Hometone http://www.hometone.com/ Lifestyle http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-logo.gif Hometone http://www.hometone.com/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Copyright 2005 Instablogs Network. The content of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Thu, 17 May 2012 04:29:43 +0000 See your delicate flowers enlarge with the Big Bloom http://www.hometone.com/delicate-flowers-enlarge-big-bloom.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/16/big_bloom_bofuv.jpg http://www.hometone.com/delicate-flowers-enlarge-big-bloom.html http://www.hometone.com/delicate-flowers-enlarge-big-bloom.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia Flowers look just so delicate and can bring a smile on anyone’s face. But, haven’t you ever wondered what makes these teeny weeny creations just so beautiful? Probably, a close look will give you a glimpse of their true inner beauty, like we used to read in our biology books. Combining a delicate vase with a Fresnel lens (which is quite popular and widely used) to make sure you can have a real close look at flowers and other plants in your garden is designer Charlie Guda for The Cottage Industry.

Big Bloom
Big Bloom

Christened the Big Bloom, the vase has a big, flat Fresnel lens placed in the front, which will magnify the blooms revealing even the minutest of details. This will make it easy for you to keep the flowers in a healthy state as it enlarges it for a close inspection. The basic design comprises of a test tube beaker, a connecting road and a lens. Stability is provided because of the presence of two legs, which have been connected to the acrylic Fresnel lens.

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Big Bloom
Big Bloom by Charlie Guda

Big Bloom will help you savor the delicate intricacies of flowers and will be just the right thing to show off your charming blooms like never before. Place it anywhere you feel like and see the vase spread sweetness all around with its exquisite and simple silhouette. It comes stashed with a price tag of just $50, which will help maintain your spring garden in an easy yet effective way. So, it’s time to add the power of magnifying to your gardening skills!

Via: The Cottage Industry/ Fastcodesign

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Thu, 17 May 2012 04:29:43 +0000
Suspend photographs in midair with The Hovering Picture Frame http://www.hometone.com/suspend-photographs-midair-hovering-picture-frame.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/16/hovering_picture_frame_k8jsq.jpg http://www.hometone.com/suspend-photographs-midair-hovering-picture-frame.html http://www.hometone.com/suspend-photographs-midair-hovering-picture-frame.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia The world is spinning around and getting the same spin fever is the Hovering Picture Frame. These dull, rectangular (mostly) frames do nothing to impress us and exude the same monotonous feel throughout their life. But, it’s time you kill the boredom attached by owning a picture frame like this incredible creation. It comes wrapped in cool looks and will be nothing close to your old and mind-numbing picture frame.

Hovering Picture Frame
Hovering Picture Frame

The Hovering Picture Frame has a three sided frame, which gives birth to a magnetic field, which will be solely responsible for keeping your picture dangling in mid air. Interesting, isn’t it! The flavorsome design comprises of a dual sided acrylic frame and can spin 360 degrees. This will be used to display two photographs of 5 inch x 31/2 inches as it keeps hanging all the while. The displayed pictures get sprinkled with additional prettiness because of the presence of embedded glowing colors that lend some subtle charm. These colorful lights in blue, red and green will further make the frame sparkle with all its worth.

The frame will add magic to the pictures of your loved ones and make sure that memories captured get the best display. It manages to create an impression as if the picture is floating, but in reality the picture is perfectly balance because of the presence of magnetic field. Simply plug it in and see magic unfurl as the picture swings and spins in midair when you give it a slight push. The Hovering Picture Frame is perfect for those who don’t fancy digital options and are dead bored of staid boarders as well. If not anything, noticing surprised expressions on the face of visitors will make this fun design a great pick.

Via: Hammacher

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Thu, 17 May 2012 04:29:33 +0000
Coonso to answer all home automation problems in the future http://www.hometone.com/coonso-answer-home-automation-problems-future.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/16/coonso_emnbg.png http://www.hometone.com/coonso-answer-home-automation-problems-future.html http://www.hometone.com/coonso-answer-home-automation-problems-future.html#comments Sahil Khurana Saving the environment has become a major concern and a lot of efforts are being made to keep earth in a great condition for future generations. Energy demands are at a maximum and its thoughtless consumption can lead to a lot of problems in the coming few years. But, if you are hell bent to keep a check as well as manage your energy demands that too in real time then Coonso can be a great answer to all your woes.

Coonso
Coonso

Designed by Elie Ahovi, Coonso will be perfect for homes where more than one family lives or is shared by a few people. The sleek device will give you the power to control everything from lights to radiators, unfurling an all new way when it comes to home automation. All the managing is no rocket science and is done in a very intuitive as well as simple way. Heat and intensity of light will be measured with the help of two circular blades in the design. It is portable and can be taken anywhere in the house.

