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April 6th, 2010
The Gyrofocus Fireplace is not new; in fact, it was designed in 1968 and was the first fireplace to be suspended from the ceiling. It was also the first fireplace to rotate 360 degrees.
The Pulchra Design Competition, based in Italy, is a beauty contest devoted exclusively to objects. Each year the panel scour the world for beautiful objects; the 100 they consider the best are posted onto the website for a public vote. The choice is a little eclectic to say the least; currently up for votes are a Nutella jar, The Stig’s racing helmet and a tin of Nivea crème.
This year’s winner, that Gyrofocus Fireplace, was made by French fireplace company Focus and was the cause of much laughter at its original launch 32 years ago. It seems, though, that its time has come because it won the contest ahead of a Philips TV, a Sony Ericsson mobile phone and items by French designer Philippe Starck. Almost 75,000 people took part in the vote.
The contest, which was launched in 2007, will run for ten years and at the end of that time the ten winning objects will be placed in a capsule and buried underground for future archaeologists to examine.
That’s gonna be one huge capsule!
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Tags: Contemporary Fireplaces, fireplace design
March 16th, 2010
Not only do fireplaces make wonderful focal points for any room in your home, they can also add to the value of your property. To be frank, in today’s current economic climate anything that does that has to be worthy of consideration.
In the video link below, (sadly this particular video won’t allow embedding), New York interior design specialists discuss how some design features of your fireplace can add more value to your home than others.
If you can manage to get over the somewhat off-putting style of delivery, there is some valuable information here.
Learn about:
1. the do’s and don’ts for placing plasma TVs above the fireplace
2. which room is best for adding a fireplace in terms of resale value
3. the fuel gel fireplace trend (easy, inexpensive, and stylish)
4. using decorative mantels and other fireplace surround materials to tie in with your room’s colour scheme
5. the romance of coal and wood-burning fireplaces.
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Tags: fireplace design, Fireplace Mantels, Fireplace Surrounds
