Design Milk: Modern Design

During New York Design Week, I curated an exhibition and popup shop at Bobby Berk Home full of West Coast designer, makers and artists. Entitled East, Meet West!, the idea behind this exhibition is to introduce more West Coast design not only to New Yorkers, but to the country’s biggest modern...

In recent years, patios have morphed into outdoor rooms, used as essential square footage for living, playing, and entertaining. This is especially true on the West Coast, to the dismay of those back East. (It just doesn’t pay to gussy up for three mere months, never mind the unavoidable rain in...

INTRO NY was a side show from the designjunction team featuring a handful of international designs in an all-white space on the edge of Soho. Resident is a NZ-based company specializing in lighting and furniture, but I really fell for the hexagonal pendant and the spinning mobile by Jamie...

We collaborated with MSN to profile four artists and designers we love who we think embody the same design, content and functional philosophies as the new MSN.com: design with fierce reductionism, sharing real-time trends, and being perfect for touch. We think you’ll love learning more about...

I am pretty smitten by the Mategot Coatrack by Mathieu Matégot for Gubi. The design reminds me of the Eames dot pattern or mid-century jacks (jax) designs. The coatrack center is made of brass and the three arms are made of black powder-coated steel. Available to purchase at Matter or DWR.

Dock Tray is a minimalist design created by Belgium-based designer Alain Berteau for Objekten. The design was presented at this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. Objekten displayed its newest and greatest designs including this multifunctional accessory made for...

Knock Knock is a playful calculator made for children by designer Khalil Klouche. The interactive wooden box lets you “knock” out math problems by using the standard arithmetic symbols displayed on the device. Using an Arduino board, contact microphones, and solenoids, you “knock” the math...

VELO—2nd Gear is a new book published by Gestalten that celebrates international bicycle culture. The editors wanted to explore the double meaning of the bicycle. Used daily by many, it can be viewed as both a practical object and a literal and figurative vehicle for self-expression. Word. In...

Situated on the shores of the picturesque lake in northwestern Michigan where Ernest Hemingway frequently spent his summers, the 3,800-square-foot Walloon Lake House turned from a small 1960′s home into the perfect family house on the water. Honoring the original structure during renovation,...

Lenovo teamed up with three design teams to create collaborative table stations for their IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC. The idea was that because their high-concept PC created a real-life togetherness and technology, that it would be fun to fuse form and function to showcase the possibilities and...

Ugo Rondinone’s stone figures temporarily stand in two New York City locations, yet they feel timeless, as if they existed before the sidewalks and will stand long after we’re gone. Outside ’30 Rock’, nine massive sculptures range from 16-20 feet. Best enjoyed in the strange quiet of an early...

San Francisco-based Upwell, led by designer Justin Porcano, launched its first product that aims to make your life just a little bit easier. The Walhub isn’t your average switch plate though, this one becomes a dedicated site for your essentials – keys, mail, or your umbrella – by having a spot...

After Architecture, a collaborative design house founded by two Cornell University seniors in the Bachelor of Architecture program, designed the Twofold bench, seating to accommodate two user groups, along with two types of behavior. The all-in-one table slash bench design can host the average...

Design Store(y) visits a beauty of a shop in L.A. this month, called Garde. Owner Scotti Sitz, a native Angeleno who has also worked at top fashion houses in New York, opened the loft-like space last summer. Offerings are eclectic, but expertly curated. Even better, it’s not the usual boutique...

Inspired by Op Art’s use of color and geometric shapes, Alessandra Baldereschi Design Studio created Poppins – a bench with some mighty colorful personality. The bench gives the illusion of patterned pillows laying there when, in fact, the fabric pushes through the wood giving it a...

Your old plastic bottles no longer are useless when they’re being made into the felt that forms the Torbuschka family of bags by Kaaita. Each Torbuschka comes with two slightly smaller bags fitted into the largest one giving you a trio of totes handmade exclusively in Slovenia. The durable bags...

Designer and illustrator Kim Johnson of Buttercup Press sent me a link to her new graphic pillow designs. I love the pastel rainbows that look like blurred digital images of natural phenomenon. The 18″ x 18″ pillow covers are sold in her Etsy shop. Each pillow cover is printed on 100% natural...

What was already a house with rich history in Winchester, UK, became even more so when AR Design Studio came in to renovate the old servants’ quarters of a larger home they’re a part of. When excavation began, bodies (yes, bodies) were discovered buried underground. Police brought in...

Swiss design firm BERNHARD | BURKARD recently launched a super fun floor lamp that was inspired by the tallest living animal there is – the giraffe. The GIRAFFE | floor lamp adapts to whatever lighting situation you might have by extending its neck out to create a reading lamp or a spot light....

Designed by Italian company Mussi, this chair is more than just a comfy place to sit. Not only does it adapt to your body, Kangura’s base folds out to become a reclining chaise lounge. I’d say this is the perfect napping solution! The removable covers come in any of the Mussi collection fabrics...