These outdoor planters by DeCastelli are constructed in iron, Cor-Ten and stainless steel. Their minimal design makes them the perfect solution for smaller urban courtyards.

DeCastelli is available locally here.

If you have plans to visit Istanbul, Turkey anytime soon we recommend you check into the Whitt Istanbul Suites. Designed by  award winning designers Autoban each of the suites displays a artistic ensemble of carved woods, tufted leather and marble. It's easy to see why the hotel has been voted one of the 100 best hotels in the world by The Times Travel Magazine.

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New York based French designer Paul Mathieu's furniture pieces are a harmonious combination of elegant modernism sinuous curves and tailored geometry. Mathieu uses the richness and depth of woods with the comfort of upholstery detailing to create his simple yet luxurious furniture. 

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There are reportedly over 750,000 abandoned concrete bunkers scattered throughout Albania, remnants of Communist dictator Enver Hoxha and his policies of paranoid xenophobia.  A group of graduate students have developed a plan called Concrete Mushrooms that would ‘invert the meaning’ of these structures by turning them into a network of habitable eco-hostels, cafés, gift shops and more. Though still in the proposal stage, the Concrete Mushrooms project is a comprehensive plan not only for transforming Albania’s concrete bunkers into economic assets, but also for reclaiming the structures symbolically.

Chilean sculptor Livia Marin takes mass-produced and mass-consumed objects and turns them into precious and uniquely hand crafted works of art for a stunning outcome.

This reminds us of moonlight in a bottle. The Coral light by Alexander Lotersztain of Australian design firm Derlot is modular, allowing you to create large organic sculptural pieces for indoor or out. You can even fit speakers into the light-sculpture to incorporate sound. Made from rotomolded polyethylene.

These unbelievable images are of water splashes taken using the Macro style of photography.

And below is photographer Corrie White's highly technical method he uses to take these outstanding photos.

This looks like a good rug to sink our feet into after a night of uncomfortable shoes.

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Last Friday night Absolut vodka gathered together a cutting-edge collective of New Zealand artists and designers, sculptors and photographers, jewellers and tattooists  - all briefed to do things differently with familiar media: wood, silver, skin, film, paper and paint. The results were unveiled at an exceptional event with outstanding cocktails.

The modular Como Sofa has been on display at the legendary Ice Hotel in Sweden. 5500 square metres of ice and snow are every year constructed into a new hotel by designers and artists from all over the world.

BoConcept is available locally here.