Creative Curved River Sinks Flow through Countertops by Elkay.
Elkay
has created a number of creative sinks for virtually any style or
occasions, coming in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes for both
residential and commercial use. The Mystic flowing sink, however, has
to be their best yet.
As shown above, this sink design curves and winds its way through a
chosen surface. It can be set into something that is shaped like it is
or can be set against the more standard rectangular surfaces found in
most kitchens. It can be filled with ice, fruit and/or beverages for
parties.
Other sinks by Elkay come in all kinds of innovative forms with
various purposes. Some are borderline kitch, shaped like things such as
martini glasses which are great for parties but hard to envision in
most homes. Others have creative drying surfaces or other additional
functions.
I have been trying to find out what type of plant this is for the past few years and I finally came across the Brisbane Rainforest Action Information network.
Botanical Name: Alocasia brisbanensis. Common Name: Cunjevoi. Distribution: Eastern Australia. Habitat: Common in most rainforests and moist areas. Form: Fleshy herbaceous plant to 2 metres. Leaves: Leaves large and fleshy hastate-cordate (heart shaped/triangular lobes at the base) leaf blade held by a long fleshy channeled stalk. Flower: Flower small yellow inflorescences on fleshy spadix surrounded by green spathe. Flowers summers. Fruit: Fruit red berries, ovoid in shape, 0.5cm to 1.4cm in diameter in late summer/autumn. Garden Use: Commonly cultivated, useful around water features. Leaves are frost susceptible but will grow back in the warmer months. Propagation: From fresh seed. The large roots can be divided into pieces about 30cm long and replanted during the cooler months of the year. Comments: The crushed leaves were also used as a fish poison. Edible?: This plant is very poisonous with some fatalities reported. Australian Aborigines would make a spicy cake out of the young side shoots only after pounding and roasting many times. It is not recommended to try this however.I have transplanted a few of the smaller shoots from the bottom during the years and they are doing well with having to water them.
My main problem now is trying to transplant a larger section of the main plant….anyone have any good tips and tricks???
How cool are these bedroom setups by Tumidei in Italy, they utilize small spaces extremely well and every kid would want to keep their rooms clean and tidy.
Italian furniture manufacturer Tumidei have released some new children’s loft bedrooms as part of their Tiramolla Collection.
What a great idea, I know I am always looking for something different, something that stands out and I think these guys have the right idea.
Shelf Concept
When we play in-house with our talent sometimes we come up with amazing things. This is a classic example of research for functionality while trying to use a cost effective solution for spacing issues. Be it used for home or office purposes, the modular office storage equipment is a flexible and smartly designed solution that adapts to space requirements. Built from plastic polymers, it comes in lightweight customizable modules that can be used accordingly to everyone’s needs. The shelf concept provides a fresh and modern approach to similar common wood based products on the market, with it’s perfect shapes that mold around the objects and the possibility for redesign on the fly to match any setting you might have in mind.
Most of you have seen ice cube trays in all sorts of shapes ( Stars, ), but this is the first time I have seen a bullet shaped one and how cool is it…..
The AK Ice Bullet tray has two parts, fill one part with water until it reaches the top then place the next
half on-top, press down then set in the freezer to create some cool and
very realistic looking AK bullets! Which makes a complete shape unlike other trays that create only half a shape.
How cool is this lamp by Lull.
It opens carefully and dims up to give a powerful morning light. In the evening LULL acts the opposite. When it’s time to go to bed, the flower slowly closes while the light is dimming down and it turns into a bud again.
I was Just watching Jonathan Oxer over at Cams Blog, An ubergeek here in Melbourne with an RFID chip inserted into his arm. He has even appeared on Mel & kochie with his rfid controlled house. As usual they interupt him just as he’s getting to show the best stuff. Guess I will have to wait until the new show is released. Check out www.superhouse.tv to find out more.
A two person accent chair designed to accommodate flexibility for group
seating or as individually setup chairs.
By placing the three chairs together you can create a group seating configuration.
