The Hanger Prefab Group's Joshua Tree, "a steel skinned prefab with a wooden interior described as a 'mountain refuge', presented at the recent Milan Furniture Fair.". Via materialicious via Judit Bellostes.

This week's MoCo picks.

+ ... and Hangar Prefab is distributed by Holiday Homes Design which also distributes architect Matteo Astolfi's Sized Projects; S/ M/ L/ and XL holiday home prefabs...

+ ... and via TreeHugger we saw Next House Swedish Flatpack Homes In Large, Medium, Small and XXS, where S/M/L is on a different scale. "Magnus Ståhl wanted to shake up the Swedish prefab market with stylish and cool flat pack homes that are also affordable.".

+ sculp(IT)'s Live/Work; "Four wooden floors between two existing walls, hanging in a steel skeleton, organize this house: downstairs for work, dining on 1st, relaxing on 2nd, sleeping on 3rd, and on the roof, go and enjoy the view" at Archinect via Dezain.

+ Matthew Woodruff's Gulf Islands House, "the two-bedroom pad has some green features we can all appreciate, such as its solar orientation and design, small footprint, and use of locally harvested materials.". Via Jetson Green via Dwell.

+ Atelier d'Architecture Pierre Hebbelinck's steel cube Maison Dejardin at Plataforma Arquitectura.

+ Hiroyuki Ito & O.F.D.A.'s thin and tall Matsubara House in Tokyo at 10+1. Via Dezain.

+ Monocle's Milan Furniture Fair video, "This year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile defied the credit crunch with an optimistic mood and a record number of visitors.".

+ Designguide.TV's video of the Swarovski Crystal Palace.

+ cardesignnews reports on The Cars of Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008, "What once used to be a fairground full of furniture design has become a city bustling with design events and innovation, and the auto industry's new design darling.". Via Dezain.

+ Bulthaup's "patchwork families" B2 kitchen, with help from EOOS, "based on a workshop layout comprising of three main elements: a 'workbench' housing the sink and cooker, 'tool cabinet' for utensils, crockery and food, and appliance cabinet for the oven, dishwasher and fridge."

+ Inhabitat covers BKLYN Designs, "We discovered beautiful lighting ideas in LED designs from PRATT Institute; new eco-friendly pieces from some of our favorite Brooklyn-based designers like Brave Space, IglooPLAY, Argington".

+ Designer Philippe Starck and Philippe Grohe's modular Axor Starck ShowerCollection, a series of 12 x 12 cm units that combine to form a range of flexible shower solutions. The system includes the usual control and shower elements but also thermostat, lighting and speaker modules. Via Trendir.

+ Nice list of built-in bunk beds @ Remodelista.