This kind of reminds me of the table at my first Japanese apartment, which had a heater bolted to the bottom, but Ward Huting and Gerard de Hoop’s version is a lot sexier with its discular luminescence. Its chewy center oozing warmy warms is a built-in candle—not a totally exposed heat source like my old table—which you can warm tea or naughty children over. It’s supposed to be social like a campfire, so it probably works best if you turn your heat off several hours first so people are forced to gather ’round it for warmth. [Huting & de Hoop via Cool Hunting]
If you thought Philips' Ambilight TVs were impressive, check out what this guy has done with his fireplace. He basically got some LED strips, an RGB controller, and then mounted it all on the sides of his fireplace. The end result: a fireplace the folks at Philips would be proud of. His step-by-step guide is available at the link below and he's willing to help out anyone who e-mails him, that is if you don't mind a little ghetto ambilight. – Louis Ramirez
