It’s not very often we come across wallpaper unique enough to deserve its own post.  But Swedish design firm Dizel&Sate’s new contemporary wallpaper patterns undoubtedly defy convention, delivering a fresh and colorful look guaranteed to make your walls more wild. The Architecture pattern shown above features an aggressive design, achieved by its combination of arrow shapes and blue Pac-Man-looking circles.  And all you pill-popping animals will get a kick out of the Pill Circle print pictured after the jump.  Both wallpaper patterns run €55 per square meter with a starting cost of €220 ($81 and $326 respectively). One thing’s for sure about Dizel&Sate’s new contemporary patterns: this is not your parents’ wallpaper.

If you like the three-color palette on the Architecture above, check out Dize&Sate’s new Stay Creative lighting collection.

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Clean burning fireplaces have emerged as a new, big design trend, with companies releasing a huge variety of tabletop, wall-mounted, and free-standing versions. Bucking the portability trend, Planika Fires’ Architects Line offers practical, permanent fire inserts for those looking to incorporate a smokeless fireplace into the structure of their crib.

Two conceptual renderings show the Planika Architects Line worked into a modern bathroom (above) and an indoor swimming pool or fountain (after the jump). Smart, unique ideas for taking your bathroom or indoor water feature to the next level, if you ask us.

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There’s nothing like stepping out of bed or the shower onto a plush fur rug, even if it’s just the $40 sheepskin variety from Ikea. For those whose budgets stretch beyond the big blue box, Great Outfit provides some of the most luxurious fur rugs and interior products we’ve come across. In addition to rugs, the Finish fur company’s Gof Living collection includes a variety of ultra-soft blankets and cushions, each finished in the finest natural materials available.

PETA supporters beware, you won’t find anything faux in the Great Outfits inventory. Started in 1960, the company began sourcing its furs directly from hunters but has evolved over the past 48 or so years to include a team of young designers who pump out the fresh modern designs you’ll see in the gallery below.

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We’ve seen hip-hop inspired pillows, but the Ghetto Basics ghetto blaster pillow from German designer Andreas Kraeftner is our favorite to date. Kraeftner hails from Munich, Germany and his focus on hood-inspired products is pretty comical, but his work stands for itself. Among Kraeftner’s other ghetto designs is a bar of gun soap carrying the tag line “wash by shooting.” Our German needs some work to say the least, but as far as we can tell, you’ll need to contact the designer for purchase information. Even if you don’t spreken zie Deutsch, Kraeftner’s website is good for a few laughs.

[via DesignSpotter]

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Electronic House posted pictures this morning of a luxury home theater install performed as a collaboration between Carmel, Indiana based Tri-Phase Technologies and an unnamed interior designer for a family basement. Despite some technical challenges, the installer and designer worked together to create a theater that is, in our opinion, extremely functional and luxurious at the same time. The Tri-Phase installed system is mid-priced, but more importantly low-tech and easy to operate. And the theater’s recessed, rounded central couch makes watching a movie more of a group activity than would rows of individual theater chairs. Along the back wall, the design team worked to integrate a bar counter in view of the theater screen, as well as a nearby concession room, where family members and guests can go to select their own snacks. We’re a fan of the installer and designer’s smart design, which should serve as a good model for future functional family theaters. Follow the jump for two more images.

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