There are a lot of reasons for wanting to live in Japan. Japanese cuisine in iPhone case form for one, Star Wars lightsaber lighting up the Tokyo subway too and, of course, hi-tech vending machines (containing drinks and nothing else - get your minds...

Are you sitting comfortably? Probably not, as you're not likely to be perched on the revolutionary new FreedMan Chair, which has just scooped the British Design of the Year award from the British Invention Society.

Designed by osteopath Simon...

Did you design your own Igor Chalk-style Space Invaders sofa after seeing it featured on Pocket-lint back in July last year?

If so, you're probably having trouble getting the armchairs to go with it. Ikea's catalogue just doesn't cut the mustard.

The...

Invited to Will and Kate's wedding on 29 April and don't know what to get them as a present? Why not splurge on the Illuminated Coffee Table currently being sold through Firebox. Not only is it made of stainless steel, has a lit toughened glass top,...

We all know that Apple fanboys can be a stressed out bunch at times.

If they're not gripping their phones so tightly, in order to replicate the death grip issues, that it makes all the blood in their body rush to their hands - they're constantly...

So you've splashed out for the Float coffee table. Or maybe you've even knocked up a retro-style one like David Maloney's effort.

Trouble is, a cool coffee table needs a cool sofa to go with it, and you're not likely to find anything unique...

We've seen some neat coffee tables in our time. And whilst the Float isn't as retro-tastic as David Maloney's design, or as hi-tech as the Amusity, it is still pretty darn cool.

The Float was designed by RockPaperRobot - a Brooklyn based company.

Now,...

Yorkshire based manufacturer Visual Comfort has teamed up with AV specialist RB Vision to produce one of the most tech-friendly beds that you're likely to see.

The Sandman is a super king-sized bed that has draws for AV equipment and your optical...

Got a load of old PCs up in your loft? A pile of 486s that you could do without?

If so, why not turn them into a trendy talking point like David Maloney did when he created this brilliant coffee-table from the innards of his old machines?

Maloney...

There's nothing more embarrassing than losing your job and then having to pack up all of your work-based belongings into a cardboard box. That cactus plant that you 'hilariously' accessorised with a pair of sunglasses doesn't seem so funny when you're...

It seems that a week doesn't go by that we don't feature a design from concept-connoisseurs Yanko Design. We can't help it, the site feature designs from artists that just resonate coolness.

The design that has caught our eye this time is this...

It's all very well spending megabucks on your TV and sound system, but it's not going to be a lot of fun watching it cross-legged on a wooden floor. Yes, we're talking about bums on seats and, the cushier those seats, the better. Sure, you might already...

Why buy a shelf and an iPod dock when you can buy a shelf that is an iPod dock? That must have been what German manufacturers Finite Elemente were thinking when they designed the Hohrizontal 51.

You see, the Hohrizontal 51 is a fully functional...

You like the Rubik's Cube, it's challenged you enough for you to either throw it across the room or sit their patiently and solve the damn thing, but it seems now you can even put your drinks on one.

In steps the Rubik's Cube table, a table...

In the States Panasonic has launched a new "Massage Sofa", the EP-MS40, which boasts a low-profile, contemporary design while delivering a neck-to-hips massage.

Panasonic claims the EP-MS40 delivers a balanced full body massage thanks to...