Wonderful Modern Interior Designs
Welcome to Sarah O's blog, where you'll find the latest news in the wonderful world of modern interior design. From the sleek and ultra-contemporary, to the quirky and bizarre, I'll bring you up to speed on the latest innovations in the world of interiors. Come here to get your twenty-first century design fix, and don't be shy about dropping a comment or two!
Studio Verissimo Recycles Plastic Spoons into Furniture
by Sarah OOn the quixotic quest towards eco-friendly living, Studio Verissimo
have constructed 'Spoon Collection '09', a series of tables and a hanging lampshade from red
plastic disposable spoons.
Traveling Fire Trunk for those Chill Nights
by Sarah OThough not quite yet the colder seasons, fireplaces have been making
the rounds on the design blogs these days, and one particularly kitschy
little number is this portable fire in a trunk from Atria.
Heat up the Night with the Babylon Hanging Fireplace
by Sarah OThis 'hanging fireplace of Babylon' from designer Stephane Perruchon promises to heat up the coolest of interiors.
Hu2 Wall Stickers Paint Your Walls Cool
by Sarah OUltra hip wall stickers from British Hu2 Smart Vinyl Laboratory are a cheap way to decorate your space in a big way.
Spoticam: Security Camera or Innocent Desk Lamp?
by Sarah OPerhaps made with the exhibitionist in mind, Antrepo design company
brings us the Spoticam, a lamp that looks like a security cam.
Ribbon Staircase Offers a Vertical Challenge
by Sarah Oif you're particularly nimble or enjoy a challenge crossing vertical
lines, then this staircase by HSH Architects might be right up your
alley.
Lightbrix: Interactive Modular Lighting
by Sarah OFrench design house HeHe have constructed Lightbrix, a modular lighting system that allows the user to design their own personal lighting structure to suit any mood or configuration.
Green Your Lighting: PET Water Bottle Lamps
by Sarah OIn an astounding display of creativity, Malaysian designers Su Sim and Lisa Foo have repurposed PET water bottles into amazing lighting.
Cassette's Not Dead! Funky Lighting from Ooomydesign
by Sarah OA thing of the distant past, the iconic Sony Walkman cassette player used to be the way of toting one's tunes while on the go, short from hoisting a ghetto blaster atop your shoulder. To make use of these fine, albeit bulky pieces of memorabilia, designer Vanesa Moreno has crafted a series of cassette tape lamps for ooomydesign.
Flatshare Fridges: Food Storage Solutions for Roommates
by Sarah OAre roommates a part of your daily life? Shared living space can get a little hairy at times, but Flatshare Fridges takes the guess work out of determining whose mossy leftovers are stinking things up.
July 2009
Cheeky iBum Photocopying Chair Captures Your Bum
Not Your Granny's Chandelier: Bike Chain Lighting
Enliven Your Interiors with 'Clouds' Textile Tiles
Fire and Water Meet in the Dramprom Light
Simple and Effective: The Kazu Light
Saving Face: The SmartFaucet from iHouse
Past and Present Collide with 'Dear Diary 1.0'
Riding the Wave: Fluxus Light Installation
Back to Basics: The Black and White Clock
Space-Saving Storage: The CD Roll
Solar Powered IDEA: Lighting that Orbits Your Home
The Origin Washstand Gets You Back to Nature
A Thousand Strands of Light: Altrove Lighting
Cover Your Floors in a Blanket of Riches with Penny Tiling
June 2009
New Concepts in Water Conservation: the Reduce-Your-Use Bathmat
Get Wired with the Outlet Wall
Inflatable Furniture Gets an Upgrade with 'Via Lattea'
Turn Up the Heat with the Oven Re-Constructed
Indoor Gardening Flipped: The Sky Planter
Furniture that Eats Itself: The Auto-Cannibalistic Table
Personalize Your Walls With Paintable OLED Tiles
Paper Landscapes Cover New Ground in Lighting Design
All Tied Up: The Fattie Chair by Tracy Deramus
The Personalized Commode: Toilet Pages
