November 2012

The Küllest Grilles in All the Land

HVAC. The mere mention of that word makes me shudder. We have three - count them! - THREE heating and cooling systems in our house. Talk abo…

Two Houses Connected by An Underground Tunnel: House Y2 by Destilat Architecture

Located on a narrow, steep lot nestled at the foot of the Pöstlingberg mountain in Austria, House Y2 is actually one house, divided into tw…

Bogobrush: The Biodegradable, Buy-One-Give-One Toothbrush

Go green while you clean your teeth. Sounds like a good plan, right? Bogobrush aims to not only produce a 100% biodegradable toothbrush but …

Maria Lladó’s Colorful Interiors

Despite her gift for color, Maria Llado never imagined she'd become an interior designer. Hailing from Madrid, Llado studied a multitude of …

A5 Memobottle

Hecho en México (Made in Mexico) Exhibition

Last month, five design firms/designers participated on the opening of Design Week México 2012 with an exhibition called Hecho en México (…

Friday Five with Ran Lerner

This week's Friday Five subject is Ran Lerner, who studied industrial design in Milan, but has been a New Yorker for over a dozen years now.…

Dog Milk Holiday Gift Guide: 50+ Gifts for Dog-Obsessed Humans

Okay, Dog Milkers. This is our last Holiday 2012 gift guide and we’re going out with a bang! We’ve rounded up over 50 awesome gi…

Fresh From The Dairy: Some Faves

For this week's Design Milk Dairy picks, I wanted to share some more of my favorites. It seems I collect more favorite prints than I can fea…

Nendo Tableware Reuses Coca-Cola Bottles

Nendo partnered with Coca-Cola in a new collection of tableware made from recycled bottles. Bottleware makes use of the iconic 1916 "contour…

Interior Ideas: 12 Colorful Doors on the Inside

Two weeks ago I rounded up inspiration to up your curb appeal with 12 Brightly Colored Front Doors. Today, we're thinking that the color sho…

Subduction Desk by Paul Venaille

France-based cabinet maker Paul Venaille's answer to the theme "fragmentation" of the “diplome des métiers d’art” in cabinet making i…

Med Bracelet

Herbarium Taste: An Educational Food Design Project by Valentina Raffaelli

Being that we are what we eat, trained architect and interior designer Valentina Raffaelli developed a project that aims to share the nutrit…

Tailor Made Modular Sofa by Studio Segers for Indera

Finding a sofa to fit the size and look of the space you live in can be difficult so Studio Segers has come out with a completely customizab…

Picnic Sofa by Industrial Facility

Picnic Sofa is a minimal design created by England-based designers Industrial Facility. The project was designed for Herman Miller, and will…