Photos: Elle Decor.

Whilst a beautiful house can be many things: architecturally designed, filled with the latest furniture, and walls lined with art; a home, on the other hand, needs to reflect something in addition to all of this: the owners' personality. This home in Hollywood, which belongs to Lynn Harris, an executive vice president of production at Warner Bros and her husband that also works in media, has been remodeled after a series of botched attempts from previous owners. Where shutters once cluttered almost every room, they've removed them to allow the light back inside. The floors are highly polished concrete and wood, and the walls have all been painted white. The owners describe their home as 'an expression of [their] love' for one another, so that their children could grow up in a really 'well-designed environment so they'd learn to appreciate art and beauty.' The furniture within the home is almost a living gallery of some of the top design from the 20th century: Signature chairs by Hans Wegner and Jeffrey Bernett, a Warner Platner table and Harry Bertoia barstools among others.

To read more about this home go here.

I find these flower x-rays by Hugh Turvey quite arresting. He's been exploring x-ray techniques since 1996 and cites his fascination with 'getting underneath the surface of things,' as something that stemmed from childhood.

a. Brabus Mercedes s600 iBusiness is a high-tech office on wheels [Born Rich]
b. Kitchen of the future: Mind-reading robots whip up delicious dream meals [Fast Co]
c. The Canadian pavilion at the Venice architecture biennale 2010 [Design Boom]
d. The design imperfectionists by Alice Rawsthorne [NY Times]
e. Modern Views exhibition and auction [Design-Milk]
f. David Rowland, designer of the 40/4 chair passes away [Core 77]

The level of detail that Jeff Nishinaka is able to apply to his paper sculptures is remarkable.  At first glance the sculptures really seem to have been made of something more solid like marble - when in fact, he makes them solely from paper. Nishinaka prefers to work predominantly with white paper because it casts strong shadows.  And if you ever happen to want to see the largest collection of his work, you'd have to pay a visit to his personal friend - Jackie Chan.

Not many things say play time like giant bubbles - even if they do come in the form of balloons. 'Soap Opera' by German collective Raumlabor-Berlin is an installation celebrating the 2010 opening of 'Ruhr European Capital of Culture'. Made from transparent latex, each balloon is filled with either helium or air to create a sense of floating and movement. Each balloon is then lit from within to give an ethereal quality - passerbys can watch them float between the old bath house on the site and the grove of birch trees.

Caroline Andrieu, a French illustrator, is also the art director of Conde Nast digital's French Vogue & GQ websites. Her runway and portrait illustrations are incredible.

Diesel denim gallery in Aoyama in Tokyo are currently presenting 'rolls' in an installation for Japanese design studio Sinato. The rolls consist of large amounts of aluminium sheets that are then unwound in an upward fashion towards the ceiling. The installation doubles as a display space for shop merchandise. Very visually impressive.

Located in the Portugal Northwest border, the Vila Nova de Cerveira house by Demm Architecture was constructed for weekend use for its owners. Built as one long rectangle, its simplicity, enhanced by extensive use of concrete and glass, has good indoor-outdoor flow. The main living area leads out to an infinity pool, and the gardens, which are simply landscaped enables a simple concrete staircase to standout as a feature design feature.

Here's a modern take on traditional wooden-hutch birdhouses. Designed by Thomas Stanley, he draws inspiration from an apple, where he hopes birds and insects will come and nest within its spherical shape. Named 'Thee Apple', he's also taken into account key flaws often associated with birdhouses of a traditional variety like how to keep the food dry. The large funnel capacity of Thee Apple enables the owner to store a vast amount of food for our little feathered friends - making it the ultimate feasting pad.

One Light Only is a new collection of pendant lighting by Lee Broom. Inspired by Art Deco jewellery and fashion photography from the late 70s, the lights have a hard exterior with two finishes: matte white or polished gold. Designed to be hung in clusters, we see them in a variety of environments.