Kurage Fiber Optic Lamp by Sschemata
Text-ile Chair: Taking Keyboards Out of Con-text
Sebastian Errazuriz's Flipping Wall Shelves
Ameba: New Shapes in Lighting
'The Idea of a Tree': Solar-Powered Furniture Making Machine
Paris' Own Bears Cave: a Project by Paul Coudamy
Robert Hoffman's Modular Lighting Hits Home
Let the Sunshine In: Lightfacet Modular Window Blind and Room Divider
Ryuichi Tabu's Tree-Shaped Air Conditioner, 'Breath'
Shelly Sabel's Umbrella Chandeliers: A Shower of Creative Lighting
Sebastien Wiernick's OnSite Installations
Nature's Manifesto and the Growing Chair from Michel Bussien
Beton S-Chair Transformer: The Instant Armchair
On Lockdown: The Numlock Door Handle
May 2009
Stand Back! This Table Will Self Destruct... In a While
Clock Clock: The Analog Digital Clock
Interactive Lighting: 'Disturb Me' by the Popcorn Makers
Pandora Box Unleashes Modern Furniture
Kitchen of the Future: Rendez-Vous and Volare from Electrolux
Utterly Composed: The Composition Chair
Not Just Small Change: Johnny Swing's Nickel Couch
Gitta Gschwendtner's Uncanny Lamps
Swell Light: Rises with the Temperature
Alice Wang Designs Chairs for the Dysfunctional
ODA's ROOM: Modern Modular Furniture
April 2008
Milan Design Week: Spotlight on Nendo
Rob Zinn's Heliocentric Lighting Expands Into the Future
Seating for Squares: The Box Bench
Ji Lee's Mini Parallel World Turns Yours Upside Down
Enhance Your Flower Power With the Antibodi Chair
Welcome to the Dollhouse: Mini-TV Really Works
Milan Design Week: Spotlight on Vahakn Matossian
Sip of Light: Portable LED To-Go Cup
Expand Your World With Molo Design
Studio Nommo Rocks the House with Their Ultra-Funky Wallpaper
Mini-House Addition Won't Upset Your Landlord
Knit One, Pearl Two - The Lampshade that Knits Itself
Sleep Peacefully With These Intruder Deterrents
Bring the Noise - and Art - With Artcoustic Speakers
March 2008
Catch Some ZZZs With the Convertible Computer Bed
Meltdown with Tom Price's Bizarre Chairs
Full Moon Sideboard Glows in the Dark
Footlume Carpet Lights the Way With Every Step You Take
Solas Lights Bring "Global" Enlightenment
Maintain the Balance with One Smart Bookshelf
Zip Your Lights Down Low With the Zipper Light
Drunken Butterfly Master: Paul Villinski's Beer Can Art
Lighting Gets Ill: Lichtinfusion by Christian Maas
Design Collaborative NEL Invites Us to Play (and Think)
ASCII Code Curtain Branches Into Home Decor
BedUp Touches Down in Space-Saving Style
Be the Firestarter With a Platonic Fireplace
Stainless Steel Gets a Facelift With Full Blown Metal Designs
Kick Up Your Heels with the Shoe Chandelier
February 2008
Plano Furniture is Off the Wall
The Ripple Faucet Makes Some Seriously Stylish Waves
My Other Half Wine Glasses Make You Cry Over Spilt Wine
Connected at the Hip: PVC-Wrapped Furniture
Clear the Table Two Ways With the Fusion Table
Flower-Friendly Faucet Freelances as a Vase
Take a Little Off the Top With the Cut Lamp
Star Quest Constellation Carpets Are Out of This World
Solutions for Negligent Plant Lovers: The I.V. Planter
Get Forked Up with UtiliTILE's Creative Storage Methods
"Air Sketch" Your Scribbles Into Furniture with FRONT Design
Susurrus: Lighting that Whispers Sweet Nothings
The Bravit Candle Spreads Like Wildfire
The TV Easel: An Artful Way to Display Your Television
My Bleeding-- er-- Beating Heart
Coil Up With the Spiral Lamp by 101 Design
The ABCs of Contemporary Seating
Look at Your Interior and Love It With Mira En Tu Interior Designs
Raise Your Kundalini With the Abyss Lamp
Sofa Community: Savvy Seating for the Socially Minded
Plug Into the Charged World of Electronic Textiles
Flying High: Ikarus Wax Lamp Melts Over Time
Win Big With Scratch Off Wallpaper by Linda Florence
Magnetic Cups Make Drinking Fun
Time Keeps on Ticking Into the Future With the Tik Tak Clock