The automatic blade will position itself automatically and will indicate the ideal energy consumption for that particular place. But, the heat or brightness can be increased as well as decreased as per a user’s needs by adjusting the manual blade. So, place the blade lower or higher according to adjust the percentage of heat/brightness in real time. Coonso is battery operated and comes wedged with a touchscreen interface. It will prove to be a perfect solution for future housing, which will not only improve the comfort as well as security of a place.

Via: elieahovi.prosite

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Thu, 17 May 2012 04:29:12 +0000
Add a touch of eloquence to your abode with the ‘SE’ (if) http://www.hometone.com/touch-eloquence-abode-se.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/16/se_if_mvf4c.jpg http://www.hometone.com/touch-eloquence-abode-se.html http://www.hometone.com/touch-eloquence-abode-se.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia Home is a clear reflection of one’s personality. It should not only be warm and welcoming, but adding emotions to dead walls and ceilings is what makes it complete and truly heavenly. A wall is one part of the house that is completely ignored and making good use of these will be ‘SE’ (if) by Hugo Sigaud Neto, a designer from Brazil.

‘SE’ (if)
‘SE’ (if)

‘SE’ (if) will give the flexibility to use plain walls nothing but as blank sheets of paper, on to which one will be free to express their emotional side and make the space all the more personal. What looks like a simple frame or shelf will add some poetic expression to your space and will blend perfectly in a contemporary setup. ‘SE’ (if) is available in four different shades, purple, red, yellow and clear or transparent, which will give you enough options to choose the one you like as per your whims or according to the interior decor of your abode. Pick from small, medium and large sizes according to space available for a much better placement.

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‘SE’ (if)
‘SE’ (if) by Hugo Sigaud Neto

‘SE’ (if) will perk up even most dull interiors and add cheerfulness to the space at hand. It has been crafted out of a sheet of acrylic that has been laser cut precisely to get the desired shape and neatness. It comes smothered with plasticity as the beautiful product is finished using hand after it is folded smartly. Unique and eye appealing in its own frame, ‘SE’ (if) can be used to place a variety of things that may range from books to electronic gadgets. It is quite tough and will create more space in a house to keep things in a tidy manner.

Via: Hugo Sigaud Neto

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Thu, 17 May 2012 04:28:50 +0000
TV Tank hides your flatscreen behind a big aquarium http://www.hometone.com/tv-tank-hides-flatscreen-behind-big-aquarium.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/16/tv_tank_qcn2x.jpg http://www.hometone.com/tv-tank-hides-flatscreen-behind-big-aquarium.html http://www.hometone.com/tv-tank-hides-flatscreen-behind-big-aquarium.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia What purpose does a television solve when not being used? Nothing at all! If you feel the same and want that your flat screen television should disappear somewhere when you are not watching your favorite series or movie, then you wish has just come true in the form of the TV Tank. The beautiful design is a staggering creation by Picture House and comprises of an aquarium that will conceal the television neatly when not required.

TV Tank
TV Tank

The giant aquarium in the design will cleverly hide your flat screen, keeping the space clean and making guests wonder how you survive without a television when they fail to spot one. The TV Tank comprises of hidden cavity that has been placed inside the tank, which completes the clever task of concealing the television. It comes complete with lift equipment that will create an impression as if your flat screen is emerging from the deep blue oceans after fighting with all the waves. Televisions of every size will be welcomed by the universal mounting bracket.

TV Tank
TV Tank

It three storage spaces that can be used to keep home cinema equipments, storing DVDs, fish food and also to keep the tank filter out of sight. The TV Tank is available in three different finishes and is bound to leave people awe struck. Add your favorite variety of fish and plants to the tank as you keep the secret corner reserved inside it for your television. So, watch your favorite TV show as fish dance from one end to the other, while giving you company.

Via: Picture House Cabinets/ Geekologie/ Gizmodo

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Thu, 17 May 2012 04:28:32 +0000
Burnt light bulbs get a new lease of life in the form of Ecolo http://www.hometone.com/burnt-light-bulbs-new-lease-life-form-ecolo.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/15/ecolo_anakb.jpg http://www.hometone.com/burnt-light-bulbs-new-lease-life-form-ecolo.html http://www.hometone.com/burnt-light-bulbs-new-lease-life-form-ecolo.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia Light bulbs help illuminating an area and add warmth to the space. Be it a home, an office, a restaurant or for that matter of fact any outside or inside space, none is complete without these as making a space all the more beautiful is practically impossible without a light bulb. But what happens when it burns out or breaks? Without a second thought, out it goes from our lives and lands in a trash can. A single glimpse at Ecolo designed by Nancy Palm and I am sure you will start adoring these burnt out pieces of lighting as much as you love them when they glow.

