February 2009 - Designtology

In discount POSH sale

A very POSH sale

Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2009

P.O.S.H is having their annual Dish Ran Away With The Spoon sale in which they do a spring cleaning of the entire store and sell a huge assortment of treasures. The sales go all the way up to 75% off! This awesome sale starts March 6-15.

P.O.S.H.
613 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
312.280.1602

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Beautifully crafted outdoor furniture

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With spring slowly approaching, its time to start thinking about relaxing outdoors. One way to do so in style is in these chairs by B&B Italia. This collection, called Crinoline, has a light and airy weaved design that can be either arm chairs or high-back, including having the high-back chair ornated with a floral design.

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Modern LCD Cutting Board

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Now that we are in the new millennium, its time to start cooking like it. With that, it's time to recycle the wooden cutting boards and to pull out the LCD cutting board. This concept board, by Nardo Design, has a sleek and smooth design housing a LCD screen inside the board that displays recipes and has a port that allows you to upload more.

The downside to this is that unless you cook with dull knives, the screen will eventually become pretty difficult to read and no matter how good of a chef you are, I think we all know about the little rule about mixing electronics and water.

Read more here.

In children furniture

Cool kid furniture

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2009

Posh tots has beautifully crafted and functional pieces sure to enhance and liven the fairytale side of every kid, though slightly expensive.

Check out these extraordinary pieces for children at Posh Tots.

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Live like Batman!

Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Ever wonder what it'd be like to be Bruce Wayne and to live like one with your bat compadres? The closest you might come is by living in a huge home...in a cave. If you are looking in the Festus, Missouri area then this house should be perfect.

In 2003 a family found this cave ON Ebay and in a matter of 4 years built a cozy home in the cavern hole. The house is a whooping 15,000 sq/ft consisting of three chambers which containing the three bedrooms, a large kitchen, laundry room, party room, an indoor pond, a performance stage which has seen the likes of Tina Turner to Ted Nugent. The house maintains energy efficiency by staying cool naturally because of it's location but also by incorporating geothermal panels to the plan.

Considering that two bedroom condos can sell on average of $250,000, this house is practically a steal costing a cool $300,000!

For more info and photos click here.

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Beauiful Vintage Steel Furniture

Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Sonrisa is a furniture company that is based out of California that reclaims steel furniture from hospitals, schools, and factories and restore the pieces to their original finishes.

Sonrisa has a large selection of vintage chairs, desks, credenza and bookshelves but also have a nice selection of retro accessories such as clocks, reclaimed letters and signs.

In design show HGTV

HGTV Showdown #3- Bedroom Challenge

Posted on Monday, February 23, 2009

This week designers John Gidding and James Lunday compete with Steve Hanneman and Taniya Nayak and are challenged to makeover a bedroom for Mr and Mrs Finger. The couple is hoping to have their space changed from a multicolored room to a simple space with Asian influence.

RUNNER- UP

John and James are the runners-up in their room where they went for a tradition sense with a platform bed while using non-traditional colors to bring a uniqueness to the space.

WINNER!

The winners are Steve and Taniya who used rich, dark furniture and flooring and created a red floor to ceiling headboard.

HGTV

In children design show HGTV storage

HGTV Showdown #2- Child's Room Challenge

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Time for another Showdown!

Before

Runner-up

Winner!

In the second week of HGTV's Showdown design team Kim Myles and Matt Locke faced off with Jennifer Bertrand and Todd Davis to design a playroom for a couples two daughters.

Kim and Matt designed a room that incorporated a small stage, a drawing wall and plenty of storage. Jennifer and Todd created a fun and colorful room with birds large pink flowers and painted on the walls. It also included a play area and a window treatment that lowers to a secluded canopy of fun. While both spaces were unique and creative, Kim and Matt were the winners in the couples eyes.

Designtology is on Facebook!

Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2009

Designtology is on Facebook! So far we have friends from different design schools, firms and clubs and we are getting more everyday from around the world! Feel free to befriend us and continue the social network circle.

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Habitaflex Prefab homes

Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2009

The new prefab home on the market is not only mobile, but a foldable home compliments of the company Habitaflex. Habitaflex homes comes in three different models and minimally need two people to assemble the home in two hours. Each home comes with a fully functioning bathroom and kitchen!

Cllick here for more details- Habitaflex

Incredibly small home

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City dwellers might think they have tight homes living in a space that is only a few hundred square feet. What about living in a home that is less than one hundred? A woman named Dee Williams lives in Seattle, Washington in a house that is a mere 84 square feet! The house has a functioning, yet small kitchen and a lavatory and is powered by two solar panels.

Check out this video giving the "tour" of her space

Are there any small spaces or homes that you have found interesting? Share them with us by commenting or send us an email!

