Brighten up your days with flowers in your calendar. As both are common household items, they aren’t so common together.

Designed by the Jin-woog Koo of the NOTHING dESIGN Group, the Calendar with Vase is a paper calendar with a polyurethane vase in the center, available in yellow or white. About the vase, NOTHING dESIGN Group says “We know that putting flowers on calendar can change atmosphere in the house dramatically.”

The NOTHING dESIGN Group is a design group based out of Korea.

Have one look at the Sleepy Chair and your eyelids will start feeling heavy.

It is described as “A chair as a blanket which provides a space of warmth and happiness.”

The Sleepy Chair is designed by Daisuke Motogi, Japanese designer and owner of Daisuke Motogi Architecture.

A fun illustration of the Sleepy Chair:

As mangas means “sleeves” in Spanish, you can see the influence for the name within the design.

Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Mangas is a collection of rugs offered in many sizes, shapes and colors. Shown above is the Mangas Mini collection, with large and standard options also available. A collection of natural colors is offered  as well.

Another collection of Mangas designed by Urquiola is Mangas Pouff. The Mangas Pouff is a series of Mangas rugs stuffed with foam rubber. Don’t they look comfy?

All rugs and pouffs within the Mangas collection are made from 100% virgin wool.

The Mountain Table looks like a fairly standard dining table with a cherry finish. Then all of a sudden you eye hits a piece of stone popping out in the middle of the table…

Designed by Peter Pierobon, it looks as if the table was created in the way of a mountain and the slate used within the center portrays the mountain showing through. What’s even more interesting about this table is that the slate within provides support as the base of the table.

Peter Pierobon is based out of Vancouver, where he focuses on furniture design as well as sculpture. He has many beautiful tables, light fixtures and sculptures for viewing on his website – http://www.peterpierobon.com.

If you’re in the mood to win some nice modern furniture pieces, check out several giveaways currently being offered by Inmod, an online retailer of modern furniture.

First up is the chance to win a Nelson Bench in American Walnut. A modern classic piece inspired by George Nelson, the Nelson Bench is a timeless bench that can be used as a coffee table or console table as well. To enter, just go to Inmod’s blog and leave a comment stating how you would utilize the Nelson Bench. Full details can be found here.

Another giveaway going on this week from Inmod is over at Freshome. Here you can enter to win four Right On Plywood Chairs in the finish of your choice. To enter this contest, all you have to do is go to Freshome’s Facebook page and leave a comment on the status as to what you like about these chairs. For more details on the Inmod / Freshome giveaway, click here.

The N Stool is designed by Nir Meiri, an Israel-based industrial designer.

Surrounded by a wooden bench, an internal synthetic foam stool can be removed from the wood for additional seating. The stool is also made in a steel and synthetic foam version, as seen in the black stool above.

The N Stool would be a great addition to a waiting room or living room, or even a kids playroom. Wherever additional seating may be needed without notice, the N Stool is the perfect modern solution.