City Contemporary Ceiling Fan
Minka Aire has joined forces with Kathy Ireland Home Collection to design the City Contemporary ceiling fan.
This modern ceiling fan is available in chrome. What I like about this fan is that the light fixture is not just an afterthought, but an integral part of the design.
Joe Ruggiero Collection
Love these outdoor fabrics!
Joe Ruggiero introduces himself on his facebook profile as ” Dedicated to designing and manufacturing furniture and fabrics that are “kid friendly” to make every room a living room.”
Here is a sneak peak at his new Sunbrella patterns.
Finally not just stripes or loud floral patterns for the outdoors!
Varaluz Fascination Chandelier
This striking pendant light by Varaluz is made almost entirely of recycled materials:
A hand forged frame holds circles of varying sizes filled with recycled glass discs that reflect the light in a unique way.
All of the steel used in the iron in the fixtures is 70% or greater recycled content. .
Recycling glass uses less energy than manufacturing glass from sand, lime and soda. Every ton of recycled glass saves 315 kilograms (or about 695 pounds) of carbon dioxide.
Varaluz Rainy Night
“We loved sudden thunderstorms while growing up. There’s nothing quite so relaxing as seeing and hearing rain pelt against the window panes and on the tin roof (rusted!).”
This was the inspiration for the designers from Varaluz. The result is a charming pendant light with a unique organic touch.
To recreate the impressions of beads of rain upon a window, the glass of this unique island light by Varaluz is hand-pressed . The Rainy Night finish is made from streaking an eggplant-black glaze over silver.
“At Varaluz we believe lighting should not only be interesting, but sustainable. For instance, most of our fixtures use steel that has 70% or greater recycled content, and glass that is 100% recycled. We use reclaimed materials in our glass and shades.”
Soji Outdoor Lantern
I know, I know, it is a blatant copy of one of my favorite Le Klint lamps, but nevertheless – it’s a really neat garden light.
Modern design meets sustainable solar for the ultimate in elegant outdoor lighting. Created in a layered wave-like form, Soji Modern lanterns are unique, portable, efficient and will never require stringing of unsightly electrical wires. Creating the effect of a solar powered chandelier the Soji Modern lantern will turn itself on at dusk to cast a stunning golden glow night after night.
Soji Outdoor Solar Lantern
aurora Light String
Light strings can be more than Christmas lights!
The hand-crafted Aurora Glow string lights are beautiful wrapped amidst the greenery of an arbor, archway, tree or deck railing.
Perfect for an outdoor room or beneath an umbrella! Equipped with a photo light sensor, the lights will turn themselves on at dusk and off at dawn. Totally sustainable, hang beautiful Aurora Glow string lights once and enjoy their artisan glow every night!
Luceplan Solarbud
The little light accompanies your footsteps in the dark. SolarBud needs no electric wiring because it is powered by a battery recharged by sunlight. With exactly the right brightness, it picks out paths, tracks, swimming pool edges, doorways etc, that would otherwise be hard to recognize in the dark.
The solar energy, collected by a polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic cell, powers two rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries. After sunset, they can yield the energy accumulated from the sun to spontaneously turn on the high efficiency leds. The duration of the light when fully charged is between 13 and 15 hours. The sun exposure time necessary to reload the energy expended after 13 hours of lighting is about 5 hours.
I want this chandelier!!! Then again- it looks just fantastic where it is!
I stumbled across a this chandelier as well as a wonderful assortment of “Things to bring home from the shops” at Home Envy.
balcony with an organic decor
A small balcony can offer a peaceful refuge.
In this example from the German site Living at home the focus is on natural materials. Wood furniture, potted plants in baskets, colors: Shades of brown and green. The cushion covers are of raw silk and strips of woven leather. A lime green barbecue grill completes the picture. (No idea where one could find one here in the US, but it’s a nice touch.)
Decorative bundles of grass add a feel of nature without taking up much space.
Find more ideas here http://www.livingathome.de
Details of Balcony, Organic Style
Electrolux Outdoor Kitchen
I found the outdoor kitchen I want – BADLY!!! I can’t stop looking at the photos and am eyeing and measuring my deck.
Thank you Inhabitat for featuring this dream kitchen!!
This outdoor kitchen by Electrolux features a modern design consisting of a series of controlled curve details. The countertops feature Electrolux’s integrated barbecue and integrated burners and come in a glossly white finish. The preparation or serving countertop consists of wood panels that can be adjusted to suit seated dining. The matte grey cupboards and a small portion of the white glossy counter are embellished with a graphic image of tree branches, signaling the very literal message that the design is intended to intersect with nature.
The rest of the service space is occupied by planters that are hidden within the design. The planters can grow many different types of plant species and can be customized. By considering some fresh herbs and/or produce one may gain a more energy efficient lifestyle by eating as locally as possible — from your own backyard!
Electrolux Outdoor Kitchen
Electrolux Outdoor Kitchen
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