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Feb
12

Top tips to buy a Sofa

Posted under Articles

A sofa or couch is one of the first things you would look for when buying furniture for a new house, remodelling your current house or shifting to a new one. However, before you buy a sofa, you should take some time to read on tips for buying a sofa. Although the tips may look basic to you, but if you buy your piece of furniture based on these tips, you will benefit greatly. You will also see that your sofa will last for years to come, even if you bought it keeping a budget in mind. Here are some tips to get you started.

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May
10

Planter Wall Tiles

Posted under Accesories

Launched at the Milan Furniture Fair 2009, Maruja Fuentes has come up with unique ceramic tiles that other than presenting a neat and clean design, add meaning to your home décor.

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May
07

Atlas Bench

Posted under chairs

Italian designer Giorgio Biscaro has created the Atlas Bench for the manufacturer SLIDE.

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Feb
26

Bux de Luxe

Posted under chairs

The BUX is an inimitable Chesterfield pouf inspired by the box tree. It looks like a BUX and it feels like sitting on a throne. Unique and striking seating object for outdoor and indoor use.

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Sep
04

Alien Lightning

Posted under Accesories, bedroom, indoor, outdoor

Alien is the latest lightning collection created by Constantin Wortmann from Büro für Form.

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Aug
30

Living Trees, Living Art – Pooktre

Posted under Articles, Gardening

In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter and Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art they call Pooktre, which is the shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality indoor furniture and others will remain living art. And this is how a beautiful story started…

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Aug
11

Translation Armchair

Posted under chairs, indoor, outdoor

The regular Translation Armchair is fully recyclable, since it’s made from rotational molded low-density polyethylene. It’s also UV-resistant, making it a truly indoor/outdoor piece of furniture, able to resist temperatures from - 60°C to +50°C and provided with a water drainage hole.

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May
12

Egg Lounge Chair

Posted under chairs, outdoor

Designer Peter Ghyczy created the Garden Egg chair in 1968. Ghyczy Novo recently made it available again for distribution all over the world. The Garden Egg is an ideal choice for indoor or outdoor use. It’s made of plastic and so it’s highly weather resistant. Closed, the chair is waterproof. Open, it’s a comfortable lounge chair.

The older version polyurethane has been replaced with high impact PS, resulting in less weight, longer life and increased strength; it also meets today’s environmental standards as it uses recyclable plastic.
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