Cube - Home by Justin Chong Home Sweet Cube This minimal design by Justin Chong packs everything you need in one 3 meter x 3 meter space! The Cube home features a thoughtfully placed bathroom with a water saving shower and toilet, kitchen with an induction stove and small fridge, eating area for 4, bed for 2 and even a little storage to spare. Designer: Justin Chong 46 smart uses for salt How many ways can you use salt? According to the Salt Institute, about 14,000! The salt website has tons of handy tips for using salt around the house, and the best of the bunch — plus my additions — are listed below. I can't think of another more versatile mineral. For thousands of years, salt (sodium chloride) has been used to preserve food and for cleaning, and people have continued to rely on it for all kinds of nifty tricks. So with its nontoxic friendliness and status as an endlessly abundant resource, let's swap out some toxic solutions for ample, innocuous, and inexpensive salt. There are a number of forms of salt produced for consumption (and by default, housekeeping!) Here are just a few of the many ways you can put salt to good use in your home: Aside from all of the alchemy that salt performs in terms of baking chemistry and food flavor, salt has a number of other great applications in the kitchen. Test egg freshness. Set poached eggs. Prevent fruits from browning. Clean teeth.
XEOS 3D Printer by Stefan Reichert The Personal 3D Printer is Here The ultra-compact XEOS 3D printer integrates perfectly into smaller office spaces that lack the capacity for larger printers, CNC mills and turning lathes. The use of a new innovative printer arm inspired by a wafer robot arm reduces enclosure volume by 66% compared to the current smallest design available. Create and verify geometric forms in no time, straight from the desktop! The clean interior and transparent two window design creates a “stage” for the printing process and emphasizes on the fascination people get when they are watching an object appears out of nothing. The design also features easy and intuitive controls and step-by-step software supports Macs / PCs and Pads, which connect to the printer via WIFI. The device itself features only one “stop and open” hardware button on the outside to simplify controls and avoid overloading with functions. Designer: Stefan Reichert
23 Ingenious Uses for White Vinegar About 10,000 years ago, ancient people discovered a product that would change lives forever. Wine had been around for a while, but after some was allowed to oxidize, vinegar was born. It became an immediate hit. Vinegar’s magic ingredient is acetic acid, which comprises about 5 percent of the finished product. White vinegar has dozens of household applications, and the best part is that it’s green. Kitchen Remedies Besides adding zest to salad dressings, white vinegar is handy for many cooking tasks. 1. 2. 3. 4. Cleaning House Vinegar can help with a variety of cleaning tasks, since the acid acts as a disinfectant and an odor neutralizer. Love This? Thanks for subscribing! 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Cleaning Clothes Vinegar works magic on upholstery and fabric, too. 12. 13. 14. 15. Outdoor Solutions Tough enough even for the outdoors, vinegar can function as a car cleaner and an organic pest remover. 16. 17. 18. 19. Pet Protection 20. 21. 22. 23. By Allison Ford, DivineCaroline
Haus am Weinberg - Architecture by UNStudio Twisted House Today is my birthday – so if anyone is looking for any last minute gifts… this house will do! Haus am Weinberg, located in rural Stuttgart, Germany, is a modern villa designed with a literal twist in mind. The inner circulation of the structure supports an elegant staircase to which the rest of the house revolves. Fluid curves and diagonal movements can be found at each turn; a stark contrast to the stepped terraces and ancient hillside vineyard outside. The unique spiral form is enabled by the building’s load bearing concrete structure which is reduced to a minimum. A double-height, glazed corner – which houses the dining area – opens up to extensive views towards the North-West and frames the vineyard hill which forms the backdrop to the house. The interior of the Haus am Weinberg is arranged into spaces of varying atmospheres and spatial qualities, with the four glazed and open corners allowing daylight to reach deep into the house. Designer: UNStudio
How to make a natural air freshener, and assemble your own laboratory for concocting teas, salves, and syrups As a little girl I mixed up shampoos and lotions in my laboratory, trying to improve on the toiletries we had. I never came up with anything worth mentioning, but I did once get scolded for spilling my mom's shampoo all over the bathroom rug. A friend of mine told me about the "laboratory" she'd had at age 12, in which she created, among other things, the cure for AIDs. You probably won't cure any diseases with your apothecary, but you will scratch that youthful itch to create something useful out of ordinary ingredients. narfmore I'll get your mad scientist career started with a list of ingredients to start a home apothecary, with which you'll be able to make herbal teas, salves, syrups, tinctures, eye pillows, and infused oils. Starter herbs and their properties You can find these herbs online or in stores with large bulk herb selections. So, oils. Starter oils Most essential oils aren't cheap, but a little goes a long way. AND! Storage Lavender Mint Room Spray & Linen Mist Ingredients
