The Origami House by Jane D Burnside Architects
Jane D Burnside has designed the Origami House, located in the village of Kells in Northern Ireland.
Full description after the photos….
18th Avenue Residences by Dwell Development
Dwell Development is a design/build company in Seattle, Washington that have recently completed four freestanding single family residences in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
Designed by staff architect Julian Weber, the homes include a number of sustainable features, and as a result, the project was recently chosen by the Built Green™ residential building program as their case study for August. The case study can be viewed in it’s entirety by clicking here.
You can read more about the 18th Avenue Residences – here.
R540 Rocking Bench by Fetiche Design
Brazilian designers Carolina Armellini and Paulo Biacchi of Fetiche Design have created the R540 Rocking Bench.
From the designers:
We developed the design of the weft of threads as a “connecting dots” game, looking for a ergonomic radius seating. The result is the 540 milimeters radius (~22 inches). We developed a contemporary product, but with a strong emotional interaction. This kind of threads were part of our childhood in the garden seats of the interior of Brazil. This nostalgic reference is evident in this product.
Visit the Fetiche Design website – here.
Redmond Street Houses by Bojan Simic
Australian architect Bojan Simic has designed the Redmond Street Houses in Melbourne.
Full description after the photos….
The Felt Up Chair by Charlotte Kingsnorth
British designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created the ‘Felt Up’ chair.
Charlotte says:
Cut and folded in two places, a flat piece of felt has created a new space. When sat upon it cocoons the occupier, lulling them into a state of relaxation. The felt is 16mm thick and made from 100% natural wool. It acts as a natural insulator from noise, which helps further to create a chilled space in which to sit.
Visit Charlotte Kingsnorth’s website – here.
Lakeside Residence by Fook Weng Chan
Vancouver, Canada based architect Fook Weng Chan has designed the Lakeside Residence.
Full description after the photos….
Big Rib Table by Eric Pfeiffer
Eric Pfeiffer has designed the Big Rib table for Offi.
Inspired by pork ribs, the Big Rib table uses a repeating form to create a modular table that can grown to fit any size space. The “ribs” ship unassembled using less packaging material and a smaller box. The easy to assemble ribs allow for the creation of an endless table for any environment.
Visit Eric Pfeiffer’s website – here. Visit the Offi website – here.
House in Danbara by Suppose Design Office
Suppose Design Office have completed the ‘House in Danbara’ located in Hiroshima, Japan.
From the designers:
This Danbara home, surrounded by other residences, is intended for a husband and wife with two children.
The whole family can gather in the first floor living space, situated under two skylights to the north and the south, where one can feel the open air in this “garden-like” room. This space provides an intimate feeling along with the room to live your life, bringing the plentiful space of the outdoors into the home.
Visit the Suppose Design Office website – here.
The Jardim Paulista Residence by Arthur Casas
Brazilian architect Arthur Casas has designed the Jardim Paulista residence in São Paulo, Brazil.
Visit the Arthur Casas Studio website – here.
Old News by Jonas Forsman
Swedish designer Jonas Forsman has created ‘Old News’ for Creatables, a Gothenburg-based network of designers who develop products made from waste materials
Old news gives your newspapers a good home waiting for recycling. Made from thrown-away sport felt, this magazine holder will help you recycle in a stylish and responsible way.
The idea behind the Creatables range is to take care of industrial waste material and make useful product from it. In this case, a felt material normally used for sport flooring is turned into a newspaper holder.
Old news is hand-made in Gothenburg and can be bought at the Creatables web shop. Designed in cooperation with the talented guys at Creatables.
Visit Jonas Forsman’s website – here. Visit the Creatables website – here.
The Carla Ridge Residence
This home in Beverly Hills, California has recently emerged from a two-year contemporary renovation, and has been listed for sale through the Westside Estate Agency – here.
X-Tense and V-Star by Konstantin Achkov
Bulgarian designer Konstantin Achkov has sent us his tensegrity themed furniture collections made of stainless steel cables and tubes.
Visit Konstantin Achkov’s website – here.
Make Your Own Rubber Hose Chair
Instructables.com is a website where “people share what they do and how they do it.” They recently posted instructions on how to make your own Rubber Hose Chair, like the one seen below.
It’s a little bit rough around the edges, but we like the idea because it’s a nice example of the modernist goal of making good design accessible to everyone.
See the whole process – here.
Contemporary Renovation of the Pasinetti House
The Pasinetti house in Beverly Hills, California was originally designed by the famous Mid-Century architect Haralamb Georgescu in 1958.
More recently, the home was bought by the real estate developer Tim Braseth of Willow Glen Partners in 2007, and has undergone a contemporary renovation by the restoration architects at Design Plus Construction.
The home is now being offered for sale through Hilton & Hyland – here.
