Interior Design

News: architecture firm dRMM will install 20 interlocking wooden staircases outside St Paul's Cathedral for the London Design Festival in September. (more...)

Remember this little guy? The Pixo lamp incorporates a USB port in its base, which means more convenience when charging our mobile devices. However many times you’ve reached behind your sofa/bed/table/desk to pick up a charging cable, you know it’s been too many. There are other impressive things about this lamp (360 degree rotating head, three-axis articulating stem, uses just five watts thanks to low-energy LEDs, etc.) but all we’re going to appreciate right now is the USB port (Hat tip to designers Pablo and Fernando Pardo for this small yet significant detail), and the new color options of yellow and blue. Designers: Pablo and Fernando Pardo. The Pixo LED Lamp is also available directly from Pablo Designs. -Low-energy LEDs have a 50,000-hour life span. -Advanced chip-on-board technology allows the 75 LEDs to run cooler, providing consistent, long-lasting and uniform-quality light. -Made in China. Materials: Polycarbonate shade, lens and base cover; liquid-painted aluminum arm; steel base. Measurements: H 18.5″ Max Base Diameter 5″ From our archives; originally posted Sep 5, 2012.

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a senior designer with the inventors of Sugru, an ingenious silicone rubber that can be used to fix, strengthen or customise almost any object. See more stories about Sugru on Dezeen here. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

Sorry for posting another item from an invite-only site, but this bench is something worth talking about. Hand laminated with birch triplex, the Bend Bench curves just so to provide a seating surface. A red rope adds a little fun into the mix and ensures stability. reg. $940.00, sale $615.00 Designer: Barth Vrijling & Michiel Geluk -Hand Laminated w/ Birch Triplex -Requires Simple Assembly Measurements: 41.3″L x 17.7″W x 17.7″H

  So sorry for my absence! We are in the thick of our the landscape installation at Patina Farm! Although Steve and I had a strong vision of Patina Farm, we knew that there was more that we could learn about landscape design. One of Steve's original drawings of our garden... It was a few years ago that we  first visited our friends Penelope and Adam Bianchi's  home. After experiencing their gorgeous property, we knew that there was only one person we wanted to help us with our landscape. Penny collaborated with  Margie Grace of Grace Design Associates, to create something spectacular!   Penny envisioned a naturalistic garden... I was stunned when I saw the pictures of this property before Penny and Margie did their magic... it was empty! What a transformation.   It's almost impossible to believe that this garden didn't always exist!   There was no pond here when Penny and Adam bought this property, but Penny somehow knew that there needed to be a pond in this very spot... and she was right! As soon as they started digging, it filled with water. Years later a visitor told Penny that she was so happy that Penny had replaced the original pond... there had actually been a pond right there but it had been filled years before.  Penny and Adam's property is now officially a backyard wildlife habitat! To read more about their property, please visit Penny's blog! You will love her stories. She's an amazing designer/mentor/gift in my life!   After meeting Margie Grace for the first time, I knew she needed to be part of Patina Farm. She is just as magical as Penny. So creative and a great collaborator. The first task she had for me was to go to Otto and Sons in Filmore to select my roses. Have you ever been to Otto and Sons? I highly recommend a visit!   I selected reliable and and gorgeous white Iceberg Rose vines for the front fence...   Several Eden Rose vines for the kitchen garden trellis and garages...   Two aromatic Pearly Gates vines will cover the trellis outside our Master Bedroom...   The delicious peach color Polka will welcome visitors at our front gate! There will also be a variety of David Austin Roses filling my rose garden.  As installation day grew closer, Margie and I set up a meeting to select a native no mow grass that would provide the basis for our "grassy country road" driveway. After reviewing the options, Margie and I decided that Native Bentgrass was the grass for us. According to the S & S Seed website, Bentgrass is drought tolerant, only grows to 6" to 12" and does well in sun and partial shade.  We decided to take a short road trip to The Farm Cart in Carpinteria to see the Bentgrass is person...   After our visit to the Farm Cart, we were convinced that the native Bentgrass had the perfect texture, color and personality for Patina Farm (bonus: we bought some great organic produce from the Farm Cart too!). While Margie and I were in Carpinteria, we spent some time visiting a couple of nurseries,  selecting several varieties of lavender for Patina Farm...   We also chose this Nikko Hydrangea for the shadier areas.    This week, the plant material started to arrive...   A huge truck load of roses filled the courtyard...   they just kept coming!   Many of the white Floribunda rose bushes will stay in the courtyard.   Kalie, Margie's design associate,  not only helps with the design of the garden. She knows what to do on that Dingo..   Once the truck was unloaded, we began to layout the plants around the property. We are planning to plant a flow of Wistringea around the garage "barns", surrounding the Eden rose vines around the window.   The Edens will also cover the trellis by the kitchen garden.

Look at the width of those old floor boards. WOW. I love this walk-thru galley kitchen. There is a pass through over the kitchen sink too. I want to see the rest of this house. Seek and ye shall find...I found an amazing tour of this Maury Island lake house in Washington State designed by Bosworth Hoedemaker. After you open the link, put your mouse cursor on the first image and a next button will appear. Enjoy. You're welcome. The description of the project is very interesting too. The floor boards are 15" wide and were recycled from an old gymnasium.

The Studio series for Offecct has been designed to allow for the creation of a number of seating units, each adapted to the needs of particular situat..

Mies van der Rohe designed this golf clubhouse in 1930 for the countryside surrounding Krefeld, Germany, but it's only just been constructed (+ slideshow). (more...)

Product news: a tap presented by French designer Philippe Starck in New York this week uses half as much water as regular taps. (more...)

Materials: 2x4 Expedit, hairpin legs, wood Description: After moving, I had two problems that needed solving. First, I needed a place to put my record player and I had a 2x4 Expedit that I no longer needed. Rather than just turn it sideways and put my stuff on it, I decided to remove one of the smaller boards to make room for my receiver as well. I also decided to put four hairpin legs on my bookcase which I did by first getting a board that was 1x3 ft. and spray painting it black. I then attached it to what would be the bottom of the credenza by getting some wall anchors, putting them into the bottom of the Expedit, and attaching the board to it. Then it was just a matter of screwing the hairpin legs into the board. I was sure to use screws long enough to go both threw the board and into the Expedit for added stability. I finished it off with two drawers that I had and two DRÖNA boxes. ~ Dave, TexasMore hacks on IKEAHackers.net