The phone-mimicking First Call chair aptly improves upon user privacy

The privacy scope of the user becomes more transparent (and hence more difficult) when it comes to furniture items arranged in public places. Well, the First Call chair by Dutch designer Ruud Van de Wier (for manufacturer Easy-Noisecontrol) smoothly traverses this predicament, by virtue of its unique phone-mimicking form. As …

Premium Beer Server Gokurei for cooling beer in the outdoors

While it may not be as ‘cool’ as the EP16 Concrete Planter/Cooler, the Premium Beer Server Gokurei (from Japanese company Takara Tomy Arts) holds its own in the department of cold served beers. Designed as a compact wireless contraption, the AA battery-powered Gokurei (which translates to ‘super cold’ in Japanese) …

Artist Gregory Kloehn creates mobile homes from dumpster trash!

We as armchair ‘aficionados’ have always praised art for art’s sake. But what about art that treads the conscientious path to make its mark in the practical realm? Well, Oakland-based artist Gregory Kloehn certainly believes in such a novel scope, as is evident from his incredible mobile home projects for …

10 grooviest cat-friendly furniture designs

According to a startling statistical figure from the American Pet Products Association, more than a whopping 68 percent of the American households own at least one pet! Assuming that majority of such furry companions live indoors, the interior designs of our homes become paramount, especially in their relation to a …

The ‘natural’ Heumandl Lamp made from flowers and hay

Lighting designs contrived from natural materials have their own essence of refinement. The above pictured Heumandl Lamp by Horst Philipp (for the Tante Lotte brand) accentuates this intrinsic charm with its incredibly organic credentials. The assortment of natural materials used for the ambient light includes – real Alpine hay and flowers. …

MIZA Z modular furniture system for the music aficionados among us

What happens when musicians, producers and other studio professionals need to tinker with their compositions even in their homes? Well, the answer must be – they buy furniture items like MIZA Z-Based Modular System. Created by Romanian design studio ZAOR, the MIZA Z is envisioned for heavy duty usage with …