Design Milk

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Her origami-inspired technique transforms paintings into oversized wall sculptures through experimentation with proportion and patterning. Susan Maddux Shares Her Vintage Textiles, Art Collection + More Los Angeles-based artist Susan Maddux makes works that are an incredible three-dimensional experience drawing.

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Design Milk

JULY 24, 2023

Effortlessly elegant, the Le Chic collection brings together fashion and design through the use of expressive patterns that feature detailed veining and metallic accents. You might call it veined patterns reborn, as it’s really redefining a timeless classic.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Inspired by the traditional Japanese kimono, or “Haori,” the lampshade stands on its own, spreading its luminescence through a gentle curved surface. Perforated aluminum, with a fine pierced patterning, results in a soft illumination, while cowhide Kobe Leather provides an enveloping sense of warmth and tranquility.

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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. Can you tell me about them?

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Design Milk

AUGUST 28, 2023

Marimekko is a world leading manufacturer of prints in both fashion and interior design, so when being asked to collaborate with this great Finnish institution it felt natural to focus on patterns, and in particular the interaction of two-dimensional ornaments and three-dimensional shape,” shared Klenell.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Model 600 gets a refreshing update, taking the soft paneled lamp bottom and featuring the signature Bottega Veneta Intrecciato and in Intreccio Foulard weave patterns. Born in 1962 in Merano, Italy, Flos is recognized as a leading international- level manufacturer of top-end designer lights and advanced lighting systems.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

DEDON’s master weavers have created a cross-weave pattern that highlights FLLAIR’s curves, including an ergonomic backrest that’s oh so inviting. The new side chair, armchair, and lounge chair are manufactured in lightweight aluminum, allowing for easy adaptability and stacking.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 25, 2023

The main source of the design’s inspiration came about on a visit to the company’s headquarters where they spotted bins of silicone spatulas that FORMSON manufactures. Used in a repeat pattern, the item becomes part of a dramatic backdrop that would never lead one to think they’re anything but a wall covering.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Designtex , the leading company in the development, design, and manufacturing of applied materials for the built environment, is one half of a newly released epic collaboration. Like Wright’s work, the pattern designs borrow from the icon’s love of bringing the outdoors in for a space that improves well-being.

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Design Milk

JULY 28, 2021

We’ve created an exciting limited edition collection of products in collaboration with some of our favorite manufacturers!!! First up is the capsule Design Milk stationery collection with bold black and white patterns that are inspired by the sleek lines and graphic elements we often share on the site. Concept Planner.

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Design Milk

APRIL 5, 2024

Designers in automotive, event fabrication, architectural planning, and other industries already use the innovative technology part and parcel in development, if not actual manufacturing of products. Aectual , a furniture and finishes manufacturing platform, believes their 3D Printed Wood provides the answer.

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Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A beautiful part of being human is pattern recognition. The knife is inspired by the path taken by the Sidewinder Snake. If any of these pieces are slightly out of tolerance, they just won’t fit,” says Kai Williams, on the manufacturing of the Sidewinder Knives.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Handcrafted from wool felt in forest green, white and mustard, this pennant flag would be a great addition to a child's bedroom, and inspire their sense of adventure. Mini Stories was inspired by the studio's love of history and story-telling, and they delve into the back stories of many of the common things that surround us.

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Design Milk

MARCH 8, 2024

Inspired by the Baroque oil paintings of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, inky hues lend themselves to a richer expression of shadow and form, imbuing each artifact with a bit of solemnity not often afforded to this material expression. “Guy’s Guy’s actually custom-building the printer right here in the studio.

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Design Milk

JULY 2, 2024

Materica – a premiere, luxury coating manufacturer out of Italy – adds to this storied history with its inaugural launch of decadent boiserie under the creative direction of Tiziano Guardini and Luigi Ciuffreda. LAGUNARE is inspired by the Venice Lagoon marrying the marine element with modern lines for four modular panels.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 24, 2023

Manufactured completely with recycled synthetic polymeric fibers, all four pendant designs are composed of innumerable layers printed to evoke the textures of sand dunes, rippling water, and fish scales, each exhibiting the same characteristic blue green color of the fishing nets from which they were born from.

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Design Milk

JUNE 21, 2022

Discover expansive stone, shimmering quartz, and rich wood grain patterns – each with their own unique variations and natural hues. With four styles inspired by ever-changing mountain trails, the Beaumont Range carpet tile collection highlights the relationship between people and the natural world.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“I have always been inspired by the materials found in nature and making the spaces I design as comfortable, warm, and authentic as possible. Dekton Ukiyo by Claudia Afshar in Bromo Dekton® Ukiyo is inspired by Japanese and contemporary design, celebrating the art of minimalism and embracing the present.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Archiproducts – an online portal and community for inspiration or sourcing of all things architecture, product, and design – is one of many key players facilitating this endeavor. Italia , and Trame di Pietra , with artwork by rising Pugliese photographer Piero Percoco in correspondence with each booth.

