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Hygge: The Scandinavian Concept Of Cozy Contentment
A decade since the initial hygge craze, and the much-loved Scandinavian concept is still bringing joy to lives across the world. Let’s look back on this trend, its origins, its appeal, and how it ...
8'7" x 12'2" Persian Kashan Rug | Ivory Field All Over Floral | Signed Cartouche
At each meeting point sits a round rosette, some in rust orange with an ivory star center, others in mustard gold or layered blues, and between them the weaver worked lanceolate leaves, tiny 5 petal blossoms, split palmettes and the curling cloud-band scrolls that Kashan draftsmen use to keep an all over field from turning into wallpaper The wide main border runs a reciprocal vine with alternating palmettes and rosettes, flanked by narrow guard stripes: an ivory meander band on the inside, a fin
10'1" x 13'10" Oushak Rug | Gray Field with Sky Blue Border | Hand-Knotted Wool, Made in India
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10'1" x 13'10" Oushak Rug | Gray Field with Sky Blue Border | Hand-Knotted Wool, Made in India
This is a brand new, never used hand-knotted wool rug in the Oushak tradition, woven in India at a generous 10'1" x 13'10". The weaver has taken the classic Oushak vocabulary of loose, wide spaced blossoms and set it over a soft gray field, then wrapped the whole thing in a wide sky blue border, which is what gives the piece its quiet, almost weathered look straight off the loom. The pile is wool on a cotton foundation, cut at a medium height that lets the blues and browns sit slightly forward of the gray ground. It is a room sized rug rather than a scatter piece, and it reads as a contemporary Oriental rug that will sit comfortably with modern furniture. Every rug ships with a certificate of authenticity confirming it is genuinely hand-knotted.
Design and Motifs
There is no central medallion here. Instead the field carries a true all over design, built from staggered rows of angular palmettes, 8 petal rosettes, hexagonal blossom cartouches and small stepped crosses, each one linked by thin leaf and vine stems that wander rather than repeat mechanically. Look at the corner detail and you can see how the drawing stays deliberately blocky: outlines step rather than curve, which is exactly how Oushak weaving handles a flower. The main border runs a scrolling vine with alternating rosettes and cupped palmettes, flanked on both sides by narrow guard bands of reciprocal trefoils and a fine dark meander. The field motifs shift color from one repeat to the next, so no two rows look identical across nearly 14 feet of length, and that variation is what keeps a large all over rug from feeling like printed wallpaper.
8'11" x 11'10" Black Transitional Rug | All Over Coral and Gold Blossoms | Hand-Knotted Wool, Never Used
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8'11" x 11'10" Black Transitional Rug | All Over Coral and Gold Blossoms | Hand-Knotted Wool, Never Used
8'11" x 11'10" Black Transitional Rug | All Over Coral and Gold Blossoms | Hand-Knotted Wool
This is a brand new hand-knotted wool rug woven in India, measuring 8'11" x 11'10" and drawn as one continuous garden with no border to interrupt it. The field is a deep, almost inky black, and across it drift oversized blossoms in coral, orange and warm gold linked by thin ivory vines. It reads as one of the more restrained modern and contemporary hand-knotted rugs we carry: bold in color, quiet in structure, and sized to fill the same footprint most buyers shop when they look at 9x12 area rugs. Every piece ships with a certificate of authenticity confirming it is genuinely hand-knotted, with the origin, materials and measurements recorded.
Design and Motifs
The drawing is a true all over floral design, with no medallion, no spandrels and no framing border, so the pattern simply runs to the edge and stops. Large multi-petal rosettes, sunflower heads and layered chrysanthemum forms sit at irregular intervals, some open and flat, others drawn in profile. Between them the weaver ran slender vines that curl into tight spirals, tipped with serrated leaves, small buds and paired leaf sprays. Scale is the trick here: the biggest blossoms are the width of a hand, while the buds are barely an inch across, and that difference in scale keeps a borderless field from looking like wallpaper. Because there is nothing enclosing the pattern, furniture can sit anywhere on the rug without cutting off a border or hiding a medallion.
