Interior Design Sense

This year’s Academy Awards are about more than just red carpet dresses and celebrity sightings – they’ve got a bit of green going on as well! We’ve rounded up five major movies that not only caught our attention for their breathtaking cinematography and engrossing storylines, but also for their dealings with important environmental and social issues. If you’re one of the more than 35 million people planning to tune into Hollywood’s biggest night, keep your fingers crossed for these five feature films that also make up our ‘Top Five Oscar Picks of 2010′!

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We’re totally intrigued by this pop music center for Taipei and its striking resemblance to a rolling green hill. Conceived by Italian firm Mario Bellini Architects, the design is “a single body wrapped in a plastic ‘mantle plant’,” according to our friends at Designboom. While we aren’t sure how sustainable this plastic ‘mantle plant’ is, or even what it is for that matter, we were taken with the creative landscaping and creation of an exciting outdoor public area for the people of the Taipei. The proposed structure would also have glass passageways, letting visitors look out onto the city. If anyone has any more information about the eco-features of this center, we’d love to hear them – so share your thoughts in the comments below.

+ Mario Bellini Architects

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The classic bathroom interior commonly features a simple arrangement, with the main products placed according to how the pipes in that building are settled. Today we would like to show you a selection of original bathtubs who do more than not respecting the rules. Their design-created by the people at Lineatre is fascinating and unusual. Diversity is another noun that could very well characterize these classic interiors. Decorative elements such as pendant lamps, rugs,wall lamps and wall hangers bring a plus of innovation to these rooms. Floral embellishments come to complete the luxurious feel and so do the silver leaf finishes. We particularly enjoy the curtains that surround the upholstered bathtubs which go great with the drapes on the window.

Handcrafted in India, this Pink Pearl Inlay Chest of Drawers took many weeks to build and implied the work of a team of people to build. It is an interesting piece of furniture if you are interested in handmade designs or if you are planning on integrating it into a simple environment with few other flashy colors around. It goes well with black and white or other shades of pink, preferably ones that mellow. The pattern is complex and features leaves and flowers. It has a total of four drawers, which is more than enough storage space for an item of this kind. Mother of pearl pieces were embedded individually into the wooden frame and each drawer can be pulled by a bone. The costs? – £1695.00, available here. So? Do you love it or hate it?

Stefan Strumbel is an artist from Germany, whose creations are well known national-wide. He combines a strong details in his works, coming up with items that make a statements. Most of the elements used are German images with great meaning for the citizens. His style was also connected to pop art, a current which challenges tradition and emphasizes mass production. Here is a better interpretation of Stefan’s work from Wicked Halo:  “Although his work includes cultural artifacts such as cuckoo clocks or the traditional costume of the Black Forest, he isolates and recontextualises using everyday objects such as tree-shaped air fresheners and shopping carts and giving pieces of his work titles such as “What the fuck is Heimat”? Heimat is a quintessentially German concept, which roughly means homeland. “There is no English word for Heimat,” Strumbel explains. “Some people link Heimat to a place, for others it is a feeling.”- via Psfk.com

This cool modular sofa furniture is proving that it’s hip to be square… or cube. The People sofa by Italian furniture company Primafila puts symmetry on a pedestal. The clean lines and simple, geometric design makes this modern sofa ideal for contemporary-style homes. And adding functionality into the mix, the modular design means you can go as big, as small or as oddly shaped as you need to, making this furniture set a perfect fit for compact homes. Assemble the sofa as you please. Made of four- and six-cube configurations, these two parts are your building blocks for an endless array of seating selections. If you’re not sold on shape, you will be by color. This modular sofa is available in a range of hot hues to suit your style. Check out this chic sofa collection at Primafila.

Estelle wrote us recently with a request: “I like furniture on casters a lot. I would appreciate if you can have a post showing how imaginative (DIY) people have added casters to their furniture.” This was a tough request, especially looking for imaginative uses for casters, but regardless, here are a pile of photos I managed to find in my stash.

Living Etc.	Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Lundberg Design	Domino
Sköna hem	Sunset/a>
vtwonen	Hus & Hem

Apartment Therapy
Apartment Therapy
Domino
Ekenstam
Fernau + Hartman Architects
jj Locations
Olson Kundig Architects
Point Click Home
Taverne Agency
Vastu
Octopus
Buratti + Battiston Architects
Ideal Home
House To Home
Dave Coote

You probably noticed that turning on the radiators makes the air harder to breathe in a room. If you haven’t, just think of those times you woke up feeling you have a sore and dry neck. This is due- we will leave out all the secondary causes- to the fact that there is not enough humidity in the air. Most people resolve this the old fashion way, by placing a water recipient on the radiator. But there is a more fashionable way to handle this and we will try to show you an alternative in today’s post. This is basically what this elements in the pictures below do: they humidify the air and make it more “breathable”.  How do they work? Well, it is quite simple- they all feature a small container that can be filled with water that will slowly evaporate. Not only will this make the air more healthy, but they will also have a nice and aesthetic effect on the room. -via Apartment Therapy

Freshome is almost 3 years old and I feel it would be wonderful to give some space to our readers to present themselves. A lot of different people visit Freshome, some come and go, some come occasionally, some are with us daily, and a few of them have been with us from the very beginning. I think it would be wonderful to get to know you, to learn more about the community we have here and for you all to see who else is visiting the same place as you do.

I would like to know more about you. Where are you from? What are you doing in life ( your job/business ) ? How old are you ? Do you have a website or blog  ? Or even simpler, just share what you feel like sharing, and tell us something about yourself that you think describes your personality well.

Don’t be shy and come join the conversation!

I’m so excited to see the comments section!

And when I say Frequents you know I mean frequent fliers. People who make it their business to fly around the nation or around the world to do business, people who’ve got to move their body and their mind from flight to flight. The current layover situation for these people in most places in the world is just not that great. Designer Roger Kellenberger hopes to remedy that in a big, circular way.

This is the Obsideon option. It’s a design made for the war-weary traveler, the business person who has just got to set their stuff somewhere safe and have a nice sit.

Your boarding pass is your key. By only holding your ticket up to an Obsideon refuge. Each pod guarantees privacy with it’s dimming and closing abilities. Once inside, the user can access flight information, changes and delays. An alarm can be set for the traveler who wishes to catch a bit of shut-eye. Each pod has enough room to store the travelers carry-on luggage. Made mainly of wood.

Stylish!

Designer: Roger Kellenberger