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Towers of Power: Industrial Loft Defined by Airy Additions

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST

for loft

An old, slightly run-down industrial loft in Brussels received a modern makeover from Belgian architecture firm adn Architectures. The designers added two light, airy volumes to the space to segment it without adding too much visual weight while taking advantage of the high ceilings. The finished space is called FOR, and it is a surprisingly bright and comfortable home.

remodeled brussels loft

Both form and function were kept as simple and straightforward as possible. Along one of the long walls, a built-in storage area keeps the residents’ belongings hidden away behind bright white doors. The loft’s other long wall is home to a simple, low-sitting kitchen setup.

brussels FOR loft

The two elevated volumes are home to an office and a bedroom which sit on either side of a central eating area. Their metallic mesh walls keep these rooms connected to the rest of the loft space, but hidden enough that they still feel like private, separate rooms.

folded steel staircases

The real stars of this interior redesign are the unusual stairs leading up to the two elevated rooms. They are made of folded steel and cantilevered to appear almost as though they are floating. Their passive presence in the loft makes them almost melt into the second-story “towers.”

kitchen bathroom

The architects and their clients set out to create a simple space that contained four walls and some windows, and would fulfill the basic needs to sleep, wash, eat, and relax. They did this by keeping the colors neutral, the materials simple, and the space open and attached to its industrial roots – and they also managed to make the home an elegant and comfortable space to live.

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Fire in the Hole! Candlestick Creates Reincarnated Candles

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST

regenerating candle

This candle holder does something that is both revolutionary and common-sense: it captures a candle’s melting wax to make a new candle over and over again. The Rekindle candle holder from designer Benjamin Shine is an ingenious way to get the most for your candle-buying dollar.

four stages of melting

An ordinary taper candle drips melted wax down its sides as it burns. Typical candle holders may, at best, catch the wax to keep it from pooling on your table. This one directs the melting wax into a plexiglass cylinder.

new candle

Before burning a candle in the Rekindle, you have to insert a new wick for the next candle to use. As wax from the first candle fills the cylinder, it also surrounds the wick, making a “new” candle.

recaptured wax candle

Of course, some of the wax is lost to the magic of chemical reactions every time the candle is burned. This means that the Rekindle won’t exactly give you an infinite candle because eventually there will be no more wax to recycle. But it will prolong the life of a regular candle many, many times over. The Rekindle isn’t yet available for purchase, but we’d love to see it gracing the tables and mantels of homes in the future.

Room for One More? Expanding Stool Seats One or Two

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST

room for two expanding stool

Wouldn’t it be great if your furniture could change shape to fit whatever need you have at the moment? The Room for Two stool from designer Karthik Poduval is a compact little seat for one when you need to save space, but it easily expands to fit two when you could use a bit of extra room.

Inspired by the conflicting needs to both save and expand available space, Poduval invented the stool as a way of inventing a new, shared space. The Room for Two looks like a regular stool with just enough room for one person’s behind. When someone else needs to occupy approximately the same space, one end of the stool easily pulls out to accommodate both.

short room for two stool

The trick is in the construction. Each stool sports six legs and a top that is made of interlacing wood strips. When the stool is in its compact configuration, the wood strips are all pushed together and the top appears solid. But when pulled out, each seat gets half of the slats. There are then two legs at each end and another two legs in the middle of the bench-style seat.

tall and short room for two stools

The Room for Two comes in a tall version and a short version. The taller seat is made of ash and the smaller one is made of oak. The stools are available for purchase directly from the designer, with the lead time for a made-to-order stool being 2-3 weeks.

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