I hate stepping on those glass staircases. Although they are strong and built to sustain heavy weights, I just don’t feel safe climbing on them. So imagine my fright when I came across the Twin self-supporting glass staircase from Italian furniture house Faraone. Designed by designer Roberto Volpe, this staircase is sure to make you feel as if you were in mid air. The minimal staircase, boasts of lightweight transparent treads made of safe and durable tempered glass, which mount directly to your wall with contemporary steel supports. The banister which is also made of tempered, laminated glass, offers additional support to this unique staircase. This aesthetically appealing staircase will definitely add a unique touch to your living space.

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Dark corners will be a thing of the past now. You certainly don’t need to fear what’s lurking in the shadows spread across the corner of your room, where the light never usually reaches. And that’s if you’re using Justin Johnson’s Corner Candles. A candle stand has never looked so beautiful before, and has certainly never found its place in a corner. The Corner Candles concept though is a bit different, saves space, and lights up the corners of your room. Candles, unlike those boring old LED lamps, bring a sort of elegance to a room, and work best in a romantic atmosphere. And when it comes to lighting up a room with candles, the corners usually remain submerged in darkness. Laser cut powder-coated steel candelabras for your walls, the Corner Candles will make sure the nooks and edges of your room remain well lit up and illuminated.

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The Photosynthesis is a unique concept by designer Yaser Banjar. Deeming it as a relief product, the Photosynthesis is a multi-purpose structure that can be used to hang clothes, keep a plant and a light as well. The main aim of the Photosynthesis is to provide comfort and relaxation. After the sun sets, the light not only provides relief to the home owner by providing brightness to the room but also provides relief to the plant by allowing it to carry on its process of photosynthesis. The additional benefit of the structure functioning as a clothes rack only increases its attractiveness, making it a must-have product for every home.

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Designer Bryson Lovett has come with the unique concept of Bolt on Solar Street Lamp. His concept involves placing integrated Solar Tiles on existing street lamps. The tiles bolt on to the existing street lamps easily and require minimal modification. Hence there are no exorbitant costs. What is more, once installed, the solar powered street lamps will bring the costs down even further by increasing energy conservation. The unique concept blends together the man-made with nature according to the designer.

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Been walking into walls recently? Well, here’s yet another one you can one right up to and crash into. More like a trick Roadrunner would play on Wile E Coyote in the Looney Tunes Show. The Mirror Wall is basically an illusion. The open-door isn’t really one. It’s just a mirror on a concrete wall that gives the illusion of an open door through which you can walk. So if you do try walking through this one, you’ll probably just end up flat faced on a concrete wall.

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These day’s you are spoilt for choice when it comes to buying a lighting fixture for your home. But if you like contemporary designs, I recommend you opt for the unique Bucky lamp designed by Studio Lagranja for Pallucco. Unveiled at the Salone del Mobile 2010 in Milan, this lighting fixture wins your heart with its design and functionality. The shape of this lamp is inspired by a kite and pays tribute to Richard Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller, the visionary American architect and designer who was the first to experiment with tensile structures. The lamp has been made using the very same tensile structures. One can expect the lamp to bathe you in a colorful glow if the three rods, realized in 700-mm milk-white blown glass, are equipped with orange or purple glass filters. But the best part is that this lamp is available as a pendant light, a table lamp and a floor lamp.

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Lighting fixtures can transform the appearance of any room. Take for instance this unique lamp by London designer Ross Lovegrove. Christened the Andromeda, it has been made for Japanese lighting brand Yamagiwa. The LED pendant lamp with its innovative design promises to bathe your room in the most unique glow. According to the designer, the lamp resembles a sea creature floating in the ocean. The clusters of LED’s are strategically embedded at the cross-points of the hard polyurethane foam form. What is more, the lamp even boasts of mirror reflectors that are attached with magnet which can be repositioned to make this lamp reflect light in different directions.

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There is something about a display of lights that makes you stop and notice. Counting on this moth-like tendency of humans to be attracted to a display of lights, MIT Media Lab research students Jamie Zigelbaum and Marcelo Coehlo have presented an interesting light installation dubbed, ‘Six-Forty by Four-Eighty’ at this year’s Design Miami Basel. The modular, interactive lighting system encourages the user to touch, move, compose and recompose its constituent parts to create a rich visual drama. Based on the idea of the pixel, the installation features 220 magnetic tiles. When moved, the lights change color. What is more, light patterns across multiple pixels can be produced by simply pointing at them. Creating a breakthrough of sorts, when you touch two tiles at the same time, a current passes through the person’s skin, which has a synchronizing effect. Truly breathtaking, this interactive light installation is just awesome.

