The natural beauty of solid oak planks brings a clean-lined spa aesthetic into the bedroom. The unique slat design is achieved with traditional woodworking joinery—tongue and groove, mortise and tenon, and dovetailing. Each piece of wood is hand-rubbed with oil to bring out the grain’s character. Roomy armoire has an open and airy look with horizontal slats exposing vertical supports. Double doors open with sleek metal door pulls revealing three storage drawers and four shelves. $2199 from Crate & Barrel.

This round table from Skovby features high-quality solid wood construction and 3 patented folding leaves which are stored in the base and can be conveniently put in place for extra space. But I happen to think it’s small original size is ace enough. :) $2138 from Viking Home.

Designed by Kazuyo Sejima for Alessi, the SANNA Fruit Basket tea service is a beautiful stainless service comprising tray, teapot, sugar, creamer, spoons, cups/saucers and containers. $30-$245 from Unica Home.

This is a classic example of research for functionality while trying to use a cost effective solution for spacing issues. Be it used for home or office purposes, the modular office storage equipment is a flexible and smartly designed solution that adapts to space requirements. Built from plastic polymers, it comes in lightweight customizable modules that can be used accordingly to everyone’s needs. The shelf concept provides a fresh and modern approach to similar common wood based products on the market, with it’s perfect shapes that mold around the objects and the possibility for redesign on the fly to match any setting you might have in mind. Available from Okapi Studio.

Tired of webcams that look like boring little baseballs from space? We are too. So we’re very happy to offer the Retrocam, a very capable 1.3 megapixel webcam, with built-in microphone, housed in a case inspired by vintage cameras, complete with an included tripod! Top-quality glass lens; video capture (with 24bit RGB true color); snapshot button for still pictures; comes with all necessary cables and software. $35 from Urban Outfitters.

Green behavior becomes quite palatable with Gilles Billey’s Energy Saving Adapters; these units use an innovative visual indicator that illuminates according to the amount of power wasted by a device while in standby mode. The user can then choose to completely shut off the device, or wait three minutes at which point it is disabled automatically. It’s definitely a designer’s power trip owning these adapters, as they also act to organize your wires, thereby reducing unsightly cable clutter.

Small Catalonia chandelier made of crystal and painted iron. $2250 from Inside Avenue.

A single songbird comes home to roost on sky-blue stoneware. Cute! Set of 4 for $32 at West Elm.

Oh my oh my. This gigantic RolerBall is simply awesome, potentially dangerous, but nevertheless awesome. Once inflated this behemoth stands about three metres high, and is rather like a spherical cushioned igloo. The idea, which sounds insane, is to put it at the top of a slope (we suggest a very gentle one with a long unobstructed run-off), strap yourself in, and then roll down the hill trying not to lose your lunch. Inside the centre shell are two harnesses, so you could have two people feeling the adrenaline rush, and probably the queasiness, together. £999.00 from I Want One of Those.

Eero Aarnio designed the Bubble chair in 1968. This modern hanging acrylic sphere features removable cushions and hangs from the ceiling at almost any height.  A 6’ chain and snap hooks are provided with your order - longer is possible.  The hanging bubble chair is made of clear acrylic and chromed or stainless steel.  The cushions are stocked in silver or white leather or they can be ordered in other colored fabrics or COM. The modern hanging Bubble Chair also impresses the user by the special accoustic. The Bubble swallows the sound and you feel isolated inside in a pleasant way, even when the bubble chair is placed in a crowded place. $3950 from Plushpod.