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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Wackiest Beds Around The World

They say that your bedroom says a lot about you as it is the place where all your belongings are kept, where you can shut yourself away from the rest of the world and be your true self…whatever that may be!
We have done some scouting and found you the wackiest beds in the business!
Fancy a bite?
Have you ever wanted to curl up inside a tasty hamburger? Well worry no more because a new burger bed has been deisgned for all you fast food lovers! It even comes with a flexible styles allowing you to change it into a veggie, soya, chicken or just a pain bun bed, whatever takes your fancy!

A load of balls!
This rather odd yet weirdly cool design works on the basis of all the soft balls being connected together by plastic connectors, allowing you to scuplt it into any shape you want.

Still Sleeper
Wouldn’t it be great if the person we lived with was a still sleeper? No endless tossing and turning and fighting for pillows! In fact if you are looking for a way to train that person into sleeping still for the forseeable future, a body mattress bed might be the way forward for you!

His and Hers
The first few years (or days) of marriage can be blissful but after a while things can become a little boring. However, what better way than to spice it up in the bedroom and have your partner living on spikes while you sleep soundly on a bed of roses. Perfect!

When heaven falls from the sky
There is nothing more idyllic then climbing into your own bed at night, yet the thought of climbing to the ceiling may get a little tiring after a while!
However this bed (luckily) falls from the ceiling to give you the perfect vision of a God sent falling from the sky every time you come to bed.
Lets just hope after a few glasses of wine you remember your bed is on the ceiling and you need to get it down before you fall onto it in a drunken heap!

Rocking Yourself To Sleep
It looks good, it is possibly great fun for about a day but I am sure the novelty would wear off after a while if you have had a long day and work and really need a silent, peaceful and STILL sleep! I rest my case!

Set Sail To Your Dreams
The absolute dream bed for little kids! Setting sail every night to dream land and awaking every morning to the Pirates, I mean parents, waking you up in time for school!
However, by the time they start hitting their late teens this bed needs to be quickly disposed of. Not really a good impression for the ladies if your still jumping into a pirate bed and throwing your anchor out every night!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

50 Strange Buildings of the World

By Village Mayor

This is the original list of 50 strange buildings which has been and is being copied (stolen) by many bloggers.

If you wish to post it on your blog or website, feel free to use up to 20 buildings from this list and give a proper link to our website (http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange..) as the source article.

Ok, now enjoy this weird, odd, bizarre and incredible looking arcitechture!

After reading it, don’t forget to check Part II and Part III.

1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)

Construction of the building started in in January 2003 and in December 2003 it was finished. House architecture is based on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish drawer and child books illustrator) and Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot) pictures and paintings.

The Crooked HouseImage via: brocha

2. Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)

The Hundertwasser house “Waldspirale” (”Forest Spiral”) was built in Darmstadt between 1998 and 2000. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter, is widely renowned for his revolutionary, colourful architectural designs which incorporate irregular, organic forms, e.g. onion-shaped domes.

The structure with 105 apartments wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. Up in the turret at the southeast corner, there is a restaurant, including a cocktail bar.

Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)Image via: Kikos Dad

3. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)

The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)Image via: manuelfloresv

4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)

Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)Image via: Mélisande*

5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)

The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a replica of the company’s famous market basket, cost $30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to alter his plans, but he wanted an exact replica of the real thing.

The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)Image via: addicted Eyes

6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)

This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects behind the revitalization of downtown.

The people of Kansas City were asked to help pick highly influential books that represent Kansas City. Those titles were included as ‘bookbindings’ in the innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people to utilize the downtown Central Library.

Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)Image via: jonathan_moreau

7. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)

Wonderworks (Florida, United States)

8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)

Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions was held in Montreal. Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67.

The cube is the base, the mean and the finality of Habitat 67. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. As for its mystic meaning, the cube is symbol of wisdom, truth, moral perfection, at the origin itself of our civilization.

354 cubes of a magnificent grey-beige build up one on the other to form 146 residences nestled between sky and earth, between city and river, between greenery and light.

Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)Image via: ken ratcliff

9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

The original idea of these cubic houses came about in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses that were built in Helmond.

The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian bridge and he decided to use the cubic houses idea. The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest.

Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)Image via: vpzone

10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)

The house is owned by the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow.

It does not comply with any convention about house building, has unexpected twists and turns, roofs and rooms. It looks like a fairy tale castle, it has enormous “animals” like a giraffe and a spider, no window is rectangular or round, and it can be visited like a museum.

Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)

click here for the entire list......50 Strange Buildings of the World

Monday, April 6, 2009

Coolest Bookshelf Ever (and 10 More that Rule)

US Bookshelf

This has got to be, by far, the coolest bookshelf I’ve ever seen. The only problem is trying to find a book small enough to fit into Delaware or Rhode Island. Either way, here’s 11 bookshelves that you’d kill to have in your place. You’ve gotta love the cool designs, not to mention all the unique pieces.