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The Tesla is a unique collection of split-open lamps that will be presented at design Miami/Basel. The most perfect lighting and décor option for the contemporary homes, these split-open lamps promise to light up your home in the most unique way. Designed by Netherland-based designers Kranen/Gille, these lamps made of cast bronze feature a wide crack in each shell where the warm orange rays of light come out. Users can control the brightness of the lamp by simply increasing or decreasing the crack.

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Being a book worm, I know how hard it is to put down a book. You just don’t feel like putting the book down till you devour the last few pages. But many factors can play a spoil sport and prohibit your from finishing that book. Mainly electricity or even rules in your dorms or hostels that make sure the lights are turned off at a particular time, heck even a strict mom can make sure you stop reading and get to bed on time. Such folks had better pray that designer Valentina Trimani’s concept bookmark or page marker better materialize soon. Dubbed the Lightleafs, this concept bookmark is not your ordinary bookmark but an illuminated OLED page marker! As thin as a page in a book, this bookmark runs wirelessly, has a rechargeable battery and you can even control the brightness!

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I don’t know about you guys, but I definitely don’t think its fun or cool to sleep in a room with spooky skeleton images. For all those who think otherwise, Italian design studio Carnovsky latest creation is definitely for you. The design studio has developed a unique wallpaper. Under normal conditions the pattern on the wallpaper looks insane as you're looking at all of the different iterations at once (so it looks like a 3D image when you're not wearing 3D glasses). But the fun begins when you add light effects. With red, green or blue light only certain designs on the wall would be visible, giving you the feel of continuously changing wallpaper. But here is the best part; you can opt for images other than the spooky skeleton that Carnovsky has used. A great concept, however, I’d rather not install this poky wallpaper in my home.

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As peoples space woes increase, designers work hard in presenting the most space efficient furniture solutions. The recent attempt to solve the modern compact home’s space woes, has been made by designer Yuzbashev. The designer’s furniture solution is dubbed the Form Z_01 and is made for a small house or people who can afford just one room. The Form Z_01 is a multi-functional unit that can transform your room into a study room, a cloak room, a bedroom and a living room. Made from wooden chipboard parts and a metal frame, this unit takes up only a quarter of any small room. The unit comprises of six shelves, a desk with built-in-lamp and two pull-out drawers. At night time it’s a sliding bed for two persons. During parties it becomes your bar counter and the podium becomes a chill-out zone when the bed is pushed under it.

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Ballerine Bathtub is an artistic blend of a single bathtub and a free standing shower cabin. On the one hand we have a regular bathtub and on the other hand we have a design which is delicate and subtle like a woman’s body in motion. Designed by Gustaw Lange, the inspiration of the design was the desire to seize a fleeting movement. When we have more time at our disposal, we can indulge in a long and relaxed bath in the bathtub. After moving its arm, we can change the bathtub into an open shower cabin ensuring a relaxed feeling during an otherwise fast and routine activity. Its arm is flexible and can be adjusted to the chosen height. Its integrated showerhead functions as a bath faucet and a shower disc with hot and cold water options. The tub, black outside and white inside, is made of nylon and silicon. It is a harmonious synthesis of creativity and functionality.

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With the size of homes shrinking, it is no longer possible to indulge in large furniture pieces and fittings. The new compact homes need compact multi-purpose furnishings. For all those living in such compact homes, the idea of getting a nice bathtub is totally out of question. But thanks to the advance in design and technology, your dream of having a bathtub might soon be realized. Baita Design’s latest concept design, the Sub-Tube gives hope that even the smallest home can now have a bath tub. The Sub -Tube is a unique Whirlpool bath & Washbasin unit. The innovation in this unit is to leverage the space below the washbasin. Furthermore, the unit makes use of a damping device that allows easy rising and lowering of the washbasin unit. When raised or when the whirlpool is in use, the washbasins unit and the flat shaped taps fit perfectly into the wall mounted mirror and shelves. What is more, the underside features an OLED screen that displays whichever image is uploaded by the user.

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Offering a new space age solution to bathroom designs is designer Ewa Garniec. Unlike today’s bathrooms, the Space is a unique bathing space that hangs in mid air like a swing. This concept hanging structure is made from a silicone membrane that stretches under the water weight. The three arms of this silicone material are rolled up and extended to the ceiling. The drain is around in the floor. A unique space, it will surely offer you a new bathing experience.

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