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This thoroughly modern white kitchen is saved from being too stark by the wooden breakfast nook. Italian company Elmar, has designed a beautifully slimmed down kitchen, perfect for small spaces, equipped with a high wood nook that overlaps the work surface.
Directory: Elmar
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This house located in Constantia, South Africa was designed by Nico Van Der Meulen Architects in 2012 and features mixed steel and concrete framing.
The owners decided to renovate an existing house and have been left with a masterpiece of contemporary architecture.
*There are more images of the Constantia Kloof House on the Nico Van Der Meulen blog or on Home Adore
Every child deserves a beautiful nursery, full of classic pieces that reflect his or her parent’s taste as well as the overall decor of the house. That’s why a beautiful bassinet made from twisted seagrass would fit nicely into a classic modern home.
The bassinet is available through Restoration Hardware Baby & Child
This amazing Swedish villa is spacious and light, with very traditional interiors. The rooms seem cozy despite the villa covering 450 square metres and including a main residence, garage, stables, a large side building and private offices.
See more amazing pictures of this Swedish Villa on Digs Digs
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If you are looking for the perfect gift for the man in your life, how about a couple of beautiful modern pocket watches from Full Spot? Priced at just €30 each, they come in a range of bright colours from Red to Dark Blue.
See the rest of the colours on Full Spot
I used to have a music box as a child, and every time I hear the tune it used to play, I still get transported back to playing it in my bedroom and watching the ballerina twirl round and round. Well music boxes have changed a little, now there are apples with worms and snowmen and flowers that play a variety of tunes to fit into the most modern of nurseries.
The music boxes from Ball and Skittle via Oh Sweet Babies
Schultz Works, started in 1997 by Dave Schultz, has been placed third in a recent design competition for their reinvention of the personal computer, called the “Philco PC”. The design is based on the original Philco television set from the 1950′s and I think it strikes the perfect balance between vintage charm and slick, modern technology. I want one…
If you are a writer and you love the feel of typewriter keys, this will blow your mind, just look at that keyboard! I wish this made it from concept to production, with the number of hipsters out there, it would be sure to fly off the shelves.
Located in Nagano, Japan, this enchanting house serves its owners as a weekend home. I would personally choose to live there full time and commute into the city because the house and it’s surrounds are amazing. Designed by TNA Architects, and completed in July 2006, the Ring House ( a.k.a Nagano House), is a beautiful example of simple, clean, modern architecture, that does nothing to detract from the amazing forest it is in.
When architects Buckley Gray Yeoman were challenged to re-design the holiday home, what they came up with shook the holiday home industry. There were claims by critics that the industry was not ready for such modern designs, but The Retreat has proven that the public is ready for high quality, sustainable, innovative, architectural design. The homes are designed for easy mass production, making them more affordable, which appeals also to a wide range of purchasers while meeting all the required building codes and regulations of the area. After five years of research, design and development, The Retreat is available for purchase in the UK and is for export all around the world.
