watur.

Watur is a door made out of water. Or a fountain that looks like a door. Whichever you prefer.

functional.
The Watur is billed as "functional," and by that I take it they mean it can open and close. The promo copy for this is...er...well...here, you decide: "A functional door formed by constantly falling water which pushes for a redefinition of boundaries and obstacles by forcing one to

bel. air. chair.

The concept of a chair shaped like the front end of a car is not terrifically appealing to me, or at least it wasn't until I saw this picture of the Bel Air Chair. I've officially changed my mind. This thing is amazing looking, and the ottoman is an added bit of genius. And, bonus, the lights work.


vroom. vroom. vroom.
Okay, this won't go with just any decor, but if you've got a place where a

(c)lamp.

Cyber journalist, Wired blogger, science fiction author and design maven Bruce Sterling is putting the final touches on his first commercial lighting project, called the (C)lamp. Here he is in Paris reading by the light of his own creation. Nice work if you can get it, Bruce!

oh. lamp.
Not having seen it in person, my first reaction from the pic is "Oh, how orange!" And then "Oh, how organic.

i-lean.

The I-lean is a very strange concept. It's a piece of furniture that you ... lean against. Even in the world of funky furniture, that's a pretty specialized product.

i. deal.
The ideal spots for the I-lean are, so we're told, "areas where social interaction is constant and people linger." But I just can't see myself easily conversing or lingering with someone standing, er, leaning, against

kelvin. 40.

Take an uber designer who loves science fiction and airplanes, give him a commission from the Fondation Cartier Pour l'Art Contemporain, then sit back and gape in awe at the Kelvin 40. The "40" as I'll call it for short is a concept plane from Marc Newson, and although the mock-up doesn't actually fly, with a few tweaks and an engine, it could.

pure. fun.
But getting off the ground was never