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Now that you are out on your own, whether in your first apartment after college or moving into your own studio after sharing with roommates, you will have to decide how you want to decorate your new bachelor pad.  Studio apartments are, by their very nature, small and lacking ample storage.  For bachelors, that can translate into piles in a mess and hubcaps used as car metal wall art.  To get a better start on decorating your bachelor pad, try some of the easy tips below.

Multi-Purpose Furniture

In a studio apartment, the most beneficial furniture pieces you can own are those with multiple purposes.  For example, a sofa that is also a bed or an ottoman that also doubles as storage for blankets and linens, are ideal because they provide two functions.  While you may not want to sleep on a sofa bed every night, having an extra spot for guests to sleep is ideal.  Multi-purpose furniture tends to be a bit more expensive than other pieces, but in a studio you do not need to buy many pieces.  What you save from not having to buy in quantity, you can put toward purchasing the perfect pieces of furniture.

Some of you artists out there might be interested in this sort of work shop that Apomechanes will soon open. If you like to work with new concepts, mechanisms and algorithmic processes then this is for you.

Apomechanes is an intensive 3-week computational design studio held each summer in Athens, Greece.

The studio is devoted to furthering techniques and concepts of algorithmic processes as means for design and fabrication.
Apomechanes brings together individuals from diverse backgrounds and fields of study to discuss, exchange and collaborate on projects that investigate modes of algorithmic and machinic processes in architectural design.

The press release can be downloaded here.

Further material, including a detailed portfolio of the projects from apomechanes 2009 can be found here.

Attic renovations are not in a lot of people’s favorites lists. The unusual angles make it really hard for one to come up with furniture ideas that would fit in weird places and sometimes maintenance can raise more problems than in a usual apartment.

The Atticus apartment project belongs to  Studio Damilano and is actually a make-over of an old attic space.

Every single room in this chic apartment amazes due to its great design and modern furniture approaches. Even though the space (240 sqm) is not as large as we got you used to here on Freshome, the two bedrooms, living room, two bathrooms and kitchen are more than enough for a great living.

-via Freshome

World renowned architect Daniel Libeskind has announced that on September 29, he will unveil the prototype for his highly anticipated Libeskind Villa. The Libeskind Villa is a German-made, sculptural living space which marries the highest standards in design, craftsmanship and sustainability. The project has been realized in partnership with Berlin based proportion GmbH and the prototype has been built on the premises of Rheinzink GmbH & Co., the developer of the Villa’s zinc façade. More info and images after the break.

The Design
The Libeskind Villa, Daniel Libeskind’s first signature series home, creates a new dialogue between contemporary living and a completely new experience of space. It is unique at every turn, offering maximum insulation and durability, cutting-edge technologies and compliance with some of the toughest energy-saving standards across the world. The Libeskind Villa awakens the senses: light floods through glass expanses, clean lines invite calm, elegant halls and staircases offer seamless transitions. Symbolically and physically, the Villa’s connection with nature is uninterrupted, offering ample natural light and open spaces.