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Media Chair offers iPod dock, speakers, projector – and comfort

By Jeff Salton

17:04 November 19, 2009 PST

The Media Chair by Martin Emila features an iPod dock, built-in surround sound speakers, a...

Usually, when you envisage a media chair your mind conjures up thoughts of weird (read uncomfortable) pieces of furniture that would be more at home in a museum of modern art than your lounge room. But Martin Emila’s Media Chair is something else. Sure, it’s a bit “left field” but it’s a concept chair that would look pretty good at my place I reckon. It features embedded speakers, an iPod dock, a projector and, above all, looks pretty darn comfortable. Read More

BABY GIZMO

Bloom’s Fresco Fiamma – Ferrari red, funky and fabulous

By Jude Garvey

06:32 September 17, 2009 PDT

Bloom's limited edition Fresco Fiamma looks like the Ferrari of baby chairs - and is price...

The design team that brought us the Alma crib has taken their Fresco baby chair to the furniture equivalent of an auto-mechanic shop, lacquering it in new-car-quality high-gloss red and adding an extra design function. The limited edition Fresco Fiamma was rolled out by the four designer dads behind Bloom to celebrate the company’s third birthday. The global production has been limited to 1,100 units that come individually inscribed with a unique model number. Read More

GOOD THINKING

Routers of the future... maybe

By Darren Quick

01:31 July 17, 2009 PDT

Enjoy a night in front of the Jelly Fish router

There are exceptions, but for the most part routers are decidedly unglamorous, which is why they are generally secreted away under a desk or otherwise hidden from view. With the Internet now so much a part of daily life they are almost invisible. So long as their lights keep flashing to provide us with our Internet fix we don’t even notice them. Now the UK’s largest broadband provider, TalkTalk, has asked Goldsmiths, University of London to give the humble router a face-lift with their vision of what the routers of the future might look like – and they’re probably not what you expected. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

You gotta know when to fold ‘em: the furtive Flux chair

By Michael Mulcahy

04:28 July 16, 2009 PDT

The Flux foldable chair folds flat when not in use but, in just ten seconds, transforms in...

For purity of design and construction, the Flux chair is hard to beat. Fashioned out of a single piece of completely recyclable polypropylene, the Flux turns itself into a flat, self-contained “envelope” for ease of transport or storage. But then, in ten seconds, it can be folded out to transform into a beautiful piece of designer furniture. Read More

AERO GIZMO

Old aircraft never die, they just land on desks

By Michael Mulcahy

23:24 July 8, 2009 PDT

The MotoArt DC-6 cowling airplane desk preserves aviation history in a distinctively moder...

Using recycled materials is nothing new when it comes to making furniture. But rarely are the results – literally – this polished. Using pieces of vintage aircraft ranging from B-25 bombers to DC-9’s and B-747’s, the Los Angeles-based MotoArt liberates the sleek, metal beauty of planes and re-purposes the pieces as distinctively modern tables, beds, couches, chairs and desks. Read More

BABY GIZMO

Bloom's Alma: a contemporary crib for baby

By Jude Garvey

20:41 June 24, 2009 PDT

Bloom's Alma  crib sleeps baby from birth to two years and folds away for easy storage

When parents-to-be begin looking for a crib for their new baby, it can be a little confusing. Do they start with a cradle like the Hushamok or are they best to put baby straight into a full-size crib? Is it important that the crib fits in with their existing décor and can it be moved from room to room? A new crib from Bloom might help end that elusive and often frustrating search. Alma Urban is a contemporary, wooden folding crib that will sleep baby from newborn to two years, can be moved in minutes and because of its minimalist design, should suit even the most fastidious home-decorator. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Offi Paket – the dining set that doesn't eat into the room

By Jude Garvey

17:59 June 17, 2009 PDT

Paket dining set offers a clever dining solution for people short on space

Just because you live in a small apartment, doesn’t mean you have to compromise on style. Here’s a smart design idea that will transform a small space into a funky dining area in no time at all. The Offi Paket table and chairs quickly unpack from a uniform tower into a colorful dining set. Read More

ECOGIZMO

Tamago play furniture: 100% recyclable for 100% fun

By Jude Garvey

17:06 June 16, 2009 PDT

Tamago play furniture

Merci Design has developed a line of children’s play furniture made from 100% recycled paper pulp, the same material used to produce egg cartons. Tamago, meaning ‘egg’ in Japanese, consists of seven different pieces, designed to be utilized by the child in whatever way they choose. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Century-old French cabinet expected to fetch USD $1.5 million

By Mike Hanlon

19:46 May 11, 2009 PDT

Century-old French cabinet expected to fetch USD $1.5 million

An extraordinary cabinet described as the equivalent of the Cullinan diamond for French furniture will go under the hammer next month. First exhibited at the Salon du Mobilier in Paris in 1908 , the cabinet was made by the great French furniture maker Francois Linke, a leading light of the makers of French meubles de luxe in Paris during the Belle Epoque. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

LoJoBall: the lounging lovechild of bean bag and pouf

By Anne Hanrahan

04:36 March 31, 2009 PDT

LoJoBall: the lounging lovechild of bean bag and pouf

Not sure about you, but I never found the traditional bean bag the most appealing of items, always having to re-adjust myself to stay comfortable and still have my drink within reaching distance. Gizmag has recently looked at some of the latter day improvements that seek to redefine these polystyrene ball filled sacks into a comfortable alternative to furniture, and the LoJoBall -a sphere like creation that is a cross between a bean bag and a pouf - is another that fits the bill. Read More

 
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