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Kitchen Island Tower Puts Your Essentials in a Single Stack

Posted: 28 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Sick of giving up precious space to a cramped kitchen you hardly use? For those of us less inclined to be chefs, this all-in-one stack just may be the best small-space design out there.

Designed by Massimo Facchinetti, the tower takes maximum advantage of vertical space, letting you rotate out what you need when you need it, then flip it back into position when you are finished.

Up high, a microwave and vent hood are available on demand. Lower down, one can find storage, surfaces and a sink. A supplemental seating unit contains additional storage space as well as being a useful stool for solitary diners.

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Forms of Nature: Organic Chandelier Casts Forests on Walls

Posted: 27 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT

As much art as lighting, this suspended sculpture uses shadow and scale to mimic roots and trees inside spaces, recreating a forest effect for home interiors.

Designed by Hilden & Diaz, it was “partly inspired by [Darwinist] Ernst Haeckel's (1834-1919) detailed plots from nature” and “is mirrored around it's horizontal central axis and forms a circle 360 degrees around the light source.”

When not illuminated, the object at the center of the projection is attractive yet relatively small and unremarkable, making it a source of not just light but also surprise when it is turned on.

Though originally developed as a one-off, thanks to overwhelming positive feedback, the designers are now also planning to put the project up on Kickstarter to fund further development and deployment.