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Innovative heaters serve as an example of demand for design

Implications - Generally, heaters aren’t glamorous elements in a home, but a range of designers are changing that notion with innovative radiators. Although there’s a focus on energy conservation, people won’t totally forgo home heating in the winter, nor should they sacrifice their home aesthetics. Bringing new form to the tried-and-true ignites imagination - and profits.

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6 Examples, 0 Related: 40,942 Total Clicks

Date Range: Nov 06 - Sep 08

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Untested 11,704 Clicks Pub: Jul 16, 08

10 Fashionable Radiators

Radiators are usually an eye sore that ruin the fluidity and theme of internal decor; however, designers have recently started utilizing these functional pieces to accentuate and integrate with the decor… [More]

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Untested 10,155 Clicks Pub: Jul 4, 07

Zen Heating

The Phoebe Radiator

The Phoebe Radiator is a zen-like 'egg of heat' that looks like a modern sculpture. However, it's really heating your home. The design encompasses a central heating core with layers of lamellar. The… [More]

Hot Designer Radiators - Carisa Turns Ugly To De Luxe

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Untested 5,562 Clicks Pub: Dec 19, 07

Hot Designer Radiators

Carisa Turns Ugly To De Luxe

These are radiators! How cool (hot?) is that? Who would have thought that heating radiators, like those in Carisa's De Luxe designer collection, would one day double as functional art? Having the ability… [More]

Sculptural Radiators - Interior Heating Gets Stylish

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Untested 5,642 Clicks Pub: Nov 16, 06

Sculptural Radiators

Interior Heating Gets Stylish

Radiators are becoming a field for sculptural exercises for the designers today: have a look at this creation by Karim Rashid for Tubor: More a sculpture than a radiator, Klobs is available in stand-alone… [More]

Striking Radiator Design - Tubes Warm from Head to Toe

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Untested 3,396 Clicks Pub: Dec 6, 07

Striking Radiator Design

Tubes Warm from Head to Toe

Exquisite minimalist design is the hallmark of this contemporary radiator by Tubes, an Italian design house. The towel bar is also heated. The rectangular radiators come in a number of colors with a... [More]

Heat is Invisible - Thermoglance Glass Radiator

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Untested 4,483 Clicks Pub: Mar 17, 08

Heat is Invisible

Thermoglance Glass Radiator

Not recommended for people who do their own cleaning. Thermoglance changes radiators from metal to glass. Very low key and very chic without changing the looks of the room. It can be controlled by a thermostat… [More]