Out of many prefab house concepts I’ve seen lately, this one stand out. Created by New Zealand based architect studio Atelierworkshop, this house is a beautiful reincarnation of a prosaic shipping container. Just like a regular container it ships anywhere in a truck or a helicopter, attaches easily to any plot of land and allows comfortable existence for two adults and two children. […]

When furnishings are competing with toys for space in a family home, the Abooba Chair would be a marvelous investment. This kooky design by Jaewook Kim is a clever hybrid of an armchair and a miniature playground. To appease the adult would who would certainly be buying this eccentric object, a generous sloped seat, arms and a backrest cushion provide […]

At first, I took a look at this wall-mounted shelving system and thought, “so what? It’s just a bunch of boxes.” But it’s not. Read on… Created by Korean designer Sehoon Lee, this set of wall boxes does the unexpected. The boxes are actually hinged together so that they can flex and move around each other into different shapes. Squaring […]

What shoebox dweller doesn’t dream about a walk-in closet… And while real estate limitations are hard to overcome, the solution might still be found. Consider this clever wardrobe by Netherlands based young designer Hosun Ching. The innovative item opens up to create a dressing room experience. Walk-in Closet Wardrobe [ShoeBox Dwelling]

A clever chalkboard from Restoration Hardware lets you hang a note where it’s sure to be seen. A boon for the busy and the forgetful, and indispensable for telling under-the-bed monsters – or brothers and sisters – to “Keep Out!”

Cube 6 is a brilliant invention of designer Naho Matsuno. It allows us to solve the most common small space related problem – guest seating. This compact item, which in its folded state can serve as a stool or a side-table, unravels to reveal six stools. A perfect solution for a party situation! Made from birch plywood and maple, Cube 6 […]

Boxyroom is the “matchmaker for long-term international property rentals”. It is a peer-to-peer property rental marketplace for landlords and tenants to deal directly. Once the match is made, when a landlord has accepted a suitable tenant who subsequently pays a one-month deposit, the parties are free to develop the ‘relationship’ further. Tenants who want to rent a place in foreign […]

Italian company Benetti Stone has decided to bring a bit of the outdoors in with their MOSSframe idea. They take natural stabilized lichen and contain it in a white lacquered frame that comes in seven different sizes for your walls. The collection requires zero maintenance due to the fact that it’s treated. So you get a little bit of nature, […]

My Treem is a whimsical lamp that has been shaped like a real-life tree (one that has lost its leaves, at least). Unlike similar light fixtures that focus on just one aspect of a tree, which the Bichos lamp does in terms of branches, My Treem simply brings a small tree into the home. Unlike a traditional tree wrapped in […]