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Picnic Sofa is a minimal design created by England-based designers Industrial Facility. The project was designed for Herman Miller, and will be available in a two or three-seat variation. The sofa is an addition to Herman Miller's Collection series of furniture that was first introduced by George Nelson of the 1950s.

Raised and educated in New England, David Rasmussen was exposed to the region’s rich culture of fine furniture making from a young age. Rasmussen trained with furniture masters Wayne Marcoux and Dan Mosheim, from whom he learned composition and fabrication techniques. Later, he studied Danish, Ming Dynasty, and contemporary American studio furniture. Today, Rasmussen works out of his studio in Carbondale, Colorado. He concentrates on furniture and architectural built-ins, particularly custom pieces which he offers through artisan site collective CustomMadefor. However, for this month's Deconstruction, Rasmussen walks us through the process of creating his updated take on the wooden plate he calls the WUD.

In this edition of The Tools That Make It Happen, I headed up to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for two days of touring the campus, checking out student projects and learning what being an RIT student is all about. Since I've never been a design student myself, it was pretty eye-opening! My wonderful host, Josh Owen, who is a designer but also Associate Professor and Chair of the Industrial Design Program at the School of Design, took me around to all the different design departments and he, alongside design professor Alex Lobos, even gave me a tour of the brand new (not yet opened) Golisano Institute for Sustainability (I got to wear a hard hat, safety glasses, and reflective vest!).

I love a DIY I can actually accomplish without spending a million bucks or injuring myself in the process and these Memo-Blocks fall into th

French brand MIIING is all about keeping their designs simple while at the same time remaining functional. Head designer Laurent Minguet uses traditional methods to create the collection of sleek, modern furniture, like these three pieces that can work both indoors and out.

Alessi partnered with a few designers to create the new AlessiLux Portable Table Luminaire Collection. The line, which was developed in collaboration with LED lighting company Foreverlamp, consists of three cordless lamps that can be used for everything from emergency lighting to camping, or even an extra light by your bed.

The chevron and ombre trend have both made their way into furniture in this one piece! Monocomplex's latest creation, the Lean Bookshelf, is a chevron-shaped modular bookshelf unit designed to keep books upright.

Composed of 36 boxes that are 36cm square, Limit is a shelving unit that actually has, well, no limits. You can stack and place the boxes any way you wish, both horizontally and vertically, to create any number of combinations to make the perfect shelf or room divider.

From the Italian firm Mykonos Design comes Clock Box, which is exactly as it sounds - a clock in a box. Using a black or white paper wine box to form the structure and to hide the clock fittings, the working clock is like a miniature grandfather clock. Long and narrow, the portable device makes telling time super easy.

Two fantastic artists have teamed up with Ink Dish, the artsy dinnerware company, to create new patterns. Dana Oldfather, who we've featured a few times on Design Milk before, and Alyson Fox, who we probably don't feature enough but love her, have designed some beautiful plate sets.

2Modern, as you might already know, is a go-to source for modern furniture and decor but they have tons of amazing gifts, too. And since today is Cyber Monday, it's the best day to be shopping online at 2Modern because they've got a once-a-year sale with up to 12% off just about everything on their site! Huzzah!

First we brought you the swinging table and now we present the Swing Sofa. German furniture designer Werner Aisslinger, of Studio Aisslinger, designed this rocking sofa for Vitra to promote a little relaxation in the office place.