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Boulder-Like Home Office is a Working Retreat in the Garden

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Offices & Studies & in the Interiors category ]

As more and more people opt to work from home, more and more people are discovering just how difficult it is to separate home life from work life. The solution? A dedicated office space, preferably one detached from the main house. The Tetra Shed from Innovation Imperative is a particularly attractive example.

The Tetra Shed was meant to challenge the idea that a home office has to be a room in the home that has simply been turned into an office. Why not turn the notion on its head by creating something altogether more interesting – a space where you will actually want to spend time?

As a single unit, the Tetra Shed is just big enough for one or two people. But the units are modular and can be connected to form spaces as big as one’s imagination. These can be used for learning, guest accommodations, play, retail, or nearly anything else imaginable.

Engineered timber, matte black rubber and birch faced plywood are the simple, back-to-basics materials used to create these visually fascinating modules. Closed up in a backyard on a dark night, a single Tetra Shed looks rather like a large, dark boulder.

In the light of day, though, when the windows are opened up and sunlight pours in, the space is light and airy…and surprisingly roomier than it looks. It isn’t an executive office, but it is much larger than the cubicles many of us spend our days in.

The brilliantly minimalist sheds do not come with a minimal price tag, unfortunately. Innovation Imperative expects to charge £15,000 (around $24,000) for each unit.

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Inflatable Table Goes From Folded to Full-Size in 1 Minute

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Tables & Stands & in the Furniture category ]

As far as clever space-saving solutions go, this inflatable table from Philipp Beisheim is perhaps not the most practical…but it’s definitely one of the most fun.

The table works much like an air mattress, starting out as just a pile of neoprene polyester fabric and a flat top. With the application of an air pump (which would come with the table, of course), it turns into a surprisingly stable surface.

Beisheim’s table is perfect for the impromptu party since it inflates or deflates in under a minute. The only problem? When deflated and stowed away, the table (and its matching air pump) is still pretty big.

Since the product is still in the prototype phase, the designer has time to work out thinner materials or some other way to make the deflated table small enough to roll up and stash until the next last-minute party.