Design News
Anna Nicole Smith furniture to be auctioned by Julien's in Las Vegas
This is one auction Christie’s and Sotheby’s didn’t fight over. The late Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, is putting hundreds of the former Playboy model's personal items on the block this month.
Shim-Sutcliffe Ravine House Wins Canadian Award
The Ravine House by Toronto-based Shim-Sutcliffe Architects has just won the 2010 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture award.
IKEA is coming to Bangkok. By end of 2011 we will open our doors to receive our first visitors. We are building a 40 000 sq. m store, filled with a wide range of well-designed, functional affordable home furnishing products for all functions of th...
Legends of La Cienega event pays tribute to Hollywood
If you're driving on La Cienega Avenue between Santa Monica and Beverly boulevards during these first weeks of May, you might think you've entered a drive-by tour of classic film sets.
Vondom at Salone del Mobile 2010
At Salone del Mobile 2010 in Milan, Spanish furniture manufacturer VONDOM exhibited their latest pieces. Especially prominent were the new designs from Karim Rashid and A-cero Architects.
Small Space Extreme in Beijing
The Beijing real estate market has shot up so fast in the last few years that many aren't able to afford living in real apartments in the city. This young professional rents a hyper-small "pod":
Vitra at Salone del Mobile 2010
The Switzerland-based furniture manufacturer Vitra exhibited at Salone del Mobile 2010 in Milan. Here are some photos of their booth:
Armani Hotel Dubai Opens In Burj Khalifa, World's Tallest Tower (PHOTOS)
Giorgio Armani's Armani Hotel Dubai opened in the Burj Khalifa tower today. Armani said, "Yesterday when I arrived and saw the hotel, I felt really emotional. After five years of working on this project, I finally saw how it all came to life. Work...
The South East Asia’s largest gift and houseware trade fair, “Bangkok International Gift Fair 2010 and Bangkok International Houseware Fair 2010 (BIG+BIH) is scheduled to open to foreign buyers on 20-23 April 2010 at the Bangkok International Trad...
SNAIDERO AT EUROCUCINA 2010: A PREVIEW
Eurocucina 2010: the showcase par excellence for the kitchen sector returns in April. This location has now become the absolute protagonist of future trends in materials, colours and design.
Thailand's Premier Furniture Showcase Featuring Over 860 Booths All Under the Concept of 'Living A Green Life'
The Department of Export Promotion (DEP), in collaboration with the Furniture Industry Club, the Federation of Thai Industries, and the Thai Furniture Industries Association, is organizing the Thailand International Furniture Fair 2010, or TIFF 20...
Following the great success of TIFF 2010, which attracts about 35,000 local and international visitors to truly establish itself as Asia's leading furniture producing and exporting hub from potential importers from all over the world, The Departme...
Fashion Island to host House ware Fair 2010
Fashion Island Shopping Center will be hosting House ware Fair 2010 to let home lovers enjoy shopping for household and home décor items in a dazzling selection of glassware, ceramic ware, woodenware, and plastic ware from top manufacturers.
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G1: The World’s First Transparent Pool Table
The G1 glass top pool table from Australia-based Nottage Design is an incredible fusion of modern styling and new technology.
LA-based artisan Giancarlo De Astis turns all kinds of aircraft parts from retired planes into industrial, retro-chic furniture. He gets the aeronautical leftovers from junkyards and plane graveyards in Arizona, and fashions tables, chairs, lamps ...
The gentle, cooling breeze of a ceiling fan adds a certain comfort to a room – and these contemporary designs from The Modern Fan add an aesthetic dimension too. These three new fans are designed for today’s living: they are unobtrusive yet quietl...
Latest Seoul Major Tourist Attraction : Banpo Bridge
Just a twist of design, a splattering of paint, a cheeky addition to something old can make it look brightly cheerful and attractive to the eyes again. The Banpo Bridge which crosses over the Han River in the Seoul capital of Korea has been given ...
This unexpected ultra-modern ceiling fan design is the new Enigma single blade fan from Fanimation. This fan turns on their head all assumptions of what a traditional fan must look like.
Flatshare Fridge
There are all kinds of conflicts between roommates, but with Flatshare, at least you won’t have to deal with someone else’s smelly science experiment in your fridge.