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Creative Boom

JULY 17, 2024

Ariya is the car manufacturer's first all-electric coupe crossover and has taken a whole new direction to Nissan's previous models. Finally, Kumiko is the Japanese pattern that runs as a motif through the design of Ariya, both interior and exterior.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For decades, the artist has harbored a fascination with the repetitive, complex patterns of single-cell organisms and the delicately rendered illustrations of Ernst Haeckel , an attraction that manifests in his latest sculptures. “Untitled II” (2020), typewriter parts and aluminum, 65 x 65 x 12 inches.

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Design Milk

JUNE 27, 2022

It’s no secret that designing and manufacturing with sustainable materials is on the rise – and it couldn’t be happening at a better time. Above, Delos previewed its Azure Capsule Collection , inspired by Blue Mind Theory and nature; it reflects tranquil waters. ECONYL® x Interface Photo: Interface. ECONYL® x FLOR Photo: FLOR.

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Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

.” The production chain from acquisition of raw materials to the final product is in the hands of small manufacturers and family businesses. This brings the total up to five limited special editions, each with its own individual colorway inspired by the plumage of Colombian hummingbirds.

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Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With exhibitions spread across the city in showrooms, industrial sites, galleries, street-corner pop-ups, gardens, museums, and the most opulent of palazzos, we’ve taken a taste of it all and rounded up a bite-sized portion of some of the week’s most standout sources of inspiration.

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Design Milk

JULY 1, 2021

Last time, Molly shared a design from her Courageous Woman collection, inspired by her hero (and her daughter’s namesake!) Since then, she designed the Woven Collection in collaboration with Trama Textiles of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and has been creating countless designs and patterns which she shares on Instagram.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Yuri Himuro explores new ways of interacting with textiles, inviting others to create patterns by cutting into her fabrics. Her concept gave birth to the SNIP SNAP project, then carried on to the creation of the CULTIVATE rug, presented in collaboration with CC Tapis , a manufacturer of hand-woven rugs. Kodai Iwamoto.

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Design Milk

MAY 24, 2021

A lot of people found inspiration during the pandemic, and have turned it into something truly beautiful. HOMECOMING-The Collection’s forms, textures, lines and palette are inspired by vernacular African architecture from Nigeria and Cameroon to Niger and Mali. All of the products are designed and manufactured in South Africa.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Signum Vase by Rosenthal for Swarovski $225 Swarovski partnered with the esteemed porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal in an exclusive collaboration to marry this signature octagon pattern with utility for more tabletop play. It’s exemplary collectible design.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 22, 2024

The California-based manufacturer had a busy 2023 unveiling its latest collaborations and is already teasing us with sneak peeks of its 2024 line. The new shape of the SSS x Brick is inspired by columns from ancient architecture, while the terracotta color is borrowed from traditional brick.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Genette Dibsdall Makes Luxury Garments From Discarded Festival Tents Inspired to put abandoned tents left after UK music festival Boardmasters to use, in 2018 Genette Dibsdall conceived The Maverick. After gathering leftover paint from a callout on Facebook, she created the artwork on a reused canvas without a single brush.

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Design Milk

JUNE 16, 2021

The company’s achievements can’t help but make you wonder: are you asking enough of your manufacturers? Our mission is to continue to be successful in the redesign of our company as a model for industry and inspiring others to do the same, proving that collectively we can reverse global warming.

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Design Milk

APRIL 18, 2023

When designing the CH24, Wegner was inspired by portraits of Danish merchants sitting in chairs from the Ming Dynasty, an age of Chinese design known for its sleek furniture forms. His Wishbone Chair is a symbol of craftsmanship, using more than 100 steps to manufacture each, most of which are carried out by hand.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The winners of each overall category (Student, Professional, and Manufactured), as well as the winners of each subcategory, are listed below. The braided sleeving is now used to deform a single LED strip to create a dynamic weaving of light, color and pattern. It is internally static, manufacturable, and visually dynamic.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 10, 2024

“We hope that the pavilion’s innovative design will inspire students and visitors alike at its new permanent home.” Lastly, the bottom layer was crafted from 1,400 square meters of Soltis 86, a mesh screen manufactured using patented Précontraint technology.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sprouting like coral or fungi, Sangmin Oh ’s biologically-inspired lighting designs and furnishings merge form and function. Oh utilizes scraps of the material discarded by the manufacturer, turning to 3D knitting technology to reimagine colorful, textural pieces of fabric. See more on his website and Instagram.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 15, 2021

LA-based Elyse Graham handcrafts a collection of plaster vessels that have patterns with soft edges and flowing, organic designs. Kelly Wearstler Creates a California-Inspired Paint Palette for Farrow & Ball. She makes the intricate works by folding or pleating paper to form patterns of light and shadow.

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Design Milk

MARCH 24, 2023

The six sensorial textiles in the woven fabric collection celebrate being comfortable in your own skin, inspired by the human experience and the ephemeral nature of life. Tactile with a handmade quality, In Your Skin looks like a residential product, yet has the durability for contract and hospitality environments.

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