9'8" x 13'2" Persian Herati Rug | All Over Mahi Fish Design | Semi Antique Navy Field
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9'8" x 13'2" Persian Herati Rug | All Over Mahi Fish Design | Semi Antique Navy Field
This is a room size semi antique Persian rug measuring 9'8" x 13'2", hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation and drawn entirely in the classic Herati pattern. The field is a deep navy, so dark it reads nearly black between the motifs, and it is covered edge to edge with a repeating lattice in burgundy, rose and ivory. Nothing about it is loud: the interest comes from density and from the way the small ivory rosettes float forward off the dark ground. It falls squarely in the practical band of 10x13 Persian rugs, the size that anchors a full seating group or a table with all chairs pulled out. The pile stands at 3/8", handle is firm, the selvages and the ivory cotton fringe are intact, and every rug ships with a certificate of authenticity.
Please Note About the Photographs:
The first overhead photograph was shot under cool warehouse light and reads slightly more plum and purple than the rug actually is. The floor level photographs and the close-ups show the true colors: a true navy ground with warm burgundy and red in the border. Judge the color from those images.
Design and Motifs
The Herati, known in Persia as mahi or the fish pattern, is built from one repeating unit: a small rosette set inside a diamond, with 4 curved lanceolate leaves turning outward from the diamond's sides like fish circling a pond. Here that unit repeats across the whole field in a tight diagonal grid, alternating ivory rosettes with rose and slate blue ones so the eye keeps finding a new rhythm instead of a flat wallpaper effect. This is a true all over design with no central medallion, which is exactly why it works under furniture: no focal point gets buried by a sofa. The wide burgundy main border carries alternating palmettes and cartouche shaped rosettes with turtle style leaves, flanked by narrow reciprocal guard stripes in ivory, teal and navy, and the outer edge finishes in a dark navy band that frames the whole piece.
9'3" x 12'5" Aubusson Flat Weave Rug | French Floral Vine Design | Brown Field, Perfect Condition
9'3" x 12'5" Aubusson Flat Weave Rug | French Floral Vine Design | Brown Field, Perfect Condition
This 9'3" x 12'5" flat weave is a French Aubusson in the truest sense of the drawing: a warm brown ground with nothing but leaves, vines and small blossoms running edge to edge, and no border at all to interrupt it. There is no pile here. The wool is woven flat against a cotton foundation in the tapestry manner, so the surface sits low and smooth, the design reads as crisply as a painted cartoon, and the rug lies perfectly under furniture legs and doors. It is recent work in perfect, never used condition, and as with every piece we import it ships with a certificate of authenticity. Anyone weighing a handmade Oriental rug against a machine-made lookalike will see the difference in the first photograph: the leaf outlines shift slightly from one repeat to the next, because a weaver drew them one weft at a time.
Design and Motifs
The composition is a true allover floral field with no medallion, no spandrels and no border. Slender vines curl across the ground in long S shaped sweeps, each one ending in a tight spiral tendril, and off them hang five lobed vine leaves, narrow lance shaped leaves and small bell flowers caught mid opening. Scattered at wide intervals are the piece's signature accents: full clusters of round berries, 4 of them visible in the overhead view, drawn like bunched grapes in deep rose, pale pink, cream and a touch of pale blue. Rosebuds and tulip buds fill the gaps between the vines, some closed and tipped in crimson, others opened to show a blue heart. Because the drawing is naturalistic rather than mirrored, no two quarters of the rug repeat exactly, which is what gives the field its relaxed garden feeling rather than a stamped wallpaper look.
CHAOS COLA | Hardcore Anti-Corporate Beverage, Op-Art Illusion & Underground Streetwear Identity by Up-Brands™
CHAOS COLA | Hardcore Anti-Corporate Beverage, Op-Art Illusion & Underground Streetwear Identity by Up-Brands™
Brand Overview
CHAOS COLA is an aggressive, subculture-driven energy soda and high-street lifestyle label that launches a direct visual assault on the sterile, predictable fast-moving consumer goods industry. Operating under a philosophy of raw pop-anarchy and structural disruption, the brand weaponizes hypnotic black-and-white Op-Art vortexes, high-visibility hazard color blocks, and retro underground comic aesthetics. Engineered for skaters, techno subcultures, and design radicals who reject conventional luxury, CHAOS COLA transforms a functional soft drink into an uncompromising badge of street-level defiance.
