Next Generation House created by Sou Fujimoto Architects is a small housing module for weekend use, located on the edge of a forest overlooking the River Kuma at Kumakura, opposite the temple of Shibatatehime.

The oblique glass windowpanes are held in place with plastic plugs. The mobile sheets are in transparent acrylic. The small pavilion, a [...]

The Miss Rio Ottoman is composed of an unlikely material that gives it its Nerf-esque pizazz and Koosh ball buoyancy: recycled Flip-Flops. Designer Karin Wittmann Wilsmann takes industrial leftovers from flip-flop factories to groups of local craftspeople in Brazil where the unprocessed material becomes Miss Rio Ottomans.

Distributed by Design Within Reach, the Miss Rio Ottoman [...]

You don’t have to be a skater to appreciate these clever decks! Based on their passion for mid-century design, skateboard culture, and the SoCal lifestyle, designers Pierre Andre Senizergues and Gil Le Bon de LaPointe have launched a new company that makes sleek, gorgeous post modern furnishings and accessories out of recycled second hand skate [...]

Sometimes sustainability comes in the form of adaptability, making objects able to accommodate evolving styles or tastes. Polish design studio Emocja had transformation in mind when creating the Bufet Filcowy sideboard. A sleek black panel creates a canvas of some 4000 holes laid out dot-matrix style. Felt pegs of any hue (not unlike cigarette filters) [...]

Nestled in Noe Valley, a San Francisco neighborhood known for its contradictions, rests the Choy Residence, a newly remodeled 1960’s home turned modern dwelling. Terry & Terry Architecture took a decidedly “less is more” approach to the project, literally carving out the 1960’s home’s front entry and center core, straight through to the rear facade. [...]

Fittingly named, the Hi-Line collection from Hidra is indeed a ‘formal study on lines’ and their interpretation into a modern bathroom design. There is something pleasing about the draping lines incorporated into this design which the company describes as ‘fast and dynamic but also soft and creamy’. The Hi-Line collection of toilet, bidet and sink [...]

Understated elegance is at the heart of the Swarovski Jewels Sink collection from Antologia. The Jewels sinks are created with artisan care by Vicenza based gold craftsmen who encrust each piece painstakingly with Signity jewels. A range of sleek, simple black or white basins highlight the sparkle of the gems. Italian flair for design [...]