100% Design London - Preview

This September (24 - 27) 100% Design London celebrates 15 years of design excellence as the UK's leading architecture and design event showcasing everything for the modern building and interior.
It includes world-class interiors show 100% Design, innovative and sustainable architectural products event 100% Detail, cutting-edge materials exhibition 100% Materials and emerging talent showcase 100% Futures.
I am proud to announce that CHERGA - a group of young Bulgarian designers is invited to participate in the latter one - 100% Futures.

The products that are going to be exhibited include:





- Tetragon table and chair, design by Svilen Gamolov ;












- Cubba-Bubba 5 in 1 chair system, design by Velichko Velikov;

















- Cradle of the light - colourful decorative lighting that can be used separately or arranged in different combinations, design byNikolay Mihaylov;

- a furniture set, named “Arrow”, made completely out of cardboard, designed by Konstantin Achkov;























- Kite - lighting system, design by Nikki Candelero.
























- Foldable table/desk, design by Ivan Arnaudov;

Cheap Alternative to Owning Modern Classics

If you wish to be able to feast your eyes on your favourite designs from the modern classics, but consider them inaccessible, now there is a very simple alternative - just scatter the pillows from the Modern Classics collection of Inhabit Modern Pillows allover your house :)

And they are green! Made from 100% sustainable recycled polyester. Handprinted and handmade with environmentally-friendly inks with no chemical waste or disposal generated. All paper waste from this process is repurposed as shredded packing material. Product is recyclable at the end of its life-cycle.

All pillows have a zipper closure for easy removal and cleaning.

Luxury Interior Design

starts from the entrance - if you want to make a statement, then make it in the first space one gets into when coming to your home. One way to do it is with the largest area that we see - the floors. I just came across these impressive floor designs in Mrs. Howard Personal Shopper - quite different as style and mood, but both memorable and imposing.

Луксозният интериорен дизайн започва още с входното пространство. И най-голямата площ там - подът - е едно от средствата да създадем внушението, което искаме. Ето две впечатляващи идеи.

"...turn business-as-usual totally upside down."

Periods of uncertainty fuel tremendous opportunity, but they also reshuffle the deck and change the rules of the game. DID YOU KNOW THAT Hewlett-Packard, Disney, Hyatt, MTV, CNN, Microsoft, Burger King, and GE all started during periods of economic recession?
Are you one of those searching for ways to make today's recession an opportunity? Then you better look at "The quintessential roadmap for all those who seek opportunity ..." - that is what Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder of AllTop, Author of Reality says about EXPLOITING CHAOS - the new book by Jeremy Gutsche, the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world's largest network for trend spotting and innovation.

Already named one of CEO Read's ‘2009 Books to Watch', the English version of EXPLOITING CHAOS is set to rock bookstores on Sept. 1, but Trendoffice and Trend Hunter have arranged for you to have a free Sneak Peak of EXPLOITING CHAOS. Click the link below to get the preview:

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Cheap & Chic Headboard Ideas

Kid Friendly and Cozy - a giant pillow used as a headboard. It's so soft and fluffy, you won't have to worry about your little one jumping on this bed!

For a new take on an upholstered headboard, hang a bench cushion by its ties from wall-mounted hooks. I wouldn't use this heavy over-door molding, but all the rest is easy to implement and very elegant.

source: Better Homes and Gardens

New Designers' Tool for a Quick Fix Revamping

You cannot achieve this luxurious elegant and calm atmosphere with just paint! And you can create variety of styles. It looks like mosaic, but in fact these are unique wall tiles produced using a non vitreous ceramic material.
The name of this new product by the Iitalian company Lea Ceramiche is Paillettes. It offers not only many design possibilities, but also

eliminates many of the installation hassles associated with conventional ceramic tile, not the least of which is a “grout-less” adhesion.Paillettes tiles are made to overlap, or, in the words of Lea Ceramiche , “the undulated cutting of the tiles coincides perfectly to eliminate the joints.” The result is an unadulterated expanse of fanciful ceramics, ideal for the backsplash in a kitchen or bath, or an entire floor to ceiling accent wall.