Design Strategy
The visual architecture is built on optical intensity and raw tactile friction. The primary mark locks a dizzying, hand-drawn optical line-work tornado into a rigid geometric frame, paired with brutalist, heavy-weight typography splashed in clashing orange and blue. Marketing collateral, unboxing shipping crates, and digital interfaces entirely reject legacy corporate layouts, treating every surface as a tactical street poster plastered across a concrete infrastructure grid.
Core Concept
Hypnotic destabilization; pure pop-rebellion.
* The Palette: Chaos Alert Orange (The Disruptive Spark), Anarchy Electric Blue (The Sonic Clash), Rebel Acid Green (The Toxic Vitality), and Monochrome Optical Grid (The Hypnotic Wave).
* The Material Ecologies: Distressed raw-cast concrete walls, matte-printed industrial aluminum sheets, unbleached heavy fiber cardboard crates, glowing multi-colored gas neon elements, and thick weather-resistant sticker vinyl.
Key Highlights
* The "Riot & Mayhem" Flavor Lineup: The hallmark product drops are presented in retro glass crown-cap bottles and matte color-blocked cans. Flavor tags like "REBEL ROOT BEER," "ANARCHY APPLE," and "MAYHEM" are integrated with chaotic black-and-white mascot sketches—featuring defiant, big-nosed cartoon punks and mutated fruit heads that stamp the label with underground pedigree.
* The "Air-Drop Supply" Shipping Crate: The e-commerce shipping solution is an oversized white-corrugated parcel armor. The exterior is completely bombed with dense black-and-white graphic wallpaper, distorted wavy typography, and high-contrast orange stamps, mimicking a clandestine drop of street culture gear.
* The Raw Concrete "Anarchy Asylum" Storefront: The physical brand embassy redefines urban commercial spaces. Constructed entirely from industrial raw-poured concrete panels, the facade is left scarred with authentic street graffiti and tagging. A massive glowing LED open sign, custom neon line-work fixtures, and a towering black-and-white vortex billboard create an irresistible sub-cultural sanctuary.
* The High-Contrast Digital Omnichannel: The digital presence matches the physical grit. The brand’s web architecture utilizes stark dark-mode backgrounds intersected by massive scrolling optical waves, framing high-gloss product renders of the tactical cans in a way that turns a simple digital storefront into an underground magazine experience.
Closing Summary
Op-Art monochrome vortexes. Raw graffiti concrete. High-contrast pop anarchy. CHAOS COLA: Overdosing the mainstream beverage landscape with pure, unfiltered street-level adrenaline.
