Design Milk

APRIL 7, 2025

From the mind of British-Iranian artist Sara Khamisi , co-founder and art director of Sandro Lopez Milano , Kish o Mat is the Persian term that inspired the word “checkmate,” celebrating the ancient game through Persian-inspired handmade ceramics. Photography courtesy of Sandro Lopez Milano.

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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. Real art is made with love, passion, and personality, so sharing that online will help people understand you and your work." One such agency is Handsome Frank.

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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. Photography by Simon Vogel 4. Associate Editor Aria Lee returns this week for our Take 5 series.

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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. Photography by Kris Ellis. Tanner Moussa and Mackenzie Lewis, the creative force behind MOUS , have never shied away from bold ideas.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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. Everything at MUSE is linked by the art and the design, yet bringing their own surprises,” Ange adds. Photography by Pablo Enriquez.

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Design Milk

APRIL 7, 2025

When it comes to premium speakers , one usually pictures state-of-art textiles anchored by sleek plastics, not necessarily noble materials like intricately grained marbles and carefully sourced hardwoods. As a result, the sculptural pedestal is designed to perfectly cradle the Beosound Balance devices, making it feel like one unified product.”

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Honoring this rich heritage, Japanese design studio UO created the bold sculpture Nakajimaya Crossing in the lobby of the century-old Nakajimaya Grand Hotel. Photography by Keita Otsuka , featured photo by @hikimonojo639_official To learn more about Nakajimaya Crossing by UO, visit uo-design.jp.

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Design Milk

JUNE 9, 2025

But what if instead of jewelry, we treated it more like miniature works of art? Together, they offer a new lens through which to view hardware: not just as finishing touches, but as small-scale works of art that spark curiosity and delight. Photography courtesy of Petra.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

but but but felt stool and Switchback seating by Tom Loeser Rx and With Salt or Without wall art by Wendy Maruyama Maruyama and Loeser understand this fully, releasing themselves from the rigors of traditional furniture craft with organic details and a sense of fantastical quickness, at odds with the slower, hand-hewn nature of the collection.

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Its Nice That

JULY 14, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 14 July 2025 Work Illustration Sculpture 3D Drawing Funny Nature Animals The Toronto-based illustrator Madeleine LeBrun isn’t using the most conventional materials when it comes to illustration – the artist specialises in a mixture of bas-relief sculpture and digital photocollage.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Grun’ collection features two hand-carved tables, two sculptural floor lamps, a bench, an upholstered bed, a chair, and an armchair each piece a testament to Yakushas poetic vision, with special editions of the chair and armchair that are particularly captivating. Photography by Lera Levanova.

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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. Photography courtesy of Unika Vaev.

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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

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. Photography by Filippo Candotti and Simone Fico. Like the theater curtains that inspired it, Sipario brings a sense of movement, drama, and light to any space.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 10, 2025

German design brand favius is giving us new reasons to spend time in our coziest living spaces with an expansion of its portfolio a trio of remarkable pieces that blur the lines between architecture, art, and modern craftsmanship. Photography by Fabian Frinzel.

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Design Milk

MAY 2, 2025

Katherine Duclos had dabbled in drawing and photography, but it wasnt until she moved to New York from Shanghai, China, that she wanted to seriously consider a creative path as a career. She first had hopes of becoming an art teacher, and even though her original vision changed, the formal education marked a turning point in her life.

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Design Milk

MAY 2, 2025

With its architectural lines and sculptural folds, the Plec Collection by RS Barcelona has always brought a quiet strength and sense of balance to interiors. The distinctive accordion-style legs create a striking interplay of light and shadow, establishing the collections signature sculptural aesthetic.

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Design Milk

APRIL 1, 2025

The Belgian furniture designer has spent years perfecting his craft, creating pieces that balance raw materiality with sculptural elegance. Vrankens sculptural approach extends beyond furniture with Herm , an illustrious aluminum sculpture that contrasts polished and brushed surfaces, offering a study in light, reflection, and texture.

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Design Milk

MAY 5, 2025

Pieces like a sculptural liquid tin kitchen island by Nicholas Schuybroek and bespoke designs by Sabine Marcelis emphasize the intricate detailing and custom nature of the transformation. In the kitchen, a sculptural centerpiece the liquid tin island designed by Schuybroek commands attention.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Here, a distinct heritage is infused with modern ingenuity for a Victorian-era informed domicile contemporized through Art Deco detailing. And lighting fixtures by Anna Karlin and Josef Hoffman nod to the Art Deco era without being ostentatious resulting in approachable sculptural forms. Streamlined forms.

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Design Milk

APRIL 24, 2025

Comprehensively reimagined by Paris-based interior architect and furniture designer Stphan Parmentier , the destination reflects his proclivity for contemporary art and civil aviation. A robust collection of contemporary art ties everything together. Photography by Clment Grard.

