Quaint, charming and vividly glorious – architect Terunobu Fujimori’s picturesque treehouse design is impressive on many levels, covering the wide ambit between aesthetics and structure. Specially commissioned for the Kiyoharu Shirakaba Museum, the very first thing that strikes us is not actually the specimen itself, but rather the paradisiacal setting …
Effortless – this is the single word we would use if asked to describe the CROSS-iT shelving in a succinct manner. Conceived by Melbourne-based designer Alex O’Connell (of AOInnovations), the modular mechanism is based upon a set of multiple units that can be easily arranged by the user according to …
Futurism nestled in the lap of a mangrove forest – photographer Steve Areen’s aptly named ‘Dome Home’ provides us with a groovy example of a contemporary structure derived from vernacular architecture. Situated in Thailand, the conspicuous nature of the building is emanated by the unique dome shape, with the curves …
While celebrations like Halloween and Día de Muertos do bring some macabre fun into our lives, they are still months off as we write this post in April. Till then you can gleefully (or morbidly) pass your time with grim contrivances like the Bleeding Skull Candle. Oddly enough, the frightening …
Audacity and elegance, emotion and calmness, vibrancy and tranquility – the duality of styles and scopes make their presence felt in the SweetC, a fascinating furniture collection from ASTULA designed by Vincent Cadena. Comprising of a chair, armchair and wing chair; the entire line bridges the crucial gap between personal …
Whenever there are heavy projects of houses being moved and shifted from one place to another, we expect the aid of cranes and other imposing machinery. Well as it turns out, the Mennonites only believe in human power! In fact, the above video pretty much proves that – as 80 …
At the International Consumer Electronics Show(CES) in January as well as the Life Space UX Event held in March at its Ginza headquarters in Tokyo, Sony revealed more on the upcoming products slotted for summer 2014 launch. One of its chief innovations, demoed at both conventions, is the stupendously designed …
While known to most as All Fool’s Day, April 1 is also celebrated in countries around the world as the Edible Book Day. Started in 2000, the International Edible Book Festival is an annual event showcasing a variety of comestible “book art”, as tribute to French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. As …
When it comes to sofas and couches, customers today are indeed spoiled for choice. Here in Home Harmonizing, we have talked about the elegant Lampo Motion convertible sofa. And then there is the HerbSofa that comes with convenient storage units. The latest addition to this league of space-saving, multipurpose furniture …
Like fancy alarm clocks, the market for uniquely innovative bottle openers is steadily increasing. While some of the quirky ones make great presents, others bank on functionality and convenience as their selling points For instance, the super cool cutting board-cum-bottle opener B.O.B (a.k.a. Bottle Opener Board), from one of our recent …
