Reflective Furniture Becomes Nearly Invisible in a Room

Reflective Furniture Becomes Nearly Invisible in a Room:

Most of us use our furniture as a focal point of our homes, but Takeshi Miyakawa‘s Visible/Invisible furniture series actually seeks to blend into its surroundings. Mirror-finished acrylic is used to create furniture that reflects the room it is in.


The reflections that bounce off of the acrylic surfaces are not simply exact reproductions of the furniture’s surroundings. The tables and chairs are bent with heat during the production process to create crackles, wrinkles and visually fascinating little folds.


Although they are perhaps more art than furniture, the Visible/Invisible series of objects are a fascinating look at the interaction between an object, its material and the space it occupies. Every Visible/Invisible piece would look completely different in every different room in which it sits.

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Suspended Bathtub: Hammock + Tub = Supreme Relaxation

Suspended Bathtub: Hammock + Tub = Supreme Relaxation:

If you think of the most comfortable places to relax, a hammock and a warm bath are probably near the top of the list. UK design studio Splinter Works combined the two into what might possibly be the most relaxing bathtub ever.


The Vessel is suspended from two walls via brackets and doesn’t touch the ground at any point, contributing to the illusion of a hammock in the bathroom. A tall, elegant curved faucet is mounted in the floor to cascade water into the tub.


A floor drain carries away the bathwater through a drain in the tub’s bottom after you’re finished soaking. However, you don’t have to hurry out of the tub – a foam core between the layers of carbon fiber insulates the water and keeps it warm much longer than a conventional tub.

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Japanese Students Create Brilliant Straw Home Heated by Compost

Japanese Students Create Brilliant Straw Home Heated by Compost:



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Photographer Transforms Entire Rooms Into Large-Scale Camera Obscuras

Photographer Transforms Entire Rooms Into Large-Scale Camera Obscuras:
Unless you live in a basement or some hermetic box (or, Harry Potter-style, under a staircase), the view outside your window is indisputably a part of your interior. Whether you’re 25 stories high overlooking a vista of skyscrapers, perched on a mountainside surrounded by evergreens, or about four yards away from another building that obstructs ...Continue Reading

Tred Avon River House by Robert M. Gurney Architect

Tred Avon River House by Robert M. Gurney Architect:
Architect Robert M. Gurney has designed the Tred Avon River House in Easton, Maryland.

From the architect

Easton, located in Talbot County on Maryland’s eastern shore, was established in 1710. Easton remains largely agrarian, with numerous farms interspersed among area’s many waterways. Diverging from several acres of cornfields, a one-quarter mile road lined with pine trees terminates at a diamond-shaped tract of land with breath-taking views of the Tred Avon River.
Arising from the gravel drive and hedge-lined parking court, this new house is unveiled as three solid volumes, linked together with glass bridges, suspended above the landscape. The central, 36 ft high volume is mostly devoid of fenestration, punctuated only by the recessed 10 ft high entry door and narrow sidelights. The contrasting western volume contains a garage and additional service space, while the eastern volume, floating above grade, contains the primary living spaces. After entering the house and passing through one of the glass bridges, the transformation begins. Initially presented as solid and austere, the house unfolds into a 124 ft long living volume, light-filled and wrapped in glass with panoramic views of the river. A grid of steel columns modulates the space.
Covered terraces extend the interior spaces, providing an abundance of outdoor living space with varying exposures and views. A screened porch provides an additional forum to experience views of the river, overlooking a swimming pool, located on axis to the main seating group. Along with a geothermal mechanical system, solar tubes, hydronic floor heating and a concrete floor slab to provide thermal mass, large overhangs above the terraces prevent heat gain and minimize dependence on fossil fuel. The entire house is elevated above grade to protect against anticipated future flooding.
The house is crisply detailed and minimally furnished to allow views of the picturesque site to provide the primary sensory experience. The house was designed as a vehicle to experience and enjoy the incredibly beautiful landscape, known as Diamond Point, seamlessly blending the river’s expansive vista.

Architect: Robert M. Gurney Architect

Photography: Maxwell MacKenzie