While it doesn’t quite attain the heights of a comfortable Hobbit Hole, the Kolarbyn Ecolodge might just be the befitting secluded solution for a weekend getaway from your hectic rat-race lifestyle. Snugly nestled in Sweden’s Berslagen Forest, the notion behind the solitary construction is to ‘go back to basics’ in …
Cakes, biscuits, toasts and wafers; we all have had our fair share of pigging out sessions on the sofa. The glorious print ad campaign for Vorwerk’s Kobolt VC 100 vacuum cleaner puts a humorous twist to our unrelenting and unsound munching habits, by transforming entire couches into confectionery items. The …
The Chinese town of Fengjing (in Shanghai’s Jinshan District) despite its small size, is known for its stone bridges, water canals and exhibition of folk art. And, now the modest town can boast of its contemporary albeit quirky landmark in the form of the incredible upside down house. As we …
How far are we willing to go to test out our endurance in terms of patience and experience? The bold endeavor undertaken by a duo of performance artists (Alex Schweder and Ward Shelley), asks us such deep questions, albeit with a lighthearted side to the whole affair. So what did …
Industrial playground – this in a nutshell describes the B14 Townhouse, a terraced house constructed along the Berlin Wall by architectural firm XTH-Berlin. With completely glazed facades and boasting of an area of 230 sq m (around 2,474 sq ft), the ‘magic’ happens in the interior with sloping floors, adjustable …
Weapons and home accessories have a history of NOT going hand in hand. There is a good reason for that – armaments tend to lose their ‘combative charm’ in the peaceful (or is it?!) domestic arena. But as always, there are some designers and studios who have taken up the …
The Soviets were known for their space technology, aircraft designs and political arm-twisting. And now it has come to focus that many Soviet engineers and architects also dabbled with the interesting possibility of making viable plastic houses for urban habitation. In fact, the above pictured prototype of the plastic house was …
After the completion of Second World War, the United States armed forces have made their presence felt across Korea, Cuba, Panama, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan; just to name a few world locations. Suffice it to say, there are various weapons and armaments left from such military campaigns, starting from Cold …
A cube is generally considered to be the most basic structural denomination in a balanced furniture conception. The ingenious designers from Studio Pang have take advantage of this ‘primal’ effectiveness of geometry to contrive their nifty creation. The end result is the Cubico collection of outdoor furniture (for Italian brand …
A few days ago, we talked about the Maki Stairs that showcased their own brand of storage credentials. Dutch design studio Mieke Meijer has built upon this core idea of multi-functionality, with their utterly ‘collective’ stair installation – Object élevé. Commissioned by designer Just Haasnoot (for his home in The …
