand their frustration trying to clean up all sorts of crumbs and stains from my living room seating area. Meet Napoleon the candy pillow – from now on I can have my sweets on the sofa and eat them too… well, not really… Continue reading →