Ecolo
Ecolo

The designer skillfully swaps used light bulbs into delicate vases, which will never fail when it comes to beautifying your home in an eco friendly way. Ecolo is a great example of injecting a new lease of life into waste products, which is very important in this polluted world. These cute flower vases come tagged with lot vivacity and will add a touch of sheer creativeness to the decor of a place. Add your favorite flower and place it anywhere in the house to see the cheerfulness it creates. If you like growing your own herbs and are looking for an eye appealing pot, then its time you give Ecolo a chance. Simply, add soil and create your very own hanging herb garden right inside your kitchen space.

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Ecolo
Ecolo by Nancy palm

Ecolo is a great example when it comes to proving nothing is waste and recycling always doesn’t mean boring products. It will prove to be a great addition to your home as it brightens up the area in a green way even after the light bulb has burnt out.

Via: Behance

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Wed, 16 May 2012 04:17:54 +0000
Sky Planters by Boskki to purify stale air by dangling upside down http://www.hometone.com/sky-planters-boskki-purify-stale-air-dangling-upside-down.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/15/sky_planters_nc2x2.png http://www.hometone.com/sky-planters-boskki-purify-stale-air-dangling-upside-down.html http://www.hometone.com/sky-planters-boskki-purify-stale-air-dangling-upside-down.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia Plants have the power to enliven the space in a natural way and create a very serene atmosphere. Get the freshness of plants right inside the frame of your abode for a breezy feel. Boskke’s Sky Planter will not only give the space a refreshing aura, but is bound to make you swoon with its unbelievably exquisite appearance especially if you adore your floor space.

Sky Planters
Sky Planters

Shrinking household spaces has forced people to delete garden spaces from their lives, which keep them deprived from the feeling that surfaces when one connects with nature. Perfect for tight spaces and small apartments, these cute little planters will not block precious space and will dangle from the ceiling of your home. But, here comes the twist! The plants will grow upside down and not the other way, which is definitely quite unique and very captivating. The oh-so-amazing inverted pot by Boskke is available in two varieties, namely Sky Planter Ceramic and Sky Planter Recycled that vow to save water as well.

Sky Planters
Sky Planters

As is suggestive from the names, the Sky Planter Ceramic has been elegantly crafted out from good quality stoneware ceramic. Each piece has been meticulously crafted by hand and comes with a pure white or black glaze finishing. On the other hand, the Sky Planter Recycled has been made using salvaged plastic, which makes it all the more beautiful. It is slightly off white in color and comes complete with a float stick, indicating the water level. Both the varieties are available three different sizes that give a buyer the flexibility to choose according to the size of the living space. Slo-flo irrigating technology has been used in a brilliant way while coming up with the simple yet attention grabbing design of these planters.

Grow you favorite plants and flowers upside down, without worrying about the dearth of available space and bring out the urban gardener in you even in a cramped setup.

Via: Boskke/ Gizmodo

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Wed, 16 May 2012 04:17:44 +0000
Here is a coat rack that actually moves! http://www.hometone.com/coat-rack-moves.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/15/respond_coat_rack_by_nicole_schindelholz_f28fm.jpg http://www.hometone.com/coat-rack-moves.html http://www.hometone.com/coat-rack-moves.html#comments Jaspreet Kaur Walia Injecting some fun in the simple task of hanging clothing items, like a coat, is designer Nicole Schindelholz from Berlin. A coat rack normally comes wrapped in a very dull appeal, which hardly manages to draw attention, except for the times when one has to hang or grab their coat. Mixing a bit of kinetic interest in the very ordinary design gave birth to the Respond Mechanical Coat Rack, which one can’t miss staring at with surprise.

Respond Coat Rack by Nicole Schindelholz
Respond Coat Rack by Nicole Schindelholz

The extraordinary design has a very simple appeal, which will create interest as it becomes easier for a user to understand its working without having to scratch their brains. The technology will be displayed right in front of their eyes as nothing is shrouded under mystery. Respond is pretty responsive and will show movement when a coat is hung on it. The noteworthy product is nothing but a weight system, which has been amalgamated with an everyday item.

