Inspired by the Lewis Carroll’s novel ‘Alice through the Looking Glass,’ designer Yasmin Sethi developed a chess set that features pieces that “magically turn transparent” when they touch the board.

(In ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ by Lewis Carroll, Alice falls through a mirror and on the other side of the mirror, she becomes a piece in a game of chess.)

The pieces of this chess set are each contained in a cylinder that turns opaque when they’re removed from the board hiding the identity of the piece.

However, when you put them back down in one of the squares, the pieces turn transparent again and reveal their true identity.

Marie-Jacqueline, a French fashion designer, and LumiGram, have teamed up to create a very unique collection of high tech and decorative items, based on fiber optics fabric.

When powered on by an embedded electronic module, thefiberoptics fabric emits acoloredlight along the full length of thefiber, producing a stunning and classy luminous effect.

A small switch allows turning the fabric light on/off. Unlike other light sources like LEDs or Electroluminescence, the light coming from the Fiber Optics Fabric is subtle and mysterious, allowing the creation amazing, stylish and wonderfully original accessories and clothes.

Based on this new technology, LumiGram collection of cushions and tablecloths is probably the most dazzling you’ll ever see as you can see on their website : (LumiGram also offer a range of clothes based on the same technology).
Price range from : 299 to 899 euros ($450 to $1,400)

Imagine how wonderful life would be, if every morning you could simply press a button and a warm and inviting shower would be waiting for you when you reached your bathroom. Few of us can deny that at some point we’ve dreamt of such a luxury !

This Grohtherm wireless shower can be switched on and off from any room in the house, allowing you to step out of bed and straight into a shower already running at the exact temperature you require.

The remote system can be programmed for each member of the family or for different times of the day (if you want a cold shower to wake you in the morning and a warm one to relax at night).

The remote wirelessly connects to a concealed base unit, which uses your settings to adjust and mix the water to your setting. When the ideal setting is found, a visible or audible signal will highlight this. There’s also a split-second response if the water flow changes, adjusting the flow to the right temperature accordingly.

The wireless shower system costs around – £720 ($1,450) and is available on bargainplumbingshop

Champagne house Veuve Clicquot launched Vertical Limit by Porsche Design Studio, a stainless steel cellar tower of superb design.

Measuring over six feet tall, it holds 12 magnums of Clicquot’s most prized vintages and only 15 were made worldwide.

Each Vertical Limit is fully handmade and each of the 12 vintages are housed in its own compartment with the temperature set at a constant 12 degrees celsius—ideal for tasting and the same climate as the Veuve Clicquot cellars in Reims, France.

Those of you tired of playing pool on conventional wooden table shall try their luck on this No.6 Sculpted Steel Billiard Table from Carbon Studio. Priced at $27,000, this innovative table is designed and handcrafted developed by Colorado sculptor Daniel Romano.
It features a hot rolled steel finish that comes with refined edges, hand structured metal pockets with rubber liners standing on steel legs.

The collection ($1,650 to $2,350), launched in collaboration with Dallas showroom owner David Sutherland, is called RobinWood, and the designs are evocative of 13th-century England.

Humble, recognizable shapes that could’ve once been made of oak are given the Starck touch with sustainable teak and touches of polished aluminum.

Lil’ John Chair from the RobinWood Deluxe collection from Sutherland by Starck

This is the first outdoor line Mr. Starck has produced and, he says, he wanted to “work the icons of our common shared memory.” Read the full story on The Dallas Morning News