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‘Paper Vase Cover’ allows you to create your own designers vase

Posted on August 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

The ‘Paper Vase Cover’ is what it says it is. A vase cover made of paper. It allows you to create a modern design piece out of an ordinary vase or bottle. Because of the folded creases, the vase can be shaped to your liking and fits most standard sized vases or bottles.

Pepe Heykoop ‘Paper Vase Cover’

The vase is made by women in India working for the Tiny Miracles Foundation. When you buy the ‘Paper Vase Cover’, you automatically help the Pardeshi community in India to establish an independent livelihood. The designer, Pepe Heykoop, was awarded the Interior Innovation Award at the imm Köln in 2013.  The retail price is € 21,50  Check out the webshop of MoreThanHip, a site dedicated to ecological and fair trade design and fashion accessories.

Pepe Heykoop ‘Paper Vase Cover’ comes in three colours.

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Skycraper designers forgot to design elevators

Posted on August 8, 2013 | 3 comments

It was designed as a beacon of prosperity – the Intempo Skyscraper in Benidorm. A proud building to show that the popular beach town was not affected by the crunch. In a rush of greed and over-excitedness, the design was changed from an original 20 storey building, to a 47 storey one. Too bad they didn’t redesign the elevator shafts and room for technical equipment, as the space needed for elevators serving 47 floors is now simply not available. The building however, as the images shows, is near completion.

Photo: Gizmodo / Economia – The designers of this building forgot to design elevators

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Infinity Pools

Posted on July 23, 2013 | Leave a comment

Not sure what the weather is doing where you all are, but here it is HOT! We are experiencing temperatures we haven’t experienced in a long time. It makes me want to take a swim! So for all of you in hot weather; here some images to help you cool off. The best infinity pools I could find online.

Marina Bay Sands pool, Singapore

Rangali island Infinity Pool

Santorini Grace, Greece

Resort Pool Ubud Bali, Indonesia

 

Phuket Thailand pool

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Restaurant designer David Collins dies

Posted on July 19, 2013 | Leave a comment

David Collins, founder of the well-known London-based interior design studio with the same name, died last Wednesday after a short battle with skin cancer. Collins was best known for the design of famous restaurants including The Wolseley, Nobu, Massimo in London and many more in the USA and abroad. He also designed for various hotels and wellness facilities as well as the occasional residential project.

 

Massimo Restaurant and Oyster bar designed by David Collins. Image source: Dezeen.com

A message on his website reads “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David Collins following a short but valiant battle with cancer.”

 

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