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Where the rubber meets the powder room

segd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:31 +0000

“Our car-centric culture has left so many tires in the trash piles of the U.S. that the team at Santa Monica, Calif.–based architecture firm Minarc decided to turn them into something useful: bathroom sinks.” — A.M.

Mirrorhotel

segd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:51:13 +0000

“Designed to be accessed by a rope bridge, the Mirrorcube suite comes with a double bed, small bathroom, and a terrace on the roof.

To prevent birds from colliding with the treehouse, the glass was laminated with infrared film that only birds can see.” — A.M.

(Almost) instant guest room

segd — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:42:01 +0000

“Before Tia arrived I had big plans & dreams to have the downstairs basement decorated & furnished. Well, that didn’t happen. And I was SUPER bummed. Especially because I knew she’d have to sleep on an air mattress on the floor. But, I took a look around at all the moving boxes still needing unpacked & was immediately motivated to create something from them.” — A.M.

Topographical carpet

segd — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:48:10 +0000

“Pictured here is the topographical carpet by Laurens van Wieringen. A carpet that’s made up of innumerable foam bars of varying shades and heights. Jotted together, these simple looking foams form a landscape that’s a kind of like a topographic map. This uber-cool carpet is not the work of single person. Laurens along with his 29 friends came up with a pixelated 3D home furnishing item.” — A.M.

Wine barrel staves as flooring

segd — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:35:40 +0000

“Fontenay Wood has created a line of flooring made from reclaimed wine barrels. The Cooperage collection uses the head of the barrel to display the markings unique to the wines stored inside. The Wine Infusion collection takes the unmarked pieces of wood and shows off the color variation that has developed during the wine making process. The Stave collection uses the outer sides of the barrel where the hoops have imprinted a distinct pattern.” — A.M.

Cityscape wall tiles

segd — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:31:56 +0000

“Understanding the design of cities is all about scale. Take these tiles, for instance, that let you lord over your very own urban universe, right from the comfort of a home kitchen or bathroom – they look like concrete, cork or slate from a distance due to their texture, but up close they reveal a winding cityscape.” — A.M.

Hand work

segd — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:47:57 +0000

“Enthralled by the idea that something creative can be constructed with nothing more than one’s own appendages, designer Victoria Cramsie created this fabulous wallpaper design for children. In that vein, the wallpaper design is titled ‘Hand Made.’ It’s lovely and fantastic and screenprinted.” — A.M.

Custom cabinets on a budget

segd — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:17:12 +0000

“Homeowners, apartment dwellers, or anyone with a kitchen: Have you ever wished for the ability to simply swap out your cabinet door fronts rather than have to replace your entire kitchen?

Enter SemiHandmade. They’ll create custom cabinet doors, panels, and drawer fronts to your specifications that you can install on those IKEA / Home Depot / Lowe’s cabinet boxes you already have. Genius! And, unlike stock door manufacturers, they hand-select the materials, offering choices you simply can’t find elsewhere else; things like sequence-matched veneers, color laminate on multi-ply, and any number of recycled finds (think baskeball court flooring or old barn lumber)!” — A.M.

Interactive wall rug

segd — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:29:13 +0000

“Tens of thousands of tiny fibers, spread across ten square feet of wall, come together in this clever design. Each fiber is attached via a socket joint to make it the right balance of firm and flexible – far easier to create patterns in than your typical home carpet.” — A.M.

Public toilet as bordello

segd — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:38:25 +0000

“Maltese studio Chris Briffa Architects have renovated a public toilet in Valletta, Malta, inspired by the facility’s location in what was once a red-light district.” — A.M.