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Designers around the globe are working hard to come up with unique products for your home and that too without asking you to make any compromise with style and functionality. Pictured here is a cool toaster by the talented designer Debbie Hwei dubbed.

Research suggests that home is the place where most accidents occur and falling in the bathroom is the most common accident of all. Older people, obese people or people with restricted mobility especially prone such accidents. Maciek Wojcicki…

So you’re on the lookout for something to improve your home air quality. How about growing plants indoors? Perturbing, you think?
Well, if that’s what you think then Breathe Easy can be your ideal pick! Brainchild of Paul Thomas, it’s an…

Whether it’s a leaf dining table that expands for larger parties or a Murphy bed that hides in the wall, transforming furniture is great for small-space living. Here’s a smart, concealed hideaway bed dubbed Zoom-Room that’s perfect as a space…

With almost everything going hi-tech, a techie pillow should not be surprising! Bizarre it may sound but is true. After impressing us with the line of futuristic gadget holders, Urban Tool has now come up with perCushion, a pillow with…

If you’re on the lookout for a unique mat for your bathroom, this one could be your bet. The Moss Carpet by Nguyen La Chanh is a cool new mat embedded with ball moss, island moss and forest moss.

What’s different? A creative design…

Indubitably hi-tech smart gizmos are being shown off at the CES 2009 even as you read this, but if you think that no company has come up with anything that will take care of your day to day problems then you’re wrong. Black & Decker has come up…

Pictured here is the multimedia Hi_Mirror by the Italian company Valli Arredobagno. A startling fusion of style, performance and looks! Striking yet simple! Designed by Gabriele and Oscar Buratti, this all-in-one multimedia mirror lets you look at…

For all you music aficionados out there, a renowned electronic company, Anthony Gallo Acoustics has come up with speakers that lets you enjoy the music in quality sound. Dubbed the Strada, these loudspeakers boast of cool hi-tech features. These…

Companies around the globe have come under one roof. Why? Well, to show off their best products. As far as home products are concerned, Panasonic is playing the lead role with a bundle of home theater systems at the CES 2009. Pictured here is yet…