With a cartoonish, youthful and playful aesthetic, big buttoned Boop furniture has really made its mark on modern home furnishing and interior design. Designed by Note Design Studio, the Boop collection combines a simple and minimalist style with bold, solid colours, rounded silhouettes and big buttons that oozes an ambience of comfort and fun.

The collection includes a swivel chair, armchair and settee and is not only the perfect décor for the light summer months but could also be a fantastic way to brighten up those long and dark winter evenings.

Note Design Studio is a Swedish design company who first designed the Boop furniture as part of the company’s Margin Notes collection. The Boop family was developed further by Note Design Studio which dressed the furniture in monochrome suits and synchronised the colour of the upholstery so that it would brighten even the dingiest of living rooms.

The Boop collection is the latest of a string of ‘fun and playful’ furniture to arriving on the design scene.

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Designed by the naval architect Philippe Briand and decorated by interior designer Christian Liagre, the 220ft superyacht ‘Vertigo’ has been described as being ‘urban-at-sea’. This remarkable yacht, which is moored in New Zealand, comprises of a stunning city-like interior and an equally sophisticated exterior.

Instead of the usual portholes and conventional yacht deck features, Vertigo’s deck combines shiny-black floorboards, white-lacquered surfaces and custom-designed furniture and resembles a New York penthouse rather than the deck of a boat. Christian Liagre’s inspiration for Vertigo’s design was sparked by a client who requested their yacht felt like ‘urban-at-sea’.

The French interior designer Christian Liagire is a specialist in designing the interior of beach homes, particularly for the rich and famous. Artistic references and vivid details are the trademark of the influential designer, and a hallmark which Liagire has brought to the Vertigo.

The main lounge on the yacht is bathed in light from the glass walls that surround it. Talking about the Vertigo’s interior design, Christian Liagire said:

“The long sinuous longitudinal side cabinets create the link between all the spaces it visually extends the deck and can be read as the edge of an internal cockpit. All the furniture has been custom designed in order to match perfectly with the “sporty chic” of the yacht.”

On the outside this 220ft-long super-yacht is as awe-inspiring as it is on the inside, which has been designed by Philippe Briand, head designer at Briand Yacht design Ltd, and a passionate yachtsmen.

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We all want more space these days, don’t we? And consequently, homes are becoming more open plan and furniture increasingly more minimalist.

Taking the concept of discreet furniture to new extremes is the steady influx of ‘disappearing’ home designs appearing on the market.

Here’s a few of the best…

PETRA kitchen

How can a kitchen ‘melt’ into an existing living space? Well that’s what the latest automated kitchen, known as the PETRA can do, as with the use of a remote control, the kitchen’s worktops literally unfold to expose a kitchen. When you’ve finished with your kitchen you can then push the remote control and make it disappear again, creating greater living space.

The Liftbed

Need an extra bed in your flat for when family and friends come to visit? Simply flick a switch on the wall and the Liftbed descends into the living room, providing an instant extra bed. When your guests have departed, simply flick the switch once more and the Liftbed disappears back into the ceiling, leaving no trace that it was ever there. Designed by Technology Products Concepts Ltd, the LiftBed enables you to transform a living room into a bedroom or vice-versa in just a few seconds, creating extra space without having to move house.

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With technology evolving at an extremely rapid pace, highly-complex, futuristic and state-of-the-art gadgets are always within our immediate perimeter, an almost constant reminder of the digital epoch we are now thoroughly engaged in.

Whilst it is commonly perceived that contemporary gadgetry should be moving and evolving at a modern-day pace to represent the highly technical digital world we now live in, one does not as commonly associate furniture with being archetypal of the technological, computer-generated modern age.

Whilst the Coffee Table radiates sophistication and style, inviting those around it to delve into deep and meaningful conversation over a plate of olives and some delectably chilled quality white wine, the Phil Lamp’s geometric exterior strategically positions the light, casting soft symmetrical shadows to form on the walls, abetting an even greater atmosphere of panache and sophistication.

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