In Deltacalor green LEGO Planet Green radiator Scirocco

Staying warm while being green

Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2009

Winter is almost over but it doesn't hurt to stay warm for the last few months of cold weather ahead. If you have a home with radiator heating, there is a simple and green way to conserve your heat. As this article from Planet Green details, it is as simple as applying tinfoil sheets behind the radiator to reflect the heat off of. Read more here.

Speaking of radiators, here are some really modern and beautiful radiators from Deltacalor.

This radiator called Daisy is a design by an Italian company Hellos. They created Daisy, a modular radiator, to represent a flower motif which can be ordered in different colors and finishes to customize your design. Not only can be be arranged to your liking, they have LED lights behind them to add to the decor. Check out more photos and specs here.

If you like playful pieces, here is a LEGO styled radiator designed by Marco Baxadonne for the Italian company Scirocco. The radiator, called Brick, helps keep those childhood memories warm at heart!

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Design Job Opportunities- HGTV

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With the declining economy and economic stress, it is hard to try to find a job- let alone one in the design industry. From my searches I have found that there are opportunities just about everywhere.

One job I found recently was to be a HGTV designer for a day to work on a room makeover. Requirements are to have some credentials- before and after photos and resume and photo of yourself.

Check out this link for the full details: HGTV

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Design Trend- Hollywood Regency

Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009

One design trend that is hot on the scene is Hollywood Regency. The trend which started in the 1920's-1930's and was devised to enhance the richness of a person's home by adding glitz and glam.

The beauty is in the details- white accents, brilliantly lacquered furniture, opulent fabrics such as silks, velvets and fur (or faux fur), elaborate lighting and the incorporation of bold and vibrant colors.

In free Sketchup software

Dream it up with Skechup

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009

There are many different design programs on the market: AutoCad, Viz, SmartDraw just to name a few. The problem is these can be pretty expensive and are usually only readily available on a school campus or by downloading for a short demo period. Fortunately there is Google Sketchup- a free downloadable program that allows you to design furniture or an entire room by creating sketches, 2D and 3D presentations. Not only can you create your own custom pieces, you can also download items from the 3D Warehouse.

SketchUp allows you to create an entire atmosphere and to become part of the SketchUp communities in which you can upload your creations for others to view, see hundreds of other models, and upload and animate your design to put on YouTube.

Here is one video of what Sketchup has to offer.

SketchUp is also having an Architecture Challange this year. Those interested click here for the rundown and details.

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Farewell Domino

Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2009

Due to the stresses on the economy, the popular design magazine, Domino, is taking a bow and closing their doors.

Since entering the design scene in 2004, Domino has published 28 issues and has featured celebrities from Drew Barrymore to Zooey Deschanel. They have also enlightened us with the Daily Dose blogs, their multitude of creative DIY projects as well as tossing in some unique cooking recipes.

Domino, you will be missed!!!

http://www.dominomag.com

In chairs Christian Flint rainbow stackable

Stackable Rainbow

Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Furniture designer, Christian Flint, has taken the traditional idea of stacking chairs to a whole new level, by stacking them horizontally. His creation- Stackable Rainbow- incorporates colorful, is a row of plastic chairs that when aligned create a long bench with a rainbow colored effect. To add to the many awards that he has already achieved over the years, he won the 2005 Design Award in the Copenhagen International Furniture Fair for this particular installment.

To see more of Christian Flint's work click here.

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Melting building is hot in paris

Posted on Monday, February 2, 2009

There are some buildings that are so amazing architecturally that they are simply too hot to handle such as

What about a building that appears to be melting at the seams? This facade, located at 39 Avenue George V Paris, is built as a trompe-l’oeil, not only giving it an amazing illusion, but concealing a grouping of buildings being constructed behind it.

View the video below to see what it looks like and click here to see additional photos and information. (For those who do not read French -like me!- there is a translation of the text below the video)

Incredible Building In Paris ! -

If you regularly go on the side of the Avenue George V in Paris, you probably thought to have a vision, like us, passing the number 39 of the avenue. The facade of the building seems fluid is contorted and it rubs eyes to be sure not to dream! Well actually, this is a facade that hides behind a renovation of the building that houses a large group sharing. The illusion is quite spectacular. Marketing operation behind this large-format, the same team that had installed a trunk in front of the giant Louis Vuitton store on the Champs Elysees during its renovation.

Finally, if you have the eye, you probably notice that on the Champs, another front to deceive the eye made its appearance last few weeks back, will open next fall at the 3rd Nespresso boutique in Paris. We still need this operation at the same company. Hat!

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Tough times for designers

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The huge stress on the economy has definitely taken it's toll on the design industry. From small design firms to large corporations, finding and maintaining a job has not been easy. Large companies such as Home Depot, Williams- Sonoma, Wickes, have either had large amounts of lay offs or have filed for bankruptcy.

Some companies such as Linens & Things, House & Garden, and Domino magazine and have been forced to close their doors for good.

Go here to read a detailed article in New York Times about these hard times.

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