Awaiting A Death House, a home to await death

No doubt the name of this unsettling place, “A House Awaiting Death” but perfectly appropriate to customer requirements of the study Eastern Design Office: conscious of having no more than 15 years, the owner asked the architects to a home where wait serenely the time of death. The windows of this house overlooking... 

John Pawson’s design for the Monastery of Novy Dvur

How do you design a monastery? John Pawson, the architect of Novy Dvur, Czech Republic, answers thus: “focusing on a series of domestic spaces, a number of specialized areas, which have nothing to do with the typical family home”. Moreover, the rule of this Abbey circestenze difficult to reconcile with the rhythms... 

Blue House, a sustainable house since the name

Blue House was built by Pieter Weijnen Amsterdam ecosostenibilità voted with rules, starting from the name that evokes the blue sky and sea color that acts as a common thread throughout the apartment. Meanwhile, the facade facing south can forfeit all the warmth and all the light coming from the sun, the cooling system... 

Neutral, the second bathroom Newform Life

Newform Life, the neo-mark Newform dedicated to living design, propose innovative solutions for the ceramics in the bathroom. Traits neat and define the contours of the bathroom collection Neutral: straight lines and regular blend perfectly rounded contours and a formal balance in a delicate versatility. Perfectly adaptable... 

The refrigerator sitting Samsung

Increasingly, homes are designed or altered by giving less and less space to the kitchen, or eliminating it altogether in favor of a kitchenette. Appliances become so visible components that are part of interior living rooms and lounges. The new Samsung refrigerator designed by Dutch industrial designer GRO was designed... 

Bio Fireplace, bio fireplaces to be installed without chimney

Do you like fireplaces but you can not install one at home? Bio Fireplace, the new all line of fire in a fireplace, could afford to take away the itch. The fourteen models of Bio catalog, in fact, they work even without chimney: the flame is fed by using a biofuel derived from the distillation of fermented vegetable matter,... 

Brick and Mortar sofa, the sofa “brick”

The study Established & Sons in collaboration with designer Sebastian Wrong and Richard Woods has created the Brick and Mortar Sofa, sofa apparently of brick. Nearly optical contrast between black and white and very geometric lines, make a big impact sofa, suitable for many styles of furniture. The brick is of course... 

Futuristic designs: the desk-style “airplane” to MotoArt

MotoArt is a company known for its propensity to transform old pieces of furniture for airplanes in the home or office. In the latter category includes the new desks MotoArt signed, entering definitely be part of a futuristic design, shown in a very high-tech universe. MotoArt of office desks are made with pieces that recall... 

Library “City Map” by Markus Fischer

The eclectic artist Markus Fischer has designed a new library books, called “City Map”. Used by both sides as both library thing and as a divider between functional areas within the same environment, the City Map in itself brings something more, something that is the name suggest. The design of this library... 

Retro furniture style switches Fontina

You know those beautiful switches grandmother, now mostly relegated to collectors items? Well, for his sixty years the brand has decided to re-edit Fontina proposals obviously compatible with current standards in equipment. Made of porcelain and brass, the switches are finished in burnished, nickel element and gold. Beautiful...