Unique Fireplace and Benches by Jan Brauer

‘Greed for quiet’ is Unique modern fireplace that features benches connected to the fireplace for a free access to the fire from all directions designed by Jan Brauer. The benches are movable around the fireplace in 360 degrees and so the user can choose if he or she wants to sit and relax alone, or in community with others. The floating benches give the users a feel like sitting on a campfire. The designer has successfully attempted to create a …

Remains Benches by Elyse Marks

This beautiful remain benches is designed by Elyse Marks. The benches are covered in cute little birds and floral patterns. But does the imagery on the table have to be necessarily beautiful? What if the finely crafted piece of furniture told a more disturbing, thought provoking story. What covers this table? Dead, skeletal animals on a dead tree with a noose thrown in for good measure. Is it a rejection of the trends in decoration? A statement a…

The Basket Bench by an industrial design student Can Onart

This Basket Bench was created by Can Onart, an industrial design student at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1/4 scale model was inspired by Frank Gehry’s Apple Crate chair design, and is made from aluminum sheets that have been sanded to give a texture similar to steel. See Related Products at Amazon : …

Ice and Snow Furniture by Hongtao Zhou

This cool idea on furniture design is brought to you by Art student Hongtao Zhou from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The designer constructed furniture made from ice and snow on the frozen surface of Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, USA. Hongtao Zhou, a University of Wisconsin-Madison art student, is creating the icy furniture on frozen Lake Mendota near the UW-Madison Memorial Union Terrace shoreline. Visitors stop to take photos, eating ice cream…

Plastic Dandy Chair by Isaac Monté

This Transparant Plastic Dandy Chair design is a great furniture works designed by Isaac Monté, a design student at Norway’s Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Plastic Dandy is a sitting sculpture designed by the Belgian designer Isaac Monté, but produced in Norway. The cold, plexi-plate contrasts with the warm, woollen plaid. The transparent piece of furniture is formed in such a way that light accentuates the curves. It is been made in one pie…