The Stripes design by Rafemar consists in a top made up of grooved lines on an open pore layer of oak, making it possible to see the grains of the wood and maintain the quality, even being present in lacquer. The dining table can be extended. It has an aluminium ...

Onlyone and Iris, the new bathroom collections presented by Griferías Galindo, are based on technology, simplicity and design. The stainless steel in which Iris is manufactured hides something special: the water that flows from its spout is lighted according to its temperature. From a cold blue tone it ...

UP! and Midori form part of Sancal´s new sofa collection. “Home, sweet home” is how Sancal´s presents its new UP! and Midori sofa collections. Both have been manufactured with elegant modular compositions that make for improved ergonomics and comfort. UP!, designed by Rafa Garcia, successfully combines comfort with ...

Novecento, Paco Capdell’s latest creation, has been designed by Vicente Soto.Vicente Soto’s latest offering is more than just another design. From the very first moment, Novecento represents an invitation in every sense. An evocation of a different era, when afternoons drifted by and time passed by more slowly. Like ...

Lighting company Modiss is launching a new LED Light. Balbina, designed this year by Alfonso Fontal, is an elegant modern fixture made from steel and glass, with an LED fitting. Available as a single, double or triple unit. Balbina takes three 12w LEDs.

Luzifer found a novel way to raise Money for Spain’s Make A Wish Foundation. It gave 21 artists one of its simple wood veneer lamps and asked them to transform theirs into a work of art. The results were utterly charming and proof that, when it comes to art, great minds ...

Mmsie7e is a new contemporary brand from traditional furniture manufacturer Amboan. Ximo Roca was brought in to design the first two collections, Decada and Alameda, which use Premium hardwoods. Mmsie7e is the brainchild of Amboan´s younger generation, which wants to five a contemporary twist to traditionally made furniture. Fundamental ...

Lighting company Troll is working with one of France´s most celebrated architects, Jean Nouvel, to produce a magical new range of light fittings for both indoor and outdoor use. The company decided to undertake the project because it wants to raise its international profile. Two of the new designs in ...

Época Internacional, is eagerly awaiting September’s Habitat Valencia Forward, where it will launch a new collection designed with ebony. The striking Nepal collection combines a flavour of the East with a European elegance and sophistication. Some pieces feature mother-of-pearl details to add a light contrast to the darkness of ...

Textile company Ybarra y Serret has launched its own range of furniture. The pieces are in a fairly traditional in style - for example, the Francia sofa features buttoning in the back, which is reminiscent of the Chesterfield sofa. However, by upholstering them in plain fabrics, they take on an elegant ...

This year, ceramic tile manufacturer Vives celebrates half a century of constant growth, a philosophy of innovation and a commitment to offer the best in high quality ceramic products. A vast range of ceramic tiles of the highest quality allow Vives to offer products with high aesthetic value for any ...

Barcelona-based Tres Tintas believes we should put wallpaper at the heart of our interiors. To live with wall-to-wall plain colour is to deprive the senses, whereas to have some walls covered with a vibrant paper stimulates us. And the designs of Tres Tintas are most definitely stimulating. ...

The studio Stone Designs has taken inspiration from wooden storage palettes to create a sofa bed which rests in a wooden drawer. A modular design, all of its components can be combined and rearranged in different ways. With this new piece, Stone Designs has sought out a new concept for ...

The centuries-old French crystalware factory Baccarat have hooked up with the designer Jaime Hayón to launch its new collection called Crystal Candy, which has seen its Madrid-born designer find inspiration in the richness of tropical fruits, like pineapples or pomegranates. Hayón’s collaboration with Baccarat has allowed him to ...

Sagenceramics is a young, Valencia-based company making ceramic objects. It emerged with a clear calling to create innovative, experimental ceramics in collaboration with young designers. Since it was established, Sagenceramics’ aim has been to create contemporary-looking pieces using the tried-and-tested manufacturing traditions of the area where ...

Eddadesign, the Barcelona-based design studio set up by Jordi Milà, has just launched a new design edition, Jordi Milà . With this brand within a brand, Milá is making a firm commitment to innovative, out of the ordinary design. The company’s first commercial product will be the Wisdom Tree bookcase, ...

When Polly Wilson first learned the 1930s ranch near Bartlesville, Okla., was for sale, she felt as if she'd struck oil. The ranch's limestone walls evoked everything she loved about the West - well-worn boots, old saddles, and twilight. After searching for a place to relocate their Colorado cattle operation, she knew this ...

An antiques-filled landmark near Toronto transports enchanted visitors to a faraway destination: the English countryside. Built in the 1850s by John Maus, Maus Park House utilizes stones from local Canadian quarries. The dwelling is a splendid example of Scottish Baronial architecture. Porch Even now that the job is ...

A rich autumnal palette of earthy shades - creamy ivory, golden tan, deep russet, and warm brown - harmonize to transform a Connecticut home into a lovely tone poem. Autumn Hues The earthy warmth of wood is too often lost when a home undergoes a renovation: Floors are covered by ...

An 1894 house in Texas welcomes with a colour scheme inspired by early America Living Room When John and Melinda McCurdy moved from Houston to the tiny town of Comfort in the Texas Hill Country in 1990, it took them two years to find a house, and another year to ...

Kirby Ellis, self-professed army brat and seeker of beautiful objects, celebrates her gypsy lifestyle by picking up artefacts along the way. She's been cultivating her treasure-hunting skills since age five, when her mother started taking her to flea markets. Through Germany, Washington, and Pennsylvania they traipsed, until they discovered North Carolina. That's been ...

A desire to downsize inspired Ann Nicholson to help a neglected North Carolina bungalow on Sunset Drive live up to its glowing name. See how a vivid imagination and pails of yellow paint made this house shine. Bright Living Room Walls had been removed and windows had been added to brighten ...

Architectural designer Nancy Fishelson beautifully balances old and new to reinvent a 1795 Connecticut house in perfect harmony. Kitchen Entry She ripped out the dropped ceilings, stripped plaster and lathe down to the posts and beams, and opened up many of the rooms with wider doorways and additional windows. Nancy ...

A neglected Federal-style schoolhouse in the Catskills was transformed into a glamorous and chic home. Funky Kitchen In a house without a dining room, the kitchen does double duty. To distinguish the room, homeowner John Loecke chose bold black cabinetry and white marble counters. In lieu of upper cabinets, ...

Virtually everything in the century-old Illinois farmhouse Pat King shares with her husband shows her expert hand — at sewing, painting, restoring, and reinventing. "I like old things and figuring out how to make them work," says Pat King. "Then everyone pitches in." "Everyone" means her husband, Ike, four children, their ...