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Design Milk

JULY 21, 2025

Sinuous, gestural, and organic, these sculptures – each handcrafted by Papuli who calls himself a “sculptographer” – define an amorphous yet approachable world. After honing his skills at Missoni, this sparked a multi-decade exploration in the material, producing large-scale paper sculptures that defy traditional use.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The JF apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, reimagined by Zalc Arquitetura , represents an inspired blend of brutalist architecture and minimalist design, creating a home that is as much a gallery of art and ideas as it is a living space. The curved wall not only adds a sculptural element to the apartment but also redefines the spatial experience.

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Design Milk

JULY 9, 2025

Her new Bouclé Collection trades fibers for forms, turning texture into sculpture with a series of modular wall hangers, bringing a dose of playful precision to any wall. Bouclé toes the line between functional design and wall art, which was exactly Anonen’s intention for its design. “I Photography by Janne Tuunanen.

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Colossal

APRIL 1, 2025

2025 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award Featured Booooooomand Bookmobile are teaming up for this popular open call supporting artist publishing. YICCA Art Prize 2025 (International) YICCA accepts all kinds of contemporary artworks and offers a first prize of3,00 and a second prize of 1,000. Deadline: April 15, 2025. Deadline: 5 p.m.

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Design Milk

JULY 3, 2025

Seemingly growing up from the floor, Botanica can blur the line between object and art, its sculptural presence enhanced by a combination of hand-tufting and carving techniques. Art direction by GAN studio. Photography by ángelsegurafoto and Hector Campos , courtesy of GAN Creative direction by Alejandra Gandia-Blasco.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“I wanted to bring the stone and lighting together in harmony, creating a design that is not only functional but can also be seen as a work of art,” says Kegels. JJ Studio was founded by Justine Kegels, a multi-hyphenate ranging from photography, to design, and concept creation to styling.

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Design Milk

JUNE 6, 2025

The Orb designed by Marc Fornes , founder of art and architecture studio THEVERYMANY , is a jaw-dropping pavilion that lives on the tech giant’s Charleston East Campus. Part sculpture, part shelter, The Orb invites curious passersby to pause, step inside, and explore. Photography by Younes Bounhar of Doublespace Photography.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 22, 2025

The sculptural artifact is an exercise in semiotics, distilling the tennis rackets iconic shape into a simple silhouette and blending it with that of an arch here, understood as a signifier for the Arc de Triomphe, which symbolizes victory. Photography provided by Neal Feay ; Portrait Courtesy of Joe Doucet.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 31, 2024

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. They curate pieces that bridge the intersection of art and design, all unique items from across the globe. Artefatto’s motto, “Art.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 19, 2025

The “starving artist” is a classic trope, but no one should have to skip dinner to make art. This make-it-work attitude is still going strong, with plenty of young creatives today finding innovative ways to keep making their art on a budget. It can be a major barrier to entry for many creatives, stifling their ideas and confidence.

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Design Milk

JUNE 2, 2025

Each piece is conceived as an independent work of art designed to bring lasting beauty and quiet functionality to the spaces they inhabit without the need for a larger narrative. Photography by Alexander Popelier. His latest release, Pi Objects , fully embodies this philosophy.

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Its Nice That

JULY 3, 2025

POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Editorial Team Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Extra nice Extra Search Account Social Seth Steinman merges the internet with ancient technologies Preconceptions of what modern technology looks and feels like are challenged in these post-postmodern sculptures.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Mulyana painstakingly twists, knots, and wraps plastic netting, cable wire, and plastic yarn into sculptures and wall hangings resembling coral and cartoonish sea creatures. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. Running concurrently at the Charles B.

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Its Nice That

JULY 8, 2025

Above Copyright © Vergum Vergum developed the object of the dried pollack by attaching a magnet to the rear of the sculpture and finishing it with paint and varnish. The Seoul Museum of Art opened their newest space in Photo SeMA in May. Seventeen years running, it is a serious event for art and book lovers from all over the world.

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Design Milk

APRIL 22, 2025

A new collaboration between Nest Studio and interior designer Laura Jenkins , this hardware gives cabinetry a bold, sculptural face lift. Her inspiration ranges from Bauhaus and Art Deco architecture to pre-Colombian pyramids always grounded in solid construction and artisanal craftsmanship that stands the test of time.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 25, 2025

Words Paul Moore — Date 25 June 2025 Work Photography Publication Book Documentary Politics Society History The concept of Fantasy Island , published by Rotten Books, sounds simple and quaint – 50 years of Irish photography by 70 Irish artists – while the final product is anything but. But why the transition from magazine to book?

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