An interesting household item in the eco-friendly arena are bamboo sheets. This bedding product is designed to replace "supima cotton" sheets that we many of us are accustomed to. It never ceases to amaze me the number of products that can be made from bamboo. The bedding is made from pulverized bamboo where the fiber is turned into fabric. The feel of the fabric is "silky" and sports a whopping 250 thread count. Like cotton, bamboo fabric breathes allowing a fair amount of temperature control and human comfort as a result. There are four colors available: flax, sand, white, and aqua. Pricing: queen sets - $189; king sets $239. Buy product: here.
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Electrolux has a brilliant plan with their Design Lab competition which sends out a casting call to designers world wide asking for submissions to be judged by an international jury of renowned designers. How often does a company have designers lined up to contribute what could potentially be the future of their industry. The theme of this years contest was to design home appliances for the internet generation and some innovative and hi-tech entries were submitted as you would imagine. Here are a few of the innovative kitchen appliances that will one day grace the most modern kitchen of the future. See the rest of the entries as well as the entire collection of Electrolux kitchen appliances here.
Matthias Pinkert's Vesta cooktop folds away vertically when not in use contains a scanner that can read RFID chips, which are predicted to replace barcodes on product packages. These chips could contain information about cooking times and temperatures and even recipe suggestions.
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A new trend I am seeing is the use of wine tumblers instead of stemware. I did not think much of it the first time I saw someone enjoying wine from these glasses, but I am seeing this more and more. The reasoning is quite simple. It is much harder to spill from a tumbler than from a stem. Further, some people have trouble putting down stemware without cracking the base. Perhaps, it is a vision issue or simply put an "impaired vision" issue. Nonetheless, wine tumblers are catching on. These glasses here are made by Riedel and are called "O Glasses". There are four models available designed for the following wines: cabernet, merlot, pinot noir, chardonnay, and sauvignon blanc. Price range: $20 - $24 per glass. Buy product: here.
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Frank Lloyd Wright is without a doubt an icon in the field of American Architecture and furniture design. His creations are recognizable at first glance, and were often specifically created to go into the buildings or homes he designed. Many of these furniture designs even bear the name of the client the piece was commissioned for. Copeland Furniture has worked with the Wright foundation and has the rights to reproduce many of his designs to the exacting standards Wright intended a hundred years ago. Here are a few of the offerings from the Copeland collection made in Vermont. Pricing and retail locator available at copelandfurniture.com
Taliesin Barrel Chair
Prominent in Wright's own residence "Taliesin" in Spring Green, Wisconsin, this signature chair is comfortable, compact, and perfect as a stand alone or as a dining room chair. 23 5/8" x 23 1/8" x 33" H
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The kitchen towels pictured here are extremely useful everyday items for which every family has a need. I have these in my kitchen and use them all the time for drying dishes, drying hands, and wiping up counters. The towels come in soft cotton and feature warm colors that compliment the kitchen. The kitchen towels are washing machine safe and very affordable with a set of 3 costing less than $10. Buy product: here.
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