Design Milk

JANUARY 21, 2025

Here, Ai Weiweis exhibition What You See Is What You See showcases 12 massive toy brick works, made from either LEGO or WOMA blocks (the Chinese equivalent to LEGO, that can be distinguished by the lack of LEGO branding on the top of each peg).

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Stapelstein Stepping Stones $219 This German play maker brand recently made its US debut and has been spreading the fun all over the nation. The books ship on November 20th, 2023 – just in time for the holidays! Wires connect the pieces together to create sculptures, houses, and architectural structures.

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Design Milk

JUNE 23, 2023

We’ve already shared the Best of NeoCon winners with you, but we also wanted to put a few of our other favorites from NeoCon 2023 on your radar. NeoCon 2023 was filled with so much fantastic commercial design! We’ve narrowed down the long list to ten brands and products that were real standouts.

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Design Milk

APRIL 20, 2023

Laundry Day Cube Grinder Imagine Isamu Noguchi’s iconic steel cube public sculpture or the spinning Astor Place Cube miniaturized down to handheld size into an aluminum grinder. A sliced corner allows displaying your very good taste prominently and openly like a sculpture. ” experience to new highs.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 19, 2023

3form’s 2023 Color Collection Nails Down Hard-to-Find Hues Inspired by the four seasons and the emotions they evoke, leading materials manufacturer 3form added 10 new pastel hues to its permanent color system. And the most popular At The Office + commercial post of 2023 is… 1.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Rooted in tradition, the brand also continues to expand their offerings with fresh ambition and perspectives as they push forward. Spring 2023 newcomers that are soon to be released include thoughtful product collaborations with Normal Studio , Sylvain Willenz , and Johan van Hengel.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Well, a $263 dollar garbage bin is arguably the definition of a splurge purchase, and we can personally attest to the satisfaction of owning one of these bins because we gave into the extravagance of the Belgium made bin brand not once, but twice (note: on sale). Follow along so you don’t miss any of our 2023 Gift Guides this year!

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Design Milk

JUNE 21, 2024

Walking through the hotel’s enormous and imposing spaces at the age of 8, with the feature chandeliers, high ceilings, sculptural furniture, and artworks, made a lasting impression,” she continues. Throughout her teens, she worked at the local fashion store selling some of Denmark’s most design-forward brands.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 24, 2025

Their debut at Milan Design Week two years later marked the start of key partnerships with brands like Baxter, one the duo still works with today. Superduper This Made in Italy brand, founded in Florence in 2011, celebrates the care and quality of handmade hats. Its a collaboration that has shaped their own approach.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

First settling in Fulham before finding a more vibrant creative home in Walthamstow, he worked with brands including The X Factor, Nintendo, Xbox, and Lenovo. In June 2023, he launched The Fixatorium , a multidisciplinary studio in nearby Leyton. And Sean is putting these words into action, one innovative installation at a time.

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Design Milk

MAY 18, 2023

Filled with factory waste from foam mattresses along with additional waste fill from Icelandic outdoor brand 66 North, The Airbag is the definition of circular design, each pillow unique, with only the rope handle from a non-circular source.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 9, 2023

To Err is Human, 2023 © Samson Bakare. As he prepares to exhibit 15 brand-new works – including paintings, sculptures and pictorial installations – at Dorothy Circus London, we chatted with Samson to learn more about his unique approach to art. Cassandra in Wonderland, 2023 © Samson Bakare.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The former Schellens Fabriek in Eindhoven became Something.bigger for Dutch Design Week 2023 – a creative hub for designers, artists, and makers as residents and host to Nothing Happens If Nothing Happens by the digital and physical design platform Isola.

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Design Milk

JUNE 20, 2023

Ten years later, the 94-year-old Kusama presents a brand new (and much bigger) Infinity Room , included within a dazzling four-room exhibition that includes polka-dotted pumpkin walls, towering flowers, and new abstract paintings. Yayoi Kusama, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, 2023 (detail) © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Design Milk

JUNE 7, 2023

N90N , a three-piece collection of surrealist furniture, was introduced to the public at Tuleste Factory during NYCxDesign 2023 as part of the Harmonious Proportions show. N90N is inspired by Ardolino’s overall fascination with geometric shapes and his interest in the limits of sculptural wood formations.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 21, 2023

” At Art Week Miami 2023 , the collaborative studio at the intersection of art, design, technology, and craft, showcased RIFLESSI , in collaboration with ARTXCODE. “Stained glass aligns with my fascination with color and light, and I envisioned a human-scale floor sculpture designed to capture and interact with light.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Throughout her career, Ju’s work has swing between scales and creative disciplines, borrowing from sculpture and architecture to create unique brand experiences that are functional and visually enticing. All of this simultaneously translates to her other role as Senior Designer, Global Creative Visual Merchandising at Tiffany & Co.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It scarcely seems like five minutes ago since we were telling you all about the best fonts of 2023 to look out for. So, it feels like a moment for brands to capitalise on demonstrating a level of altruism whilst showing their identities in a fresh way. And that's because consumers are becoming co-creators of their brand experiences.

