Posts Tagged ‘exterior’

Image: Don’t Fear the Façade: Live it Up with Swisspearl Panels

Don’t Fear the Façade: Live it Up with Swisspearl Panels

Although it may seem that the façade of a building falls victim to it’s surface material when it comes to color choice, Swisspearl creates an effect using cement composite panels in a wide assortment of colors that could change the way you see architecture. Read more…

Image: At ICFF: The QT Lounger by Royal Botania

At ICFF: The QT Lounger by Royal Botania

At the ICFF Show, in mid-May, I overheard a couple of seasoned interior designers exclaim, as they walked past the Royal Botania booth, how many high quality, outdoor furniture companies are finally springing into the market, after years of ICFF with the occasional lounge chair tucked away into a booth corner. Read more…

Image: Don’t Mess with the French: Inga Sempé Takes the Douche Outside

Don’t Mess with the French: Inga Sempé Takes the Douche Outside

The world’s douches and their dirty pick up lines can officially get lost. There’s a new douche in town that stands outside patiently, is grounded in strong value, and desires to shower you with clean lines. Read more…

Image: Innit’s Acapulco offers Serious Relaxation

Innit’s Acapulco offers Serious Relaxation

Well, we’re approximately one month shy of the solstice and yet the desire for a good sit in the shady summer breeze has already taken hold. Lucky for me there’s no shortage of commodious accommodations for just such an endeavor. If I had my pick of lovely lounges for the lazy days to come, I’d start with Innit’s Acapulco Chair. Read more…

Image: Permapave Pebble Pavers Provide Reprieve From Pollution and Pavement

Permapave Pebble Pavers Provide Reprieve From Pollution and Pavement

Stormwater is a term used to describe water that originates during precipitation, and does not absorb into the ground but instead becomes runoff. Read more…

Image: Weekly Wrap-up: The Latest Products Experimenting with Light and Transparency

Weekly Wrap-up: The Latest Products Experimenting with Light and Transparency

With rays on sunshine at their brightest during summer days, products that artfully experiment with the effects of light and transparency become that much more potent in changing the mood of an interior space, Read more…

Image: Lambert’s Ice for Bendheim Wall Systems

Lambert’s Ice for Bendheim Wall Systems

The story of Lambert’s channel glass begins back in 1887 when “Glasfabrik Lamberts” was the largest, privately-held glass factory in Europe. This impressive longevity is just one reason why Bendheim Wall Systems (no newcomer to the game either at 80+ Read more…

Image: At Salone: Arik Levy’s Hoop Sofa for Living Divani

At Salone: Arik Levy’s Hoop Sofa for Living Divani

The Hoop Sofa is all about allusions: to simultaneous fullness and emptiness, effortlessly suspended over the ground. “I wanted to create a light, outdoor seat, that seems to float in the air and conveys an aura of conviviality,” says designer Arik Levy of his most recent project for Living Divani. Read more…

Image: Cementum Fireplate: The Modern Campfire in Your Backyard

Cementum Fireplate: The Modern Campfire in Your Backyard

If you’ve ever been camping, you’ve likely sat on benches or beach chairs around a campfire, toasting marshmallows over the crackling fire with Hershey bars and graham crackers by your side. Nostalgic yet? Even if you’re not the outdoorsy type (and most certainly if you are), Read more…

Image: Live Video at IDS: Serralunga Showcasing Starck, Bocchietto, Hadid

Live Video at IDS: Serralunga Showcasing Starck, Bocchietto, Hadid

What would a design trade show be without names like Philippe Starck, Luisa Bocchietto, and Zaha Hadid? Fortunately, I don’t have to answer that question as Serralunga is with us at IDS (straight from the beautiful lands of Italy). Read more…