Heating Up

I'm always fascinated when designers are able to take mundane (and often visually unappealing) in-home necessities and turn them into decorative pieces that are absolutely breathtaking.

For me, radiators and air conditioners were eye-sore essentials that every room needed and were unfortunate sacrifices that designers made for the sake of comfortable habitation.

Then I came across the designs of Irsap, an Italian company who specializes in the design of radiators. Often, the company boldly ventures into crafting heating systems that double as fabulous pieces of modern art.

I'm currently drooling over Irsap's Medusa, shown above right, which is a steel wall-hanging system of sinewy latticed tubes enclosed in a circlular tube. Like a metallic apple pie crust, this beautiful design can hardly be recognized as a heating system unless you are overtly told.

Also worthy of notice is their Curval design, which is a trio of three vertically hanging polymer-aluminum panels that undulate like ribbons or waves. It's absolutely breathtaking. I could go on and on about several other pieces I adore, but go check out the rest of their collection and be amazed by what Irsap can do with a little metal to make your radiator museum-worthy.