Planning a trip to Southern France but not sure where to spend your nights, how about Cap Ferrat, a holiday destination amongst European aristocracy and international millionaires. Why Cap Ferrat you may ask? The first reason to come to mind is this amazing rental house, Villa O, that offers pure perfection and promises a fabulous stay. Hugging a hilly terrain, nestled between palms and pines, with lovely terraces overlooking the Mediterranean Sea (quite stunning views), shields of glass, a tricolor of white walls, and lavish furnishings on the inside, Villa O is simply seamless.

Finding the right lighting solution for a room is (from my point of view) the toughest thing when decorating a room. You need to make sure the light is strong enough for what you’re looking for and the design definitely has to stand out. Somehow trying to address the issue, designer Katherine Semenko has come up with an interesting concept that she calls the Shine Birch lamp. Only 25cm tall, the lamp is made from matte plastic, has a base that can be clasped in one hand and gets the eye with its five luminous elements. That’s why we think that the Shine Birch lamp certainly makes for the perfect lighting solution in any modern environment. No?

Italian manufacturer Tecnocucina has more than 30 years of experience in creating some of the most amazing kitchens we’ve seen. Renowned for the concept of the “living kitchen” which blends practical and aesthetics in a perfect manner, Tecnocucina promises to change your cooking place into a modern sanctuary. From highly fashioned to glossy or matte modern designs, these kitchens sure bring the elegant touch you were looking for for a striking atmosphere.

Having created a partnership with famous architects and international constructors, Tecnocucina is chosen for its flexibility, its research into new materials, and for its attention to details. Tecnocucina’s well established team, made up of designers, engineers and marketing managers, faces the daily challenge of design with excitement and professionalism.

Those who could use some inspiration to add an unique feeling to their new flat, should look no further than this five room apartment located in central Stockholm. Keeping away from the white dominating interiors that have made a splash here on Decoist before, this159 sqm modern interior grabs the eye with its colorful appearance that seems to have been specially designed for an art lover.  There are paintings on the wall, turquoise accents everywhere, a perfect mix between modern and reconditioned furniture to go along with the fireplace, while the most appealing feature is this exclusive kitchen that adds a tinge of modernism to the whole package. Price if you want to move in is 9,500,000 SEK or some $1.34 million at today’s rate; for that of course, you’ll own it.

Looking for an office that stands out for itself but not sure who to hire to get the job done? How about the chaps from Maurice Mentjens Design? Based in the Holtum, the Netherlands, the guys recently came up with a stunning new studio/office/production facility design for PostPanic that blew us away. The new environment which is located in Amsterdam’s high-density Westerdoksdijk district has been projected as a retro space-age station or perhaps a secret agency thats suits 14 to 40 people at a time, depending on workload (PostPanic is a company specialized in creative design and animations for the big brands). It sure does great in promoting the company’s vision to its customers. We love it!

The creative minds from Mount Fuji Architects Studio, Masahiro and Mao Harada, have come up with an uber minimalist weekend villa for one of their clients. Located in the mountainside, in a popular holiday area renown for its hot springs, in Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu, this graceful Plus House is in a class of its own. With the building’s main blocks at 90-degree angles forming a cross, or a plus sign (where the name comes), the two-storey weekend villa overlooks the Pacific Ocean and boasts amazing views of the surrounding scenery. On the lower level there are private rooms and a bath (drawing its water directly from a hot spring)

The exterior is clad entirely in white water-polished marble with surface texture changing gradually toward the outer tips of the blocks from rough to mirror-smooth. The interior is also covered in white marble that reflects the blue light from the south (ocean) and green light from the west (forest).

Spencer Kimball is a 36 years old software engineer working at Google, that owns an amazing penthouse loft in New York City. The guy moved in 2004 from San Fran to Manhattan and paid some $3.8 million for the 3,000 sq ft top floor of 682 Broadway which he later renovated (another $3.3 million) together with the good folks from Rangr Studio to create a more airy interior, an extra-large kitchen area for entertaining, a stunning staircase and an outdoor living room. Add the panoramic views of the city and the Kimball loft has everything you could wish for.

Looking for that perfect sofa in your living room but can’t find something to match the modern minimalist interior theme you went with? Check out the new Agura Sofa by Hisae Igarashi. Designed for SAJICA, the unique sofa and ottoman (which by the way, acts very well as a coffee table) are made from pure Japanese Igusa that not only makes it an eco-friendly product, but also adds elegance to the whole set. Other than looks, the Agura sofa is supposedly capable to adsorb the humidity in the room and can purify the toxic substances in the air, such as formaldehyde. Warm in the winter and cool for your tush during summers, the minimalist Agura sofa and ottoman will be shown at the upcoming IMM Cologne show in Germany. Guess that’s when we’ll know more on how much it costs.

The folks from Gartner Trovato Architects have been commissioned for coming up with this contemporary house in Bayview, NSW, Australia, and by the looks of it they sure managed an astonishing job given the fact that the building is located on a 1,200 sqm block of land with a significant fall from the street. Having three floors, the Bayview House allows for cross ventilation and solar access to all rooms — the main living spaces (kitchen, dining and living areas) are at the upper floor, the master suite is on the middle floor along with some guest rooms and an artists studio, while the lower floor is where all the home entertainment stuff happens. Certainly wouldn’t mind a two weeks holiday in Bayview — love the modern furniture, the clean lines and the amazing views of the surrounding landscape.

If you’re among those who’d think that a bunch of shipping containers have been transformed into a lavish residential space, you’re in for a big surprise as the Wood Block Residence stylized by Chadbourne + Doss Architects is an arty display of concrete, metal and wood. The result is a wonderful abode adorned with dark walls, exposed beams, tan wood ceiling and dark floors in perfect unison with the lush, green vegetation that provides a natural backdrop to this home on the Mercer Island, Washington. Floor-to-ceiling glass, a screened patio, the clean interior with a wooden deck and a rock garden to the side, all seem to be conjuring up a wonderful mansion.