The Beauty of a room with a view, ahhhhhh – Apartment Therapy What to do with all those tangled wires and cable??? THIS! – Pico Cool The Pop-Up Office, what will they think of next!?! – Like Cool An indoor rainforest, the amazing transformation with an installation done by Patrick Nadeau for Boffi – Dezeen [...]

It’s absolutely no secret, Marcel Wanders a Dutch designer, is a design idol of mine!  I have very much enjoyed blogging about his latest design projects in the past, and have been just “itching” to feature him yet once again!  Ofcourse, time would take its course and i’d cross paths with his amazing design sensibility yet [...]

These days there are so many options when it comes to selecting a bed such as size, style, design, finish, etc… Though finding a unique bed is a slightly different story-  where innovation can be hampered when tied down to designing around a box (your mattress)!  Well I should say until now…  Wissmann Raumobjekte from [...]

As you may have already seen through previous posts on Kalu’s Blog, I get absolutely weak at the knees whenever I come across new solutions and innovative ways when utilizing solar panelling and energy.  So to no surprise, when I stumbled upon LIN’s newly designed International Design Center located in Saint-Eienne, France, I was…well… “GA-GA!” [...]

These would make a cute Christmas gift……Moustache Mugs! – 2Modern Design Blog  Cool colour combo…..Gold & Gray! – Apartment Therapy Neat storage idea for using that wasted space under your stairs! – Casa Sugar Drool…..the new Alila Villas Soori in Bali by SCDA Architects – Contemporist New round shower stall enclosure from Roca – Trendir

  As much as we’d like to ignore it, Christmas is just around the corner and it will officially be December next week. Yikes!  It’s that time of year again to haul out the Christmas decorations and to make the house look festive.  I came across this great article on tips for decorating your living [...]

I came across this recliner recently.  Usually the word recliner alone conjures up images of big overstuffed la-Z-Boys in earthy colours but these are so refreshingly different and modern!  These recliners by Darlings of Chelsea, a UK company, recline, swing and swivel!  I would reconsider putting a recliners in my home!  What do you think?   [...]

  Are you a parent and have ever wondered why you should spend all that money, time, and energy on so many baby products when they are just temporary?  WELL…Stokke has created a new changing table, Stokke Care,  which literally allows growth and use simutaneously with the baby. Also created with untreated wood, organic fibers, and packaged [...]

OK-OK. I know… It may be a little early to mention this, or even say the word, but yes it’s prevelant on TV, in stores, in magazines etc… Christmas (I said it)  It’s coming, and it’s time to start thinking about how to make this year bigger, better, well….may more modern than the last?   There [...]

Who ever said that cottages had to be quaint?  Or that you couldn’t have a modern-life in the ‘elements?’  This cottage breaks all of our pressumptions, and shows that you can get back in touch with nature….in-style!  Designed by Toyo Ito & Associates, in Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi in Japan, this 2-story Aluminum Cottage definitely doesn’t look like [...]