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Organic Living in the City: Rounded Apartment Interiors

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT

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Cavernous, curving interiors filled with built-in niches and furniture are more often associated with houses sculpted from cob and other natural building materials than with apartments in suburbia. But design firm The White Room has managed to recreate that sculptural, organic feel in a Mumbai-area apartment with lots of amorphous surfaces.

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The result is a bright, airy interior that’s almost entirely white with a few pops of color in the form of wood furniture, a stunning natural dining surface built into the wall and custom tile in a pale blue-green. The ceiling is high and rounded, and nearly all of the doorways are arched.

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It’s a fusion of traditional earth-based building aesthetics and modern design, all within a suburban setting. The curves extend all the way to the closets and a creatively tiled bathroom reminiscent of the inside of a sea shell.

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Zen Seating: Meditation Chair Makes Proper Sitting Easy

Posted: 15 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT

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The Lotus Position is almost universally recognized as the standard sitting position in which to meditate. This posture aligns the spine, encourages physical stability, and allows for deep meditative breathing.

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The Meditation Seatware from Chinese design studio NANOIN Design encourages sitting in this zen-like posture by taking on a form that is only compatible with the Lotus Position.

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The chair features places for your feet to rest, ensuring that you won’t have to continually reposition your slipping feet. The places for your bottom and your knees provide similarly foolproof positioning.

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Made of bamboo sheets, the Meditation Seatware is soft enough that even hours of meditation will feel comfortable. Even if you don’t use the seat for meditation, your spine will benefit from sitting up straight in this lovely unique chair.