Paula Hayes, a New York sculptor, painter and landscape designer is eying new possibilities in creative horticulture and home décor with her spectacular Teardrop Terrarium. She has given wind to the concept of plants inside glass as portable artworks. Her creations are set in hand-blown glass. Her delicate, hand-blown glass terrariums in organic shapes remind us of bubbles, teardrops, body parts, peanuts, and pears. The creations demand a lot of hard work as she takes care of each for about a year until plants are established and the work is ready for sale. Terrariums, originally invented by Nathaniel Ward, an English physician and botanist, have begun to show up online, in home furnishings catalogs, and in garden supply stores. The eye-catching terrariums by Paula Hayes are selling like hot cakes for between $8,000 and $22,000.

A beautiful sculpture that creates a strong design focal point in any room, this wood burning fire is a great conversation starter. What could be better to gather around it with friends or family and enjoy the dancing fire in a cold winter night. We believe the suspended fireplaces will be popular in 2008, especially because they can be perfect solution to a green home building. We present this selection of latest designs for your review.After You jump see all pictures

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The world famous Egg chair designed by Danish Architect Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen will launch its 50th Anniversary in 2008 with 999 limited edition designs.

The limited edition collection will for the first time include chocolate brown suede on the back and dark chocolate brown leather on the front.The sophisticated combination of leather and suede is perfectly complimentedwith a base in solid bronze; hand polished to create a unique finish. The bronze base will darken in appearance, becoming more beautiful over time.

“We wanted to create something special to celebrate the golden anniversary of this legendary design created by one of the world’s most visionary architects, Arne Jacobsen” explains David Rosenkvist, Vice President
of Branding & Communication at Fritz Hansen.

Originally designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen Denmark, the Egg chair is today considered a global design icon. The design is more popular than ever before and can be seen around the world in famous and exclusive locations such as the National Art Center in Tokyo, high end hotels and private homes.

The partnership between Arne Jacobsen and Fritz Hansen began back in 1934. Arne Jacobsen approached Fritz Hansen due to their advanced manufacturing techniques, high quality and precision. Today Fritz Hansen continues to be the only manufacturer world wide to produce the original Egg chair design.

Samsung Electronics announced the release its Blu-ray home theater ‘HT-BD2’ in Korea market. It offers 7.1-channel HD receiver speaker system with high-quality audio format ‘Dolby True HD’ and master DTS-HD support.

Featuring piano-black design and blue LED accents, the HT-BD2 supports 24 fps movies and 1100W of total output power with a subwoofer, four towers, a center channel, and two satellite rear speakers.

It also adopts Anynet+ technology which uses a single HDMI cable to connect to a high definition TV, allowing a single remote to control both devices.

The pool is designed to generate a counter-current that enables you to adjust your swimming speed from beginner to racer levels. Perfect for relaxation and aquatic-therapies, the Endless Pool kit is small enough to fit inside your home and patio. The pool’s high volume non turbulent bubble-free water flow is wider than your body giving you the maximum benefit for your efforts. It shouldn’t be wrong to call it ‘Treadmill for Swimmers.’ The Endless Pool current is adjustable to any ability and level of fitness from the beginner to the avid competitor. In an Endless Pool, you can do aquatic therapy at the ideal temperature and pace for your needs and at your own convenience.

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Here is Swarovski’s Limited Edition Crystal Toaster available for $300.Designed by Russell Hobbs, the Toaster features Glass and stainless steel embellished with more than 200 Swarovski“ crystals. Only 500 pieces of this glass and stainless steel toaster are available in the market. Apart from the 200 Swarovski crystals on its body, the toaster actually has some bread-friendly features like variable browning control, extra-lift handle and crumb tray. The astonishingly good looking toaster measures 9″H x 18″W x 6″D in dimensions.