Dutch design studio Denieuwegeneratie thought to convert a car into a tall bookshelf for the interior of their newly-built Dutch Mountain underground villa. By removing its engine, cutting out a large rectangular window in the roof, and placing the vintage Jaguar upright, the once active vehicle is transformed into an intriguingly attractive storage unit and shelving space. The trunk even […]

Two Belgian designers James Van Vossel and Tom De Vrieze, together Fox & Freeze, created this ultra light and rather gorgeous lounge chair. The product, called FF1, is made from a single sheet of synthetic felt. “Starting from a square surface, the felt is twisted and twisted again, just like a scarf, ending in an symmetric but also assymetric object, this is […]

Mobile is the name of the storage system, designed by Raumplus. This multifunctional product is based on a well-known sliding door principle. Only unlike traditional sliding door closets, which can take some considerable space in your room, this piece has no frame and no ceiling rails. Just doors, storage boxes and/or clothes racks and thin air. Thanks to this open approach, […]

Held annually in New York, the Kairos Global Summit is a conference that brings together some of the brightest and most promising young social entrepreneurs. This year’s summit brought 50 new companies to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where their leaders and CEOs had the ability to network with Wall Street executives and seek out investment opportunities. […]

Here is a soaring example of small space creativity from Parisian architects Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec. This airy-looking 50 m² dwelling used to be an artist studio with an awkward two-level layout. One of the main challenges in this project was to fit an independent bedroom into a limited space. The task has lead to an ingenious solution creating a floating […]

These days, it often seems as though most new inventions and innovations build off of other recent technologies in the digital world. In this sense smartphones grow increasingly sophisticated, laptops get sleeker and more powerful, and many of today’s most creative minds spend their time building increasingly advanced iPhone apps and computing software. The contemporary inventor and business innovator is […]

OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time. Its soothing cave-like interior shelters and isolates our head and hands (mind, senses and body) for a few minutes, without […]

TrendHunter: These tables by MDC Interiors makes it easy to give your home a naturalistic feel. A design firm owned by Mike Carpenter, MDC Interiors has created these tables out of reclaimed wood and inserted a center piece filled with green plants, moss and polished rocks. Sustainable Living Furniture [TrendHunter]