http://www.designinterventiononline.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 May 2008 20:05:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are two very interesting furniture pieces: The form of the Tian02 Table is so simple and logical, it is a wonder it has not been done before. The table-legs are made of four cuts trough the table top which are bent downwards. Its silhouette looks calming and unpretentious, not exciting ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/15/tian-table/ Readers of my other scrapheap, known to a few as Random Meanderings, will know that I have a predilection for fireplaces. I don't know why this is. Perhaps because it's a simple, functional design element that offers such great possibilities in both its form and its function. Here are two lovelies: ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/15/fire/ This lounge chair, seen at men.style.com looks like a cross between a chair, a grill spatula, and a radiator. Apparently you can hook it up to your hot water system and it's a heated lounger. Just don't sit too long - you don't look good with those grill lines. Designer: Sabine ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/14/what-is-it/ I subscribe to a lot of design and architecture related news feeds. I also get a lot of electronic newsletter and weekly sales pitches in my email every week. Lately I've started playing a game when I get the email from Design Within Reach. Their email shows a featured product, ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/08/design-not-quite-within-reach/ Louis Kahn's Esherick house located just outside of Philadelphia will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on May 18th. The house stands as one of the most important houses realized by Kahn throughout his career, and is the first residence to illustrate his mature architectural ideals. The house will ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/08/house-auction-louis-kahn/ Alexander Gorlin Architects has a WONDERFUL online portfolio of project photos. If you're like me, this is like crack cocaine. Can't get enough of the photo-y goodness! I heard of this firm in connection to a 20,000 square foot Mediterranean-style project underway in Houston for NBA player Juwan Howard. The first ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/07/gorlin-architects-maximum-modern/ Below are some nice photos of bedroom designs by Italian furniture maker Tomasella. Some very nice interior design choices, and some very nice materials choices in the (albeit likely fake) surrounding areas as well. I'm a fan of varied surface materials choices, and there are some nice ones here: concrete, ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/07/italian-bedroom-designs/ How about a cooktop that uses the efficiency of natural gas, along with the convenience of a solid surface top? The Izona CookSurface allows your culinary creativity to flourish at a whole new level, combining the superior performance of gas cooking with the convenience of an easy-clean ceramic cooktop. The ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/06/best-of-both-worlds-natural-gas-cooking-smooth-surface-cooktops/ This is some excellent Industrial Design. I used to work for a music hardware company, and I have an appreciation for milled aluminum, and this is some of that. Couple the great design with the ease of USB and a programmable driver, and you have a great product. Not to ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/06/griffin-technologies-great-industrial-design/ The Panta Rhei is triangular seating for two by Florian Gypser that can also be configured into a public seating island by putting three together. Many design and architecture schools use furniture in general, and chairs specifically, to hone students' sensitivity toward ergonomics, visual appeal, utility, and personal style. There are ... http://www.designinterventiononline.com/2008/05/06/modern-chairs/