Cooking food has never been easier. Gaggenau, a German manufacturer of high-end home appliances, which has continuously won awards for the design of its products, has launched the CX491 Induction Cooktop. It makes cooking a true delight, and what is really cool abut its design is that the induction base knows to identify where the cookware is and heats only that space. Continue reading →

We all know someone (or maybe it’s us) that can’t start the day without a cup of coffee. British designer Josh Renouf took this habit to the next level and invented the Barisieur. The Barisieur is a designer piece that combines an alarm clock with a delightful coffee brewer. The unit is small and compact and can be neatly placed on your bedside table. With the Barisieur one can wake up to the soothing sounds of stainless steel balls gently moving as they boil the water and the unbeatable aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Continue reading →

Flat-Broke managed to take what Thomas Edison discovered and turn it into functional art. Take a stroll through their lighting designs and try not to walk away feeling as though you just met Tom himself! Continue reading →

Let’s face it, storage can be pretty dull, although Michael Marriott found a way to make it an engaging game. His wall shelving is a modern deconstructed croquet set. When I was a child, our family croquet set was colorfully painted wood. For me, the equipment was more fun than the game! The wooden balls were wrapped with a wide painted stripe, each ball wearing a different color. Mallets were ornate with spindle-like turned shafts and heads, all accented with multiple colored stripes. The hoops were simply arched metal tubes. Continue reading →

Lincoln Kayiwa definitely got it right re-designing the traditional clothing rack, if we do say so ourselves! As a 30-something designer originally from Kampala, Uganda, he is armed as a Master of Arts graduate from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Wielding his well-founded art sword, it allowed him the creative know-how to build this work of dual fashion and function art. Continue reading →

What’s not to love about this vibrant, colorful, innovative chair? The Halo Chair, designed by Michael Sodeau, has so many amazing attributes. First, it’s playful. From the back, all that’s revealed is a convex circle with three thin tubular legs. As you walk around, the concave seat invites you to relax, cradled by comfort, and supported by the stability of the legs that form a triangle. Two diagonal tube braces connect the concave side of the back to the seat. The curvaceous surfaces toy with light and add to the chair’s dynamics. Continue reading →

Imagine creating furniture from just plywood and steel clips. You can do just that with Zieta’s Pakiet line of modular tables and benches. Their production is precise. Plywood is cut to size. Slots are cut for the clips that will hold the parts together. Grooves are added for boards to form a tight assembly. Your complete kit arrives in a neat cardboard package. Assembly is quick and requires no tools. That’s right, no screw drivers, no hammers, no drill, and no Allen keys are necessary. And its simple assembly is just one fine feature. Continue reading →

These unique pieces of lighting fixtures are actually recycled lamps made from birch plywood. What makes them especially appealing is their beautiful play of shadow and light that changes with daylight. Each upcycle lamp is handmade in the Netherlands by Dutch artist Benjamin Spöth. He takes recycled birch plywood and cuts it into millimeter thin pieces. The pieces are then softened using steam. Afterwards, the treated strips are delicately manipulated to create a pattern. Continue reading →

The evolution of LED products continues to excite with designs that go above and beyond merely replacing the incandescent lamps of old fixtures with LEDs. Saleem Khattak’s designs for Archilume are fresh, original, and born from the infinite possibilities of light emitting diodes. Continue reading →

The Yot Side Table is a designer piece of furniture that truly takes your breath away. Created by Florian Saul, a design company based in Berlin, Germany, it has an ultra-modern form and delicately combines solid oak and man-made Corian. The soft curvatures of the wood give the table a distinct warmth, and its tripod shape and handle-like top remind me of a safari animal. Continue reading →