Vittore Inox kitchen concept seeks to redefine the way you look and interact with your kitchen once and for all. Created by Swiss designers Giancarlo Mino and Gregorio Soumas, the kitchen concept is named after the famous multi-function Swiss pocket knife and draws heavily on its compact multi-functionality too.
Based on two opposite poles, one for water and one for fire, the kitchen uses both in tandem to serve as centers of cooking action. With several retractable shelves offering various functions and provisions, the kitchen maintains a good flow of work. Indeed, each shelve is characterized by a different function, such as the wooden board located near the water point where aliments are cut.
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Zaya, a dynamic newly-formed Abu Dhabi-based real estate company has launched its first of many property ventures; Nurai, a spectacular private community of limited edition resort beach-front estates and water villas on a natural island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
The design concept of the island stemmed from Zaya’s desire to provide residents with abundant pieces of land and ultimate privacy. Two strands of Water Villas extend into the ocean, and Nurai’s Beachfront Estates are integrated into the gently scoping landscape. A carpet of greenery unfolds across the island, with sweeping structures underneath to envelop residents in their own world of private luxury. Island feels untouched as majority of land is landscaped lush greenery as opposed to populated with buildings.
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Touch360 is a product development and innovation firm established by a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team with a successful track record in developing and marketing products worldwide. They are passionate about creating experiences that make people’s lives better.
The playful and elegant Ripple Faucet is a new way to interact with water. Drawing inspiration from the ripples on the water’s surface, the faucet creates a strong visual relationship between the user’s interaction with it, and with the water flow and temperature. The faucet’s visual system is comprised of the ripple interface surface, two channels from which water flows, and a metal ball that sits on top of the rippled surface and which is used to control the faucet.
The movement of the ball controls the flow and the temperature — moving away from the center increases flow and moving around the circles controls the temperature. LEDs under the ripple surface are lit with intensity and color according to the flow and water temperature to provide the user with additional visual feedback. Under the ripple surface there is an array of sensors and electromagnets that provide tactile feedback to the user as she moves the ball to discrete points on the surface.
The faucet has two channels from which water flows – hot and cold. As the set temperature is changed via the metal ball, the ratio of water flowing from each channel adjusts to visually represent the combined temperature.
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It is said that the way your house looks represents you. We spend a lot of time at home and this is why it should be a place where we enjoy staying and which fills us with positive thoughts and energy. This is exactly what Feng Shui does, it helps us feel better and fills us with positive energy.
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese knowledge that examines the natural and build environment. Feng Shui literally means wind and water and it is an amalgamation of ancient Chinese mathematics, interior design, architecture and simple rules of good housekeeping. It is a popular practice that is being applied to home and work places in order to create a balanced environment.
