12 Most Creative Home Wallpapers. Paul Coudamy is an architect working and living in Paris. His work is a mash up of brilliance and inventiveness that creates an unbelievable end product such as office called the Bears Cave. The ‘Bears Cave' is emphasized by Parisian rock and brick walls creating a solid and mineral atmosphere. The cavern walls are created using wood waste pieces collected in dumpsters, sidewalks and wastelands. Not all the cool designs are expensive; a man went to Home Depot every day for a few weeks and took paint swatches–when he was done, he had around 1000 swatches.
After attaching them to the wall with mod podge that's what he came up with. Wall graphics are more and more popular in these days, and here is an interesting example. Designed by Zek this cool wall graphic gives another meaning to geeky Interior Design living rooms and grants another vision even when watching the regular tube. This Pixelnotes wallpaper, by designer Duncan Wilson, consists of four layers of varying grey tones. 15 Strangest Contact Lenses. If you want something out of the ordinary when it comes to contact lenses then you might want to have a look at these special effect lenses, also known as crazy contacts or Halloween contact lenses, right from Hollywood plots.
From a happy face to a soccer ball, see some of the craziest contact lenses ever worn. Thanks to our reader, Stacie A., who sent us the idea! Mickey Mouse contact lens. John Galliano is taking designer branding to a new frontier: contact lenses that outline the iris in fine circles of sparkling gold or black.The Dior Eyes — currently hitting shelves in Europe. Nike MaxSight contact lenses are very functional, but also very weird. Each one is designed for a different sport; this one is red and is designed for cyclists to reduce the road glare from the sun. Cat Eye. Looking for an extra sparkle in your eyes?
Keep your ball on the eye: German optician Stephanie Berndt shows off a soccer ball contact lens in Munich. Wild Zebra Eyes. Dont Worry.. be happy. 7 Glittering Greenhouses and Glass Houses: Part Five in an Eight-Part Amazing Houses Series : WebUrbanist. Invisible Homes: 7 Glittering Greenhouses & Glass Houses Article by Delana, filed under Houses & Residential in the Architecture category. Most of us see our homes as our own personal sanctuaries. Home is a place where you can let loose, be yourself, and walk around in your underwear whenever you please. But for people who live in glass houses, home is more like a fish tank. (image via: Mirage Studio 7) Arguably the most famous glass house is the Glass House designed by the late architect Philip Johnson as his own residence.
(image via: World Architecture News) This striking home is located in a forest in the Japanese town of Karuizawa. (image via: Wikipedia) The glass house in Christiania, Copenhagen, proves that high-powered architects are not the only ones who can build beautiful glass structures. (image via: apike) The tropical greenhouse on the man-made Japanese island of Yume No Shima (Dream Island) is a magnificent example of how beautiful greenhouses can be. (image via: Bartimaeus) Canopy Living: The Ultimate Tree House. Dec 1, 2009 There’s the tree house your Dad built for you in the backyard, and then there’s the tree house Robert Harvey Oshatz built in the forests of Portland, Oregon. Designed in 1997 and completed in 2004, the Wilkinson Residence is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. Built on a steep sloping lot, the living space resides amongst the forest canopy, making your morning coffee most enjoyable.
With more curves than Lombard Street, the Wilkinson Residence is a property you have to see to believe. Description from the architect: Robert Harvey Oshatz A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior.
The House Inside a Hill - Villa Vals, Switzerland. Photograph by Iwan Baan The Villa Vals in Switzerland is a pair of dwellings built into a hillside with the intention of remaining concealed and unobtrusive to the natural beauty surrounding it. Set within walking distance to the famous thermal springs of Therme Vals; a hotel/spa complex that is built directly over the natural springs. Villa Vals is certainly one of the coolest and unique designs I’ve come across, a joint-venture between SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects VILLA VALS DESCRIPTION by SeARCH Shouldn’t it be possible to conceal a house in an Alpine slope while still exploiting the wonderful views and allowing light to enter the building?
Surprised that it was permissible to construct a pair of dwellings so close to the world famous thermal bath of Vals, the client seized the opportunity to develop the site, without disturbing the bath’s expansive views. Love the stone steps – Photograph by Iwan Baan Minimalist kitchen design with massive sink = <3 – Photograph by Iwan Baan. 142 Fantastically Funky Modern Furniture Designs : WebUrbanist. Funky Furnitures: 142 Creative Modern Furniture Designs Article by Urbanist, filed under Furniture & Decor in the Design category. We sit on it during the day, sleep on it at night, eat off it and even look at our reflection in it – but how much thought do we really give our functional and space-saving furniture and the rooms we have full of it?
Some designers have gone to great lengths to get us to view even the most mundane pieces of furniture in a new and different light. From creative transformable, collapsible and comfortable designs to incredible flat-pack, funky and futuristic ones here are one hundred and forty-two furniture innovations that will at least turn heads. 18 Brilliant and Bizarre Modern Bed Designs We spend a third of our lives in them so why not make our beds the center of attention, the most marvelous, strange and sensational pieces of furniture we own? 20 Uncomfortably Cool Contemporary Chair Designs 16 Marvelous Modern Table Designs 24 Crazy Contemporary Clock Designs.