It’s so cool when a creative person – a cook, a painter, a designer – brings something authentic into their art and creations. Such items look very special and personalized while showing off cultural heritage and sometimes incorporating it into modern pieces with style and reviving it this way. Why am I talking so much...
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Yang Ban Side Tables Inspired By Korean Traditional Hats
The furniture piece we are sharing today is inspired by traditional Korean hats and accessories. The traditional accessories called ‘gat’ — the hat— and ‘norigae’ — the ornament — have a connection with contemporary fashion which matches with the simple outfit and some jewelry based on minimalism. Designer Jung-Hoon Lee expresses these characteristics through his...
Blank Daybed Inspired By Traditional Korean Furniture
This daybed by Korean designer Hyung Suk Cho blends elements from traditional Korean furniture with the needs of modern houses. Blank is designed to be “halfway” between a sofa and a bed, and it features a wide flat seat covered by a long cushion and another pair of removable cushions that form the backrest. The...
Traditions And Modernity Combined Together In A Cool Korean House
This traditional house is located in Southern Korea and belongs to Hongnam Kim, art historian, a professor at Ewha Womans University. She wanted to create a house in the form of a hanok, the traditional wooden structure dating back to the Joseon dynasty in 1392. But inside she wanted to see a mixture of traditional...
Modern Furniture Collection Inspired By Wormholes
A wormhole is a phenomenon created in spacetime of the universe linking black hole and white hole. The idea of wormhole originated from the worm-eaten hole in an apple has brought the humankind the insatiable curiosity and mystery which have appeared in science fiction and served the scientific theory as well. We see the organic...
Abstraction Chair Inspired By Kandinsky’s Works
This isn’t a chair, it’s a masterpiece, a work of art that can be used for sitting, too. Korean designer WoongKi Ryu has based elements of this chair on the motifs and colors seen in paintings by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky. The chair is mostly inspired by Kandinsky’s Composition VIII painting, which features graphic shapes...
Stylish Cube Heater For Modern Spaces
Baby, it’s cold outside! If I’s rather chilly in your place, maybe it’s time to buy a nice heater? Don’t know what to choose? No worries, we have a pretty and functional idea for you today. The usual problem with heaters is that they don’t fit the aesthetic of the room but Cube Heater by...
Color Flow Furniture With Color Changing Technology
If you like vibrant colors and shades, and are looking for bold furniture designs, look no further! Asian designers are always ahead of time, and the collection we are sharing today will prove it once again. The mini collection called “Color Flow” by Korean-based studio Orijeen is super bold and chic shows off beautiful gradients...
10 Cardboard Furniture Ideas For Eco-Friendly Décor
Taking care of our nature and environment is very important, and if you are ready for green solutions, consider cardboard décor and furniture. Cardboard furniture is a very eco-friendly idea: it’s recyclable, it’s space-saving because you can pack it and hide. It’s also a nice idea for modern nomads because you can pack such items...
8 Coziest And Comfiest Modern Daybeds
Sometimes a nap is the only thing we need to clear our mind, to feel fresher and to just relax and take our time. A cozy daybed is right what you need for that, and it should be inviting, comfy and soft, so that you wouldn’t want to leave it. I have a couple of...