Curve Frame Sofa Set

Curve Frame Sofa Set is a new iteration on Cho Hyung Suk’s Frame Sofa. It consists of a sofa, side table and stool. The sofa and stool have three cushions and the frames have a smooth curve to hold each cushion.

Infinity Bath by designer Aleksander Mukomelov

The Infinity Bath by designer Aleksander Mukomelov takes spa bathrooms to a whole new level. Not only does it resemble a tulip, but it is sleek and modern, while also being perfect for a relaxing candle-lit bubble bath.

It is designed with a remote control system and a mini-computer mounted on the side panel through which can easily adjust the water temperature, feed rate, modes of hydro-massage jets, select music, choose oil or perfume for aromatherapy. Remote connected to the Internet and intelligent home system, through which you can pre-enable the desired mode.

According to the designer, this bathtub is equipped with a mini-computer control system of innovation to this never used in the bathrooms – the system consists of a removable cartridge with the various components (components may vary from pine oils to sea salt, or perfume), cartridges may be purchased in specialty stores with products for bath.

The future is now, people. Get this into production!

Form follows Fun

I want this shirt so badly it hurts, but I just can’t justify spending $55 on a t-shirt.

Brooklyn Fare by Mucca Design

Mucca Design created this design system for the new grocery store Brooklyn Fare. The branding of the new store, focuses on healthy, environmentally sound goods at reasonable prices. Mucca designed a custom typeface, color palette and complete system including employee uniforms and in-store graphics. I think the color palette and the over-all tone of the graphics are bright and fresh.

Kona Brewing

Kona Brewing is based in Hawaii and fittingly they use elements from vintage Hawaiian posters for their packaging and labels.

A Cup Collection - Notebooks by Bold Ideas!

Oh how I love these notebooks by Bold Ideas! The concept is so simple, yet so clever. The designer uses the color inspiration of different beverages and applies them to notebook covers. The “Nutrition Facts” labels aren’t so bad, either. I want to collect all of these just to admire them.

Sosushi

Sosushi is the first sushi franchising network in Italy believe it or not. While Sosushi prides itself on their extrovert menu, they also take great pride in the design of each restaurant. This is very evident in the Turin, Italy restaurant designed by UAU Architects. Located deep in the city center of this historical urban city, UAU was challenged to create a modern and trendy space within this small old stationery store. The result is beautiful.

The shop is finished with the amazing Plexwood with matte white and magenta furniture to give an illusion of a spacious interior. The biggest challenge of the project was to optimize the space “in the deep research of order and refinement that distinguish all our architectures, not avoiding pragmatism.”

UAU was able to maximize this small space by working around the perimeter. They created benches and shelves that extended deep into the corners, which in turn, eliminated many awkward nooks and crannies and made the restaurant feel very open.

“The shop is increasing his business day by day and almost everybody who comes here is stunned by the design” — Giorgio Pettenuzzo, owner of the shop.

Paimio Chair by Alvar Alto

This modern lounge chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek was originally designed for tuberculosis patients to sit in for long hours every day. The chair’s back is angled so that the patient can breathe most easily. It is made from bent laminated birch with a solid birch frame.

Scout Books

Customization and options are awesome! People love having color options for their iPod nanos, designing their own skins for their laptops and much more. Now, you can do the same with 100% recycled paper notebooks thanks to Scout Books. You also have an option to purchase ready-made designs in three-packs. I’m definitely bookmarking this.

intelligent. design

intelligent. design. is a new company operating under the concept of “intelligent clothing,” or clothing that is encourages people to think (and is also cleverly designed). Their t-shirts contain graphics that are aesthetic, meaningful and thought-provoking, without dictating an opinion. Rather than make statements, the designs invite you to think and come to your own conclusions.

Måns Salomonsen

Cocoon by Måns Salomonsen is combined decoration, storage and cultivation for the kitchen window. Grow spices and store fruits in the organic shape and you get both life and color in the kitchen. Cocoon is made of clay which absorb water from the cultivation, when it’s evaporates the storage is cooled down.

Spuntino

Some great designs from Swiss designer Dino Salvatico.

Spuntino means “little snack” in Italian — such a fitting name for this birdfeeder. Now you can give birds a little snack in your backyard!

Botanical Gardens in Louisiana by buildingstudio

buildingstudio’s botanical gardens in New Orleans Park, Louisiana, was a project inspired by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Post-Katrina, the City of New Orleans Botanical Garden commissioned a small demonstration pavilion to show firsthand how gray water reuse, rainwater harvesting and solar power might work for the average homeowner. Inside the pavilion is more information about how residents can reduce their carbon footprint while making a more pleasant living environment.

This project is a 12-ft. cube covered in aluminum screens (high-content, post-consumer) on three sides with an interior made of reclaimed lumber from homes demolished by the storm. The structure is framed in eco-friendly-treated lumber with the west wall screen made of bamboo grown on site at the Botanical Garden.

More about the environmental considerations:

Water is harvested from the pavilion roof, channeled through the structure’s interior via an open downspout that spills onto a catch basin in the floor. From there, the water cleansing demonstration relies on native water plants in a sandy-medium trough. Cleansed water is collected in the wetlands demonstration area which is a holding pool for a vertical garden wall.

This living wall, with plants native to the region, extends out from the pavilion’s interior. The vegetation grows in horizontal planting trays which were once conduit chases for off-shore oil rigs from the region. (in typical home use the living wall could easily become a vertical vegetable garden that relied on gray water). A photovoltaic array to harness the sun’s energy operates the pavilion’s electrical components.

The project was built by buildingstudio and graduates of the Tulane University School of Architecture City Center.