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Respond Coat Rack
Respond Coat Rack by Nicole Schindelholz

The charming mechanical coat rack can be easily mistaken for a complex system with a lot of gears. It comprises of blocks of wood that have been cut with utmost precision and glued on both the sides of a supple strip that can move up and down. This creates a snake like pattern as it bends whenever a coat is hung. The designer has taken carpentry to an all new level and has managed to keep the surprise element intact, which is what makes Respond a show stealer. It will stick out because of the curiosity the rack manages to create and will undoubtedly become a topic of discussion every time someone hangs their coat on it for the first time.

Via: NotCot/ Nicsch

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Wed, 16 May 2012 04:17:35 +0000
Clip System transforms any wooden block into a table in no time http://www.hometone.com/clip-system-transforms-wooden-block-table-time.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/15/clip_system_cgsfj.jpg http://www.hometone.com/clip-system-transforms-wooden-block-table-time.html http://www.hometone.com/clip-system-transforms-wooden-block-table-time.html#comments Sahil Khurana It’s not a normal love story. After all, how often would you expect to see a pin falling into love with a formica table top? Not often, right? Well, cutting to the chase, we have been seeing a lot of DIYs these days. So this is the perfect example of one table which you can create, sitting right at home.

Clip System
Clip System

Tick, as the universal table leg system has been titled, is a magnificent piece of innovation. With a capability to convert any piece of junk into a splendid table, the paper pin style of the legs acts as the perfect balance. Acting like a large paper clip, just squeeze the feet, open the top and fit it into the board on top. Lo behold, you have a ready table for yourself. Not only is this concept very easy to understand, but it’s also the best project in the DIY series.

With the hairpin leg, you can convert almost any flat surface into a roaring table. May it be any kind of reclaimed hardwood, a flat wooden block or any other kind of surface, all of them can be converted into a ready to use table. Promising a strength and stability all on four legs, Tick by German startup Linie 58 makes everything possible. Available in a multitude of colors, you can choose the color of the pins you want to mix and match with your décor. The pins are currently selling for a price of 79-94 euros per pair. After all, beauty will come at a price, right?

Via: Wired

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Tue, 15 May 2012 11:27:17 +0000
Axo Light's Mind-Led collection focuses on aesthetic value of lighting http://www.hometone.com/axo-lights-mind-led-collection-focuses-aesthetic-value-lighting.html http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/05/12/axo_lite_mind_led_3rlfz.jpg http://www.hometone.com/axo-lights-mind-led-collection-focuses-aesthetic-value-lighting.html http://www.hometone.com/axo-lights-mind-led-collection-focuses-aesthetic-value-lighting.html#comments Christina Pinto Axo Light, a company dedicated to enriching high-class indoor design with an Italian panache, unveiled the Mind-led collection. A bridge between two of the company’s well-known ranges, its namesake decor range, Axo Light and the Lightecture range that is specific to the contract sector and large-scale projects. The Mind-led collection drew on inspiration from the history of philosophy and Italian humanism, in order to underscore the Italian creative muse responsible for the global project.

Axo Lite Mind-Led
Axo Lite Mind-Led

The Mind-led range showcases 13 ‘decorative’ and 12 ‘technical’ pieces from the 250 products. LED technology and photometric curves are integrated into the products whose beauty is enhanced by warm or natural light. Suitable for indoor and outdoor decor. The collection’s name Mind-led alludes to the technical and scientific attributes of the collection while its emotional part infuses it with a distinct appeal. Instilling an emotional facet into each product had made the company very successful. Commitment to the art of expression in a manner that stirs the human emotions.

The Mind-led range is a perfect blend of technical and literary features, emphasizing as well functional and sublime aesthetic sides. Moreover, no product is complete without ensuring it meets high performance standards. The collection’s technical portion is dedicated to exploring new and revolutionary shapes that bring new ideas to the LED lighting world.

Choice of designers was significant, only those who demonstrated zeal toward breaking new ground in the structural norms of designing while upholding the company’s ideals of creativity. Manuel Vivian was an apt selection as he had designed many of the prominent decorative pieces of the Axo Light collection and Lightecture ranges. Another great name is Lorenzo Truant, Art Director of Axo Light who has insightful knowledge on the company and its philosophy. Finally, talented Belgian designers, Serge and Robert Cornelissen, have awe-inspiring ideas that unify the technical and scientific elements of lighting, which is a fundamental segment of architecture. The collection benefited from their specialization in architectural lighting systems.

Axo Lite Mind-Led
Axo Lite Mind-Led

Axo Lite Mind-Led
Axo Lite Mind-Led

Axo Lite Mind-Led
Axo Lite Mind-Led

Via: Archiexpo

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Tue, 15 May 2012 08:41:00 +0000