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Illuminant by Kristin Birna Bjarnadottir

post from Dezeen on 01 April 2009 11:05:14 PM. © Dezeen

Icelandic designer Kristi?n Birna Bjarnado?ttir has created a lamp made of reflective material, normally used for safety clothing.

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What Can You Do with Your Restaurant Furniture
Layout

post from Restaurant Furniture Blog on 01 April 2009 09:02:05 PM. © Restaurant Furniture Blog

When you are getting ready to open a restaurant, you are going to want to make sure that you are thinking about the way that you will layout the furniture (for that matter, you’re going to find yourself thinking about what restaurant furniture will best help you to create the look that you’re going for). [...]

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Buying Stylish Furniture That's Kid-Friendly As
Well

post from About.com Furniture on 01 April 2009 08:03:56 PM. © About.com Furniture

If you have small children, consider kid-friendly furniture which wasn't created for kids alone. It is possible to buy furniture that takes into account the fact that small children can...

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Artificial flowers by Hella Jongerius

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Designer Hella Jongerius will exhibit a collection of handmade, artificial flowers at Galerie Kreo in Paris next week.

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Hand Made Wine Racks by SIDD

post from Furniture Fashion on 01 April 2009 04:00:00 PM. © Furniture Fashion

"Vin-o" wine racks from SIDD are hand made by a single craftsman over a 2-3 week period. Each piece is signed and numbered by the artisan who creates it. The overall design features nine circles that are pieced together in an incongruent fashion creating a unique look that defies symmetry. Vin-o uses sustainable Canadian hardwoods that are shaped and then custom stained before being finished with a triple topcoat. Dimensions: 5" x 15" x 15". Price: $200. Buy product: here.

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Product Spotlight » One Teakettle Wins the
Tea-Off

post from Articles Feed - Dwell on 01 April 2009 03:41:40 PM. © Articles Feed - Dwell

by Sarah Rich

Design competitions are all the rage these days, with the Internet making it easy to gather and disseminate good ideas from creative thinkers the world over. Recently World Kitchen—a brand you may never have heard of, but you've surely heard of their subsidiaries, CorningWare, Pyrex, and others—ran a competition called the Tea-Off, which invited designers to create an innovative update on the teakettle.

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Ultra Modern White Leather Lounger - Rocking
Chair

post from PadStyle | Modern Furniture Blog on 01 April 2009 02:57:19 PM. © PadStyle | Modern Furniture Blog

Sheer elegance. Rocking chairs have a tendency to be clunky, traditional and anything but sleek - but beware if you look at this chair with those features in mind. Not only does this Ultra Modern Lounger/Rocking Chair break all conventions, it is a stunning modern centerpiece on its own. Its white leather [...]

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Blog » Project FROG's 21st Century Buildings

by Sarah Rich

If FEMA didn't drum up enough of a bad reputation with its immediate response to Hurricane Katrina, the nails certainly went into the coffin as word spread of the abominable conditions inside the government-issue trailers that became housing, office, and school facilities after the disaster. Perhaps the only thin silver lining was the extent to which these missteps raised public awareness about indoor air quality and toxic materials—not just in trailers but throughout the built environment.

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Pontificia Università Lateranense

post from Exclusively Blog - Modern Furniture and Design Blog on 01 April 2009 12:40:00 PM. © Exclusively Blog - Modern Furniture and Design Blog

The advancement of architecture and design has always been vastly accelerated in the public sector vs. that if the private. This has held true around the world as the pioneers of architecture have been able to express some of the most unique design solutions through cultural structures? with budgets held by wise advisors?in the form of libraries, schools and government buildings. A wonderful example of this is a project completed in 2006 by King Roselli Architetti. the Lateran University Library in Rome, Italy showcases how the works of public structurea advance architectural thinking for the greater good. The new library appears as if the walls of the structure have shifted, allowing for viewers to peer into the heart of the library's center. To see more great images of the this incredibly simple yet wonderfully beautiful building check out the link at kingroselli.com.

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New Design Brand: SKITSCH

A new name in design has just come into being: SKITSCH, headed by Renato Preti. This new brand of design objects will include furniture and accessories from a wide range of designers such as Maarten Baas, Kiki Van Eijk, Joost Van Bleiswijk, Minale-Maeda, Philippe Nigro, Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe, the Campana Brothers, Front, Marc Sadler and Bertjan Pot, to name just a few of the 24 designers who have created over 50 eclectic projects for the line under the artistic supervision of Christina Morozzi. SKITSCH will be launched during the Salone del Mobile with the opening of a flagship store in the heart of Milan. Here we preview the Scissor carpet by Kiki Van Eijk and some Haphazard Harmony by Maarten Baas after the jump.