Krabhuis – Dutch for scratchhouse – is a cardboard house for your cat. It was designed by three architects from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Krabhuis combines the feline fascination for cardboard boxes with the need for something to sharpen their nails on while solving the complete lack of beautiful furniture for cats out there. Just like […]

Innovative design makes travel better! For 2014, Travel + Leisure magazine’s distinguished jury of design experts named Quiksilver’s Travis Rice Platinum Pack as the Best Travel Bag of the year in their annual Design Awards competition! Engineered for winter activities, this rugged multifunction backpack features a vertical and horizontal snowboard carry, a probe and shovel […]

Les Ateliers Guyon has designed a group of benches that are located along the bank of the St. Lawrence River in the City of Verchères, Canada. The concept is simple: create an unusual work where users can comfortably sit and contemplate to the sound of wind and waves, along the majesty of the banks of […]

Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann has extended its range of kinked tubular steel chairs for Swedish brand Blå Station. The Superkink armchairs and sofas feature tubular steel frames that have been folded to produce sharp angles. Osko+Deichmann’s kinking technique came about as an alternative to using soft curves when bending steel. The designers’ method means that […]

4 plugs, 1 adapter, 150 countries! The Flight 001 4-in-1 Adapter is a set of color-coded plugs that allows you to easily adapt to over 150 countries. This is the first product utilizing the JA/C READY Adapter system, a color-coded world adapter system that makes finding the right plug for your trip as simple as […]

Furthering its commitment to “Made in the U.K.” Balineum is pleased to introduce the first in a series of exciting collaborations with talented British designers. First up is award-winning artisan Miranda Watkins whose work is included in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Royal Institute of British Architects, and Kensington Palace. […]

This collection of wooden furniture by Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto is built using traditional techniques derived from shipbuilding. Pieces in Jin Kuramoto’s Nadia range for his new brand Matsuso T are constructed using a particular interlocking technique known as kumiki. “The heritage of many of the woodworking techniques used by Japanese carpenters originates from Japanese […]

Italian designer Luca Nichetto has designed a ceramic coffee set to accompany a solo exhibition of his work at Mjölk gallery in Toronto. Called Sucabaruca and exhibited at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair, the set includes three cups, a pot, filter and a tray made from Canadian maple wood. Luca Nichetto decided to make a […]

Introducing the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). The same hybrid technology at the heart of the Prius but with hydrogen and fuel cell stack. With a driving experience that’s on pair with a gasoline engine. It’s not just the next movement in automotive technology; it’s the next big movement towards a better future. How it […]

Fog alludes to the ambiguous means by which this pendant light illuminates itself and of course, surrounding areas. Utilizing obscured LED light from within the fixture’s stem, Fog’s sandblasted glass orb graduates from an opaque, light diffusing bottom to a pristinely clear top while leaving little clue as to the light source. Front design has […]