Fully livable and mobile Maine Bus guest cottage, being guest was never more fun
A client demanded guest bedroom with flexibility of transforming into a camper for family outings, and architects at Winkelman Architecture remodeled a retired 1959 Chevrolet Viking short bus into one. Staying shoulder-to-shoulder with small home movement, and combining architecture, design and transportation, the renovated bus allows benefits of traveling in a luxurious home. Although, not a very novel concept, the Winkleman’s Maine Bus is fully livable and completely mobile. Remodeling the bus didn’t come easy, the architects had to overhaul the entire bus to arrive at this magnificent-looking mint green traveling cottage featuring funky interiors complete with all electrical and plumbing requirements. Read More…
Sou Fujimoto to build White Tree residential building in France
French and Japanese like architecture that is way beyond traditional. Their architecture may be complex but architects here like to take their chances, unlike in the US or elsewhere, where architects prefer to keep it simple. In order to stretch limits of architecture to new realms, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has won a competition to construct a tower in Montpellier, France. The peculiar tree-like design of the tower, is a result of collaboration with Nicolas Laisné Associés and Manal Rachdi Oxo architects. The building owning to its shape has been aptly named the L’Arbre Blanc (translated: the White Tree). Read More…
Makkink & Bey’s lightweight, expandable and foldable furniture you can travel with
Each piece of furniture had its own individuality until a decade back, unconventional furniture however has no individuality (it has two or three independent functions) yet it is unique in its own way. With the objective to let you carry your furniture along wherever you go, Dutch firm Studio Makkink & Bey has created lightweight, expandable and foldable eccentric furniture you can travel with. Dubbed Conceptroom Huisraad, the collection of items includes a backpack that converts into a sofa bed, a carrycot that can be used as a table and lastly a walking cane which transforms into an illuminated screen, allowing you to tow interiors along when you venture out on nomadic chores.
iPhone-controlled Miracle Machine lets you make your own wine at home
If you haven’t already mastered the skill of making finest wines, but have become a pro in brewing tastiest beer with gadgets like the Brewbot, then with the Miracle Machine you have a chance to change things. For all wine lovers, the ingenious Miracle Machine lets you prepare your own wine at home in about three days, all by controlling it with your iPhone. How much I love smartphone-controlled appliances now. The machine connects with the iPhone via Bluetooth, and using a dedicated iPhone app allows anyone to feed it with ingredients and make wine to taste. Read More…
Ulisse Dining queen space-saving wall bed with dining table
Fascinated with the charm of transforming furniture, and after the successful internet appearance of its Stealth modular kitchen, Recourse Furniture has developed the Ulisse Dining, the first of its kind vertically opening queen size wall bed with a dining table on the front. The ingenious, space saving wall bed is perfect all-in-one furniture unit to eat and relax in the same room. In addition to saving space, by retracting into the wall, the Ulisse Dining system also makes a perfect attraction for your guest, if you may.
Lampo Motion from Milano Bedding is a stylish sofa bed with electric motion
Convertible sofa beds are the most versatile pieces of furniture that perfectly enhance and compliment your contemporary living space. Such multipurpose furniture can be efficiently used when you have guests visiting and there is no extra bedding for the night. The Lampo Motion that is being discussed here is again a sofa bed from Milano Bedding, but with the added convenience of being electrically operated with a remote control. You can convert this sofa into a bed or vice-versa effortlessly by simply pushing a button.
Chalet Les Sorbiers: Luxury ski chalet with alpine charm in French Alps
Chalets are a common site in the French Alps, but Chalet Les Sorbiers is one of the most luxurious and enticing ski chalets here. Located in Courchevel, France, the luxury ski chalet is part of Courchevel’s luxury hotel, Le Kilimandjaro. Situated at a distance of 500 meters from the hotel, and being tucked away in the mountainside, the picturesque Chalet Les Sorbiers offers 5 star hotel facility along with a peaceful and secluded environment to ski lovers. At a stone’s throw from the famous ski slopes in the French Alps, Chalet Les Sorbiers has contemporary wooden exteriors and fine wood paneling along the walls and ceiling.
Quadruped robot-based garden lamps react to human presence
Do you plan of having a garden filled with robots? If not yet, it’s the right time to plan. Trossen Robotics member Cassinelli Alvaro has created Toro-Bots, robots with Japanese-style lanterns installed atop PhantomX quadrupeds. Each Toro-Bot has been individually programmed to react to human movement. These interactive robot lamps form a dynamic part of a garden and are equipped with IR beacons which allow them to be tracked separately by an on-board infrared camera and controlled using an iPad. Read More…
Robo-washer: Fully automatic, touch-free hand washer, rinser and dryer
Automatic, touch-free faucets, soap dispensers and sensor-embedded warm air hand dryers are a norm, to challenge them head on, we’ll soon have the Robo-washer, world’s first touch-free, fully automatic hand washer, rinser and hand dryer all-in-one. This amazing self-cleaning Robo-washer will be a sink, soap, faucet and hand dryer at home, and its intuitive functioning means, every user can use it without instructions. Using the automatic washer is simple – just place your hands inside the Robo-washer, rub them to clean and rinse, and have them dried in one smooth go. Read More…
Transforming furniture turns 60sqm space into a five-room apartment
OMA recently completed their 43 story building dubbed as De Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. This project took a time span of 16 years for its completion. The three interconnected mixed-use towers of this vertical city accommodates offices, apartments, a hotel, conference facilities, shops, restaurants, and cafes. In addition to these, the building includes tiny living spaces or micro-apartments of not more than 645 square feet that pack transforming furniture inside making clever and efficient use of the smallest available space.
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