Design Milk

JANUARY 15, 2025

Khartoum II Bangle in Gold Vermeil by KHIRY KHIRY is an Afrofuturist luxury brand specializing in sculptural jewelry pieces, uplifting Black voices and culture in an industry that has systematically excluded them. Associate Editor Aria Lee returns this week for our Take 5 series. Photography by Simon Vogel 4.

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Design Milk

APRIL 14, 2025

Presented at the latest Salone del Mobile , the lamp draws inspiration from theatrical curtains, translating their fluid movement into a sculptural form made of fused glass. This museum is the ideal scenario that inspired my design for Sipario. Glass interacts with natural and artificial light in a very sensory way.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 30, 2024

MUSE , a new restaurant in Santa Monica, California, inspires guests with culinary delights and artwork in a jewel-box setting. This rich backdrop serves to highlight the impressive, rotating collection of art that is exclusive to the restaurant. The mood is elevated by the sculptural fixtures and bespoke furniture.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Originally founded in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library, the Brooklyn Museum institution has grown to become the second-largest art museum in New York City, housing an impressive collection of over 500,000 objects. The new identity draws inspiration from these two centuries of history.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 22, 2023

DIORAMA – a series of three freestanding mixed media sculptures by artisans Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey – distills a variety of multidimensional scenes into an amalgam of colored glass and black metal artifacts to offer respite from the din of existence. Fresh colorways and designs are in progress due to launch February 24, 2024.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In fact, the Danish designer characterizes his work as the art of finding the shortest distance between function and aesthetic. His answers from the original inspiration to the techniques used in crafting the collection might surprise you. What inspired you to reimagine Play-Doh creations as a concept for the Tivoli table designs?

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 3, 2024

During London Art Week 2024, Italian furniture brand Secolo and fine jewelery brand EÉRA came together to unveil a striking limited edition capsule collection, Through Chrome Reflections. Perfectly timed during the bustling London Art Week and coinciding with Frieze Art Fair, Through Chrome Reflections captivated international visitors.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 21, 2025

Visiting them both is an unmissable moment in the New York art world this winter. Each work here provokes and questions on issues of politics, control, and identity that may offend some while inspiring courage in others. Both exhibitions exceed expectations independently but benefit from a multiplication and amplification together.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In a world dominated by mass production, Beautiful City by Sofía Alvarado of Studio Fi stands as a tribute to the lost art of craftsmanship. Like a miniature, imaginary city, these one-of-a-kind creations draw inspiration from architectural elements that have been smoothed over in modern times. Photos by Alfredo J.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

Unveiled in Venice as part of the opening for the 60th International Art Exhibition, the Arena For a Tree installation sees Basel-based visual artist Klaus Littmann take a bald cypress tree and transport it to a floating platform in the waters around the historic Arsenale Nord. Geiger | KBH.G

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

We've hand-picked ten unique, original, inspiring reads for creatives you may not have thought of. Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. A founding figure in the mid-century New York School movement, Philip Guston helped pioneer a modified form of representational art known as neo-expressionism.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 23, 2023

We caught up with her to learn more about her work and discover how her pet rabbit Judy inspired her favourite project. Yet despite how unsettling some of her art may sound, creativity has always been a therapeutic pursuit for Flora. This led to her creating art more freely. "I The world of Flora Bai is a sight to behold.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Likewise, illustration agencies are always looking to sign new talent to tap into what creative and art directors currently want in design studios and agencies around the world. We love it when a specific illustrator's inspirations and influences have been distilled down into their unique illustration work."

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Creative Boom

JULY 21, 2022

Incredibly, the dynamic flowing sculpture is fashioned from steel and powder-coated in an array of vivid colours. After collaborating with Levitt Bernstein to build the City of Stories installation for the London Festival of Architecture, Hanna's studio has also created public art across the capital and internationally.

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Design Milk

JULY 19, 2024

Tuleste Factory The visual artist went on to study Multimedia Arts at National University of Art in Argentina. With a total of eight lighting works and sculptures on display, Sende’s bold works invite visitors to spend time with energetic neon lights and stoic geometric totems. Where will his talents land next?

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Design Milk

MAY 29, 2024

The self-taught artist and sculptor’s latest fusions of furniture design and sculpture are, without a doubt, bold, including tables, stools, cabinets, and chairs. Head Hand Foot The featured sculpture in the exhibition shares the same title as the show itself: Head Hand Foot.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 1, 2023

Japanese illustrator Shotaro Kitada uses humble rolls of copy paper to create three-dimensional handmade sculptures that inhabit their own peculiar reality. Taking the shape of whacky giant heads perched on the top of vans to clumsy pedestrians getting their tongues stuck to icy lampposts, Shotaro's sculptures are a bizarre joy to behold.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Since their debut in 2022, the third-generation furniture designers have consistently blurred the lines between art, architecture, and function, pushing the boundaries of material and form. Culvert Cubes Cusp Credenza Inspired by the cosmos, MOUS combines curvilinear silhouettes and angular edges that define Volume II.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an innovative fusion of art, design, and engineering, architect Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY and Porsche created My Two Cars Garage , a geometric pavilion crafted to celebrate the debut of the all-electric Porsche Macan. Inspired by the Porsche Macan’s intricate body detailing, thousands of perforations punctuate the aluminum skin.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. It is not that I want to inspire a childlike awe or wonder, but to inspire through my genuine perception of the world." © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 16, 2022

