Moodo, a customizable IoT scent mixing system, launching to complete the expanding smart home market. Designed to let users create a multitude of customizable fragrances, this IoT device offers complete control over all aspects of fragrance and personalization, straight from your smartphone. The company is now launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in order to mass manufacture Moodo. Sense of smell […]

Speaking of clever planters (or Kickstarter projects for that matter) here is another beautiful one. Designed by Click and Grow, this foolproof self-growing system houses 9 plants in a single space-saving unit. Perfect for city dwellers with limited counter space. And the setup and upkeep are minimal: all you have to do is fill the water tank, plug the garden […]

The Röshults Booster Grill is a charcoal grill where the glow bed is agitated by inaudible infrasound. Infrasound is sound with extremely low frequencies. A human being cannot hear those low frequencies, but still the infrasound can be very powerful. With infra-sound technology, we can control the movements of the molecules in the layers of charcoal. We push them to move […]

BRISE A.I. technology maximizes the fresh healthy air you breathe anytime anywhere and can smartly adjust to meet your uniqueness. Tell BRISE about your preference and room conditions, and with its advanced built-in sensors and computing algorithm, BRISE will clean your air at any circumstance with the optimal filtration efficiency. The user-friendly BRISE App can collect information about your room type, […]

It’s official: the beautiful and bizarre house-in-a-cliff known as Casa Brutale is actually being built. We reported last July on this crazy concrete design, which would be carved into a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea, roofed by a transparent swimming pool and with a dizzying view of the sea below.  The stunning design quickly went viral, but few expected the project to […]

After over four years of development, Yves Behar and Dr. Harvey Karp have successfully created the first smart baby bed that helps babies sleep faster and more safely. This also means happier, more rested parents. Inspired by the natural rocking phenomenon that babies feel in the womb, the SNOO baby bed rocks a baby to sleep using the same rhythms. […]

This amazing wall of books is part of the apartment in Brazil, designed by architect Consuelo Jorge. And even though this particular space is not small, this element can work very well in a studio or other open-plan apartment. It creates privacy and a heck of a visual impact. You can see the rest of the apartment here. Secret Room [ShoeboxDwelling]

Dutch designer Johan van Hengel created this beautiful minimalist shelving line for Scandinavian design brand MUUTO. Inspired by a play on layers and shadow, shelf’s unique shape is based on a seemingly simple bending technique involving a single sheet of ‘folded’ metal (hence the name). The minimalist fold acts as a practical partition for graphically separating and securing items such as mail, books, […]

This prefabricated family home in Princeton, New Jersey, by local architect Marina Rubina was conceived as an “experiment” in providing a high-quality residence that is sustainable and affordable. The L-shaped dwelling consists of a primary volume encompassing 2,000 square feet (185 square metres) and a connected studio structure that totals 500 square feet (46 square metres). The two volumes, which wrap […]

This small apartment by studio PLANAIR delivers a record number of space-saving ideas. A tight 322 square meter pad, intelligently furnitured and laid out, contain a kitchen, dining/working area, bedroom, lounging area, and even a walk-in closet. How? By incorporating a multi-functional unit that transforms the room, depending on the desired activity. The series of mobile panels open and close to create privacy […]