Before you’re scared off by the thought of socks covered in hair, forget the label name for awhile and just take a look at the creativity of this unique jewelry. The bizarre quality that Ruta Kiskyte gives to her designs is enough to distinguish them from other accessories you’ve seen on carousel racks, but it doesn’t distract you from their inherent charm. Kiskyte has created jewelry pieces that can stand on their own as eccentric and beautifully-crafted accessories (besides, some of them even have legs and feet). My personal favorite is definitely the balloon piece.
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The Centrifugal Villa in Southampton, New York by OBRA Architects includes a basic set of parts: a main house, separate guesthouse, garage, and poolhouse with a poolside pavilion. Although this sounds quite typical, the design is not. The interior spaces match the ruptured structure of the property and if you were to step inside, you would experience vanishing points that are constantly shifting. The exterior cladding gives the building a rhythmic flow all around and the dormer windows provide natural ventilation and a great amount of light, eliminating the need for artificial lighting.
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Swedish design student, Måns Salomonsen, created two pieces of furniture with a unique approach. His first project, a bar table (pictured above), includes a series of metal bars that twist and support the top while providing foot rests. The round tabletop is made out of plastic filled aluminum foam, giving the surface an interesting speckled appearance.
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Designer Anna Yu from Shanghai, China takes the “half heart” necklace pairing idea to a unique level with this sterling silver ring duo. These rings were inspired by the relationship between a plug and a socket. One could not exist without the other, making them a perfect pair. The plug ring could be worn by one, and the socket ring could be worn by his or her significant other.
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This is not your typical merry-go-round and it certainly is not your typical vacation getaway. This four-sided structure in the Netherlands is being designed by Bureau Ira Koers, a design studio based in Amsterdam, to be a holiday cottage that breaks away from the style of a standard home. The rooms are arranged to form one giant square in the center, and they all open to a single central hallway that wraps around the entirety of the house. As a result, vacationing residents move around the space like a carousel spinning around in a few laps of circles. The floor-to-ceiling windows surrounding all sides allow natural light to flood into the space while the shutters are there to keep it out if the residents desired. I personally love the appearance of the house at night with the lights on inside and the windows unblocked by the shutters.
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You probably won’t see this Doritos packaging the next time you make a mini mart run late at night, but at least you get to see it here. When designers were asked to come up with a new packaging concept for the cheesy snack, Peter Pavlov developed this fun packaging for people to munch on. With its unique geometric shape, its design is certainly a fresh treat for the eyes.
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For a dollar, iPhone and iPod Touch users who need to say something (without having to say anything at all) can use this app to communicate messages that are as amusing as they are practical. The app provides a selection of individual flash cards with statements that are useful anywhere for any occasion. My personal favorite is the tiny violin, which would be perfect to flash at someone while I’m listening to a sob story I’m not very willing to hear. This app just might be a catalyst for laziness to say something vocally, but I’m okay with that; it seems very fun to have on hand.
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Industrial designer David Fox collaborated with Boss Design to create a lounge chair that could’ve earned an A in ultra-advanced woodshop and advanced sewing class (the highest level, the one that all honors-y students would want to get into). Not only can you sit pretty in it, but the chair itself sits pretty by itself. Its wooden curves are constructed out of walnut and the black upholstery nestled inside includes high-quality stitching. Although the chair is aimed at corporate, domestic, and hotel lounging areas, it seems like it’s aimed at people who have an affinity towards comfort and woodsy-but-not-exactly-woodsy beauty. Thanks to its polished aluminum base and central column, it isn’t entirely your standard wooden piece of furniture. Instead, it’s a nicely-crafted piece that is easy as on the eyes as it is on the person who sits in it (yes, it provides great comfort, too).
Editor’s note: Please welcome our first ever Design Milk intern, Catrina Dulay. She is a graphic designer and blogger. Learn more about Catrina on our About page.
Espacio C Mixcoac is a training facility designed by ROW Studio located at the Mixcoac Distribution Center in Mexico City. The colorful furnishings allow people who spend time in the facility to get a taste of the rainbow. This taste is infused with the classic flavor of Coca Cola thanks to the red epoxy paint used to coat the ceiling and walls. In addition, graphics that are based on the Coca Cola logo swarm the wall surfaces. Three rooms can be joined together for common activities, two more small rooms function as nooks for smaller activities, and a large main hall can be utilized for bigger activities. The openings in the walls permit natural lighting and ventilation to enter the space and the wall’s coating turns full surfaces into dry erase board surfaces that are fun for everyone (except for maybe left-handed individuals like myself).
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