These days, what isn’t Karim Rashid putting his signature on? He’s partnered up with BoConcept on a new line that launches this March, called The Ottawa Collection. I’m looking forward to this, as it seems to be a great way to get your hands on some affordable design from the master of contemporary design. The collection includes everything from dining tables and chairs to rugs to tableware.
London-based textile designer Lindsey Lang launched her new home collection of printed textiles and ceramic designs at HOME, the new housewares and interiors accessories show in London.
Jordan Castro and his family-owned business Port Living Co. create eco-friendly kitchen and home designs in concrete, recycled marble dust, cork, aluminum and rubber. Based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the small company spent over a decade perfecting the concrete mixes to make them both functional and beautiful. Each piece is one of a kind and cast in a handmade mold to cure for about week. They are then burnished by hand and finished with two coats of carnauba wax.
Pictured above are the large Hexagon Pattern Concrete Coasters.
Normann Copenhagen has re-introduced the Krenit bowl, designed in 1953 by Herbert Krenchel, a civil engineer. The launch comes after the designer approached Normann Copenhagen founders Poul Madsen and Jan Andersen about resuming production, which ceased in 1966 when enamel fell from favor and competent factories shut down.
Believe it or not, these jaunty, no handle Contrast Mugs are from the classic Danish china company, Royal Copenhagen. Designed by H.C. Giedde, the porcelain pieces, which have pleasing ridges like a ramekin, come sheathed in a brightly colored silicone sleeve that helps prevents slippage and protects fingers from the heat.
Brussels gallery Kavan Ronsey is exhibiting the works of Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters, an artistic team from The Netherlands. The exhibition is entitled Eb (“low tide”) and is about the aesthetics of natural water and its traces in the landscape. Elements of raw nature of the Dutch Wadden Sea area are “trapped” in various items, including ceramics, organic fabrics and polyester panels.
Love the kitchen textiles of Avril Loreti. From the houndstooth tea towels to the paint chip placemats, her pieces are a great way to add a splash of color – and fun – to your table.
Much of what we do here at Design Milk is source the newest and coolest products to hit the shelves and design fairs. This year’s batch of home furnishings are innovative, cool, and highly covetable. From a hauntingly beautiful carafe to an über-practical seating system, we bring you the best accessories we found.
Sculptural Bike Storage
Quarterre designed three sculptural bike storage solutions –- Hood, Branchline, and Shadow –- to support everyday life on two wheels. The pieces are not only useful and good-looking, they elevate the bike to a work of art.
Scandinavian Made is a new brand shop in the home accessories marketplace that features modern, artisan-made rugs and ceramics all made by hand-picked Scandinavian artisans. This is the US debut for each Scandinavian artisan, and their works are exclusively available in the Scandinavian Made webshop. Founded by Scandinavian design passionistas and mother/daughter team Susan Serra and Kelly Serra Donovan, Scandinavian Made is yet another great niche shop I’ll be visiting often.
As a launch celebration, Scandinavian Made is offering Design Milk readers a 10% discount using code DesignMilk10.
Oh to be a kid again! How much fun would it be to spell out messages on these Alphabetti Spaghetti placemats?
p.s. milk carton spotting!
