Freyja Sewell HUSH | The Uterus Chair

From Freyja Sewell's website:

... The ‘womb’ shape inspires very different feelings in different people; to me it is a warm, cosy space, for contemplation and rest. There are now 21 cities with populations larger than ten million, and it is predicted that there will be many more in the future. Soaring property prices and lack of available space are causing more and more people to seek alternatives to owning their own home in the city, for example sharing your room with your partner, brother or friend. It is essential to continue to develop new ways of allowing people to comfortably co-exist in these increasingly densely populated environments. By creating an enclosed space HUSH provides a personal retreat, an escape into a dark, quiet, natural space, or state of mind. HUSH can also be transformed to provide more traditional open seating. HUSH was recently selected for Grand Designs Live as one of Kevin McClouds 'Green Heros'.

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Photo Series | Las Vegas Carpets

Years ago, while in Las Vegas covering the World Series of Poker, [Chris] Maluszynski found himself as enraptured by the drama unfolding below the tables as above them. Originally from Sweden, now based in New York, Maluszynski spent four years roaming Sin City’s kaleidoscopic corridors with his camera. “The carpets definitely play a big part in keeping the town as surreal as it is,” said Maluszynski by e-mail. “Thought has been given to the carpeting by people who want to create this special atmosphere, [one] that defines Vegas as a gambling city.”

That’s a theory backed up by Dave Schwartz, Director of the Center for Gaming Research, at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Schwartz theorizes that “casino carpet is known as an exercise in deliberate bad taste that somehow encourages people to gamble.” Schwartz also points out that the busy carpets are not without design: There are floral designs at Mandalay Palace, abstract pointillist floors at Paris and, at Caesars Palace, the wheel – the Roman symbol of the “relentless capriciousness of fortune.”

As he trod the psychedelic multilevel-loop carpets of Vegas, Masulynzski’s thoughts flashed back to the Vegas experienced and described by Hunter S. Thompson: “You’re in a prison of sensory impressions. I was trying to rest my eyes, and I looked at the carpet and thought, Shit, I can’t do it there, either,” Maluszynski recently told The New Yorker.

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The Art Of Manliness | Famous Man Caves

Theodore Roosevelt's Trophy Room

Henry David Thoreau's Cabin

Mark Twain's Billiards Room

In reading about the lives of history’s great men, one thing I’ve noticed is that many of them had a place they could go to be alone with their thoughts. Some of these men had a study where they would retreat to think, read, and write. Others had a garage or workshop where they would tinker and experiment. But what all these rooms had in common was their sheer manliness. They were man spaces, places a man could call his own.

[In this article] we give you a look inside the man rooms of 14 famous men from history. Within these rooms they formulated ideas that would change the world, wrote books that remain classics, and revitalized the dynamic manliness that drove their success. While we all can’t have a Carnegie-esque study, perhaps you’ll find inspiration from these manly spaces to spruce up your own room or simply the push to find a place where you can get away from it all and in tune with your manliness.

See more man caves at The Art of Manliness.

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Post My Pillow

Write, erase, write. Call me. I love you. Make the bed. I’ll miss you. Buy milk...

This cushion allows you to write and to erase all the messages that you want. To erase a message, remove pillow case and simply rinse under cold water. Doesn't need soap. Only use the pen provided.

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Delicious Hamburger Bed

Hamburger Bed

Needs a couple of bacon throw pillows.

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Sushi Pillows

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The Greatest Thing Since Sliced ... Bread?

According to Inventor's Spot, Japan's largest online retailer, Rakuten, has sold out of Bread Chairs. In the background are the Hamburger Chair and the Zaisu Melon Bread Chair.

Floating On A Cloud

The Cloud Sofa won an honorable mention in the RELAX furniture design competition sponsored by Yanko Design. According to designer D.K. Wei, “the soft floating upper part is supported by the magnetic force generated by the bottom base.”

Website: Yanko Design

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