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Hot or Not? Alexander Girard Bicycles

The colors and designs of Alexander Girard inspired these bicycle designs from Electra Bicycle Company. Part of Electra's Amsterdam collection, the bicycles feature 3-speed internal gear systems and ...

Hot or Not? Painting Over Textured Wallpaper

On a recent house hunt we spotted tons of textured wallpaper that made us cringe, but when we saw this raised pattern paper painted all-over white we thought it looked, well … kind of good. What d...

Hot or Not? Obelisk Chairs & Sofas by Allermuir

While we are definitely intrigued by these askew sofas and chairs by Allermuir, they also disturb our equilibrium. We'll blame it on our proclivity for motion sickness. How about you?......

Hot or Not? Dedon Dress Code Outdoor Furniture

A day too late for Outdoors Month but still worth sharing, the Dedon Special Edition D.D.C. (Dedon Dress Code) reinterprets classic patterns in fashion applied to the Slim Line outdoor furniture lin...

Hot or Not? Ciussai Radiator by Ad Hoc

We spotted this unexpected radiator in the May issue of Metropolitan Home. You'll see from the photos after the jump that this heating element is nothing if not versatile, which, as serial rearrang...

Hot or Not? Drywalkers

So you're outside in the yard with muddy boots on and need to run in and answer the phone... which is... just across the room. Would you use a pair of these? Spotted on UnClutterer, Drywalkers are...

Hot or Not?: Three Sixty Table from The Future Perfect

When we spotted this Future Perfect coffee table, it definitely made us smile. In part because of the unexpected skate wheels but also because we love the idea of a lazy susan table......

Hot or Not? Sunday Trunk

Made in hard-wearing synthetic fibre black COAXXS, the Sunday Trunk will stay looking great for many years to come. Designed by Kris Van Puyvelde and Frank Boschman, the Sunday Trunk lets you get aw...

Hot or Not? Global Bath Tub by Hidrobox

Even though we certainly don't have the room for one, the Global Bath Tub from Hidrobox certainly is a looker...or is it? ...

Hot or Not? Beaded Electrical Cords by Nathalie Costes

Check out these electrical cords enhanced by Nathalie Costes with large wooden beads — adding a decorative element to functional necessity in many homes... ...

Hot or Not? Hybrid Modern / Classical Bed by Vicente Wolf

We've been going through a pretty major awakening to a wider range of styles than ever before. Our eclectic style is reaching new heights. So when we spotted this custom bed by Vicente Wolf in the...

Hot or Not? Coffee Filter Wall Decor

Our redesign clients ask us all the time for inexpensive wall decoration ideas so we took notice of this use of coffee filters and unidentified tacks to create a flowing wall decoration over on Dann...

Hot or Not? Aphrodite Drawers by Ligne Roset

The Aphrodite cantilevered chest of drawers designed by Tadao Hoshino for Ligne Roset reminds us a lot of the Stack Storage which was released at the same time last year and seemed to get all the at...

Hot or Not? Lathe VIII by Sebastian Brajkovic

Using techniques from traditional craftsmanship, Sebastian Brajkovic re-shaped two baroque-style chairs by extruding the backrest to create this love seat. Using similar optical tricks as the Downlo...

Hot or Not? Universal Rocker by OOOMS

A universal base to turn just about any chair into a rocking chair. Simply bolt the feet of your favorite chair to the supplied rockers and rock away. We like the DIY nature of this as something to ...

Hot or Not?: Shaken Three-Light Chandelier by Varaluz

As visceral creatures, it's rare that we genuinely can't decide how we feel about a specific object. It's usually an immediate yay or nay. We've been playing with the idea of adding more ceiling ...

Hot or Not? Ex-Libris Table by Minotti Italia

We spotted this table-turned-book storage-piece in the current issue of Metropolitan Home. It's hard to discern from the photo above but there are metal legs with shelves built in that allow you to...

Hot or Not?: Cabbage Chair by Nendo

We typically have visceral reactions to objects and promptly know how we feel about them. But this Cabbage Chair by Nendo has us going back and forth. So we thought it would be fun to take your pu...

Hot or Not: Clay Furniture by Martin Baas

You may know him from his Smoke series of burnt, preserved furniture but this is a different project from Martin Baas which he completed a few years ago. These are full size, useable pieces of furni...

Hot or Not: Inflatable Furniture by Blofield

OK, this one requires first-person singular: When I (Kayla) was in the sixth grade, the extent of my passion for interior design revolved around a single chair — a huge, purple, inflatable cha...

Hot or Not: Modular Shelf Concept by OkapiStudio

These stacking shelves are an interesting take on modular home/office furniture by Romanian firm OkapiStudio. They remind us a little of Blu Dot and the simple functionality of a Mag Table. For home...

Hot or Not: 'Rainbow' Side-Stacking Chairs

We'll admit it: we're chair lovers. We just can't resist them. There are more chairs in our one-bedroom apartment than our two behinds could ever hope to sit in in a single day and we're not ashamed...

Hot or Not? "Animal Thing" Furniture by Front

We've seen a wonderfully diverse selection of pet-related home goods here on AT this month but nothing quite like this. How about brightening up your living room with a life-size horse lamp? No coffee...