The quote is from 3rings, where you can read a more detailed description. What I want to show here are some inspiring interior designs with Paillettes. And my expectation that this will become quickly one of the most popular wall treatments - not only for bathrooms.

My latest discovery - the perfect sofa!

I have just discovered my new favourite sofa - its name is DANDY and it is produced by Seven Salotti. I like its cosy elegance and its great color - purple was reigning last season, but I think that its reign is forever. It is a special color for special people. Eggplant, wine, burgundy, plum, beet, raisin and raspberry colors have flooded the catwalks, but as we know that fashion and interior design have a lot in common, so the berries colors were expected to be reigning in our homes, too, for the the whole of 2009, as was the trends forecast. And it appears to be true.
When combined with another element of luxury designs - the capitonné finish (here for the bottom of the base only, which makes it much more interesting), then this sofa becomes an embodiment of style, comfort and luxury. And, of course, it has fully removable covers. Oh, and it can be a perfect bed, too, because of its spacious base.
But there is another quite unusual element in the picture - the intense gray color of the walls. What do you think - is it a possible choice for a home interior design, or it is just suitable for a showroom display?

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Trendy kids furniture

What a beautiful piece of furniture!
What is more - it can be with you much longer than a usual cot. Made from Scandinavian birch, the Leander grows with your child.

One purchase gives you 4 items of furniture in a single package, from cot through cot bed to junior bed and then as a sofa for a cosy reading corner.
It is offered by FUNKY KIDS FURNITURE












Another beautiful and very practical baby crib with contemporary design sized for urban living spaces - Bloom Baby Alma Crib: it stores super compactly and has patented, no-tools-required

rapid assembly
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The Bathroom - a Conversation Corner?

Dosn't this picture evoke in you the impression of a conversation corner? It must be the modern trend in bathroom design -remember

Urquiola's Bathroom for Two for Axor last year? And the showers for two in 2007?

The elegant and cosy bathroom left is Lexo from Schmidt.

Design Your Life

What is design? And why is it so important? Not a new question, but the answers are so many. We already know that design is about much more than what’s bought at high-end stores or the modern look at IKEA, but what exactly? Design is critical thinking: a way to look at the world and wonder why things work, and why they don’t.
Using humor and insight leading design thinker Ellen Lupton and her twin sister Julia Lupton in their new book Design Your Life explore the practical side of everyday design, looking at how it impacts your life in unexpected ways and what you can do about it. Speaking to the popular interest in design as well as people’s desire to make their own way through a mass-produced world, the book takes a fresh and humorous approach to make some serious points about the impact of design on our lives.



Taking a fresh, funny look at parenthood, housekeeping, entertaining, time management, crafting, and more Design Your Life shows you how to evaluate the things you use, and how to recognize forms of order that secretly inhabit the messes of daily life, be it a cluttered room or a busy schedule. Using the book you can gain control over your environment and tap into the power of design to communicate with friends, family, and the world.

There is one short description of design that I like very much: design is communication. Why? Ellen Lupton explains it very clearly in her blog Design Your Life.

Elegant Home Organizing Products

Storing can be elegant without hiding items in cupboards. Good design makes it possible to organize your home in an easy and fun way - even for children.
An interesting new product for quite an uninspiring activity - dish washing: you can bring a touch of nature indoors with this Bamboo Dish Drainer. It is elegant, functional and eco-friendly.

























This Kidkraft Sling Bookshelf makes choosing books a lot more fun. Its soft canvas shelves protect books as well as children from sharp edges while its sturdy construction provides a large amount of space to store different-sized books.







Shoes can be stored in an elegant way, too. This

Revolving Shoe Tree 3 Tier Chrome by Whitney Design has three storage levels with a storage capacity of six pairs at each level. Its sleek design and fascinating chrome finish looks suits any room decor if you do not have cupboard space.