OK, I can see it’s cantilevered. But I can’t help feeling it would look better if it did have some other visible means of support. Design that appears to flout the laws of physics can be eye-catching, arresting, thought-provoking. But in the kitchen, how would it be once the novelty has worn off? I think ...
Did you see the Air New Zealand economy class “Sky Couch” announcement this week? Clearly designed so that slim and consenting adults can stretch out even in cattle class – though what happens when they hit turbulence, I don’t know. How much better it is than a regular economy seat, I wouldn’t like to say. ...
Here we are, the first Monday of the first real workweek of 2010 – I’m sure I’m not alone in having to end my holiday induced semi hibernation, and get back to the real world and real work. To start the week, the year, and the decade on the right note, here are three inspiring ...
Something I’ve always thought about that lyric, is that when Christina Rossetti wrote it, she was really, really tired of Winter. And she had seen quite enough snow for a lifetime already, thank you, and would be quite happy not to see any more ever again. In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth ...
For the most part, I try to ignore the many “gift guides” that pop up all over the blogosphere this time of year – but I’m making an exception for these crystalline salt and pepper shakers suggested by Design Crisis if, and only if, I can have this house to put them in: Wouldn’t that ...
These stools make me think of three extremely chic ladies lunching. They’re so elegant, I think it would totally spoil them were anybody to actually sit on them. Well, any ordinary person, anyway. Audrey Hepburn could carry it off. These are Varier’s Eight Stools designed by Olav Eldoy, via. I must admit we don’t get ...
Well, they’re attracting me, at least. If you were a visitor from another planet would you even know that these two rooms share the same purpose? One is as soft and organic as the other is sharp, clean and minimal. That’s what I love about kitchen design – all the extremes and the myriad of ...