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Greetings from ICFF! Inhabitat is on the scene today reporting live from the mother of all home furnishing tradeshows, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Stay tuned for all of the fresh green designs we uncover on our treasure hunt across the show floor and keep it tuned right here and on our Twitter feed to see our latest finds. + ICFF Coverage on Inhabitat Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", eco design, eco furniture, green design, ICFF, icff 2013, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, javits center furniture show, new york design week, sustainable design

The Double View Bench from Outdoorz Gallery is a small but sweet two-seater that is big on style and sustainability. French design firm Chloe De La Chaise put a literal twist on the traditional Victorian love seat in her contemporary bench concept, which features a double backrest that pivots back and forth, allowing a pair to sit side by side or face to face. The bowed base allows you to rock gently. Crafted by a French cabinetmaker with work recognized by the Ateliers d'Art de France, the Double View Bench features quality construction and is made using sustainably harvested materials - of the four pieces of wood used, three come from certified forests in France, and the fourth is moabi, a naturally oiled African wood also sustainably harvested. Wood choices include chestnut, oak, robinia-acacia and moabi. With just 50 Double View Benches in existence, this limited edition piece is in high demand and can be yours for a price of 2979€. For more information, visit Outdoorz Gallery.

I've always admired people with a knack for repurposing, the ones who can go to an antique store or garage sale and see endless potential in somebody else's old stuff.    Kasey and Jordana Henke, the co-owners of an Etsy shop selling vintage goods, are two such people, and they've generously shared some of their ideas with us. From our video archives, here are three fun (and really simple!) repurposing projects.  More

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has completed a hotel in Miyazaki where guest rooms and dining areas surround a central courtyard and wedding chapel (+ slideshow). (more...)

conceptual art from Assassin?s Creed 3 ; Liberation, A PSVITA game developed by Ubisoft Sofia.

Farm fresh eggs from friends around the corner. Two eggs with cheddar cheese. Omelet omelet |?äm(?)lit| (also omelette) noun A dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan until firm, often with a filling added while cooking, and usually served folded over. Ta Da -- My Breakfast this morning. Have a great weekend. It is cool and overcast and rain is predicted for later. I'm going to pull thistles from the flower bed beside my mother's deck today. Will my weeding ever be finished? Sigh.

This week we'll be heading to ICFF, the 25th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York; where we'll be checking out some of our favorite West Coast designers showing this year. If convention centers are not your thing, the Noho Design District has plenty of good design on offer as well. Alexa is admiring this chair by Kyle Garner for his Sit and Read line, on view at Inventory as part of Noho Design. Also check out the latest collaboration between Environment and LA firm Commune. Need some design advice? Check out Paul Wiseman's renovation tips for Dering Hall. Sarah shares her current crop of design books on the Mulberry Blog. You might be too late to sign up for Sunday Supper's Foraging and Styling workshop, but there's still room for their upcoming Paella and Tapas Class on June 30th. If summery weather has you in the mood to entertain, check out Real Simple's Party Checklist. Julie is heading to SummerHouse in Mill Valley this weekend to check out their annual spring sale. Stacey is taking notes from LA linen designer Heather Taylor. For the Aspen bound, a new Bar and Eatery designed by one of our LA favorites, Scout Regalia (check them out at ICFF, too).

Entry #2429, May 18, 2013 Happy DIY Saturday! Have you noticed there is a push towards living more sustainable and instead of buying everything new – putting new uses to old household items? Today’s DIY Saturday is all about helping you keep green in your home decorating and revamping and reuising old items as functional decoration. Repurposed decorating ideas Image via: Tines Kreative HJorne Watch a video on how to go through your home and reuse and repurpose and then see a DIY project for turning an old ladder into a crafty shoe or towel rack. Video: Reuse & Repurpose DIY Decorating Link to Video –> Reuse and Repurpose DIY Decorating How to Repurpose a Ladder into a Shoe or Towel Rack Now, how many of us have an abundant supply of shoes?  I hear the comments sometimes that women don’t need that many pairs of black shoes. Let’s set the record straight, yes we do.  However, these loved items that we call shoes can take up alot of space and sometimes cause a bit of a mess.  So here is a solution that will add an accent piece within your space and organize your shoes at the same time.  A shoe rack made from a ladder! Creating your own shoe rack is simple a simple process with promising results.  Take a look and try it out! Ladder Shoe Rack Image via: Sheila Zeller Interiors Supplies Old Wooden Painter’s Ladder 2-3 Brackets Wooden Dhelf Grinder with Sand Paper Opaque Water based Nail Polish Brush Ladder Shoe Rack Image via: We do Hawaii Instructions Take the ladder, with the grinder, remove the old paint from the scale (ladder). After the old paint has been removed then paint the scale with a water-based matt glaze, choose any color that you would prefer.  Let the paint set and dry, you may have to do two coats but once the paint has fully dried set your new rack against any wall that you would like. And viola you have your newly made shoe rack for show! * Other Uses You can also use the rack for hanging towels, with more tools and instructions you can even use it as a clothing rack! For more DIY ideas on Stagetecture, & Stagetecture’s YouTube Channel, click here.

A collection of 'Cool and Creative Office Supplies' to make your workday a bit more interesting. Foldable Pocket Whiteboard: 27 mini whiteboards unfold into one big white board, it's easy to unfold for group work and then fold into your pocket for travel. Mini Business Card File Cabinet: This tiny filing cabinet can hold up to 500 business cards and measure only 6.5" tall. Staplefree Stapler: This stapler doesn't use staples, instead it slices and folds the papers to join them together. Musical Ruler: This ruler is tuned to key of C, and comes with an instructional book; become a musician in just a few hours - and measure stuff too. Like/Dislike Self-Inking Stamp Set: The Like/Dislike self-inking stamp set is a better way for people to express their opinions on paper. USB Toaster Hub: The set includes USB memory cards to be placed in the hub. Mini Briefcase Business Card Case: This card case looks just like a briefcase, but smaller. Credit Card Cutlery: As convenient as a credit card that you can keep in your wallet. Office Speak - Rotating Stamp: The Rotating stamp features 16 handy expressions for the office. Sushi Sticky Notes: Perfect for bookmarks, the set consists of 14 sticky notes shaped like sushi, totaling to 350 stickies. Camera Pencil Sharpener: Pencil sharpener shaped like a retro twin-lens camera that comes with adjustable sharpness knob and pull-out tray for shavings. Water Powered Calculator: A cool water powered calculator, thats cool for school or work. HighStyler - Highlighters: The set consists of 4 highlighter pens, shaped like nail polish bottles. 12-in-1 Multi-Function EvriScissors: Great multi-functional tool for the home and office. Handtool Pens: Pens comes in different shapes of tools. Don't miss to check out "Cool and Creative Office Supplies - Part: 1| 2| 3| 4." More Interesting Posts: 15 Creative and Cool Reuse of Tablecloths. 5 Creative Offices and Unusual Office Designs. 15 Creative Ring Holders and Cool Jewelry Dish Designs. 15 Creative Bookmarks and Cool Bookmark Designs - Part 3. 15 Cool Fridge Magnets and Creative Fridge Magnet Designs - Part 5.

Dezeen archive: we've featured a few monochrome interiors on Dezeen this week, so this latest look back at the Dezeen archive is dedicated to buildings and spaces in shades of black, white and grey. See more monochrome architecture and design » See all our archive stories »