Looking to be inspired by the best new creative talent in the UK right now? Full of disruptive thinking, ambitious ideas and fresh approaches, the show features 3,000 young creatives practising disciplines including art, ceramics, fashion, furniture design, graphic design, jewellery design, product design, textiles and woodwork.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 12, 2023

© Erwin Wurm Renowned Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has unveiled his first UK museum exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. These are just some of the surreal sights awaiting visitors at Trap of the Truth, a comprehensive exhibition of Erwin Wurm's work running at Yorkshire Sculpture Park from now until 28 April 2024.

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Design Milk

JUNE 11, 2024

Amidst the stately Georgian homes of Forest Hill in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, stands a square house that’s a work of art designed by architectural firm PARTISANS. Canvas House’s innovative design and sculptural facade set it apart, making it a noteworthy addition to Toronto’s architectural landscape.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Likewise, illustration agencies are always looking to sign new talent to tap into what creative and art directors currently want in design studios and agencies around the world. We love it when a specific illustrator's inspirations and influences have been distilled down into their unique illustration work."

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Creative Boom

JULY 29, 2024

The international art collective teamLab is taking immersive art to the next level. If you're involved in the creative world, by now you're probably aware of the concept of the immersive art show. But in the art world, nothing stays the same for long. And I've got to say, I was blown away.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 24, 2025

Basedow and Draga Obradovic of Draga & Aurel Photo: Valerie van der Werff The partners in work and life established Draga & Aurel , a multidisciplinary studio and workshop for art, collectible design, and furnishings, in 2007. Dan Flavin This is an artist which attitude really inspired our work.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 28, 2024

Artist Ivan Toth Depeña pays tribute to the essence of light and energy in Photon/s, a new concept-driven public art installation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Blending screens and sculptures, the piece is designed to be a permanent beacon for the city's vibrant cultural landscape.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 22, 2025

Yet this series of three pieces, designed by Eliza Redmann , were inspired by the sculptural artists experiences after a car accident changed her life forever. The diamond-shaped symbol of her brand, Diad, represents her exploration, utilizing paper sculptures to capture her journey.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 7, 2024

Who doesn't love an art fair or creative market? They're a great way to find cool, quirky, and unique pieces: everything from limited edition prints, postcards, greeting cards, handmade jewellery, candles, or even full paintings and sculptures. In fact, it's pretty much a universal rule. Perhaps you're giving off the wrong vibes.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Led by a renowned team consisting of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto , landscape designer Christophe Gautrand , and interior architect Gwenaël Nicolas , the collaborative design includes a new pavilion of stone and glass, nestled within a public sculpture garden that champions local biodiversity. Photography by Raul Cabrera.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Personally, nothing brings me more joy than sharing great makers and artful objects while supporting the artisans behind their creation. Display the slightly sculptural work on its own to fill a nook, within a cluster of similar pieces for a greater tablescape, or in contrast with darker forms to pull focus.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The three marks of existence have inspired numerous ideologies around the world that search for beauty in the imperfect, embrace the incomplete and celebrate the impermanent.” Modern and sculptural, the Rest Side Table , by Estudio Persona , subverts the usual forms we would think to see in stone: a statue, a tabletop, a column.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 30, 2024

It’s hardly surprising then that Kilbertus enjoyed a 20-year career in automotive design before shifting to other arenas, yet he’s still inspired by vehicles of every make. “To There are millions of big, kinetic sculptures out in the open all around us – a vast collective work of functional art.” Photo: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Photo: Tiffany Harrison, courtesy Schwarzwalder Gallery Untitled by Michal Budny In a showcase titled ‘Just Shut Your Eyes Tight, from the ABCs of everyday humanism,’ these neon-hued sculptures are inspired by the mundanity of how we typically experience nature, yet with a contemporary and artful twist.

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Design Milk

JULY 1, 2024

It features six large-scale sculptures displayed across the Kohler resort property, a bespoke luxury guest cabin with scenic Lake Michigan views, and a meticulously crafted bathroom collection named Landshapes. This setting, combined with Arsham’s art installations, creates a unique environment where art, nature, and luxury coexist.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 20, 2023

You don't have to be loud to command a room; the same goes for art. Just take the illustrations of Wenching Tang, which draw inspiration from the likes of Picasso and Matisse to effortlessly depict subjects using simple lines and shapes. These artists, in particular, hint at how travelling around Europe has shaped Wenching's art.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2023

We spent a happy hour chatting with Nolan to discover more about her creative passions, inspirations and experience of working for the respected design studio. Nolan recently sat down with Creative Boom to share more about her creative process and how she finds inspiration from fashion, art, and literature.

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