We’re diggin these pillow designs from Melinda Cox at Balanced Design as a great way to add a little life to any room. She was inspired to create eco-friendly products after a trip to Paris where she saw how environmentally aware people were there, so she went back to her studio in Providence, Rhode Island and created these colorful pillows that are hand-printed on organic cotton using water based inks.
When it comes to wood, I tend to like mine either very light or very dark like this interior from The Chelsea, a new condo building in Victoria, Canada. Although using light wood seems to be the most common choice these days, probably because it makes rooms feel larger and brighter, I think it lacks the sophistication and elegance you get from dark wood.
The interior photos below show just how easy it is to create a great interior scheme with dark wood by contrasting it with white/cream plus a little accent color such as the soft greens they used throughout the rooms. I’d also like to point out how this interior manages to brighten up the rooms that need it most. While living rooms tend to benefit from large windows providing ample natural light, kitchens and bathrooms usually need extra lighting, and in this interior they’ve used light quartz countertops to ensure extra brightness where it matters most.
Thanks to designer Phillip Grass for sending us pictures of his Accelerate sofa – a sofa for high speed interior travelling. It’s currently just a digital prototype, but the structure would be made from polyester resin, and upholstered with PU Foam and white leather.
Thanks to Rebecca, a Contemporist reader from down under, for letting us know about an article she found in the Daily Telegraph about an exceptional contemporary house in Sydney that has recently been listed for sale. The house is located in the Balmoral neighbourhood of Sydney, was completed in 2006, and designed by architect Ian Moore.
The home is expected to fetch a price in the $10 million range.
Interested in buying? Contact realtor Tim Foote ? here.
Thanks to Abriana for letting us know about the 2008 catalog from the Milan, Italy based furniture manufacturer Seven Salotti. The stunning photography alone is worth a look, but their 40+ years of combining craftsmanship with design is what keeps people coming back.
Visit the Seven Salotti website to download the catalog ? here.
Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield are the owners of W & R House of Design, a Los Angeles based interior design firm. They have a boutique retail store in West Hollywood, and a growing list of completed projects including the modern Hollywood home seen below.
Visit the W & R House of Design website ? here.
Built in 2003, this contemporary villa is located in the southern Spanish village of Benahavis. Sitting high up on a hillside, this home of almost 13,000 square feet enjoys amazing views of the surrounding hills and valley below. Although the minimalist exterior announces its contemporary design, the use of earth tones and natural materials instantly give this home a regional familiarity. More info available from kristina szekely ? here.
Canadian designer Thomas Rasmussen let us know that he’s been busy working on some new pieces including the flat-pack birdhouse (prototype) and a bedside table (limited production) that is made from reclaimed douglas-fir. The birdhouse is currently being exhibited at the Made in the West Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
You might remember last week we featured the interior design work of SHH Architects on a house in North London ? here. Well, here’s another project of theirs, the Kensington House was designed for a large family, and is described as ‘cream, off-white and funky’
Visit the SHH Architects website ? here.
Architect Gerold Peham believes that people’s lives today are full of change, and therefore require flexibility and temporary solutions. People are essentially modern nomads, living in various places for a time, then moving on, but all the while having a desire for good design. With this in mind, Gerold created the NOMADHOME, a modular prefab living concept that provides the largest possible efficient use of space and geographical flexibility.
The homes are made in Austria, delivered about 8-10 weeks after an order is placed, and only require four people two days to assemble on site.
Check out the photos below, then visit the NOMADHOME website ? here.
Yellow Goat Design Company have been busy designing their newest lighting creations and I’m not sure words can do them justice, so here they are in all their glory…
Feiz Design Studio was founded in 1998 by industrial designer Khodi Feiz & graphic designer Anneko Feiz – van Dorssen. However, it isn’t just the two of them behind the furniture, they have a small team of designers and interns that work together to create some great pieces…here are some of their latest designs.
Palma Lounge Chair
Plana Seating
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PLY Architecture designed this 2,800 square foot contemporary country house in
Ann Arbor, Michigan for a family of four.
Visit the PLY Architecture website ? here.
We’ve been seeing more and more interesting architecture happening over in India lately, and it just keeps coming with the announcement that the prolific Indian developers Vijay Associates have commissioned James Law Cybertecture to create this 13 floor office building in Mumbai’s new Central Business District. It is set to be complete in late 2010.
The Designers – Gudiksen Design
Gudiksen Design also known as Karsten and Jakob Gudiksen, have created some amazing pieces since they started in 2003.
The brothers, one a graphic designer and idea generator, the other a trained toolmaker, put their expertise together to turn an idea into a reality. They specialize in product design for brand name manufacturers like Mimondo.
View their website ? here
The Producers – Mimondo
Klaus Bjerre Jensen and Karsten Spaabæk founded Mimondo, a children’s furniture company that likes to concentrate on producing high quality and exceptionally designed furniture that questions the perception of how a bed for kids can be shaped.
View their website ? here
The End Result – Wave 1 and Wave 2