Hidden Air Diffuser by Daniel Pearlman Making Kitchens Less Ugly There are an overwhelming variety of range hood and air ventilation options out there, but almost none are aesthetically pleasing or discreet! The Hidden Air Diffuser was designed for application into most types of ceilings to provide an unobtrusive, near-invisible way of circulating air and ridding smoke. Available options include minimal recessed light combinations or flush decorative vents and all can be painted to blend into any room style for a more open, cleaner look. Designer: Daniel Pearlman
Washa|part - Washing Machine by Buse Üstün & Fulya Pekserbes Modern Mini Washer Designed for compact spaces, Washa|part is a small (and way cute) wall-mounted washing machine that enables users to do their personal laundry at home even though they might not have room for standard units. The concept relies primarily on steam to release particles from clothing, and even sprays detergent onto items in the form of a fine mist to better suit the steam operation. The beltless, gearless design is also super quiet- great for small apartments where larger washer/dryers can be deafening. Designers: Buse Üstün & Fulya Pekserbes
Foldone - Furniture by NOVAE Architecture Futuristic Folded Furniture Foldone is an ultramodern design that skews the viewer’s perception of movement with folded surfaces and irregular geometries reminiscent of a stealth fighter. The angular folds are not only structurally significant in making the piece sturdy, but also create a visual continuity that encourages the eye to trace the length of the seamless form. Designer: NOVAE Architecture Kandinsky Chair by Tresenvespa Ambidextrous Chair If the name alone wasn’t a tip-off, just one look at the Kandinsky Chair would suggest that its striking form was inspired by the father of pure abstract painting, Wassily Kandinsky. The playful design plays with the user’s perception using altered points, line forms and most obviously a striking, mirrored reversal of the legs. Looks like something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book! Do want! Designer: Tresenvespa
Ross Cassidy | So Haute Curious to know just what goes on behind the doors of some of the most venerable interior design firms in Hollywood? Soon you’ll be able to get a glimpse when a new television series called Million Dollar Decorators hits bravo. The show is currently in development and will star A-list designers Mary McDonald, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, Nathan Turner, Kathryn Ireland, and the design duo of Je …
Istvan Francer - Fashion Designer - Profile with biography, brands, photos and more on FMD Istvan Francer was born in Yugoslavia in 1957 although he is of Hungarian descent. Boyhood days were spent soaking up the 19th century paintings in his father's art gallery and admiring his mother's high-heeled shoes. Istvan's sketching talent led him to the Belgrade Academy of Applied Arts. From there, he went to work in the Budapest theatre as a costume designer. In the mid-1980's, he left for the United States. He studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, graduating in 1987. He won the CFDA Perry Ellis Award for student designer of the year, and Donna Karan who presented the Award, signed him up on the spot. Show Full He then decided to branch out on his own label. From November 2001 the New York store Bergdorf Goodman started their exclusive retail contract for Francer's clothes. An Italian conglomerate asked him to design their Maska collection. In September 2002, Francer presented the collection on his own label, for Spring/Summer 2003.
Design Legends: Billy Baldwin The dean of indigenous decorators (he abhorred the term interior designer), Billy Baldwin was at once a classicist and a modernist. Though his aesthetic emotions were from time to time stirred by things Continental, in general he disdained the florid, baroque and rococo in favor of the clean-cut, hard-edged and pared-down. Among his early influences were Frances Elkins, perhaps the most sophisticated decorator of her day, and Jean-Michel Frank, whom he described categorically as “the last genius of French furniture.” Baldwin’s own work was slick, in the positive sense: neat, trim and tidy—indeed, immaculate. For Baldwin, who was partial to plump deep-seated sofas and chairs, the ultimate luxury was comfort. Eclectic where furniture was concerned, he championed “a mixture of all nationalities, old and new,” but one of the canons he carried at the forefront of his mind was that there must be a connection between the various pieces.