Lobby installation for the Ames Boutique Hotel in Boston USA

Here is one for the ladies. The set of six Tipsy Toes Glam Ice Cubes keep your favorite drink cold without the diluted watery effect ice has. Add punch to your shot or kick to your punch! Food safe and filled with distilled water. Set of Six 2.75″Wx1.75″H ea. $5.95 From CB2.com

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I am trying REALLY hard to get back into the swing of things but I’m fairly certain a large part of me didn’t board the airplane. I can still smell the ocean and hear the crashing of the waves and feel the intense heat on my sizzling skin. But, I MUST keep blogging and get my brain back in reality. I thought I’d start with the portfolio of a British stylist, Kate Morris. Simple spaces styled and photographed beautifully.

CB2 continues to be a great source for all the final home decorating touches you will need from ceiling to floor and wall to wall. These cool wall mounted shelf options add a nice look a d break up the boring spots just about anywhere. Cube Shelf $19.95 Wedge Shelf $34.95 Wall Magazine Rack $39.95 Tealight Holder $1.95 See more from CB2.com

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We have covered a lot of architecture projects and this one, called “Leaf House”, may well be the most amazing cottage in the world. The cottage is located on an escarpment overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sydney, Australia. It belongs as part of a larger private residence. The shape of the project has been fastened from the images of leaves making this very unique indeed. The roof is constructed of copper which has been woven into a pattern much like how a plant in nature would appear. The inside construction is anchored by supports that have been shaped to mirror that of plant stems; growing wild and in all directions. The end result is a panoramic view from the cottage that also contains a unique look from inside as well. Leaf House was designed by Undercurrent Architects.

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When compared to my leather Plain-Jane Capdase iPhone Case, the Sheet Metal iPhone Case looks smoking HOT!. Thankfully this is not one of the YD staples of being a concept, yes it’s available for purchase! Sleek Steel on the outside is combined with silicon padding for the innards and clever cutouts tackle wireless signals and heat emissions. Only dilemma is that with the iPhone I opted for a candybar style, this cover makes it an awkward flip, if I walk the middle-path…apparently you needn’t flip open to talk. Essentially, the decision is on leather vs steel then!

Designer: Ryan Glasgow for LtdTools

Dual functionality is the name of the game and if you add in words like “green”, ecofirendly” or “recycle”, the game gets better. What we have here is a simple enough solution to a problem that might not exists;but let’s just go with the flow for a moment. Scenario is that you move often and/or don’t have the resources to furnish your sparse accommodation, so you probably need boxes that can double up as furniture. So when you’re not packing stuff into “Move!”, just rearrange its body to become this seat to park your butt. Configure it at whim, make it a bedside table if you like.

Move is a packing box which can be folded and reused as furniture once it is unpacked. Re-usage and eco-material make Move sustainable and inexpensive at the same time. Corrugated cardboard is bio-degradable, 100% recyclable and yet extremely stable.

Designer: Janine Perkuhn

This competition aims to give artists (fine art, media, architecture, design, music, theatre, visual communication etc.) and scientists the impetus an..

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IBM researchers announced yesterday that they discovered a method of creating highly recyclable plastics from one of the most eco-friendly materials around – plants. Not only are the material’s components greener than traditional petroleum-based products, the production process uses significantly less energy.

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