Magazine > Digital Interiors: Pixel Furniture | 8-bit is exploding into a living room near you Last month we brought you an article on Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga’s pixel-inspired fashion designs, but it seems that the mighty pixel hasn’t limited its sights to the catwalk...they’'re invading your home too. That’s right, MS Paint has come to your living room. These 8-bit inspired furniture designs are the brain-child of Barcelona born London-based designer Cristian Zuzunaga. A graduate of London’s Royal College of Art, Cristian originally began exploring how natural and urban landscapes can be broken down to create unique discharges of colour on a canvas. By focusing on images until they become “infinitesimal geometric shapes” (what we’ve termed the ‘zoom-zoom’ effect) the overall form of the landscape dictates the pattern of colour that emerges from the palette. Or something like that. Now, we don’t know what landscape he pixellated to come up with these cushion designs, but gosh aren’t they lovely? What about a pixellated bin to mess with your sense of reality?
Creative Curved River Sinks Flow through Countertops Elkay has created a number of creative sinks for virtually any style or occasions, coming in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes for both residential and commercial use. The Mystic flowing sink, however, has to be their best yet. As shown above, this sink design curves and winds its way through a chosen surface. Other sinks by Elkay come in all kinds of innovative forms with various purposes. TetraBox Light by Ed Chew Liquid to Light Designer Ed Chew takes a green step in the right direction with the TetraBox lamp, a light object made from discarded drink packets that would have otherwise ended up in landfills already packed to the brim. The design is achieved by unfolding the packets and refolding them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections that are then pieced together to form a geodesic sphere or any other desired shape. Here, the Epcot-like ball makes an attractive overhead light and casts an impressive web of shadows and shapes on the surrounding space. Designer: Ed Chew
The Coolest Or Nerdiest Office Gadgets - 30 Examples | Design your wa... The office is most of the times a cold and impersonal place that most of the times and that must be corrected. You could do that by getting some gadgets to make you feel more like home or to entertain you in the working breaks. In my opinion, the employer should buy some of these gadgets cause in a way or another they actually increase the work productivity. USB cup warmer – £9.99 Why is it that a really good cuppa always seems to cool at 10 times the normal rate when you’re working at your computer? Knuckle duster mug – £9.95 – £10.95 Don’t be a MUG! Funslides carpet skates – $19.95 Bendi Light Up Wateproof Keyboard – £29.99 There is a whole world of life inside your keyboard, biscuit crumbs, coffee spills, bits of yesterday’s sandwich, and all sorts of other undesirable muck that floats in un-invited. Glowing a sumptuous electric blue you can now type silently (no noisy key clunking) into the night. Excalibur USB Beverage Warmer/Cooler – $24.99 EXCALIBUR 601 USB Beverage Warmer/Cooler.
Luxurious NYC Penthouse Apartment with Astounding Space Design This next exquisite penthouse comes from the amazing collection of Sotheby`s for sale portfolio. Located in New York City`s gorgeous TriBeCa neighborhood , the luxurious penthouse apartment has an extended space that measures over 10,000 square feet, all designed and carefully maintained so that the luxury can be recognized in every corner. Even from outside, one can see the huge glass windows that flood the interior with pure sunshine and absorb any worries. Three private terraces surprise the view with amazing panoramas of the city that never sleeps.
More Quilled Lettering! Ready for some more fab lettering? Today's examples were created by a quilling newbie who was inspired by Yulia Brodskaya, just like Kara from Monday's post. Erin Casner quilled Everything is Awesome as her very first project! Erin snipped the end off the eye of a needle to use as a rolling tool and cut strips of lightweight cardstock from her stash. Consider these rainbow paloozas as Erin calls them - love that! Next, Erin made this Imagine piece, also for the baby's room. This nice, big C is her most recent piece for the nursery. Follow Erin's adventures via her blog, Schmancy-ness.
Hug Chair by Ilian Milinov A Chair for Clingy Lovers If you’ve ever had someone sit in your lap, you know that 15 minutes is about the max your legs can handle. It’s really not fair. The Hug chair brings simple design and human gesture together for that extra time you want to sit with your significant other. When you’re away from your special someone the extra seat doubles as a convenient space, perfect for catching up on video chat. Designer: Ilian Milinov Cliche Finder Have you been searching for just the right cliché to use? Are you searching for a cliché using the word "cat" or "day" but haven't been able to come up with one? Just enter any words in the form below, and this search engine will return any clichés which use that phrase... Over 3,300 clichés indexed! What exactly is a cliche?See my definition Do you know of any clichés not listed here? This is Morgan, creator of the Cliche Finder. Or, you might like my crazy passion project: Spanish for Nerds: Learning Spanish via Etymologies! Back to cliches... if you would like to see some other Web sites about clichés? © S. Special thanks to Damien LeriAnd to Mike Senter Morgan's Web page
The Collector’s Loft, Art Gallery and Living Space Combined We really appreciate the originality of this apartment design by UNStudio located in downtown Manhattan, New York. Called “The Collector’s Loft”, this beautiful home combines the elegance of an art gallery with the coziness of a common apartment. The owner wanted a special place for depositing his books and different artifacts he had collected throughout the years, a crib that would offer him the comfort of interacting with art. You can observe the outcome in the photos below but before you do, here is more information on this unusual house from the designers: “Gently flowing curved walls were introduced to virtually divide the main space into proportionally balanced spaces. This created zones of comfortable proportions for domestic use, while simultaneously generating a large amount of wall space for the display of art. The meandering walls frame an open a space that privileges long perspectives, with more sheltered corners and niches nestled in the curves.