Germann House by marte.marte Architekten

Approaching the house, it seems monolithic, almost hermetic. Two incisions divide the building, which sits prominently on a relatively level hill, guide guests to a small entrance niche and offer a view of the introverted courtyard to the north. The hard shell opens up towards the valley and the south side, and the extensive glazing reveals the scenery and mountain panorama. The terrace faces the pond and small integrated stream, which blend in with their natural surroundings, lends the courtyard a sense of an open air living room and connects the entrance floor to the grounds via a ramp.
The smooth exposed concrete surfaces find their counterpart in the interior in the tactile and optical softness of the white pine floors, built-in furniture and walls. The character of the house turns out to be bright, inviting and almost homey. Windows and doors in white aluminium bring robustness into play and add to the powerful appearance of the concrete.

Germann House, by marte.marte Architekten, Photography by Bruno Helbling
via: Arch Daily

竹 Bamboo by Yu Nomura

Japanese designer Yu Nomura has designed a shot glass that takes its structure from bamboo sticks. With an opening on either side, the glass can be filled on both ends. The fused glasses are intentionally made with one side larger in size than the other, convenient for mixing beverages in different proportions.

竹 (Bamboo), by Yu Nomura, Studio Blue-Hour
via: designboom

L’Ivresse des Bois by Marcel Wanders for Baccarat

Marcel Wanders, a self-professed hedonist of great wines, focuses his talent and humor on wine glasses and carafes which often have little character. Working with an oenologist, he added a Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne glass to the traditional blank, featuring elegantly turned stems engraved with his favorite seal. The famous clown’s nose that pops up in his collections has become a motif for the stem and the stopper, produced in Baccarat red or clear crystal. Two magnificently elegant carafes–including one decanter–complete this sophisticated line geared to all design and wine connoisseurs.

L’Ivresse des Bois’ (Drunken Woods), United Crystal Woods, by Marcel Wanders, for Baccarat

Fill Bookshelf by Jon Goulder

Fill is designed to flatpack for transport and is basic to construct. A robust piece which is designed to withstand the heaviest of loads. Manufactured in aluminium with a hemp glass base. Powder coated finish. Exploratory prototype.

Fill Bookshelf, by Jon Goulder,

Shark Alley House by Fearon Hay Architects

Shark Alley House, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, by Fearon Hay Architects

Watch by Naoto Fukasawa for Plus Minus Zero

Watch, by Naoto Fukasawa, for Plus Minus Zero

Circus Restaurant by Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio

Circus is a restaurant that is also a venue for cabaret style acts, where the staff become the performers with the diners. The main dining table brings theatrical presence to the restaurant, as it doubles as a stage, with stairs at either end. The building once housed the animals which performed at the Royal Opera House.

Circus, London, by Tom Dixon, Design Research Studio

Dunder by Stefan Borselius for Blå Station

A section sofa and easy chair range born from an idea that all we need are pillows! One big to sit on, or perhaps two. One pillow to lean your back against. Perhaps a pillow to rest your arm. It would be nice if that was all, because pillows have nice shapes, squared but still rounded. Dunder are pillows. Pillows to provide comfort in every environment. All you need to add, is yourself, and perhaps even more pillows.

Dunder, Sofa, Corner Sofa, Easy Chair, by Stefan Borselius, for Blå Station

East Windsor Residence by Alterstudio Architects

Extraordinary views in the heart of the city and a small buildable footprint limited by restrictive easements prompted a thin, three-story home with the main living spaces and master suite on the top floor–essentially a one-bedroom loft with 270° views. The visitor enters through a pivoting glass door, where the natural stone gives way to its dressed counterpart, and is immediately greeted by a stair of massive ebonized oak treads floating above twin steel channels, and hanging in a three-story vertical space.  Beyond, an etched glass wall captures the projected shadows of a stand of giant bamboo, and a band of clear glass directs one’s gaze out to a private garden.

East Windsor Residence, Austin, Texas, by Alterstudio Architects
Photography by Paul Finkel

Collect Makeup Table from Schönbuch

The Collect Chest of Drawers and Makeup Table has a distinguished patchwork look, to hold important or avaliable items of various sizes or shapes. The drawer fronts are in different matt-painted woods and is available in two sizes. As an alternative to the wood fronts, paint finishes in various colours are available. The body is always in a cool white, which is used for the legs as well. Collect is a decor highlight for the entrance area, but equally for a living room or bedroom.

Collect Makeup Table, Chest of Drawers, by Wis Design, for Schönbuch