Interior Design Sense

Sometimes apartments don’t always come with the right amount of windows. This means daylight is scarce. Daniel Rybakken is a young designer from Sweden. Living in Northern Europe, a place where natural lighting is limited throughout the year,Daniel studied the effects the lack of light has on people. As you probably already know, sunlight is associated with happiness for physical reasons also. His recreation of daylight could have a very positive effect on unconsciously changing the mood of the people looking at its effects. Moreover, as we already stated, this is a wonderful idea for tight spaces with no windows. His project was present at the Salone Satellite 2010 Milan and is nominated for the “The Swedish Design Award”. Nice going!-via Yatzer

If you are following Freshome on Facebook or Twitter you already know that we were planning a new design, and today we just launched the new and improved ( I hope so ) website. Since I’ve launched the new design a few people told me what they like and what they don’t like at the new version. Here are a few of their ideas about the new version from our Facebook page. Finally I’d like to ask you to post a comment with your thoughts and suggestions about the new version of Freshome. Tell us what you like and what you don’t like. Thanks !

Some people love their car more then everything, and this is an example of something like this. This Mercedes bed to give you same luxury and elegance in your bed room that you enjoy while on the move. The bed made out of Mercedes 8 Coupe (W115) features under hood lighting, headlights and turn signals, headlight wiper/wash system (without function), reading lamps, upholstered headboard, 1 / 2 Aluflegen, lying 2,00 x 1,80 m and so on. – Via - Hometone

As a writer it never occurred to me how important and valuable a sketchbook can be to a designer. This was till I had an in depth conversation with fellow YD-er Brian Ling about his innovative Spaces for Ideas Sketchbook. Although most ideas are refined on the computer, it’s the basic sketch that gets the design flow going and as Brian says the fastest way to get an idea out of your mind and into reality is to sketch it. Drawing from his own passion for sketching, Brian has designed an essential sketchbook that highlights the work and not itself.

The Spaces for Ideas Sketchbook: Designed for people not afraid of big ideas!

The sketchbook is well constructed and affordable. More importantly it has been designed in such a way that you can sketch on the go and there is nothing to hinder your flow, as each page is big enough to sketch on. It’s just the right size but with enough space or room to play with. A key feature to the page layout is “Boundary-less” pages. The paper quality is good enough to take on all non-wet mediums like ink, pencil or markers.

Spaces for Ideas Sketchbook is for those who want an affordable and portable sketchbook handy at all times.

A set of 5 sketchbooks is for $60 where as a single piece will cost you $15.

The special pre-order discount will last until Sunday 11 April 2010, 11.59pm PST

If you Pre Order now, you sand to gain an additional 15% pre-order discount. This means each sketchbook now costs $12.75 and $51 for 5! [ Buy it Here ]

Developing countries and emerging economies are facing challenges in properly distributing and building out their electric grids. Unfortunately energy needs are now being met by people running the black market and many are getting hurt. Some people have resorted to stealing it by creating their own makeshift access lines leaving a tangled and hazardous mess behind. The TUME concept solves these issues by creating a new infrastructure that can grow just as fast as demand.

TUME BASE stations are setup in public spaces. Anyone with a TUME ACCESS unit can plug into the base station to draw power. Credits can be purchased online, thru mobile phones, and existing brick and mortar shops. The idea is people want to be legit about their power needs. They are willing to pay for it. They just need a safe and easy way to do it.

Designer: NOS Design

It’s not often that people trudge around the city and go from one thrift store or flea market to the next looking for great deals these days.  Everyone wants the deal but they also want the convenience.  That’s why online shopping is the way to go.  And better yet,  I’ve started some shopping for you and found some really cool pieces, with great prices that have a lot of potential.  To continue shopping, visit Etsy, an online community where people sell and buy things that they make from all different cities around the world.

set of 6 french shabby chic chairs – $1200

wee blue coffee table – $115

red wall mirror – $68

reclaimed cedar console – $105

This would be great as a side console or makeshift bar to entertain both indoors and out!

antique parlor chairs -$400

With a new paint job and trendy fabric, these chairs would be the hit of any room!

vintage halo pendant – $130

pillow covers – $25

pair of slipper chairs – $175

vintage milk glass pendant – $79

Happy shopping.  The deals are out there if you know where to look!

Distinguished by simplicity and elegance, Viccarbe has a philosophy that promotes a furniture collection for people who “live in the present and think of the future“. The “Ad Hoc” chair from renowned designer Jean-Marie Massaud offers a delicate and artful look at a very non-typical design that reminds me of a spider web sinking into a cube. See more of the furniture from Viccarbe including the Fuori Bench that received a prestigious Red Dot Award here.

Post from Ad Hoc Chair by Jean-Marie Massaud for Viccarbe

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′!

Read the rest of The 82nd Annual Academy Awards Brings Green to the Big Screen!

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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

Via Designboom

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