The City of Yiwu in China houses the world’s biggest small goods market. Having seemingly arisen over night, it is now the center of trading for small goods in the world. The city strongly encourages young entrepreneurs, and with that in mind, the Lahas Zone was idealistically conceived and designed, centering a green environment that can incorporate services, offices, and exhibitions all into living comfortably. Lahas Zone was comprehensively renovated from an old factory building instead of built a new on the Lahas Zone site in accordance to maintaining green.

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This uniquely designed compact desk is perfect for small spaces and greeting areas. Features a clear tempered glass top on a high shine chrome finished base.

Sunpan is a global furniture company whose products reflect international trends in fashion and interior design.

Bram Vanderbeke created Woven, an original desk, to help people concentrate at work without losing contact with their surroundings. Explains Vanderbeke, “Woven is a desk, or rather an exceptional workplace. But it is also a functional workspace that allows one to stay in touch with the environment.” Find this workspace idea appealing?

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LEDs can last almost forever, but they often burn out early because they generate a lot of heat in a very small area. British designer Jake Dyson has built a heat pipe into the structure of the CSYS lamp to carry the heat away from the LEDs and then use the arm of the lamp as a heat sink to carry the heat away from the lamp. The result is an elegant desk lamp that is cool to the touch, with a look inspired by a construction crane. It moves up and down, in and out, and around with the touch of a finger.

Dyson writes: ”Heat pipe technology was developed for use in satellites and is now most commonly used to help cool microprocessors. The primary role of a heat pipe is to conduct heat away from its source. The heat pipe within the CSYS LED task light conducts heat away from the LEDs and distributes it evenly over the length of the heat sink. It uses no external pumps or extra energy to cool the LEDs and is instrumental in keeping the CSYS task light running brightly and efficiently for 37+ years.”

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Why settle for a cramped corner of a noisy house when your home office could be a separate unit tucked into the greenery of your backyard? Detached office modules, art studios, recording studios and other work spaces help keep the line between work and home life sharply delineated, but cut your commute down to mere steps. Modern and often modular, these compact office designs fit into virtually any outdoor space, and they’re so good-looking, they practically function as yard art.

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Rather than staying at a ski lodge and skiing the mountain, why not ski and stay in one place. The Koutalaki Ski Village would offer luxurious accommodations and sweet slopes for its guests. Designed by Danish architects BIG have created this unique idea that would allow skiers and snowboarders to take a elevator to the roof and then enjoy a smooth ride down to the village. In the square, shopping, ice skating and restaurants.

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This unique ergonomic chair was designed and is manufactured in San Diego by a company called Natural Seating. The backless design in combination with a rocking base promotes good posture and back health. This concept is new to the world of ergonomic chairs and we are excited to by carrying it at Hold It Contemporary Home.

It is now available starting at $499.

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We never thought there would be an answer to the question that has plagued mankind since the inception of tangible goods, “Where do I hide my stash?” Go ahead and breathe that sigh of relief. The Stash Desk from Blu Dot conveniently comes with…a drawer! For lefties and righties in fact, so no one, no where, will ever have to ask that questions again. That’s what Stash was born to do. You could maybe even get some work done too.

Available now at Hold It Contemporary Home – $399

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The sleek lines, functional storage spaces and high quality of the BDI Cascadia Office may not make get the work done for you, but you’ll love working while you sitting at it.  The clean, linear design flows from the Desk, Mobile File Cabinet and Console/Laptop Desk. It is perfect for a small home office or additional workspace in an office.

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Take your closet out of hiding and get some use out of those hangers. Check out this “Coat Check Chair” designed by Joey Zeledon. The chair was designed with your basic steel bar from the closet and plastic hangers. It is perfect for parties or everyday use and is so unique and creative, it is sure to be a conversation starter. Not only will your space look great with the multi-purpose design, but your clothes will never be wrinkled from laying on the floor again. After all, you can never have the excuse that you cannot find a hanger.

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