Home is where the heart is, not where the house has two bedrooms. Or better yet.. A little space, a little worry. Lots of space, lots of care. So you could sort of paraphrase the saying 'small children, small worries - big children, big worries'. It is already the case that we have been implanted in our heads with the idea that a small apartment is synonymous with a difficult life, that those who do not have much money live in it, or those who live from hand to mouth. Large apartments, generous with space, are what we long for. The fact is that happiness in life is not directly proportional to square meters. A small home can have everything we need (see gallery), while at the same time allowing us to focus on the things in life that are really important.
Architecture & Interior
Looking at Picasso's one-stroke drawings, South Korean artist SOHN got the idea that he could transform interesting works of art into aluminum furniture pieces. Soon after, he created a collection of brightly colored designer chairs that tell a special design story...
You no longer need to travel to remote Australia and learn to deep dive to observe the Great Barrier Reef. The Panometer in Leipzig offers you a life-size 360-degree panorama of the Great Barrier Reef, and you don't even get wet during the "dive". The panorama spans 3,500 square meters and is easily measured in natural beauty.
The Darth Vader shower arm is the best shower arm around and a must have piece of bathroom equipment for all fans of the Star Wars movie saga and for anyone looking for something different. Would you like to see the world's most famous villain cry with your own eyes? This is exactly what one of the settings on the shower handle allows, as the water can only flow through his eye sockets. "There are always two - nothing more, nothing less: the Master and the Apprentice," said Yoda, which is why Oxygenics, which makes Darth Vader shower handles, also made the R2-D2 shower handle.
The Folding Lamp is the work of designer Thomas Hick, who drew inspiration for the design from the ancient Eastern art of origami, which can be used to create a wide variety of figures from an ordinary sheet of paper. Thomas picked up tin instead of paper and the Folding Lamp home lamp was born.
The Garden Igloo 360 is a geodesic dome for the garden that few garden accessories can compete with. And here we do not mean sticks, lanterns, etc., but a swimming pool, a basketball court, a guest house, ... The multifunctional once-transparent-once-not dome can be a winter garden, canopy, children's house, greenhouse, garden shed, ... options the uses are only limited by your imagination. It is a practical piece of modern art that every garden longs for and, although you didn't know it until now, you too.
Halloween is just around the corner. This year, when choosing Halloween decor, let's forget kitsch plastic accessories in the style of Frankenstein's heads and plastic orange pumpkins, and instead decorate the apartment with unique ghosts and charming pumpkin candlesticks, which we can make ourselves with a little imagination. Here are some chic home decorating ideas that will make this year's Halloween simply unforgettable.
Lamps and indoor plants. These are elements that add the cherry on top to the interior of our home, which every lover of perfect design longs for. What if we could combine them? Here are the Milo lamps - mini showcases for indoor plants that offer them more light.
The unusual Darwin Tank aquarium allows you to have jellyfish instead of pet aquarium fish! It is a special aquarium that provides a living space for these slimy-bodied fireflies that float in the sea, and now they can also be in your home. You can pre-order the Jellyfish Aquarium on Kickstarter, where it is about to reach the necessary funds to start production.
50 Shades of Coffee is an extravagant apartment in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Medianyk Studio according to the wishes of the mysterious owner. Brown shades predominate, which is why it got the nickname 50 shades of coffee; this gives extra spice to the apartment, which is every single man's dream.
A mix of a greenhouse and a rust-colored barn, this is a spa and event space that sits on the edge of Lake Vättern in southern Sweden. Designed by Tailor Made Arkitekter studio, Uppgrenna Naturhus was inspired by traditional Swedish architecture and greenhouses. This is a spa that is completely different.
It's never too early to plan the things we love. Although we have just said goodbye to summer, we can already start planning the Christmas holidays and choosing decorations for the Christmas tree, the holiday table and the New Year's party. Ikea's holiday collection 2015 is here!