Iconic Movie Kitchens Recreated As Incredibly Detailed 3D Models

If there’s one thing for certain in the movies, it’s that the people in them will have nicer homes than you. Those homes might turn out to be haunted by malevolent spirits, or the inhabitants may find themselves fighting off alien invaders, but the furnishings and decor really can’t be faulted.

It helps that they had a Hollywood movie budget to help put them together, which can’t be said for your own kitchen, of course. However, as long as it’s not got zero-gravity microwaves or dishwashers that are actually dinosaurs, it’s not that difficult to take some inspiration from your favorite movie kitchen and bring it out into real life.

For example, you might assume that kitchens from Star Wars would be completely unattainable, but go back to the days before CGI and big budgets and you’ll find the simple, understated home of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. Moisture farmers on Tatooine, they didn’t have the need for a big kitchen even with nephew Luke living with them. Unfortunately, like its owners, the kitchen ended up rather damaged by fire after a visit from Stormtroopers.

If you’re looking for some more relaxing inspiration, why not go for the Parisien ambiance of the kitchen belonging to Amelie Poulain? While her flat itself is as whimsical and quirky as she is, her kitchen is actually quite practical, with not much in the way of clutter or decoration. However, the soft reds and yellows still give it a homely feel, making it work as a shelter for a sensitive soul away from the outside world.

From Holly Golightly’s kitchen (Breakfast At Tiffany’s) to the very clean and organized hub of Charlotte York’s home (Sex And The City 2) these amazing rooms have been brought to life in spectacular fashion here, so which can you see yourself living in?

Via 7 All-Time Best Movie Kitchens

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An Illustrated Compendium Of TV Sofas

Sometimes a background is more than a background.

When you switch on your TV or iPad to binge-watch your favorite show you’re probably mostly focused on the characters and the plot. But the parts that get you really hooked are the little details. Elements such as the design that give subtle clues as to the deeper meaning of the show, or at the very least act as a kind of metaphor for the heroes and villains to whom they belong.

Creators like to say things like ‘good set design means design you don’t notice.’ In other words, it feels natural to the world of the show, so it doesn’t distract you from what’s important: the story. But audiences, especially at the geeky end of the scale, know that those details are what matters.

And so, the humble sofa. Hub of the television sitcom. Even the geekiest of fans would probably struggle to calculate just how long they’d spent staring at Sheldon’s neglected brown leather couch in The Big Bang Theory, or Will and Grace’s fabulous mauve piece from their original series.

A glance this illustrated compendium of sitcom sofas reveals that in fact, sitcom couches are perhaps even more diverse than the characters who sit on them. A ‘multi-sofa show’ (industry term) such as It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Seinfeld, or Frasier, requires its designers to push the differences between the sofas to their extreme, emphasizing the personality of the characters with whom each couch is most associated while ensuring that each sofa has its own distinct identity.

In short, sitcom characters are animals of the same breed: humans. But sitcom sofas become more like the realm of dogs, where different varieties are so unique as to dazzle you with the potential of the form.

Via A Visual Compendium of Sitcom Sofas

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7 Home Office Designs Inspired By Classic Fonts

Just as everyone has a little interior design guru inside, everyone who works with design, imaging, or writing, has a bit of a font geek lurking in their soul, too.

Spend more than a few hours per week sitting at your desk, lining up letter after letter and word after word, and you soon start to form some pretty fundamental opinions about the shape and look of the fonts you choose – and the surroundings in which you earn a living.

It’s only natural then, that somebody would finally put the two together and create a guide to re-designing your office based on your favorite font. In fact, these 3D renderings from HomeAdvisor transform seven popular fonts into stylish study spaces. From the gravity of Baskerville to the levity of Comic Sans, each font pops up into a desirable 3D space to sit and work.

Even fusty old Bickham Script becomes a room to desire. You’ll recognize the typeface as the posh and loopy calligraphy-style font that appears on invitations, certificates, and bottles of wine. Re-imagined as an office space, Bickham becomes suitably kitsch: gold trim, Corinthian columns, and a gilded, empty birdcage.

Cooper Black gets a slightly more modern makeover: the impactful serif typeface is firmly set in the 1970s. Those bulbous serifs (most famous, perhaps, from the Pet Sounds album cover) become a spherical motif to be repeated in ornaments and banister tops, the contours echoed in pharma-chic objets d’art and a rather comfy-looking padded writing chair.

So if you’re stuck for inspiration when it comes to redesigning your office, yet you’re determined to do-it-yourself, why not pick out your own favorite font and imagine what it would look like as a living, breathing study space?

FUTURA

BASKERVILLE

HELVETICA

COMIC SANS

BICKHAM SCRIPT

COURIER

COOPER BLACK

Australian Wildlife Lamp – Roo Light

A Kickstarter project, Roo Light was inspired by Australia’s distinct wildlife, and it aims to offer a refreshing and personable change to the monotony of trending minimalist products. 3D printing allows us to produce a special form that is partially wireframe to allow LED lighting to diffuse onto any surface. Kito Studios was inspired by an impromptu trip to China’s lighting manufacturing powerhouse Guzhen, where its products make up 60% of China’s market. We witnessed countless mass-produced clones in traditional factories and saw potential in harnessing innovative manufacturing technologies to bring customized products to the average customer.