10 More Unique Bookshelves that Rule:

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Modern Bath Tubs and Whirlpool Tubs by Kos of Italy

In a previous post Furniture Fashion reviewed three awesome saunas and steam showers from Kos who received design guidance from the well seasoned team of Roberto and Ludovica Palomba. Here are some equally stylish bath tub and whirlpool offerings that have style and comfort in mind, and I'm sure one of them just may be the perfect compliment to the Kos selection of saunas. The line of bath tubs can be used in a free standing application or built in as desired, and are available in round, rectangular and even triangle shapes allowing your room to be outfitted with the best option to compliment your floor plan. My favorite tub is the round Geo 180 that combines a whirlpool option with a cascading ceiling mounted shower head that doubles as a soothing mood light. As you can see Kos is on the forefront of modern hydrotherapy design for those who value their private time.

KOS GRANDE BATH TUB MODERN BATHROOM ACCESSORIES

KOS ITALAIN BATH TUBS AND MODERN SHOWER HEADS

GEO 180 ROUND BATH TUB AND SHOWER HEAD

KOS BATH TUB AND WHIRLPOOL MODERN BATHROOM ACCESSORIES

KOS GRANDE ANGOLO CORNER BATH TUB

Monday, March 2, 2009

Modern Showers and Creative Shower Heads

Modern Showers and Creative Shower Heads

Modern showers and creative shower head designs from all over the world.

Pocket Shower

This tiny gizmo unfolds to reveal a high performance waterproof reservoir that holds a mighty ten litres of water. The black fabric will (given a sunny day) warm the water up in no time. [link]

Pocket Shower

Tosca Oasis Shower Panels

Modern European luxury shower panels from Tosca line by Visentin. [link]

Tosca Oasis Shower Panels

Ishi Shower by Lockie von Moger

Besides looking good on the wall, Ishi shower features a slider that allows you to control the flow of water. Convenient pause button allows you to pause the flow mid-way so that you can lather-up the soap and then resume for the rinse. [link]

Ishi Shower by Lockie von Moger

Ishi Shower

WaterTile Rain Shower Panel

To further heighten your custom showering experience, WaterTile Rain shower panel provides targeted water delivery where you need it most with four 54-nozzle fully adjustable spray-heads. [link]

WaterTile Rain Shower Panel

The Aquavolo Shower

Creative waterfall shower becomes rain shower in one flip. [link]

The Aquavolo Shower

The Aquavolo Shower 2

Hansgrohe Raindance Rainmaker

Rainmaker shower system enriches the water with drawn-in AIR to create voluminous raindrops from a conventional shower spray. Unlike with a conventional continuous “spaghetti” shower spray, the subjective perception of the water coming into contact with the skin is more gentle. [link]

Hansgrohe Raindance Rainmaker

Gas Mask Shower

Chris Dimino has turned a gas mask into a shower head. [link]

Gas Mask Shower

Elemental Spa Shower

Part plumbing fixture, part architecture, the SATI and SANGHA shower heads are part of the new Elemental Spa collection by Dornbracht. [link]

Elemental Spa Shower

Pipe Shower

Floor mounted industrial style shower design from Boffi. [link]

Pipe Shower

Vola 50 Shower Head

Designed by Teit Weylandt, Vola 50 shower head features 5 parallel bars arranged horizontally, each comprising of 15 nozzles. [link]

Vola 50 Shower Head

Euridice Glass Shower Heads

Modern glass shower heads designed by Ritmonio. [link]

Euridice Glass Shower Heads

Eco Drop Shower

After showering for a long time, the concentric circles will rise to force you to stop showering and save water. [link]

Eco Drop Shower

Charade Orchidea Trio Shower Head

This shower head uses three shallow domes to form one giant shower head. Each head features three rings of anti-scale transparent silicon nozzles that rain sensuous streams of water. Combined, the three heads are then set into a larger circular body. [link]

Charade Orchidea Trio Shower Head

Drops Lighted Shower

Imagine standing under a beam of light that highlights each shimmering droplet of water as a shower of refreshing water cascades down upon you. Sound nice? Then the illuminating showering experience of the Drops Lighted Shower from Cisal is definitely for you. [link]

Drops Lighted Shower

Jet Shower Head

The X-Touch head is a jet shower head from Newform that juts down from the ceiling like a shiny pipe. [link]

Jet Shower Head

Geo 180 Shower

Modern tub by Kos of Italy combines a whirlpool option with a cascading ceiling mounted shower head that doubles as a soothing mood light. [link]

Geo 180 Shower

DF50 and DR50 Shower Heads

Totally stripped-down forms of pure steel, the DF50 and DR50 shower designs are striking industrial style shower heads from Balance. [link]

DF50 and DR50 Showers

DF50 and DR50 Showers 2

Viteo Outdoors Inverted Shower

Designed by Danny Venlet, the shower sits on the ground and shoots water up 4 meters in the air. It’s like a super-bidet! You activate the water stream by stepping on a little button in the middle of the unit. [link]

Viteo Outdoors Inverted Shower