Inspired by traditional old crates the designers of Gothamlab, based in Nafplion, Greece, create original and beautiful bicycle baskets, which they call “Gotham Cargo”.

Who said that traditional wooden crates are common, ugly and boring? On the contrary, crates can be a source of inspiration for designing unique and beautiful objects. One of these designs, is Gothamlab bicycle basket, made of wood and beautiful aluminum joints. Preserving the design elements of the traditional wooden crate, the baskets are lightweight, durable and stable. Their minimal design and custom-made construction allows easy fitting to any type of bicycle and they are available in a variety of hip color combinations.

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The Shangai bookcase, designed by architect Giuseppe Bavuso for Alivar is a unique furniture that was inspired and fabricated just like a modern architectural landmark.

The slanted shelves create a graceful composition that is both practical and pleasant to look at, while its unique styling combines an organic feel with modern sharp lines. This beautiful piece of modern design is made using top of the line technology. The bookcase’s external structure is in thermo-treated oakwood, while the inner shelves are instead made in MDF and are coated with Ductal® Cement, a high-technology material ensures which the durability of the product for at least 50 years. Among other advantages, thanks to the use of Ductal the bookcase’s color will not change, even when exposed to the sun.

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Designed by Benjamin Faure for La Corbeille Editions the Outlight Table Lamp is an utterly minimalist light fixture that stands out for its sophisticated simplicity.

Benjamin Faure used a flat piece of material in order to produce a pure object without any surplus. A wooden block is cut so that an archetypal shape of a lamp appears in the middle. Essentially the designer reinterpreted the shape of an archetypal lamp and expressed it using an entirely different medium. The Outlight Table Lamp is made in France and comes in two variations, in oak or in white lacquered MDF.

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The YPSY Shelving Unit by Portoguese design studio Two.Six is a stylized piece of furniture for the bathroom or your bedroom, essentially a functional reinterpretation of the traditional ladder.

Designed by Two.Six Designer Cristiana Macedo the YPSY Shelving Unit is freestanding, modern, engaging and accurately singular! It was inspired by the traditional ladder, which was reinterpreted in this incredibly functional piece available in four colors. The YPSY Shelving Unit is made of lacquered moisture resistant MDF, making it ideal for bathroom use, while the clever design has provision for storing folded towels combined with integrated drying racks. Finally there is also an “YPSY” Mini version, a miniature YPSY specially designed for children rooms.

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The Atlas Dining Table by Gunnar Ronsch and Stephen Molloy of THE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP highlights the poetic symmetry of mathematics, as it is composed hundreds of interlocking wooden cubes.

This mesmerizing piece of furniture is combines a modern “Geek-Chic” allure with quality woo crafting most often associated with old school craftsmen. To create this stunning dining table hundreds of interlocking oak cubes are rotated by 45 degrees on two of its axis and planed off the pointy surface. When these cubes are arranged as a surface, they reveal a language of large and small triangles, but as you look around the edge of the cube you see the chunky wooden cubes that create the triangles. The pointed edges of the cubes form a beautiful pattern on the top and a sea of ridges on the table’s underside.

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The Spriggy Cross table by French brand Gallix has a sleek and light architectural form, yet it is a very durable and flexible piece of furniture.

The basic idea behind the design is the base of the table  which makes use of patented “Flexobon” technology developed by Vincent Gallix. The Spriggy Cross stands are light (3.2 kg) and solid, trestles consist of four interconnected steel tubes which are connected with flexible cables. This cross symmetric structure provides lightness and simplicity, while at the same time the foldable trestles provide unique flexibility. The Spriggy Cross stands with the internationally patented “Flexobon” structure have also won the prestigious “red dot design award”.

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To celebrate the provenance of truly extraordinary wine and in the spirit of Penfolds innovation and experimentation, Australia’s fine wine maker Penfolds released the limited edition “Ampoule Project”, an exclusive wine that retails for AUD$168,000.

The Avant-garde “ampoule” bottle contains 2004 Kalimna Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon. Block 42 Kalimna is made from Australia’s oldest vines, the 130-year-old vines at the edge of the Penfolds Kalimna property in the Moppa area of the Barossa Valley, about 60km north of Adelaide. This 10-acre block produces tiny quantities of highly sought after vines. The vessel that contains this special wine is a masterpiece itself…

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The Ayrton Bed designed by Ora Ito for Frighetto pays homage to legendary Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna and its distinctive design refers to racing circuits.

The integrated bed­side ta­bles are the defining design element. This de­sign cre­ates a cut­away, which serves as a stor­age space and resembles the shape of a For­mu­la 1 cir­cuit. The main struc­ture is made of a sin­gle line and gathers all the necessary functional elements around the bed, while the stylish headboard is an optional accessory. The structure is made in wood, and the upholstery is available in leather and eco-leather. The Ayrton Bed is a highly dynamic design with a strong element of motion, a unique bed that will certainly appeal to all fans of motorsports and car racing.

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