The OCO by Santa & Cole is the company’s latest solution to organize a warm and ambient light at your garden or outdoor patio. Thanks to warm light temperature of 2700K and the shape that reminds interior table lamps the new solution can definitely help to make your outdoor space cozy. The lamps feature LED lights that have such cool features as a low power consumption and a long work cycle. The base of each lamp is a stake that is driven directly into soft ground. Thanks to that, everyone can choose the right height of the lamp. Besides, lamps are available with covers in two colors: green and amber.

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Beirut Residence is an luxury apartment located in Marina Towers building, Beirut, Lebanon. It is designed by Joe Serrins Studio in simple, clean and sophisticated style. There are a lot of unique things implemented in its interior design. For example, the craftsmanship on walls and ceiling is truly amazing. It perfectly harmonizes with the rest interior yet add cool, not overwhelming accents. The 5,000-square-foot condominium also features an amazing views of the city thanks to its high location. The cool thing is that even though the apartment is really luxury it doesn’t feature marble, gold and velvet that are so popular among such kind of living environments.

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Lyra is a new furniture collection manufactured by KI with as a fresh and modern interpretation of a classic design iconography. It consists of lounge chairs with ottomans and matching side tables. Such furniture can complement virtually any environment and make it comfortable place to chat or to relax. Lyra employs a variety of mixed media in its construction, which allows for a dynamic visual range. All furniture in the collection is simple yet elegant. It’s made with using of rapidly renewable materiales including FSC certified woods.

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Staircases are such things that could be as eye catching as practical. They can connect sever floors of your home and provide some book or other small things storage. They also can be very compact in case you don’t need an additional storage space and your space is at the premium. In case you have a difficult layout situation you might find some interesting staircase design ideas here.

This very thin staircase combined is part of the house designed by architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo. It’s combined with a cooking hood and a book storage system so it serves different purposes at once.

Levitate Architects used a staircase to a loft-like bedroom to create an enormous amount of book storage space. Even though the staircase isn’t very compact but could accomodate so many books that it would save some space anyway.

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Not all of us has large houses that have enough space for all our needs. Some of us live in small apartments that doesn’t have enough space even for comfortable living. Although some architects manage to create so thoughtful interior that even such apartments could be very livable. The East Village Studio is a tiny apartment that serves owners for both living and working. It has only about 500 square feet of space and made like an open studio. It features an enormous amount of millwork that not only makes an environment look cosy but also produces a lot of storage space. The wood looks amazing in combination with high-gloss white surfaces. Among the most noticeable features of the millwork are stairs up to the sleeping loft that also serve as dresser drawers.

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Those of people who have a desk work get very picky about what they sit in after some time. The Chacra chair is designed by Karim Rashid in collaboration with Raynor Contract. It has quite unusual shape which is inspired by seven major chakras every human body have. In Indian medicine chakras are said to be force centers or vortices of energy in the human body so probably the logic behind the chair is to stimulate these centers in order to be more productive. If you think that such stimulation is possible then you should wait the arrival of this chair in stores. There is no information about release date yet but it definitely will be available in a variety of vivid colors.

Twist is an innovative shaped chair designed by Stefan Heiliger and manufactured by Sandler Seating. It was recently presented on NeoCon 2010 and even placed among the best entries. The chair is made of injected polyurethane foam over a steel structure and mounted on a cruciform base. Its shape is stylish, sleek and seductive. The chair reminds a little bit a famous Pantone chairs but its design is much more new and unique. In case you don’t want to be obvious while designing a modern interior the Twist will serve much better than the Pantone chair.

Cliff House, designed by Khosla Associates, is located in Kerala, India. It’s truly a dream holiday house with quite unusual design that many people will fall in love with. It features an asymmetrical angled roof and made of mix of concrete, polished cement, timber, and natural kota stone. The house features amazing views of the Arabian Sea coast and coconut plantation. The home covers an area of 1397 sqm and features everything needed to comfortable holidays with family and friends. The interiors are cozy and clean thanks to the fact that furniture and accessories are kept to a minimal. They are also very well connected with outdoor areas.

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The Pup Tent is a modern indoor dog lounge made of laminated water-jet cut plywood. It has a very unusual for dog lounges conical shape and a very stylish design. Besides, the design is also sustainable. The exterior surface was sanded and finished smooth and the interior maintains the stepping configuration characteristic of the plywood lamina. A surface pattern is created as the planar plies of the wood intersect with the conical geometry of the surface. The dog lounge was designed and fabricated by Slade Architecture for the Design Trust for Public Spaces Annual Auction. Although such cool interior object could become a real product really fast.

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West Elm has recently released a line of sustainable home office furniture done in collaboration with Pratt Design Incubator. The Pratt home office collection is thoughtfully designed and consists of a desk, a chair, a side table, a lamp and a shelving system. It’s made of eco-friendly materials including FSC-certified woods, powder-coated steel, non-toxic glues, and water-based stains. The desk lamp uses energy-efficient LED technology. All furniture pieces of the collection looks modern and minimalist. In case you want to organize a comfortable and good looking working space at your home don’t hesitate to visit West Elm stores. Prices for the collection range from $99 for the wall shelf and accessories set to $299 for the desk.

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