Posts by Kira

Have you ever dreamed of having an apartment with more facilities? Here are a Swedish style apartment interior design ideas, by Kanzoi architects. Among the appeals of this apartment are elegant and stylish kitchen, a spacious terrace, a large bedroom, an open fireplace in the living room, built-in closets and many others. The main peculiar of this luxury apartment is a terrace with beautiful scenery along with lots of appliances provided by the famous furniture trends. White colour is dominant in this minimalist interior. It looks very stylish and cool. The furniture composition gives the impression of the luxury. The floor is made of wood. And the ceiling of 3.9 meters gives a light, airy feeling. Interior decorating has an important role in addition to the facilities offered. Take a look.

The “Purposefulness of Shadow” Chair was designed by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, Melbourne, Australia. It may be one of the most deceptive pieces of furniture ever designed. When you see this chair you may think it has 3D shadow. The designer’s message was to create the chair that would give the appearance of shadow when in reality it is actually two chairs in one. A second seat is placed under the first and gives the illusion of shadow, this seat let anyone place their coats and bags comfortably on it. As the architects say “Shadow is purposeful. Not only does this two dimensional adumbration create graphical cues, the shaded space between the shadow and the object also has numerous purposes.” This stunning chair will boggle the mind of anyone sitting on it.

When the Tower of Pisa started to fall it was an accidental and very lucky find for the global architecture. It became one of the most popular touristic places and started the trend to build asymmetric and unusual structures. Nowadays the technologies allow architects to unleash their imagination and we got hundreds of unique buildings all over the world. In this review we decided to collect all of our favorite ones. You can find more information about any of the buildings on Wikipedia, they are all quite famous.

The Capital Gate in Abu-Dhabi is the most sloping building in the world – it’s built at the angle of 18 degrees, which is 4 times more than the Tower in Pisa.

This amazing pendant lamp, called free folded paper pendant lamps was designed by Canadian designer Andrew Ooi, exhibited at the 2011 Interior Design Show in Toronto. The designer is fond of the art of origami so he decided to throw the new light on it. The lamp is constructed out of free-folded paper and looks very impressive and unusual. By means of the unique shapes it produces different lighting. No doubt that such lighting will create warm and cozy atmosphere in your house. The material and the shape make this pendant lamp creative in all aspects. It will become the spice of any interior and attract everyone’s attention.

Nowadays people living in the big cities very often do not have the opportunity to interact with nature. But surrounded by the technologies and modern life people sharply feel it. Nature is the source of beauty, health and good feelings. It will be delightful for all nature lovers that you don’t need to escape from the city to become closer to the nature. How to create a vital interior in your house? First of all fill your living space with the plants. It will add brightness, color and greenery to your home and improve the quality of the air. Use as much wood in the interior as you like. It will give the idea of comfort and warmth.

Just have a look at this marvelous kitchen collection designed by Italian design house Brummel. It shows that classical styles do not always translate into boring or stuffy. This elegant kitchen is characterized with great amount of details that are crafted by skilled designer of Bassano Del Grappa, Italy. It is truly the masterpiece and the dream of every woman. Entering such kitchen you will be delighted by grainy, textural oak doors that are painted in white with a silver-leaf finished and butterfly hinges. Underneath the luxury surface lies a fully functional modern kitchen. The kitchen includes a sink, built-in appliances and a number of organized shelves and cabinets. It has been designed keeping in mind modern needs and traditional styles. The Papillon kitchen looks just perfect with ultra-modern glossy white island and luxury chandelier.

It is not a secret that money is desired by almost everybody. People can’t live without it though money does not bring happiness. Money makes us more powerful, it is a symbol of domination. Many people are fond of collecting different coins. But not many of them create something beautiful to decorate the house. Artist Johnny Swing recently gave a new meaning to the idea of having money. He used different values and dimensions of coins to form a beautiful sofa. This curvy coin piece of furniture will give you the feeling of glam and luxury in your own home. An underside steel rod support helps all the coins take the shape of a  sofa. The artist created an amazing visual and metaphorical concept. The dimensions are 97 x 52 x 28 inches. This unusual sofa gives the idea of richness and makes you think that you can be a monarch. So if you want to impress your guests you won’t be mistaken choosing it for your interior.

The Italian lighting company Masiero has presented its new zest – a gold wall sconce that is called “Blob” sconce. This new collection is really much more glamorous that it sounds. It looks like a double chalice of elegance and beauty. Its light shines both up and down. This arises a combination of direct and indirect light. The noble gold finish gives these beautiful sconces a warm, artisan feel. Different colours (gold, glossy-black and glossy-white) and sizes (large or small) allow to combine them with each other. These refined sconces will be suitable anywhere: it may be a living room, a bedroom or even a hall.