BRAVE SPACE HOLLOW DINING SET
Brave Space Design has become somewhat of a perennial favorite here at Inhabitat, drawing our attention with the Tetris-inspired shelves. And this weekend, you can check them out at this year’s
green furniture
GALAPAGOS COFFEE TABLE
There’s something unconditionally appealing about seeing greenery growing in unexpected places. Whether it’s from concrete, rooftops or furniture, it’s a decorative detail that adds
SOLV STUDIO
Many of us who live on the coasts develop a bias for the outer edges of our country. I think it’s safe to say that we often assume trends develop from the outside and make their way in, rather than
REEL ROCKER
Everybody loves a rocking chair. From classic porch rockers to high-end “gliders”, the rocker is superior among chairs. Making the rocking experience all the more care-free is Reel Furniture,
KNIT CHAIR
Once, during a paralyzingly cold winter, you decided to take up knitting. You bought a soft ball of yarn and a pair of needles and plopped down on your couch with the lofty goal of making a skull cap with
OOOOOOOMs
What is it about the Dutch and design? Why is it that most witty and thought-provoking designers these days all seem to be coming out of the Netherlands? Tord Boontje, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerious,
reSEAT
Hauptman Products Inc. (HPI) was founded five years ago with a mission to create well designed products that are socially and environmentally responsible. Judging by the aesthetics and specs of their
GEORGIE BENCH
54Dean is a Brooklyn based design duo making some remarkable furniture. The studio’s Georgie Bench (named after George Nelson’s famous slat bench), is made with sustainability in mind, thanks
LAWN COUCH
How much oxygen did your furniture produce today? Wouldn’t you rather be sitting outside in the back yard, than indoors on your couch? Now you too can have the best of both worlds, and sculpt lawn
RECYCLED SEATBELT FURNITURE
Buckle up! Not only do seatbelts save lives, but they make for super strong and comfortable furniture as well. The tightly woven nylon that makes seat belts capable of withstanding up to 5,000 pounds of
TOUCH DESIGN STUDIO
I discovered Touch Design while trying to track down the origin of this wine glass chandelier which caught my eye at The Future Perfect. Touch design, a two person industrial design consultancy started by
BRENT COMBER’S FALLEN BRANCH FURNITURE
Brent Comber innovative furniture collection caught my eye at ICFF. This unusual table is made entirely from alder branches collected at Brittania Beach, outside Vancouver. The designer dries the
EXPANDING TABLE
One of the best things I saw at ICFF was this expanding table design by Austrian furniture company Xpand System. What I love about this is that the design is so simple and uncluttered, and the
PHOTOGRAPHIC WOOD TRANSFERS
At ICFF, design company OHIO was showing something innovative: photographic transfers onto wood. The table shown above has a very subtle photographic transfer on the top. At first glance it just looks
LED Glass Table
Ingo Maurer’s LED Table was on display at the ICFF and at the Ingo Maurer opening party last night. I can’t stop staring at this table. I think its partly due to the “oooh sparkly”
HIGH TECH MOD CABINET
These may look like run-of-the-mill cute modernist cabinets, but they are oh-so-much more. Glide’s MOD cabinet is actually more like a stylish safe, with a bluetooth?enabled fingerprint reading lock
MODULAR TWIST-TOGETHER LIGHTS
To go with your MOD Cabinet, Glide also makes a series of cute modular lights. The Twist-Together lights will appeal to the kid in you with their Lego-esque, building?block design. They can be assembled
FAVELA CHIC
Since Brazil’s favelas are a hot topic these days, (Funky do Morro, Cidade de Deus, uhhh…Nike’s advertising?) I thought now would be a good time to reintroduce the designers who first
RECLAIMED WOOD FURNITURE
Design company RG Furniture creates modern furniture from reclaimed antique lumber. All their designs: tables, seating, lighting and shelving, combine an antique wood aesthetic with simple modernist
TETRIS SHELVING
Yesterday at BKLYN DESIGNS, I came across this fabulous storage systems made out of modular TETRIS-shaped blocks. This design, by Brooklyn company Brave Space, is intended for “Life-size
MORE DOORS
Okay, so I know I am writing a lot about doors recently. I just can’t resist. Finally door design is becoming about more than just blocking or facilitating movement into a space. About time! Urban
SCRAPILE FURNITURE
Recycling junk materials to make new objects is good for the environment, as everyone knows. But in addition to being ecologically sound, recycled designs can be visually stunning as well. Case in point:
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