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Yes, you read it right, glow in the dark bath tubs.  This is actually a product of Lucedentro, a company that specializes in the research of photoluminescence. Their product is the photoluminescent ceramic mosaic.

Here's an interesting set of pictures from Apartment Therapy.  If you want a vintage inspired bathroom, specifically from the 1960s, these pictures might help.  These are pictures they found from Flickr's picture set - Bathrooms (1960-65).

A new way of presenting Architectural Visualization and 3d Imaging has surfaced.  No need for a physical scaled model or a 3d digital representation for your architectural projects and building.  All you need is this plastic sheet with your 3d architectural design and a light source and your design will be displayed as a hologram, much like what you see in most sci-fi movies.  This Holographic Architectural Representation System is a product of Zebra Imaging.

If you can't imagine what I'm saying, check out the videos below.

A fine looking chair of plywood grids designed by Los Angeles designer Christopher Warren of WORD.  Called Myrkr Chair, meaning "darkness", this chair is made from 12mm plywood sheets laser-cut and then put together with dowels.

No, this is not a carton box and yes, this is actually a furniture.  It's the "Karton Chair" designed by Florian Kallus. As you can see, this chair was indeed inspired from an open cardboard box or carton.

This is yet another creative design using the kids' colorful blocks toy, LEGO, and this time as a functional furniture for an office setting.

The architects, abcg Architects, were commissioned by a newly created advertising agency Boys and Girls to design their office in Dublin, Ireland.  And as part of the design, abcg had a very playful idea for their conference table.  They made the table top entirely out of LEGO blocks.

Here's an interesting concept of a table and bench design by French designer Florent Degourc.  This table and bench set which he calls the "Smooth and Smoothie" looks like two large melted bubble gum dripping onto the floor.

The Piano Table, designed by Georg Bohle, is a furniture built for the urban setting where physical space is limited to the basic essentials. 

Musicians and pianists alike who live in small tight urban spaces would definitely love the idea of saving space while having two functional furniture in one, a dining table and a piano.

The trash bin for minimalist design enthusiasts.  Designed by Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi, this bin consists only of an aluminum cylindrical body cut diagonally and with a wooden board cover on top.

I'm really fond of transforming and convertible furnitures, especially those you wouldn't expect to be one.  Not only do they look cool, they also remind me of my robot toys I fondly play with when I was younger.  So, I shall be sharing a list every now and then of these kind of furnitures that I find.  And so, to start with, here's a list of 5 random transforming and convertible furnitures I found on the net.