House in Venice, California

This unique house can be found overlooking the canals in Venice, California.

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Modern House

Via svanes on Flickr

Interior Inspiration - Computer Generated Images

With computer generated images looking so realistic, why wouldn’t you use them to see exactly what a space could look like in real life.

Thanks to Estudio UCS,located in Uruguay for sending us these images they created.

Computer Generated Image

Interior Design

CAD Image

Interior Decorating

Haus in Germany

Thanks to Stephan for letting us know about this modern house in Germany.

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Modern House in Germany

Via CBS_Fan on Flickr

Pendant Perfection - 9 Lights That Will Wow You!

The Hola Mastil 10 Pendant Light from Luzifer.

Hola Mastil 10 Pendant Light

The Link Pendant Light from Luzifer.

Link Pendant

The Greg Lamp from Unto This Last.

Pendant Lamp

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Would you drive this?

This is the Hako Coupe concept car from Scion (a Toyota company). It was designed by their Tokyo designers, and recently revealed at the New York International Auto Show.

Scion Hako

Are These Art or Furniture?

These extreme chairs question the practicality of what a chair normally offers.
Would you put them in your home or do they simply belong in a museum?

The Anemone Chair by Fernando & Humberto Campana. Available at Moss.

Anemone Chair

The Mamma Rocking Chair designed by Patrick Messier.

Mamma Rocking Chair

The Outlaw Chair by Johnny Chamaki.

Outlaw Chair

The Alaska Chair by Emilio Nanni. Spotted at Cattelan Italia.

Alaska Chair

The Steel Chair created by Isaac Arms.

Steel Chair

Steel Chair

The LCMX Lounge Chair Mini with inner-tube upholstery from Bike Furniture.

LCMX Lounge Chair

Designed by Forum is the Witch Chair. Spotted at My Prestigium.

Modern Black Chair

The Revolution Tower

This will be a new 52 floor office building for Panama City, Panama.

Designed by Pinzon Lozano.

Revolution Tower Panama

Design Inspired by Organ Pipes?

Is this a design trend or just a coincidence that all these products by different designers happen to look like organ pipes?

Gema & Lora Lightshades from from Weplight.

Gema Lora
The Pipe Pendant Lights by Tom Dixon.

Pipe Pendant Light

Pipe Pendant Light

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Contemporist Goes To IDS West!

Yesterday we went to the Interior Design Show West in Vancouver, Canada.
We saw some great exhibits and spoke to lots of designers and furniture manufacturers.
Here are 12 photos from the show:

IDS WEST VANCOUVER

IDS WEST VANCOUVER

IDS WEST VANCOUVER

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Eat in Style with Modern Cutlery

This is the Filio Flatware designed by Ralph Krämer. Spotted at Mono.

Filio Flatware

Left - The Fuego 5pc Place Setting designed by Peter Stathis.
Right - The Whisper 5pc Place Setting designed by Will Prindle.
Both available at Nambe

Modern Cutlery

The C2 Collection designed by Ute Schniedermann. Spotted at Mono

Modern Cutlery

The Piuma Cutlery Set with Stand designed by Enzo Mari. Available at Moss.

Piuma Cutlery Set

Pakistan Goes Modern in a Big Way

The Centaurus is a mixed-use development currently under construction in Islamabad, Pakistan. When it’s complete, it will include a luxury hotel, two residential towers, an office tower, and a shopping mall.

Designed by Atkins

Centaurus Islamabad Pakistan

Centaurus Islamabad Pakistan

Centaurus Islamabad Pakistan

Jump Into Spring with these Fresh Items

The Piso Vase designed by Olav Slingerland.

Piso Vase

Piso Vase

The Zig Zag Outdoor Chair by Enzo Berti. Spotted at Cantoni

Zig Zag Chair

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Facing The Crowd

This is one of two sculpture installations in front of PGE Park in Portland, Oregon.
The bronze sculptures were installed in 2001 and are called “Facing The Crowd”
Designed by artist Michael Stutz.

Facing The Crowd - Michael Stutz

Via robep on Flickr

Do these red tiles make you smile?

Hardcore Modernists would run screaming from this building in Barcelona because it’s covered in unnecessary ornamental red tiles, but Postmodernists would applaud it.

Is this building terrific or tacky? Leave a comment and tell us what you think.

Via thisismyscope on Flickr

10 Table Lamps to Light up Your Life

The Làszlò Table Lamp by Cristian Malisan. Spotted at Fambuena.

Table Lamp

The Mini Mikado Single Table Lamp from Luzifer.

Mini Mikado Table Lamp

The Mushroom Lamp from Chiasso.

Mushroom Lamp

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