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• Comfy Sleep No Matter What the Season: Mattress Pad with Cooling and Heating Control
• Original Modern Residence Easily Mistaken for a Habitable Library
• Experimental Furniture Hybrid Shaped Of Wood And Textile
• Pure Interior Design Eclecticism Inspired By Brazilian Culture
• Elegant Reaction To Breezes : Lightweight Snowflower Lamp

Comfy Sleep No Matter What the Season: Mattress Pad with Cooling and Heating Control Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:35 AM PDT Running out of ways to induce a comfortable night’s sleep ? ChiliPad™ is a creative mattress pad system that allows cooling and heating control, at a touch of a button. Seen on psfk, the pad uses soft medical grade silicone tubing to circulate regular water through its surface. No more chilly nights in the winter or lack in sleep due to summer heat. The developers of the project explain the technical details: “The control unit heats or cools regular water to your set temperature and circulates it through the pad, generally achieving temperatures between 55°-110°F on the bed surface. A thermostat maintains the set temperature, letting you sleep at your ideal temperature throughout the night. End battles over the thermostat and save money on your energy bill by cooling or heating your bed instead of your entire house!” The temperature of the pad is set either by a remote,, or through a special control unit physically connected to the bed. Prices begin at $399, for a Single Zone ChiliPad, sized 30″ x 75″. You're reading Comfy Sleep No Matter What the Season: Mattress Pad with Cooling and Heating Control originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Original Modern Residence Easily Mistaken for a Habitable Library Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT Ever wondered how it would be like to live in an art gallery or inhabit a library? Bauart Architects took this idea further and developed the A+P House, a project emphasizing on culture in its many shapes. Stacked up wooden volumes sculpturally shape up the exterior, while  glass piercings in the walls allow unobstructed views over the town of Meilen in Switzerland. Once you step inside, the gallery-like interiors take over: “A staircase that connects six levels from basement to roof terrace, has been designed as an open access library with galleries. For the clients, it's all about books and texts, therefore every room has a library use in addition to its original purpose. To further emphasize the importance of books, the ceiling above the 'book tower' has been covered with a layer of gold, as an homage to historical paintings“. How would you comment on the overall layout of this residence? Does an art gallery meet your expectations of an ideal home? You're reading Original Modern Residence Easily Mistaken for a Habitable Library originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Experimental Furniture Hybrid Shaped Of Wood And Textile Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:49 AM PDT Exemplary designs come from venturing into different fields, connecting design dots and composing never before-seen pieces. Experimental furniture can give an in depth analysis of the interaction of its materials, as is the case with this hybrid piece of furniture imagined by Hungarian textile designer Kata Monus. Used for storage in a unique, artistic way, this almost organic furniture item is a hybrid between the fluid dynamics of braided string and the rigid structure of the wooden boxes. The Experimental Furniture by Kata Monus display a continuous but interchangeable connection between the furniture’s parts, breaking the monotony of usual assembly. Integrating her work with textile in the furniture manufacturing field, the artist managed to create a stunning piece of modern furniture and shape a gateway towards experimenting with common materials in a surprising “out of the box” way. Textile threads run across the structure of each of the two boxes, creating a brilliant entanglement of materials. You're reading Experimental Furniture Hybrid Shaped Of Wood And Textile originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Pure Interior Design Eclecticism Inspired By Brazilian Culture Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:42 AM PDT Studio ALBUS Design took our breath away with a project inspired by Brazilian culture. Gathered around 150 pounds of bananas celebrating artist Carmen Miranda’s influence on cultural diversity, a collection of carefully chosen decorative elements create a Latin-inspired home comfort. Encouraging this radical aesthetic innovation started by Carmen Miranda, the design created by architect Henrique Steyer and designer Felipe Rijo, of ALBUS Design was imagined to encompass the owners’ significant artwork and antiques collection – “the drawings by Djanira in the wall over the sofa share the space with a painting by Di Cavalcanti and the cocoon-shaped sculpture by Siron Franco” – as well as an interesting collection of feather art displayed throughout. Baroque saints and silver torches next to an antique mirror steal the spotlight once you got used to the bananas: “Yes, we have bananas!” That is how we sum up this project in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. Inspired in the Brazilian culture and its many influences, this living room is an example of Brazil’s cultural diversity. Just as the Brazilian people is a result of miscegenation, the creation of this living was a search for the perfect mix. Henrique traveled with the home owner to New York, Miami and Rio de Janeiro, looking for an essentially latin harmony.”   You're reading Pure Interior Design Eclecticism Inspired By Brazilian Culture originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Elegant Reaction To Breezes : Lightweight Snowflower Lamp Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:33 AM PDT Being in continuous connection with its surroundings, the Snowflower lamp from Mencke and Vagnby hovers in the air, moving with each breeze or touch to create a dynamic interaction display. It’s shaped from 150 identical lightweight “petals” that guide light away from the bulb in an artistic expression of “a crisp and blue skied winter day“, as its creators explain. A poetic description from the designers give us an idea of the atmosphere created around this simple, beautiful piece of lighting: “The Snowflower is drawn with the brushes of light and shade, creating a vibrant translucent pattern, like rays of sun, breezing through a leafy crown. The final touch of gravity performs perfect curvatures on the slender design of Mencke & Vagnby. The light from Snowflower is 100% glare free and can be fitted with new energy saving bulbs as well as traditional ones“. Materials shape this self-assembly lamps into an elegant yet playful design – Japanese polystyrene petals are carefully placed on a skeleton of 30 ribs connected by a bottom and top ring – all surrounding a lamp holder with a 3 meter long textile power cord. This 30 minute assembly requirement could be a chance to connect with the lamp for the first time and understand its dynamics – how many of you think it is worth the time? You're reading Elegant Reaction To Breezes : Lightweight Snowflower Lamp originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

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