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CHAOS COLA 混沌可乐 | 硬核反叛快消饮品、欧普视错觉艺术与地下街头潮牌视觉全案 by Up-Brands™
品牌简介
CHAOS COLA(混沌可乐) 是一款极具破坏力、以地下街头无政府主义为内核的先锋功能性苏打汽水与亚文化生活方式厂牌。品牌带着对传统流水线跨国快消巨头的讽刺与宣战,将带有强烈精神挑衅的黑白欧普艺术(Op-Art)迷幻漩涡、复古美式地下漫画(Underground Comix)以及高频警示色块强行焊死在一起。它专为全球的滑板浪潮儿、Techno电子音乐狂热者以及绝不向主流谄媚的视觉激进分子打造,将一罐普通的碳酸饮料,淬炼成街头圈层彰显自我身份的硬核精神徽章。
设计策略
视觉框架的核心在于“制造物理层面的视觉眩晕与触觉摩擦”。主视觉标识将一阵极其密集的黑白线条龙卷风禁锢在黑色方框内,搭配极具压迫感、笔画粗暴的定制无衬线字体,展现出无所畏惧的波普反叛张力。在衍生品及数字化媒介设计上,全案彻底抛弃了传统商业排版的温和逻辑,将每一个货架触点都视作街头废墟墙面上被层层张贴、撕裂的油墨海报。
核心理念
视网膜的眩晕暴动,纯粹的街头反叛。
* 色彩矩阵:混沌狂暴橘(Chaos Orange - 极具攻击性的街头警示信号)、暴乱电光蓝(Anarchy Blue - 冰冷挑衅的电光克莱因蓝)、酸性反叛绿(Rebel Acid Green - 带有毒性诱惑的口味因子)、以及满版黑白欧普条纹(Monochrome Waves - 撕裂空间秩序的视错觉武器)。
* 物料生态美学:带粗野破坏痕迹的清水混凝土、全哑光高密度印刷铝合金外壳、高克重白色纤维原色运输纸箱、高亮氩气彩色霓虹灯管、以及耐磨损的街头重工业防水车贴。
案例精华亮点
* “暴乱与混乱”硬核饮品Drop:品牌的核心成衣化产品线包含传统复古皇冠盖玻璃瓶与全哑光高反差色块铝罐。口味命名充满叛逆戏剧性——“REBEL ROOT BEER(反叛根啤)”、“ANARCHY APPLE(无政府苹果)” 与 “MAYHEM(混乱风暴)”。瓶身将迷幻黑白漩涡与大鼻子叛逆恶童、狂怒苹果人等街头黑白漫画角色无缝拼贴,极具地下摇滚厂牌的Meme传播属性。
* “空投物资”街头战术包装箱:D2C电商物流包装摒弃了一切虚伪的塑料保护,直接采用重磅、粗粝的白色瓦楞纸。箱体表面满版轰炸着黑白涂鸦条纹、错位扭曲的品牌字标以及醒目的狂暴橘圆形烙印,开箱体验如同在战术街区拆解一份空投的硬核潮流装备。
* “混凝土避难所”粗野主义概念旗舰空间:实体零售店铺门头展现出绝对的建筑统治力。整体由极具工业质感的清水混凝土墙面砌筑而成,表面任由真实的街头喷漆(Graffiti tagging)进行二次创作。正门上方悬挂着巨大的黑白漩涡招牌,内部内凹的绿色“OPEN”霓虹灯牌与高亮彩光亚克力展台交织,让每次踏入都成为一场纯粹的地下亚文化朝圣。
* “高反差流体”全渠道数字化终端:线上的用户触点同样保持了极致的硬核浓度。官方网站与移动端架构采用了大面积极简暗黑模式底色,配合着呈瀑布状不断滚动的动态黑白欧普波纹,将亮橘和电光蓝的金属罐体像艺术品一样陈列在网页中央,把普通的电商购物界面直接拉升至独立先锋视觉杂志的排版高度。
总结金句
黑白欧普龙卷风,水泥涂鸦避难所,高反差波普暴动。 CHAOS COLA:用纯粹的地下叛逆多巴胺,彻底炸裂无聊平庸的碳酸货架。
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Open for Conceptual Beverage Innovations, Subculture Streetwear Apparel & High-Impact Optical Retail Curation.
Cozy Night with my favorite girls 🕯️
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Cozy Night with my favorite girls 🕯️
Can retail sell hygge?
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Cookies baking in the oven. Blankets thrown over a couch invitingly. Coziness and the holidays are deeply linked. Retailers know this, as evidenced by the ...
122 Waverly Place
A vision five years in the making , welcome to 122 Waverly Place, an exquisite masterpiece that exudes luxury in every detail across its 5 grand-scale levels, encompassing approx. 7,310 sq. ft. Poised on a historic, tree-lined block, this meticulously designed gut-renovated home captivates with 3 extraordinary outdoor spaces, totaling approx. 1,925 sq. ft. Light reigns in every room, flooding from two fifth-floor skylights illuminating the center of the home.
