House in Santander by A-cero Architects

July 30, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
House in Santander by A-cero Architects

A-cero Architects always done a good job in designing modern house architecture design. One of the beautiful creation done by A-Cero is this house architect designed The house which is located on a 2.204m2 plot presenting a strong slope, with a difference of height of 17m in a 55m long terrain. Actually, the aim of designing this house is overlooking the Miera River near Santander, Spain. The main design features of this project are the simple volumetric... 

P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor

August 13, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

Electric bills can be murder. But now you can cut down on costs and find out which machines are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect your appliances to the Kill-a-Watt electricity usage monitor and it will assess how efficient they really are. The unit’s large LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hour, the same as your local utility.

Intrecci Outdoor Furniture by Carlo Colombo

December 24, 2010 Filed Under: Home Improvement
Intrecci Outdoor Furniture by Carlo Colombo

Nice design of contemporary seating furniture collection is found at the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair. the designer that provides you with the great range of comfortable seating furniture is Italian architect Carlo Colombo who has designed the Intrecci collection. This seating is designer for a manufacturer of outdoor furniture, EMU. The design of this seating collection is beautiful. simple, yet over-sized. with just a splash of colour. via

Monte Carlo 5pc Outdoor Premium Patio Dining Furniture Set

November 7, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

This Ewins Exclusive Outdoor Patio Furniture offers comfortable, casual dining for four. The handsome Monte Carlo Outdoor Dining set comes with 4 outdoor patio spring rocking chairs with olefin cushions and 1 matching dining table with a tempered glass top. This beautiful outdoor patio furniture lets you enjoy time outside with friends and family without spending spending

Custom-Bilt Metals FusionSolar™, Affordable Solar Power System

June 18, 2009 Filed Under: Construction, Home Improvement, Real Estate
Custom-Bilt Metals FusionSolar™, Affordable Solar Power System

FusionSolar, from Custom-Bilt Metals, is a more-affordable rooftop solar power generation system integrated within a standing seam metal roof. A turn-key solution, FusionSolar delivers design simplicity, achieves lower installation costs and qualifies for tax incentives. When builders, contractors and homeowners specify FusionSolar with a standing seam roof, they get a complete system, including all necessary components, detailed schematics and specifications... 

Nine-0 Chairs From Emeco

May 11, 2011 Filed Under: Home Improvement
Nine-0 Chairs From Emeco

Nine-0 is a new collection of chairs and stools of the Aluminum Chair Company, Emeco, These seating furniture has designed by the Italian designer, Ettore Sottsass and became his last work before he passed away. The new designs re-imagine the classic, all aluminum Emeco 1006 Navy chair, built for submarines in WWII, and manufactured by Emeco since 1944. via

the Glass Fish Bowls and the Glass Soft Vases from Vera Wang

August 10, 2011 Filed Under: Home Improvement
the Glass Fish Bowls and the Glass Soft Vases from Vera Wang

It is quite unexpected that these two collection of contemporary glass art are Spotted at Vera Wang. They are the Glass Fish Bowls (left) and the Glass Soft Vases (right). Two beautiful Glass design that are not only a pleasure to own, but they also make unusual and unique gifts. Both of them designed in style and innovative approach to decorative and artistic glass works. via

Classic Folding Adirondack Chair – Old Adirondack 80

July 12, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

If you are a traditionalist, and love knowing the history of your furniture, you will treasure this classic Adirondack chair that has its roots in the early Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Handcrafted of local northern white cedar on the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain our chair will become a treasured family heirloom. Its lines are classically simple, its design is timeless and, best of all, our chair is blissfully comfortable. Just think of... 

The RainShine House by Robert M. Cain

November 2, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
The RainShine House by Robert M. Cain

A contemporary modern living residence design that has been design as a retirement home of the owner to spend the time together with the lovely family is done by Architect Robert M. Cain has designed the RainShine house, located in Decatur, Georgia. The RainShine house is a two-story, 2800-square foot, three-bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home on a 1/3-acre infill lot. The living room, dining, kitchen and guest bedrooms are sheltered by a unique butterfly roof... 

Amec expert wins prestigious Canadian engineering medal

March 9, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

The Engineering Institute of Canada will present Peter Lighthall, P.Eng., with one of its highest honours at its annual awards ceremony in Ottawa, ON on March 3, 2007. Lighthall is a globally respected mining engineer with Amec, the international project management and engineering services company. Having worked on more than one hundred mines, Lighthall has led multi-disciplinary teams on a number of the world’s largest mines. His expertise...