A Pocket Full of Posies: 10 Cool Vases to Get You Ready for Valentine's Day
Stay Toasty With Marco Dessi's Twisted Radiator
January 2008
Lighting to Inspire Poetry: Celine Wright
BeHive: New Ideas in Group Seating
Say You Want a Revolution? The Panorama Sofa Takes You There
UK Designer "Reestores" Everyday Waste Into Furniture
For the Birds: Raumhochrosen Scales Down Historic Architecture
Hang Some Green on Your Walls With the Indoor Living Wall Planter
All Tied Up: Supernatural Puts A Twist Into Modern Wallpaper
Say It Like You Feel With Interactive Message Tape
What's the Future of Dining? Top 10 Picks for the "Dining in 2015" Competition
Heat Up Your Bath With Color-Changing Tiles
Sparkler Lamp Lights Up Your Night
Don't Just Sit There! Levitate With the Hoverit Lounger
Lussedia Chair Brings the Bling Bling
Embrace Your Inner Librarian: 7 Cool Storage Ideas for Books
Come Clean With the "Clean Lady" Bucket
Trick Out Your Tank With These Toilet Graphics
The Rocking Cube: Not Your Grandma's Rocker
Styrofoam Couch Takes DIY to the Next Level
Imbroglio Calendar: Your Dose of Daily Abstraction
Handy CD Storage Doubles as Wall Art
Designer Radiators by Carisa Heat Things Up in Style
Lighting Ideas From Your Kitchen Drawer : Francois Legault
Time Is On Your Side With the Emily Wall Clock
Waterfall Bar Looks Wet, You Stay Dry
The Light Drop: LEDs on Tap
The Love Mattress: Modern Sleeping Solutions for Couples
December 2007
Book Art: Brian Dettmer Carves Away New Worlds
Mini-Size Your Functional Decor with "Pull + Push" Designs
Sitscape Sofa Builds Your Favorite Seating Position Into the Design
The Pear Light: Portable LED Lighting Picked Fresh Off the Branch
Want a Chair That Follows You Wherever You Go? Try "Take A Seat" Interactive Mobile Seating
The Flat Life Project Lights Up in 3D
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall: Narcisse Mirrors Might Be the Fairest
Top 10 Holiday Gift Picks for Tea and Coffee Lovers
Sexy Lighting Comes Home with the Gilda Collection
The Mikado Lamp Spreads Its Wings
Deck the Trees: 5 Cool Holiday Ornaments
The Latest in Christmas Trees: 7 Modern Replacements for the Traditional Christmas Tree
Delightful Dandelight LED Lamp is Battery-Powered
That’s a Wrap – 7 Funky Gift Wraps That Think Outside the Box
Award-Winning Pencil Bench by Boex Blends Art, Office Supplies and Function
ETree Floor Lamp is Way Cooler Than Traditional Christmas Trees
The Fine Art of Drinkable Art
November 2007
Hulger Low-Energy Light Bulbs Bring Funky Home
Plant-Based Filter Looks Cool and Cleans Air
French Decanters Make Wine a Centerpiece
Tanya Aguiniga's Art Crosses Into Funky
Lamponi Lamps Give Old Parts New Life
Matchlights: A New Twist on Playing With Fire
Heat Up Your Holidays with These Funny Ice Breakers
Great Ideas for Non-traditional Holiday Decor
The Lomme Bed: Adventures in Sleeping
Rawstudio Brings Flava to Your Furniture
Roly Poly Drink Glasses Make You Want to Party
Nature Finds a Home Inside With Gore Designs
The Exact Science of Paper Art
Lines Gone Wild! Contemporary Seating by Brodie Neill
Watch Your Step on Disappearing "Wall Stairs"
Table Without a Top: New Concepts in Kitchen Essentials
Pucker Up with Your Own Unique “Kiss Print”
DelighTable Excites and Delights
Awake With The "Glo" Of This Cool New Pillow
Crealev Makes Levitation Look Easy
Loope Lupita: A Twist on Modern Seating
Illumination for Wallflowers
Open the Door to a New Era of Table Tennis
October 2007
Abduction Lamp Sheds Light on the Truth
The Paperclip Lamp: An Evolutionary Design
Tricks and Treats for the Home for More Halloween Fun
The End of the Naked Cord - Redefining Illumination
"Glo" with the Flow of Modern Lighting
Beauty and the Beef
Say Yes to no!no! Hair Removal
Genetic Testing Helping the Battle Against Counterfeiting
The Secret Life of Sunscreens - Nanoo Nano



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