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Design Milk

MARCH 6, 2024

The Brooklyn-based brand was launched by former architect Sarah Hussaini, who brings a playful yet sophisticated approach to tumblers, mugs, vases, bowls, and planters with fun, geometric patterns in delightful colors. The cube-like sculptures are made up of colorful shapes fit together like a puzzle.

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BP&O

APRIL 3, 2023

It is fitting then, that the New Sydney Waterfront Company chose to revitalise Sydney’s Western Harbour Precinct with an installation of thirty whale tail sculptures, telling thirty individual stories, or The post Whale Tales by Interbrand appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Design Milk

JUNE 26, 2023

Gantri , the 3D-printed on-demand lighting brand, welcomes the summer season with a quartet of whimsically imagined lamps for their third edition of the Independent Creator Release. ( ” For more on the Summer 2023 Independent Creator Release collection, head to gantri.com. It retails for $248.

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Design Milk

JUNE 24, 2024

That’s exactly what Japanese furniture brand Ariake facilitated in October 2023 when it led a cohort of notable designers and brands – including Gabriel Tan , Anderssen&Voll , Keiji Ashizawa , Norm Architects , Monica Förster , Naoki Terada , and Christian Haas – through a week-long design workshop in Saga, Japan.

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Design Milk

MARCH 29, 2022

The plan is for the winning project to be showcased in NK’s display windows during Stockholm Design Week 2023. Swedish bedwear brand Magniberg chose to cover the Lumi Pouf in two different patchworks that combine leftover fabric from their own collections. Maxjenny’s artistic approach makes the piece feel opulent and sculptural.

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Design Milk

MAY 2, 2023

Introduced at Milan Design Week 2023 , the SEYUN collection echoes Hadid’s design language and is crafted in oak using a combination of machine-made and hand-finished processes. From the sculptural armrests to the curved seat and backrest, every design aspect has been considered with ergonomics and aesthetics in mind.

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Creative Boom

JULY 25, 2023

After quite turbulent times, how is 2023 shaping up for you? Who knows what brand, client, or project I'll be teamed up with next. Working on brand campaigns gives me an opportunity to showcase not only my typography but my visual skills across various aspects of the design process. Every day is filled with surprises.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 25, 2023

’ That chair and that philosophy left a lasting impression on me, and today I almost exclusively work within that blurry space between art, design, craft, sculpture, autobiography, and history. Donut can be used as a sculptural seat or as a coffee table when topped with a glass top.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Her soft sculptures draw attention to the climate crisis and our broken relationship with nature. Her bold brand of visible mending seeks to both bring a sense of newness back to older garments and to communicate how long clothes can – and should – last. “Waste is often an extension of skilled hands and old craft.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Just this week, a trio of developers announced that Kengo Kuma and Associates will be introducing a new commercial complex in the city’s Design District — an area that already boasts a waterfall-esque façade treatment by Sou Fujimoto and eye-catching sculptures by the likes of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Buckminster Fuller.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: As admirers of Toronto designer Maha Alavi’s work (we featured her Frooot bowl in 2021 and her Lithic chair in our recap of this January’s IDS Toronto ), we were excited to hear that she’d be showing at London Design Festival 2023 and asked her to document the week through a designer’s eyes.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

From Moooi’s eye-catching and exuberant Knitty Lounge chair to Richard Serra-inspired lighting from A-N-D, our top 10 product selects for 2023 made a lasting impression. This beam radiates out of the sculptural design, amplifying a barely-there presence into a dramatic focal point. This year was no different.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Wherever innovative architecture meets everyday needs while elevating life itself, our top houses of 2023 shows that great design has a big heart. The Whimsical Urban Infill: 19 Waterloo Street, Sydney, by SJB This whimsical residence took home the People’s Choice at the 2023 AZ Awards — and for good reason.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“Inspired by the Bell inequality test, Dirac’s three polarizers experiment with the hidden nature of materials and perception, the sculpture exploits the strange phenomenon of polarization and material,” he says. Dan Tobin Smith’s Letter C – Collapse (above) is a new piece as part of his ongoing Alphabetical Series.

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 28, 2023

In 2023, the Salone del Mobile came back in full force ! And this was fully evident, as manufacturer stands were brimming with visitors and, at some of the most packed brands, back to requiring QR codes for entry. The brand soared with its outdoor offerings. The half-century-old modular sofa feels as relevant as ever.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Chicago is the final stop on our spring design show tour , and we’re eagerly anticipating the latest launches at NeoCon 2023. 1 BuzziPebl Light by BuzziSpace Belgian brand BuzziSpace has become a leader in developing acoustic solutions that are design features in their own right — and this year, its NeoCon launches are no exception.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

The street posters that accompanied the 2023 edition of Milan Design Week recognized the city’s many memorable contributions to design history, spotlighting enduring inventions like the M1 metro station handrails (designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg) and the Negroni sbagliato (designed by Mirko Stocchetto).

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

AZURE is excited to announce our jury for the AZ Awards 2023. The brand has also been published in the most respected publications and its furniture has been featured in both 5-star hotels in Stockholm, Milan and New York as well as special residential and cultural projects.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Which is exactly why we’ve built Azure’s 2023 holiday gift guide around three dinners where the tables are set with great gift ideas for enlivening festive gatherings. The post Holiday Gift Guide 2023: 20 of the Best Gifts for Architects and Designers appeared first on Azure Magazine.

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