Upon entering you are welcomed by a mesmerizing 30’ stairwell chandelier that spans the entire height of the house. Adjacent to the entrance, a powder room awaits, while a vast built-in wine wall stands between the powder room and the elevator. A cozy sitting room area beckons, complete with an inviting electric fireplace.
A culinary paradise awaits in the sleek chef’s kitchen, boasting top-of-the-line Sub-Zero & Wolf appliances, custom wood veneer, high gloss night armor cabinetry, Buster & Punch London Hardware, Caesarstone countertops, and exquisite custom millwork. Feel the sun cascading through the magnificent two-story window wall sitting at your custom upholstered banquette, in your eat-in kitchen.
Take a leisurely promenade out to the garden terrace, this delightful retreat, features a gas barbecue, wet bar, fire table, & private heated pool, that doubles as a soothing swim spa. Adjacent, a cozy seating area surrounds the fire table.
Ascending to the second floor, enter the expansive living room. You will immediately appreciate the charm of exposed brick walls complemented by an Arabescato Antico stone wall gas fireplace, Amuneal shelving & TV setup. Adding an element of elegance & sophistication, a dedicated wine lounge serves as the perfect gathering space. Custom-built cabinetry discreetly houses a TV & a full bar ensures added convenience for entertainment and relaxation.
The third floor presents 2 generously-sized bedrooms, each graced with its own ensuite bath featuring Caesarstone countertops. The first bedroom designed with custom white decor complements double beds with storage space below, accompanied by upholstered walls. The highlight, a walk-in closet featuring Gucci wallpaper, & floor-to-ceiling windows.
The second bedroom has an expansive walk-in closet & learning room outfitted with a desk, comic book wallpaper, and backlit upholstery illuminating the walls with a soft glow.
A world of entertainment awaits on the fourth floor. The elegant study with wet bar, ice maker, gun metal shelving also boasts its own powder room. Step right out to your private second outdoor terrace with a fountain, lighting, & trex flooring.
The guest room features an en-suite full bath, a large closet, and a stylishly upholstered back wall, Mirrored panels with drop-down lighting create a delightful atmosphere.
Reigning on the fifth floor, the primary bedroom is enhanced with backlit Onyx accents, a warm electric fireplace, a seamlessly integrated TV, & hand-crafted Venetian Plaster. An exquisite sanctuary with an abundance of natural light has mesmerizing views of the NYC Skyline. The lavish bathroom suite includes an exquisite soaking tub with backlit Onyx, walk-in steam shower boasting a color-changing lighting system & 6 invigorating body sprays. Highlights include double-stone vanities, make-up vanity, & spacious walk-in closet.
Crowned atop this architectural marvel, the tiered roof terrace unveils breathtaking 360° panoramic views, from the Freedom Tower to The Empire State Building An enchanting outdoor oasis, featuring a motorized retractable skylight, walkable skylight, custom built-in seating & full wet bar.
Venture down to the wellness cellar into a world of rejuvenation. Embrace a healthy lifestyle in the full gym, pamper yourself in the massage & wellness room, and relax in your very own sauna. A refreshing cold plunge pool awaits, while the recreational room offers amenities including a water spicket, ice maker, towel warmer, & a TV.
Three Futures | One Rare Opportunity
If you’ve been waiting for a prime slice of Rosetta Road, this elevated 809m² property could be exactly what you’ve been hoping for. Whether you’re looking for a simple coastal escape, a future-proof investment, or a high-end development site, 222 Rosetta Road delivers all three.
Set on a generous section, the original 1950s three-bedroom, one-bathroom Bach offers the perfect lock‑and‑leave lifestyle — ideal for long weekends, summer holidays, or quick escapes from the city. Close the door, head home, and know your coastal retreat will be waiting for you next time.
For the strategic buyer, the value here runs deeper. With its size and elevation, the section offers subdivision potential for up to three dwellings (subject to council approval), creating a rare opportunity to design and build a premium rear development in one of the Kāpiti Coast’s most sought-after beachside pockets.
