Organic Architecture involves designing houses and buildings that are harmoniously incorporated into the neighboring environment. Borrowing directly from organic shapes and forms, this architectural practice aims at creating designs that are, in a way, continuation of nature itself. The multi-million dollar home of Jay and Bev Doolittle, standing proudly amongst …
According to a statistical update on the census based data of United States in 2010, around 13 million Americans (aged 40 or over) will face some form of visual impairment by the year 2050. Now figure is of course an estimation, but it does signify the oft ignored scope of …
We have harped about headsets that allow us to read dog minds, and we have prattled about washing machines that can be operated by dogs. Suffice it to say, we are dog lovers! And, being proud of belonging to this group, we were surely happy to stumble across the curiously …
Contemporary toilet mechanisms have certainly crossed the threshold of their ‘lowest common denominator’ utility. With the chimes of efficiency ringing at all corners of home-oriented designs, aesthetics fused with efficiency remains the order of the day. And, in that the Iota Folding Toilet shines, with its futuristic yet flexible form-factor …
Why should technological brilliance be limited to phones, tablets and computers? With around 83 percent of American adults drinking at least one variety of coffee every day, companies around the world are actively trying to capitalize on the highly profitable caffeine industry with their smart coffee makers that do much …
In an attempt to optimize floor space, an enterprising Redditor with user name ‘Virian’ has constructed a uniquely functional, yet playful hanging loft bed for his son. A Hanging Loft Bed in Wood While the wooden framework of the bed is secured to the wall by means of lag bolts, …
As many of the modern consumers would expect, our compiled list of most advanced vacuum cleaners included quite a few robotic vacuum cleaner entries. In fact, these so-called robovacs are making a considerable splash in the commercial sphere, with the exalted Roombas leading the charge. Well, German-based designer Nasir Ashfaq has …
Back in December, we talked about how the ‘Well Being Toilet’ design has brought squatting back into vogue. And now it seems, British authorities from the logistics company DHL had to once again conform, albeit grudgingly, to this ‘old’ habit by building a special squat-friendly toilet for their foreign workers. …
It can certainly be counted as a rare occasion when we come across a uniquely modernistic structure set against the bucolic backdrop of the suburbs. Well, the Garden-Atelier designed by Jose Luis Berrueta fulfills this quota of rarity with its exclusive Cubist influence and the contrasting sylvan embodiment. The low-cost …
If only art had its practicality, we ‘laymen’ might have appreciated it! Well, the above pictured Pavati Tap shines in this exclusive capacity, by deftly bridging the gap between art and purpose. The wondrously conceived brainchild of designer Salmon Nortje, the ‘sculptural’ faucet incorporates two water jets that emerge from …
