Hot tub at the beach

Beachside hot tub via these sites.

*Buy Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes at Amazon.

Secret door hidden in a bookshelf

Secret door via these fine sites.

*Previously: Well of books.

Striped hallway

Hallway at Le Royal Monceau, which features interiors designed by Philippe Starck. Via.

The Mira Hotel in Hong Kong

A few highlights from this collection of photographs taken at the Mira Hotel in Hong Kong.

*Previously: Restaurant designed by Syd Mead.

Resturant designed by Syd Mead

Visit these sites to see lots of photos of Bar Basque, a restaurant at Eventi Hotel designed by Syd Mead.

*Buy Syd Mead's brand new Sentury II at Amazon.

Nautilus-style submarine door

Nautilus-style submarine door by Chris Schaie. This first video shows the locking mechanism in action:



And this video shows the iris peephole:



Via.

*BUy the Frightmares Skull Crypt Door Knocker at Amazon.

Tilted espresso bar

D'espresso in New York designed by Nemo Workshop. The walls are covered in tiles that have photographs of books printed on them. Via.

Endless squares

Doktor A posted some great photos from his trip to DragonCon:


Endless squares in the Hyatt.



Amanda Spayd with one of her cuddly monsters.


Circus Posterus Lizzie and Junior.

Indoor pool

"What do you want" installation by Antoine Stemerding. Via.

Chair goes here

Vinyl sticker/chair shadow on sale here. Via.

*Buy decorative vinyl stickers at Amazon.

Etsy's space age command center

Brian and Jen were commissioned to decorate three rooms at Etsy headquarters. I've already posted the Villain's Lair and Giant Plush Office. Here's the Space Station Conference Center:







Note the removable and wearable plush jetpacks, and the "E" rug.

*Buy jetpacks at Amazon.

Tiny transforming apartment

A 330 square feet apartment in Hong Kong utilizes stacked sliding walls designed by Gary Chang to create 24 different room combinations. Via.

*Buy Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces at Amazon.

Walt Disney World's Adventurer's Club

Walt Disney World's Adventurer's Club recreated in Half-Life 2. There's hundreds of photos of the club in this Flickr pool. Via these sites.

*Previously: Narwhals Broomball Club.

*Buy They Lived to Tell the Tale: True Stories of Modern Adventure from the Legendary Explorers Club at Amazon.

LED lights set up to emit convincing daylight

Entryway with faux natural light by Daniel Rybakken. Via these sites.

*Previously: Water bottle lighting.

*Buy LEDs at Amazon.

This is definitely a naughty chair

Photos from the Sit Down: Seating for Kids exhibition at London’s V&A Museum of Childhood, featuring illustrations by Emma Houlston. You can see more photos from the exhibition here. And don't miss Emma's Monster exhibition, which features illustrations like this Beardman:



Via these sites.

*Previously: Naughty snow angels.

*Buy Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy Knits for the Bedroom and Beyond at Amazon.

Steampunk house

Take a virtual tour of a steampunk house.

*Previously: Papercraft steampunk adventurer.

*Buy Time Machines at eBay.

Villain's Lair and Giant Plush Office

I briefly mentioned this project last week, but it deserves a closer look. Brian and Jen were commissioned to create a Villain's Lair and Giant Plush Office for Etsy headquarters (which is hidden in a volcano in New York).












You can see closeups of the blueprints, labels, and magazine covers from the Villain's Lair here, and see closeups of the Giant Plush Office here.

Brian has some great illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and more here, and Jen has lots of adorable plush creatures on sale here and here. And you can download several paper toys here.

*Previously: Giant Mario Bros.' coin box.

*Buy ray guns at eBay.