From ground level you’ll enjoy Kāpiti Island vistas, and the outlook only improves as you build up. The beach is just a one‑minute walk via Aotea Road — perfect for morning swims, evening strolls, or simply soaking in the coastal calm.
Raumati Beach Village, with its boutique shops, cafés, and vibrant community atmosphere, sits only 800m away, making this location as convenient as it is iconic.
Whether you’re thinking “use now, develop later”, “land bank for the future”, or “unlock the full potential today”, opportunities like this on Rosetta Road are few and far between.
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Hygge Home 2025: Cozy Nordic Elegance, Budget Decor Hacks & Timeless Design Trends
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WiFi Hidden Camera – 4K Toilet Brush Style, Supports 128GB Storage
Enhance your home or office security with this WiFi Hidden Camera – 4K Toilet Brush Style, designed to blend seamlessly into everyday environments. With a realistic toilet brush appearance and ultra-clear 4K video recording, it offers discreet indoor monitoring without drawing attention.
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Alcohol markers, coloured pencil and acrylic gel pen - trying to be more creative with coloring, happy with how this turned out.
Alcohol markers, coloured pencil and acrylic gel pen - trying to be more creative with coloring, happy with how this turned out.
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BOLT ABANK VISA
Client - @bolt_ukraine @abank_official @visaua_official
Thanks for trust @serhiikostia
Directed by Mitya Shmurak @mitya_shmurak & Anastasiia Zhukevich @anastasiia.zhukevich
Producer - Hryhorii Shevchenko @hryhorii_shevchenko
Production - Manifest Production @manifestproduction
Production designer - Anastasiia Horbunova @teaanastasia
Style - Ilona Lystopad @samoilonia
Make-up - Daryna Levishchenko
Cast:
Artem Yankov
Fedir Sherbon
Kolesnik Anna
Gaffer - Yaroslav Kutnyk @kutnikyiaroslav
Focus Puller - Kostya Posvaliuk
1AC - Sasha Skoryk
Dolly - Oleksandr Khareba
Sound - Ihor Starchenko
Rental - PATRIOT Rental @patriotrental
Key grip - Oleksandr Petrenko
Chiff - Dmytro Zaec
Spark - Vadym Romaniuk
Line producer - Anatolii Kolesnikov @kilot97
Casting manager - Bohdan Linnik
@lb73_linnik @lb73_production
Casting manager assistant - Valeriia Heorhiieva @lera_georgieva
Location manager - Artem Matsuh
Props master - Maksym Lenchenko @max_lenchenko
Production designer assistants -
Dmytro Lapechuk
Oleksandr Khomenko
Ruslan Pilgun
Roman Ivanytsia
Vadim Balabushka
Style assistant - Anna Malomedova
Catering - Yuriy Pasichnyk @creative_yuriy_catering
Edit, AI supervisor - Anastasiia Zhukevich
@anastasiia.zhukevich
Color - Artem Velychkovskyi @arteveli.color
AI creator - Anna Fomenko @fomenko_motion @sense.ai.studio
VFX, Cleanup - Konstantin Evtukhov @evtukhov.fx
Motion designer - Roman Razhyk @razhyk.roman
Graphic design - Iryna Stamikost @grace.elgant
Sound design - Pan Karpacho
SMM - Olena Romanenko @olena.romanenkoo
Kitchens South Coast NSW
South Coast Custom Joinery bring together practical layouts, smart storage and contemporary design to create a comfortable space for everyday living. This video explores key elements of Kitchens South Coast NSW, including thoughtful design choices, furniture selection, cabinetry and functional features. South Coast Custom Joinery creates tailored kitchen solutions that suit different home layouts, lifestyle needs and personal preferences. From selecting suitable furniture to making better use of available space, careful planning can help create a kitchen that is both attractive and practical. Whether planning a new kitchen or updating an existing space, these ideas can help homeowners understand the key considerations for creating a modern and functional kitchen.
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The Worst Design Trends of All Time, According to Designers
We asked designers to share what home trends they don't want to see come back into style, and they didn't hold back. Discover the trends they say to leave behind.