Furniture

The Smoon Ombrella ($2,200) captures and protects you from the suns light during the day. At night Smoon omits a soft light. It is designed to keep you comfortable during both day and night. The Smoon Ombrella is wireless, and can be charged manually (for those not so sunny days). See it available in other colors.

This Cat Play House (£15.00) from SUCK UK is an ingenious design. The DIY cardboard cutout houses come in 3 varieties; Tank, Fire Truck, and Plane. I don’t know if it is all cats, but my cats love to play in card board boxes. See another picture.

Designed in Czech Republic by Maxim Velčovský, Little Joseph ($80) is a hand-painted porcelain candle holder. You can give Little Joseph different hairstyles depending on the types of candles you use. Pair it with the baby head planter and you could have a party!

You know that Fido’s old dog cage looks more like Alcatraz cell then anything else. The eiCrate ($679) is aims to change all that. It is perfect for pets weighing anywhere from 4 - 40lbs. The cage is made out of powder coated steel, has 2 locks, and a leak-proof liner. If you really want to impress people, spring for the limited edition 22.5 karat gold version.

The Paramount Parabolic Multi-Monitor Display is an array of mounts that fit any size computer monitor. The rig supports 2 - 8 monitors in total. We don’t know the price yet but it should be pretty pricey, specially if you fix it up with a series of Dell E248WFP 24in LCDs. [via]

Carlo Rossi has been making wine for quite some time but now it seems they have started something new by taking recycling to a all new level. Showcased on Carlo Rossi’s website are some interesting new concepts such as a lamp, bookshelf, couch, chandelier, and even a surround sound system all constructed out of various sizes of Carlo Rossi wine jugs. By far the most interesting design is the 5.1 Sangria sound system using several 4-5liter wine jugs and holes drilled into the sides to allow music to resonate perfectly.

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This awesome chair looks like the chair you would see a cartoon evil villain sitting in. It is an oversize lounger chair and is on a swivel base. The £3,600 ($7,165) chair is made of leather, chrome, steel, and aluminum. The Evil Villain Chair measures 900X900X1200mm. [suck.uk.com]

This is just a great idea, everyone hates when wires become giant tangled knots and the Cord Trap concept is the perfect solution to stop that problem. Best of all is that simple device can fit into nearly any standard office desk hole. Currently its only a concept but hopefully it goes into production soon (Source)

Do you want an ambient light TV but don’t want to buy a new TV? Illuminaire is a complete LED ambient backlight kit which can be used for a lot of things like setting mood, or party lighting. Not only does it make your TV and speakers look really cool, it also dramatically reduce eyestrain when you are watching TV in a dark room. Their Color changing home theater lighting system with remote. Includes two 23” LED light bars for 32” to 60” TV screens, and is priced at $349.95.  However they do have basic single color kits for 17” to 32” TV screens that cost only $99. [via] Read the rest of this entry.

This table is made out of aluminum pieces that form together into a map of Baghdad, the Iraqi capitol. The tables are designed by Ezri Tarazi and are available in a verity of sized all priced at $39,600.00. See more pictures of the tables.

The Cambodian Civil War lasted more than 30 years, leaving behind a lot of weapons. In 1998 the Cambodian government destroyed 125,000 guns. The Peace Art Project Cambodia is dedicated to destroying these guns in an artistic way and to make good use out of the guns. There are more pictures after the jump.

The new Bossa Pendant Luminary designed by Fernando Prado and manufactured by Lumini is a wonderful combination of both form and function. The luminary itself is a very simple concept, basically its an overhead light that is able to easily expand to allow more light in order to brighten up a room. Basically the luminary uses a combination of a reflector and an aluminum disc to allow the user to change between direct and indirect lighting giving an infinite possibility of lighting effects. I love simple designs and this luminary is a prefect example of how simple designs can sometimes be the most practical.

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