The LEGO Book

Published in Style | On February 8th, 2010

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Packaged in a beautiful slip case with cutting-edge design, the fascinating, two-volume LEGO Book is full of images from the LEGO product line, video game, artwork, competition and collectible as well as from the group’s photo archives – many seen here for the first time – and inspiring ideas on how to make a variety of things from just a few bricks.

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Re-Cover Home

Published in Modern Architecture | On February 7th, 2010

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This 1,500 sq. ft. vacation home sits on a half an acre lot in New York. The house is cladded inside and out in 12” wide cypress boards, which give it a straightforward box-like simplicity.

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Prefab Pryor House

Published in Modern Architecture | On February 4th, 2010

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Pryor is a 3,200 sq. ft. prefabricated family vacation home on a hillside in Montauk, NY. The house was designed so the owners, a couple with two young boys, could interact with the surrounding environment.

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Floridium Crystal Clock

Published in Home Interior Design | On February 3rd, 2010

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Designed by Yee Ling Wan for Innermost, Floridium offers timeless elegance in a cut-crystal clock. This contemporary interpretation for the traditional carriage clock is a striking piece of art that will grace any mantelpiece, new or old.

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Klee House Extension

Published in Modern Architecture | On February 2nd, 2010

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John Pardey Architects created a new extension to an original 1950’s split-level home. Complementing the existing house design, the addition is an iroko-cladd box-like structure with a metal-clad, floating butterfly roof.

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Modern Tree House

Published in Modern Architecture | On February 1st, 2010

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Located on Fire Island, NY, this 1,440 sq. ft. compact home from Bates Masi Architects, is a two level ‘tree house’, as the owner likes to call it, situated in a beautiful dense grove of pines and hollies with large glass openings overlooking the bay from the second level.

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Minima

Published in Home Interior Design | On January 31st, 2010

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The award-winning Minima collection from Holmegaard is perfect for modern people who want well-thought-out functionality right down to the smallest detail and glamor in their everyday lives.

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Winepocket Wine Bag

Published in Kitchen Gadgets | On January 28th, 2010

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Designed by Josh Jakus, the Winepocket is a great wine bottle gift bag. It is actually a communion between bottle and bag – The result of an exercise in reducing the amount of material and labor required to protect wine during transit, the bag stores flat then expands to fit most bottles, while the opening also functions as a handle.

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Chen House

Published in Modern Architecture | On January 27th, 2010

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Situated on an old Japanese cherry-farm in Sanjhih, Taiwan, this wooden house is designed to become a part of nature and in some way give itself over to demanding wind, flooding, frequent typhoons and earthquakes in the area.

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Frieling French Press

Published in Kitchen Gadgets | On January 26th, 2010

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The French Press from Frieling is an absolute bestseller! Sleek, elegant and extremely durable, this coffee brewing device is crafted from high quality 18/10 stainless steel with a polished finish on the outside and a brushed finish on the inside – the perfect gift for coffee and tea enthusiasts.

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Lounge Wire Baskets

Published in Home Interior Design | On January 25th, 2010

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Featuring a beautifully handcrafted stainless steel body with a matte finish and an open, see-through appeal, the new award-winning Lounge collection from WMF would make a trendy decorative centerpiece with a contemporary European design.

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Available in cool colors such as red, black, burgundy, olive or my favorite orange, these stylish two bottle wine totes are great. Now is your chance to bring a touch of color …Oh and wine or champagne to any party.

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wNw Bar

Published in Modern Architecture | On January 24th, 2010

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Designed by Vietnamese Vo Trong Nghia Co., the wind and water bar (wNw) has been proposed as a temporary, low-cost, high speed construction prefab model for flood-stricken areas in Vietnam.

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Modern Farm House

Published in Modern Architecture | On January 21st, 2010

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Nestled in an abandoned farm overlooking lake Mjøsa in Norway, this small structure is a modern home for two historians and their children. After tearing down the existing barn on the farm (due to rotten main structure), its 100 years old cladding have been reused as exterior cladding and terraces for the new house.

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