Looking for a place to store that Ferrari you just totalled? Put it in a coffee table. Created by Charly Molinelli of Molinelli Designs, the crashed Ferrari was shaped so that it could fit inside the interior of a coffee table…and that’s the way you do it. But seriously, that is pretty awesome. I’m now
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AK-47 and 9mm Home Decor Lamps
What better way to make a strong statement about your serial killer personality in home decor than with an AK-47 lamp. From the minds of Loaded Objects, comes these highly detailed, sleek and sexy handmade slip-cast ceramic lamps, featuring a 9mm and AK-47 lamp stems and bodies. Fixture, shade, cord and plug are included. $150
Han Solo Carbonite and Millennium Falcon Coffee Tables
I have to say that I am pleased as punch…the Han Solo in carbonite table would be a perfect fit to eat my frozen dinners and set my beers onto… The millennium Falcon coffee table comes a close second. Designed by UK based R9 Studios, the cold cast aluminum, machined hardware and toughened glass geeky
LEGO taking over Vacant Lots and Structures in Spain
Yes LEGO is mysteriously showing up on vacant lots in the city of Valencia, Spain…no not really. The idea behind the project, created by Spanish studio Espai MGR, is to draw attention to the fact that so much useable space on this find land of ours is being wasted by going unused or underused in
Hang your damn Coat – Chair made from Coat Hangers
From the mind of Joey Zeledón, comes the Coat Check Chair…made from coat hangers and a steel bar from a closet rack shaped into a chair frame. I am guessing the though process is to encourage your lazy ass guests to a hang their damn coats upon entry rather than toss them on top of
Bizarre Chair inside a Chair
A great space saving idea or just another bizarre exploration into compact furniture? From the mind of designer Flavio Scalzo comes the Chair Pull & Pushi, cause you never know when somebody might want to sit right next to you. [Cheers yankodesign.com]
Defined by a Dramatic Slab of Rock – Stunning Villa Amanzi
I wonder what it would be like to be so rich, that you could buy a house that was built into natural granite rock face. Looking oddly out of place, but stunningly beautiful, Villa Amanzi inPhuket, Thailand is nestled in a cascading, west facing ravine with a dramatic slab of rock defining the northern edge
iPhone Controlled Retractable Kitchen Island
What better way to maximize floor space in a kitchen than making the island completely disappear. With the touch of a button on his iPhone, Tim Thaler can control a lift in his utility room downstairs that lifts that kitchen island right up and back down again. The island sits on top of a hydraulic
Coral Inspired Eco Village on Route to help Haitian Famillies
Devastated by the earthquake of 2010, which measured 7.0 on the Richter scale, Haiti is a country still struggling to rebuild. A new project inspired from a Coral reef and designed by Vincent Callebaut Architects plans to help re-house 1000 Haitian families displaced by the earthquake. Aptly called “The Pearl of West Indies”, the plan
Don’t Throw Stones at my Transparent Glass House
“He who lives in a glass house shouldn’t throw stones”. This obviously isn’t an ideal house for somewhere like downtown New York, however, if you don’t mind living close civilization and aren’t shy about being naked in front of wildlife, then maybe the transparent glass house is for you. It’s a novel concept, but nothing
