Posts Filed Under — Furniture

[ October 30th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Bel & Bel Vespa Chair Gives Old Scooters New Life

There is no word on how much these office chairs made out of recycled Vespa scooters cost, but the key details give me the idea that they are likely to be expensive and prohibitively so.
The chairs are the work of Spanish design studio Bel & Bel, were obviously built by hand and are upholstered in [...]

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[ October 27th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Nobo Fireplace Radiators: Fireplaces Without Flames or Mess

Nothing beats the warmth and smell of a real fire, but these electric radiators from Nobo provide a fairly happy compromise. The fire pit and fireplace offerings use projected video to simulate flames; the flush control panel is used to set temperature and lighting.

Price: The fire pit and fireplace are priced at $2800 (pictured top) [...]

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[ October 21st, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

MotoartPW-747 Cowling Bar: For Getting Smashed, Expensively

This latest piece of aviation porn from Motoart does not disappoint. It is built out of the cowling of a 747’s Pratt & Whitney jet engine and topped by a half-inch tempered glass propped up by mirror-polished aluminum braces.
It holds plenty of booze, and it ticks all of the aesthetic boxes, so it is [...]

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[ September 16th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Wooden Side Table / Desktop Computer From Jeffrey Stephenson

Within Jeffrey Stephenson’s black walnut mission-style side table lurks an Intel Core i7 with GTX video; a powerful beast (with Blu-Ray and an awesome air-cooled cooling setup) within a retro exterior.
Available Spring 2010 for an as of yet undisclosed price. [Slippery Brick]

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[ September 16th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Music Playing Ottoman, Less Stupid Than it Sounds

A music playing ottoman might seem like a pointless mashup made in hell, but when it comes down to it, it might not be so stupid after all.
An ottoman is the perfect shape and size to contain speakers and electronics, and its insides are typically wasted space anyway, so Michi Jung’s Music Chocolate kinda [...]

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